Stephen Welch: Lothian Year List 2011 BOU, Self-found records Record(s) 1 to 159 of 159 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,,
2,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,,,
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,
4,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,,,
5,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,,21/12/2011,Harelaw,"59 (!) with Greylag, accepted by LBRC"
6,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,17/11/2011,Gosford Bay/Seton,Offshore
7,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,
8,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,09/01/2011,Fenton Barns,133
9,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
10,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,,17/07/2011,East Fortune ponds,"Eclipse drake, presumed same as last year"
11,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,
12,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,
13,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
14,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
15,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
16,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,
17,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,
18,Scaup,Aythya marila,,12/02/2011,Chapel,ad f
19,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,,,
20,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,,,
21,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,,
22,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,,,
23,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,,
24,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,,,
25,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,,
26,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,,,
27,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,,,,
28,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,
29,Quail,Coturnix coturnix,,26/05/2011,Longniddry,
30,Swift,Apus apus,,29/04/2011,King's Buildings,
31,Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon),Columba livia,,,,
32,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,,
33,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
34,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,13/08/2011,Auldhame,"juv, then N"
35,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
36,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
37,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,
38,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,
39,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,,,
40,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,28/10/2011,Seton Burn,ad-win
41,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,,,
42,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
43,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,,
44,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,,,
45,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
46,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,
47,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,29/04/2011,Longniddry,Nocturnal migrant over 23:32hrs
48,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
49,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
50,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,14/01/2011,Butterdean,4
51,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,
52,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,30/04/2011,Cockenzie shore,
53,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
54,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,16/08/2011,East Fortune ponds,
55,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,,
56,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,,
57,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,,,
58,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,02/10/2011,Aberlady,2 in from west
59,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,,
60,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
61,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,,,
62,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,07/10/2011,Port Seton,"Dip feeding and swooping around, generally some distance offshore"
63,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,12/05/2011,Port Seton,
64,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,12/05/2011,Port Seton,
65,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,18/03/2011,Seton Burn,ad on shore at dusk
66,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,28/08/2011,Cockenzie,ad W
67,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,,,
68,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,,19/10/2011,Cockenzie,juv W
69,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
70,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,29/01/2011,Seton Sands,"2 ad-win, one with right leg red darvic, 7P8?"
71,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
72,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
73,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
74,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
75,Long-tailed Skua,Stercorarius longicaudus,,22/10/2011,Dunbar,ad N mid-afternoon
76,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,11/09/2011,Port Seton,dark-phase W
77,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,,07/10/2011,Port Seton,"W past, c. 14:00hrs, direct comparison with much sleighter dark Arctic"
78,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,05/06/2011,Seafield,Strongly N
79,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,14/05/2011,Craigleith and surroundings,"Vast numbers, a cloud of them behind Craigleith"
80,Razorbill,Alca torda,,,,
81,Common Guillemot,Uria aalge,,,,
82,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,,
83,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,04/11/2011,Ferny Ness,
84,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,,,
85,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,13/09/2011,Cockenzie,W
86,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,22/05/2011,Gullane Bay,"At least 57 heading into the Forth in an hour, some perhaps on Fife side but a few closer in."
87,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,05/02/2011,Bass Rock,170+
88,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
89,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,,
90,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
91,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
92,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
93,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,22/01/2011,Garleton Hills,
94,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,26/10/2011,Longniddry,NE over
95,Tawny Owl,Strix aluco,,,,
96,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,14/01/2011,Seton shore,

97,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,,,,
98,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,,
99,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,04/12/2011,Rattlebags,f
100,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,27/02/2011,,
101,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,,
102,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
103,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
104,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
105,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
106,Raven,Corvus corax,,26/02/2011,,
107,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,23/01/2011,Gullane Bents,
108,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,
109,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
110,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
111,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
112,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,02/04/2011,Longniddry beach,7 west in 90 mins
113,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,03/04/2011,Longniddry,Low west over house
114,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,23/04/2011,Blindwells MTS,
115,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
116,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,10/04/2011,Bankton,
117,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,26/03/2011,Spittal,
118,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,28/04/2011,Blindwells,
119,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,19/04/2011,Blindwells,
120,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
121,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,26/07/2011,Burdiehouse,pr
122,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,25/04/2011,"Craigy Hill, Garleton",Singing male
123,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,20/04/2011,Blindwells,"Singing male, fresh arrival"
124,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
125,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
126,Nuthatch,Sitta europaea,,02/10/2011,Gosford,2 or 3
127,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,,
128,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
129,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
130,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
131,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
132,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
133,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,,
134,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,23/07/2011,Binning Wood,
135,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
136,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,31/08/2011,Blindwells,
137,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,15/10/2011,Ferny Ness,
138,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,03/04/2011,Blindwells,"3m,f"
139,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,,,
140,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,,
141,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
142,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
143,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,,
144,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
145,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
146,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,20/04/2011,Blindwells,Heard amongst 50+ Mipits
147,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,,
148,Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
149,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,09/01/2011,,"Chester's Hill, 16"
150,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
151,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
152,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
153,Common Redpoll,Acanthis flammea,,14/01/2011,Butterdean,Amongst 150+ redpolls
154,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,,
155,Common Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,,,
156,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
157,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,,
158,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
159,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,