Bernie Beck: Wales Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 205 of 205 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,,,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,,,
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,09/02/2023,,
6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,16/04/2023,,
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,,,
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
10,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,09/02/2023,,
11,Baikal Teal,Sibirionetta formosa,Yes,15/01/2023,"Llangorse Lake,Powys","Welsh Tick,first Welsh record"
12,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,23/04/2023,,
13,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,,
14,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,
15,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,
16,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
17,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
18,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
19,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,03/12/2023,"Marloes Mere,Pembrokeshire ",Welsh Tick
20,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,
21,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,,,
22,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,
23,Scaup,Aythya marila,,12/10/2023,,
24,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,03/05/2023,,
25,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,,
26,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,,,
27,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,,
28,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,,,
29,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,,
30,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,
31,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,17/05/2023,,
32,Swift,Apus apus,,28/04/2023,,
33,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,13/05/2023,,
34,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,,
35,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,,
36,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
37,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
38,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,,,
39,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
40,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,
41,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,
42,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,,
43,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,24/10/2023,,
44,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
45,Black-winged Stilt,Himantopus himantopus,,28/04/2023,,"3 birds on the Western Scrapes, WWT Llanelli "
46,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,17/01/2023,,
47,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,17/01/2023,,
48,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,,,
49,Pacific Golden Plover,Pluvialis fulva,Yes,13/06/2023,"Morfa Bacas,Glamorgan ","Welsh Tick,viewed in Glamorgan but watched from in Carmarthenshire "
50,American Golden Plover,Pluvialis dominica,,28/10/2023,"The Gann,Pembrokeshire ",
51,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
52,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,29/04/2023,,
53,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,
54,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,16/04/2023,,
55,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
56,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
57,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,,
58,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,02/12/2023,,
59,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,15/02/2023,,
60,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,
61,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,20/09/2023,,
62,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,13/04/2023,,
63,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,05/02/2023,,
64,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,26/08/2023,,
65,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
66,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,,,
67,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,,,
68,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,,
69,Knot,Calidris canutus,,23/01/2023,,
70,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,18/02/2023,,
71,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,13/09/2023,,
72,Buff-breasted Sandpiper,Calidris subruficollis,,21/09/2023,"St Govans Head,Pembrokeshire ",
73,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,,
74,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
75,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,10/09/2023,,
76,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,30/05/2023,,
77,Bridled Tern,Onychoprion anaethetus,Yes,08/08/2023,"Afon Wen,Gwynedd ","My second in Wales after the Cemlyn 88 bird,and my fourth in Britain "
78,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,05/05/2023,,
79,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,27/08/2023,,
80,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,11/08/2023,,
81,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,16/07/2023,,
82,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,31/03/2023,,
83,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,01/04/2023,,
84,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,04/05/2023,,
85,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
86,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,,,
87,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
88,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
89,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,05/02/2023,,
90,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
91,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
92,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,30/07/2023,,
93,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,04/05/2023,,Carmarthenshire Tick 244
94,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,30/07/2023,"Fishguard,Pembrokeshire ",
95,Razorbill,Alca torda,,04/05/2023,,
96,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,07/05/2023,,
97,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,,
98,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,,,
99,Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus,,30/07/2023,"Strumble Head,Pembrokeshire ",
100,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,01/05/2023,,
101,Cory's Shearwater,Calonectris borealis,,30/07/2023,"Strumble Head,Pembrokeshire ","Seen two birds,Welsh Tick"
102,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,05/08/2023,"Strumble Head,Pembrokeshire ",4 birds past also a Great Shearwater 
103,Great Shearwater,Ardenna gravis,,30/07/2023,"Strumble Head,Pembrokeshire ",One sat on the sea
104,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,01/05/2023,,
105,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,30/04/2023,,
106,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
107,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,01/05/2023,,
108,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,,,
109,Night-heron,Nycticorax nycticorax,,29/04/2023,,"Welsh Tick 304,Carmarthenshire  Tick 243"
110,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
111,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,21/08/2023,,
112,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,,,
113,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
114,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,18/04/2023,,
115,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
116,Goshawk,Accipiter gentilis,,,,
117,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,,
118,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,,,
119,Pallid Harrier,Circus macrourus,Yes,10/12/2023,WWT Llanelli ,"Welsh Tick , A first for Carmarthenshire showed much better and for around 2 hours at the same site on 15 December. This time seen by others and not just me"
120,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,,,
121,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
122,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,23/09/2023,Neyland Pembrokeshire ,
123,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,05/11/2023,,
124,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,28/05/2023,,
125,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,04/04/2023,,Carmarthenshire  Tick 241
126,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,,
127,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,,
128,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,,,
129,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,17/01/2023,,
130,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,,,
131,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,16/07/2023,,
132,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,,
133,Alder Flycatcher,Empidonax alnorum,Yes,23/09/2023,Skokholm Island,"British Tick,3rd British and first Welsh record"
134,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,,
135,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
136,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,01/05/2023,,
137,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
138,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
139,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
140,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,
141,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,
142,Marsh Tit,Poecile palustris,,,,
143,Willow Tit,Poecile montanus,,18/01/2023,,
144,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
145,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
146,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,,04/04/2023,"Ashpit Pond,3 birds ,found with Gary Harper","Carmarthenshire Tick 242, first Carmarthenshire record since 12 Oct 1992"
147,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
148,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,29/03/2023,,
149,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,08/04/2023,,
150,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,04/04/2023,,
151,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,,,
152,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
153,Wood Warbler,Phylloscopus sibilatrix,,29/04/2023,,
154,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,01/04/2023,,
155,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
156,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,17/04/2023,,
157,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,01/04/2023,,
158,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,17/04/2023,,
159,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,18/01/2023,,
160,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,29/04/2023,,
161,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,30/04/2023,,
162,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,16/04/2023,,
163,Dartford Warbler,Curruca undata,,01/05/2023,,
164,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,28/01/2023,,
165,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
166,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
167,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,,,
168,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,,
169,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
170,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
171,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
172,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
173,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
174,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,,
175,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,21/05/2023,,
176,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
177,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,29/04/2023,,
178,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,,,
179,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,29/04/2023,,
180,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,13/05/2023,,
181,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,,
182,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,16/04/2023,,
183,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,04/02/2023,,
184,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
185,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
186,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,,
187,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,,
188,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
189,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
190,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,09/04/2023,,
191,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,,22/01/2023,,
192,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,,
193,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
194,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,04/11/2023,,
195,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
196,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
197,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
198,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,,
199,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,05/11/2023,,
200,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
201,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,,
202,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
203,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,
204,Magnolia Warbler,Setophaga magnolia,Yes,21/09/2023,"St Govan's Head Pembs, 3rd and 4th British and 1st and 2nd Welsh records  a 2nd individual on 24 Sept at Briton Ferry,Glamorgan ",British Tick
205,Canada Warbler,Cardellina canadensis,Yes,23/09/2023,"St Govans Head,Pembrokeshire ","British Tick, First British Record"