Mike Stokes: Shropshire Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 136 of 136 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,01/01/2023,Priorslee Lake,
2,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,01/01/2023,Leighton,1
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
4,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,3. 1st species for the year.
5,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,29/01/2023,Venus Pool,2
6,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,17/08/2023,Venus Pool,1
7,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
8,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,01/01/2023,Leighton,Pair
9,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,03/05/2023,Polemere,Pair
10,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
11,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
12,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
13,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,01/01/2023,Cound Stank,
14,Pintail,Anas acuta,,12/02/2023,Whixall Floods,Approx. 30
15,Teal,Anas crecca,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
16,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,11/12/2023,Venus Pool,
17,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,1
18,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,24/07/2023,Venus Pool,2
19,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,12/02/2023,Ellesmere,
20,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,01/01/2023,Leighton,5
21,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,11/03/2023,The Long Mynd,1 in flight over deep snow.
22,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
23,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
24,Swift,Apus apus,,02/04/2023,Venus Pool,A single bird. My earliest sighting in the UK ever.
25,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,03/05/2023,Whixall Moss,2 more on the Long Mynd on the 7th of May. Another 3 on the 13th of May at Upper Darnford and Wildmoor area of the Long Mynd. Another at Abbey Woods.
26,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,29/01/2023,Near Isombridge,2
27,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,01/01/2023,Church Stretton,
28,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
29,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,11/12/2023,Venus Pool,
30,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
31,Coot,Fulica atra,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
32,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
33,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,01/01/2023,Priorslee Lake,
34,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,29/01/2023,Venus Pool,1
35,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,30/04/2023,Bridgwalton Quarry,
36,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,15/06/2023,Venus Pool,Only my 4th for Shropshire.
37,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,01/01/2023,The Long Mynd,"c. 10. Also, a large flock seen on the 8th of January between Peplow and Cold Hatton Heath and a single near Upton Magna with Hares."
38,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,30/04/2023,Venus Pool,2
39,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,07/04/2023,Whixall Floods,3
40,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,"One of, if not my largest total for this site."
41,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,12/02/2023,Whixall,3
42,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,24/07/2023,Venus Pool,13
43,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,12/02/2023,Colemere,2
44,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,01/01/2023,Bury Ditches,Random fly over.
45,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,1
46,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,30/04/2023,Priorslee Lake,1. Another near Leighton on the 2nd of July.
47,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,14/08/2023,Venus Pool,2
48,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,03/08/2023,Venus Pool,
49,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,02/06/2023,Whixall Floods,Partial breeding plumage.
50,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,29/01/2023,Venus Pool,3
51,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,25/07/2023,Venus Pool,2
52,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,01/01/2023,Priorslee Lake,Bird of the day.
53,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,01/01/2023,Near Longnor,
54,Common Gull,Larus canus,,12/02/2023,Colemere,2
55,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,28/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
56,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,14/01/2023,South Shropshire,1 random fly through
57,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,01/01/2023,Near Frodesley,
58,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,
59,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,08/01/2023,Shrewsbury,1
60,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,1
61,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,01/01/2023,Leighton,1
62,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,08/01/2023,Shrewsbury,Still hunting at 4.46pm in near darkness.
63,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,14/01/2023,BuH,
64,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,07/04/2023,Whixall Moss,1
65,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,Also 1 on the 8th of January at Abbey Woods.
66,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
67,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,08/05/2023,Near Prees,
68,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,16/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
69,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,08/01/2023,Shrewsbury,11pm. Another on Haughmond Hill.
70,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,01/01/2023,Priorslee Lake,1
71,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,08/01/2023,Shrewsbury,"2 seen, at least 3 more heard, Haughmond Hill and Abbey Woods."
72,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,06/02/2023,Venus Pool,
73,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,08/01/2023,Near Rushmoor,
74,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,03/05/2023,Whixall Moss,Another on the Long Mynd on the 7th of May.
75,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,07/06/2023,Shrewsbury,Pair
76,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,07/09/2023,Shrewsbury,Pair
77,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,08/01/2023,Wollerton Wetlands,
78,Magpie,Pica pica,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
79,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,01/01/2023,Shrewsbury,
80,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
81,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
82,Raven,Corvus corax,,01/01/2023,Leighton,"Surprisingly, none seen on the Long Mynd on NYD."
83,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,04/12/2023,Oswestry,14 seen out of a flock totalling 15.
84,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,08/01/2023,Abbey Woods,
85,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,08/01/2023,Haughmond Hill,Seen before Coal Tit.
86,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
87,Great Tit,Parus major,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
88,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,29/01/2023,Near Isombridge,
89,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,02/04/2023,Venus Pool,
90,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,22/04/2023,Rodington,
91,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,30/04/2023,Priorslee Lake,
92,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,01/01/2023,Clunton,
93,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,29/05/2023,Clunton Coppice,2. Another on Black Hill on the same day (my first sighting at this location).
94,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,30/04/2023,Venus Pool,"At last, after many heard only."
95,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,16/03/2023,Shrewsbury,An early singer.
96,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,10/05/2023,Whixall Canal,
97,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,05/06/2023,Shrewsbury,2 or 3
98,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,03/04/2023,Ironbridge,
99,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,29/05/2023,Black Hill,After many heard only at various locations.
100,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,30/04/2023,Venus Pool,
101,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,24/01/2023,Shrewsbury,After a few heard only.
102,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
103,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,01/01/2023,Clunton,
104,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,08/01/2023,Abbey Woods,A few.
105,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,01/01/2023,Near Black Hill,
106,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,08/01/2023,Rodington,
107,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
108,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
109,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
110,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
111,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,29/05/2023,Clunton Coppice,3
112,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
113,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,13/05/2023,Bridges,"2 seen, 2 more heard."
114,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,13/05/2023,Upper Darnford,"1 seen, 3 more heard. Another on Haughmond Hill."
115,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,07/05/2023,The Long Mynd,Pair. Also at Wildmoor on the 13th of May. 
116,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,29/01/2023,Near Isombridge,1
117,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,02/04/2023,Titterstone Clee,1
118,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,02/04/2023,Longnor,Another on the Long Mynd on the 7th of May.
119,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
120,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
121,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,03/05/2023,Polemere,4
122,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,07/01/2023,Shrewsbury,Random fly over.
123,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
124,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,29/01/2023,Near Isombridge,
125,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,29/05/2023,Black Hill,At least 3
126,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
127,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,01/01/2023,The Long Mynd,A few.
128,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,22/01/2023,Venus Pool,
129,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,22/01/2023,Venus Pool,
130,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,Large-ish flock.
131,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,23/10/2023,Hopton Titterhill,c. 50
132,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,01/01/2023,Clunton,
133,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,08/01/2023,Abbey Woods,Flock of c. 20.
134,Corn Bunting,Emberiza calandra,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,Small flock. Also 1 near Isombridge and a small flock near Abbey Woods on the 8th of January.
135,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,01/01/2023,Shropshire,
136,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,01/01/2023,Venus Pool,