Paul Scholes: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 186 of 186 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,07/08/2023,RSPB Frampton Marsh.,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,02/01/2023,Hillside. ,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,02/01/2023,Hillside. ,
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,02/01/2023,Hillside. ,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,03/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,40+ flyover.
6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,05/03/2023,Black Pipe Bay.,
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,17/02/2023,Main Lake. ,x15. 
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,04/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
10,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,16/05/2023,Strid Wood & River Wharfe.,8+.
11,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,23/04/2023,Astley Lake.,x1 drake.
12,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
13,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
14,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe flood meadows.,
15,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
16,Pintail,Anas acuta,,07/02/2023,Astley Lake.,
17,Teal,Anas crecca,,06/01/2023,Eastern reedbed.,
18,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,23/08/2023,Western Reedbed.,Eclipse drake on WRB near crossroads. 
19,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
20,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,29/05/2023,RSPB Fairburn Ings.,x1 drake on New Flash.
21,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
22,Scaup,Aythya marila,,27/03/2023,Black Pipe Bay.,x1 drake. 
23,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,20/03/2023,Main Lake.,x1 drake.
24,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
25,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,02/01/2023,Lemonroyd Lake.,
26,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,16/01/2023,Balance Reservoir hillside.,x9.
27,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,09/01/2023,Coach Road field.,
28,Red-legged Partridge,Alectoris rufa,,03/01/2023,Hillside.,x5.
29,Swift,Apus apus,,23/04/2023,Shann Bridge.,x1 flying overhead.
30,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,29/04/2023,Hillside.,Adult being chased/mobbed by Meadow Pipits on top field of hillside.
31,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,02/10/2023,Staithes (N. Yorkshire).,
32,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,03/01/2023,Crane Compound.,
33,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,03/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
34,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,02/01/2023,Lemonroyd WWTW.,
35,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,24/01/2023,Astley causeway.,Short flight from Splitter pond onton Astley casueway.
36,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe flood meadows.,
37,Coot,Fulica atra,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
38,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,13/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
39,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,02/01/2023,Main Lake.,
40,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,10/02/2023,Western Reedbed.,
41,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,13/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
42,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,07/05/2023,North Ings.,"x4 on site. Only saw x2. Best views were from a pair on pond near Prison Gates on North Ings. Also a pair on Main Spit later.  One pair was later preseent at Fairburn Ings which I also saw. x4 had been at Heslington East, near York the previous day. I managed to see x4 together in the proceeding weeks at St. Aidan's. The 2 pairs left site on or around 28-29th May."
43,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,17/03/2023,Main Lake.,1.
44,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,04/05/2023,Main Lake. ,"x8 around Main Lake. x2 on Main Spit, x1 Black Pipe Bay and x5 on South Ings shoreline (post 6). x5 in summer plumage and others in various stages of moult from winter plummage into summer."
45,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,06/01/2023,Main Spit.,
46,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,11/04/2023,Caroline Spit.,x2.
47,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,03/04/2023,Main Lake.,x3 on Main Lake shoreline at post #8.
48,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
49,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,23/04/2023,Main Spit.,x1.
50,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe flood meadows.,
51,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,19/04/2023,Black Pipe Bay.,x1. (missed by myself but a short time later another group of 14 joined site).
52,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,09/02/2023,Black Pipe Bay. ,
53,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,07/03/2023,Ridge & Furrow.,x3 on North & South Ings after dusk.
54,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,09/01/2023,Hillside & North Ings.,5-6 flew down onto North Ings from Hillside at dusk.
55,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,13/01/2023,Ridge & Furrow.,
56,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,22/04/2023,Main Spit.,
57,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,13/02/2023,Main Spit. ,
58,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,10/06/2023,RSPB Fairburn Ings.,x1 Main Bay islands.
59,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,22/02/2023,Astley Lake & Main Spit.,x2.
60,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,Yes,15/10/2023,RSPB Frampton Marsh.,x1 juvenile from sea bank viewpoint.
61,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,17/07/2023,RSPB Blacktoft Sands.,x4.
62,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,19/04/2023,Black Pipe Bay.,x3.
63,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,01/05/2023,Main Spit. ,x1.
64,Knot,Calidris canutus,,04/04/2023,Black Pipe Bay.,Winter plumage.
65,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,31/03/2023,Cattlegate Pond.,x3 over & down into Middle Ings. x2 Main Lake shoreline. 
66,Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,Calidris acuminata,Yes,25/09/2023,RSPB Blacktoft Sands.,x1 from Singleton hide. 
67,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,07/08/2023,RSPB Frampton Marsh.,x1 adult in moult.
68,Buff-breasted Sandpiper,Calidris subruficollis,,09/09/2023,RSPB Saltholme.,Juvenile on causeway of West Saltholme Pool.
69,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,23/04/2023,Black Pipe Bay.,x1.
70,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,06/01/2023,Main Spit.,
71,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,28/05/2023,Main Lake.,x3 on Main Lake shore opposite Caroline Spit.
72,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,15/10/2023,RSPB Frampton Marsh.,x1 on wet grassland with Ruff.
73,Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla,Yes,15/10/2023,RSPB Frampton Marsh (Lincs).,Juvenile on Middle Scrape from East Hide. Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs present too.
74,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,27/04/2023,Main Lake. ,x2 adult. 
75,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,16/04/2023,Main Spit.,x2. 
76,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,01/04/2023,Main Lake. ,x1. 
77,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,06/08/2023,Lemonroyd Lake.,x2 fishing over Lemoroyd and Main Lake after 19:00.
78,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,19/04/2023,Main Lake.,x3. (upwards of 50-60 were on site over Main lake later in the evening).
79,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,26/05/2023,Bridlington. ,
80,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe flood meadows.,
81,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,05/03/2023,"Causeway isand, Main lake.",
82,Common Gull,Larus canus,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe flood meadows.,
83,Caspian Gull,Larus cachinnans,,08/02/2023,Main Spit.,2CY.
84,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,04/01/2023,Main Lake.,
85,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,02/01/2023,Main Lake.,
86,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,08/02/2023,Main Lake.,
87,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,09/09/2023,Seaton Snook.,1 or 2 chasing Terns.
88,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,09/09/2023,Seaton Snook.,
89,Razorbill,Alca torda,,09/09/2023,South Gare.,x100s in Tees bay.
90,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,09/09/2023,South Gare.,x100s in Tees bay.
91,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,02/10/2023,Staithes (N. Yorkshire).,North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. 10+
92,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,04/04/2023,Main Lake. ,Winter plumage. 
93,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,02/10/2023,Staithes (N. Yorkshire).,North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. x2
94,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,02/10/2023,Staithes (N. Yorkshire).,North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. x1
95,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,02/10/2023,Staithes (N. Yorkshire).,North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. x1
96,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,09/09/2023,Seaton Snook.,
97,Brown Booby,Sula leucogaster,Yes,09/09/2023,South Gare.,Adult female on bouy in River Tees bay.
98,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
99,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,09/09/2023,Seaton Snook.,In flight flock of 10+.
100,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,11/11/2023,Eastern Reedbed.,x1.
101,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,11/04/2023,South Ings.,x2 feeding on small pool just inland of north shore of Main Lake (South Ings).
102,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,24/01/2023,Eastern reedbed.,Sat on edge of reedbed in channel opposite 1st bench after Balance reservoir.
103,Night-heron,Nycticorax nycticorax,,12/04/2023,"River Calder, Osset.","x2. One on edge of river giving excellent views, the 2nd roosting in trees mainly out of view."
104,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,03/01/2023,Eastern reedbed.,
105,Squacco Heron,Ardeola ralloides,Yes,01/06/2023,Bank Island.,
106,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,12/06/2023,North Ings (Ridge & Furrow).,x1.
107,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,02/01/2023,Ridge & Furrow. ,
108,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
109,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,29/08/2023,Eastern Reedbed.,"Low over ERB, before Lapwings then the larger Gulls mobbed it over Main Lake until it departed SE."
110,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,06/01/2023,Caroline Spit.,
111,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,02/01/2023,Main Lake.,
112,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,02/01/2023,Hillside. ,
113,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.,
114,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,24/01/2023,Hillside.,x1 hunting over hillside by crane compound at dusk.
115,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,04/02/2023,Crane compound.,
116,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,,**********,**********
117,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,10/10/2023,Hillside.,x1.
118,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,02/02/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,x2 roosting..
119,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,29/01/2023,Eastern Reedbed.,
120,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
121,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,12/02/2023,Bowers/Lowther lakes,Silver birch plantation between Bowers and Lowther lakes.
122,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,02/01/2023,Green Sluice.,
123,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,07/05/2023,Main Lake.,x1 over Main Lake viewed from the Warren.
124,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,08/02/2023,Main Lake.,Male chasing x2 Ring-necked Parakeet 
125,Ring-necked Parakeet,Psittacula krameri,,08/02/2023,The Warren.,x2 being pursued by Peregrine.
126,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,08/02/2023,Astley Lane set aside field.,
127,Magpie,Pica pica,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.,
128,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
129,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.,
130,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,02/01/2023,Astley Lake.,
131,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,03/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,
132,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,05/11/2023,Lemonroyd Lock. ,x1 on bird table & feeder in lock keeper's bungalow garden.
133,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
134,Great Tit,Parus major,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
135,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,18/03/2023,Eastern Reedbed.,Pair.
136,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,04/02/2023,RSPB Fairburn Ings.,
137,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,17/03/2023,Main Lake.,
138,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,06/04/2023,Lemonroyd Lake. ,
139,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,16/04/2023,Lemonroyd Lake & Western reedbed.,10+.
140,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,24/01/2023,Eastern reedbed.,Dozens calling all around the reedbeds.
141,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
142,Dusky Warbler,Phylloscopus fuscatus,,31/10/2023,"Hartendale Gutter, Flamborough (E. Yorks.)",
143,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,08/04/2023,Lemonroyd bridge.,x2 in plantation before Lemonroyd bridge. 
144,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,08/02/2023,Lowther Lake.,In between South side of Lowther lake and Western oxbow.
145,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,28/04/2023,Astley Lake.,
146,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,16/04/2023,Astley Lake.,
147,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,23/04/2023,Hillside.,x1 reeling and giving glimpses opposite post 10 of N Ings. A further 2 individuals reeling at posts 16 and 6 along same stretch of habitat below the hillside.
148,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,31/03/2023,Shann Bridge.,
149,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,28/04/2023,Caroline Bridge.,One in riverbank scrub 20 yards east of Caroline Bridge. 
150,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,30/04/2023,Visitor centre car park.,x1 singing and showing well for brief period behind RSPB compound in VC car park.
151,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,16/04/2023,Old Lock.,
152,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
153,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
154,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
155,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,03/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,
156,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,02/01/2023,Eastern reedbed.,
157,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,16/01/2023,Hillside/North Ings treeline.,
158,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe flood meadows.,
159,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.,
160,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
161,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,09/01/2023,Astley Stables fields.,
162,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,16/05/2023,Strid Wood & River Wharfe.,x3 or 4.
163,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,02/01/2023,Temple Newsam Woods.,
164,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,16/05/2023,Strid Wood & River Wharfe.,10+. 
165,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,16/05/2023,Strid Wood & River Wharfe.,x1 male.
166,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,23/04/2023,Triangle Field.,x1 male on fenceline.
167,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,02/01/2023,Ridge & Furrow. ,
168,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,20/03/2023,Hillside (triangular field).,"x3 (2 male, 1 female)."
169,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,16/05/2023,Strid Wood & River Wharfe.,x2.
170,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,03/01/2023,Hall Road.,
171,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,03/01/2023,Hall Road.,
172,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,04/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,
173,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,27/04/2023,South Ings.,At least x1 on edge of South Ings (post 10).
174,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,02/01/2023,Lemonroyd WWTW.,
175,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,02/01/2023,Leventhorpe flood meadows.,
176,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,03/01/2023,Hillside.,
177,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,,02/01/2023,Lemonroyd WWTW.,
178,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,03/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,
179,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,04/01/2023,VC car park.,
180,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,04/01/2023,VC car park.,
181,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,17/03/2023,ERB/WRB central path.,
182,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,03/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,
183,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,03/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,
184,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,04/01/2023,Eshald Wood.,
185,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,03/01/2023,Geese Fields.,30-40+.
186,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,03/01/2023,Geese Fields.,