James Smith: The Wirral Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 159 of 159 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,12/02/2024,Parkgate,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,25/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
6,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,03/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
7,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,07/01/2024,Tophill Low,28
8,Egyptian Goose,Alopochen aegyptiaca,,23/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands ,
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
10,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,,**********,**********
11,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,01/05/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,Male
12,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
13,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
14,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
15,American Wigeon,Mareca americana,,22/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands ,Storm variant 
16,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
17,Pintail,Anas acuta,,07/01/2024,Tophill Low,
18,Teal,Anas crecca,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
19,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,15/01/2024,Lunt Meadows,Male 
20,Red-crested Pochard,Netta rufina,,07/01/2024,Tophill Low,
21,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,07/01/2024,Tophill Low,
22,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
23,Scaup,Aythya marila,,07/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
24,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,07/01/2024,Tophill Low ,Ollie & Charlie
25,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,15/01/2024,Lunt Meadows,Male 
26,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,15/01/2024,Lunt Meadows ,4m 2f
27,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,12/02/2024,Parkgate,
28,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,13/03/2024,Parkgate,
29,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
30,Swift,Apus apus,,28/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
31,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,01/01/2024,Meols,
32,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,13/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
33,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,01/01/2024,Meols,
34,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,16/02/2024,Leasowe ,
35,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,25/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands ,Heard at Reedbwd Screen 
36,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
37,Coot,Fulica atra,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
38,Crane,Grus grus,,19/04/2024,Heswall,"Flying E over the town, circling over M&S, then heading towards Barnston"
39,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,25/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands ,
40,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,07/01/2024,Tophill Low ,Ollie & Charlie
41,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,,12/05/2024,St. Aidan’s ,
42,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,15/01/2024,Crosby Marina ,
43,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,11/02/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
44,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,09/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
45,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,10/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
46,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,13/05/2024,Kilnsea Wetlands ,
47,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,,30/03/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
48,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
49,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,23/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,12 birds on Main Scrape
50,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
51,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,06/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
52,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
53,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,12/02/2024,Parkgate,
54,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
55,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,17/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,Reception Pool
56,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,09/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
57,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,07/05/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
58,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
59,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
60,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,12/02/2024,Parkgate ,High tide event 
61,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,09/01/2024,New Brighton Marine Lake ,
62,Knot,Calidris canutus,,31/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
63,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
64,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
65,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,15/01/2024,New Brighton Marine Lake,
66,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,13/05/2024,Kilnsea Wetlands ,
67,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,15/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
68,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,15/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
69,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,15/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
70,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,28/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
71,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
72,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,01/01/2024,Meols ,
73,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,06/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
74,Common Gull,Larus canus,,15/01/2024,Crosby Marina ,
75,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,01/01/2024,Hoylake ,
76,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,07/01/2024,Tophill Low,
77,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,01/01/2024,Hoylake golf course ,
78,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,06/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,Landed briefly on Main Scrape
79,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
80,Razorbill,Alca torda,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
81,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
82,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
83,White Stork,Ciconia ciconia,,30/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,1 seen high over the viewpoint from VC
84,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
85,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
86,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,,08/01/2024,St. Aidans RSPB,
87,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,,14/02/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
88,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
89,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,,03/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
90,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
91,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,05/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
92,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,06/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
93,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
94,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,04/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,ringtail
95,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,,08/01/2024,Thorpe on the hill,
96,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
97,Little Owl,Athene noctua,,12/05/2024,St. Aidan’s ,
98,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,11/04/2024,Meols,
99,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,03/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
100,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
101,Green Woodpecker,Picus viridis,,27/01/2024,Burton mere wetlands ,
102,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,03/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands ,
103,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,16/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
104,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,01/01/2024,Hoylake golf course ,
105,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,13/05/2024,Spurn Point ,Female 
106,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,01/01/2024,Meols,
107,Magpie,Pica pica,,01/01/2024,Meols,
108,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
109,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,08/04/2024,Burton Marsh,
110,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,01/01/2024,Meols,
111,Raven,Corvus corax,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
112,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
113,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,01/01/2024,Meols,
114,Great Tit,Parus major,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
115,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,06/03/2024,Parkgate ,
116,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,22/03/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
117,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,01/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
118,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,07/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
119,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,,05/01/2024,Burton mere wetlands ,
120,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,08/01/2024,St Aidans RSPB,
121,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,23/03/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands ,
122,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,05/02/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands ,
123,Iberian Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus ibericus,Yes,03/05/2024,"Park Lane, Meols ",
124,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,17/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
125,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,21/04/2024,Burton Mere wetlands ,
126,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,09/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
127,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,01/04/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
128,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,13/05/2024,Spurn Point ,
129,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,26/04/2024,Frankby Airfield,
130,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
131,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,03/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
132,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
133,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,09/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
134,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,01/01/2024,Meols,
135,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,06/01/2024,Burton mere wetlands ,
136,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,06/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
137,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
138,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,01/01/2024,Hoylake golf course ,
139,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
140,Black-throated Thrush,Turdus atrogularis,Yes,07/01/2024,Tophill Low ,Ollie & Charlie
141,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,01/01/2024,Hoylake,
142,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,03/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
143,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,13/04/2024,Llangollen South Shore,
144,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
145,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,14/01/2024,Greasby ,
146,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,06/01/2024,Burton mere wetlands ,
147,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,29/04/2024,Meols Langfields ,
148,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,09/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
149,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,01/01/2024,West Kirby ,
150,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,16/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
151,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,13/05/2024,Spurn Point ,
152,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,02/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
153,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,26/04/2024,Footpath from thursaston to Frankby stables,
154,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,06/01/2024,Burton mere wetlands ,
155,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,12/05/2024,Bempton Cliffs,
156,Common Redpoll,Acanthis flammea,,06/01/2024,Burton Mere Wetlands,
157,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,01/01/2024,Meols,
158,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,05/01/2024,Burton mere wetlands ,
159,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,05/01/2024,Burton mere wetlands ,