Alex Jones: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 458 of 458 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 30/12/2016 Docking, Norfolk Elusive, but quite understandably in heavy fog. Poor views. Also caught up with same individual at Cockerham Moss on 22/01/17 - much better views this time! 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 12/12/2021 Banks Marsh, Southport, Lancs Distant views in long grass with Pink-Footed Geese 6 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 28/12/2009 Holkham, Norfolk Adult with Pink-Footed Geese. Also saw four at Leighton Moss in November 2009 as well as an individual at Eagland Hill, Lancashire in November 2014 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 8 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 08/01/2012 Buckingham Marshes, Norfolk 9 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 10 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 11 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 12 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 08/01/2012 Buckenham Marshes Associating with Tiaga Bean Geese for second winter. Brief view of the bird had as it walked from a ditch into another ditch. 13 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 14 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 15 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 16 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 17 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 18 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 06/12/2013 Crossens Outter Marsh, Southport Lacked the black facial teardrop but a small proportion are considered to lack this feature. Arrived in a large flock of Teal/Wigeon and was later accepted in the New Year. 20 Garganey Spatula querquedula 21 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 26/04/2015 Donna Nook, Lincolnshire A very elusive drake 22 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 23 Gadwall Mareca strepera 24 Wigeon Mareca penelope 25 American Wigeon Mareca americana 20/03/2010 Martin Mere, Lancashire 26 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 27 Pintail Anas acuta 28 Teal Anas crecca 29 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 31/12/2010 Inner Marsh Farm (Burton mere Wetlands), Cheshire drake 30 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 19/08/2009 Conwy RSPB, Conwy Five individuals (female types) present for two days after strong southerly winds 31 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 12/11/2023 Abberton Reservoir, Essex Drake with a mass of Pochard on west side from causeway. Pending Acceptance. 32 Pochard Aythya ferina 33 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 01/10/2010 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset Dipped Wilson's Phalarope in Gloucestershire so made the extra added miles to see this! 34 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 30/12/2009 Wroxham Broad, Norfolk Female 35 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 36 Scaup Aythya marila 37 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 01/10/2010 Draycote Water 38 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 17/05/2014 Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire Twitched by plane - lovely returning drake associating Common Eiders 39 Eider Somateria mollissima 40 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Yes 11/01/2015 Aberdeen, Scotland Classic trip to Aberdeen - first winter showed well all morning 41 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 06/03/2010 Old Colwyn, Conwy Regular winter visitors along this coastline 42 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 43 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 02/07/2016 Murcar Golf Course, Aberdeenshire Drake of the form deglandi. Took 5 hrs, but finally got good scope views 44 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri Yes 06/05/2023 Lower Lago, Fife Relocated east of where it had been viewed from at Lower Lago. Soaked wet through but worth it. First for Britain. 45 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 46 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 47 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 48 Smew Mergellus albellus 49 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 27/02/2016 Corsham Park, Wiltshire A 5-day unringed female - accepted by BBRC on 14/06/16 50 Goosander Mergus merganser 51 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 52 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 53 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 54 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 55 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 56 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 57 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 58 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 09/01/2012 Wolferton Triangle, Norfolk Male showed well crossing the road 59 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 07/03/2015 Bedfordshire Very lucky to get a 30 sec view of this species - last of it's kind in the UK 60 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 61 Quail Coturnix coturnix 04/06/2012 Holt, Wrexham 62 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 63 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 26/09/2022 Wantage, Oxfordshire Juvenile sat on garden fence throughout day. Great to connect and watch it fly at dusk. 64 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 65 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 03/07/2012 Bemptom Cliffs, East Yorkshire After expecting to dip, it came out of nowhere with 2 Common Swifts, 4 hours of searching, after dawn. Carried out a circuit and seen well twice during our stay. 66 Swift Apus apus 67 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Yes 12/06/2021 High Hauxley, Northumberland Continued traveling well into negative news after the bird left East Chevington. Later refound and Viewed on and off for 20 mins around Hauxley Farm. 68 Little Swift Apus affinis Yes 22/06/2012 New Brighton, Wirral Fantastic local record - whizzing around as the rain kept it low above our heads 69 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Yes 01/01/2015 Fraisthorpe, East Yorkshire NYE/NYD Twitch - sat in kale field for duration occasionally feeding 70 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 15/03/2014 Penally, Pembrokeshire Relatively distant the majority of the time but fab record for mid march! 71 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yes 28/05/2016 Bayhead, North Uist (Outer Hebrides) Amazing spring record. Showed well in gardens but mobile. 72 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 73 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 74 Stock Dove Columba oenas 75 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 76 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 77 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Yes 22/02/2011 Chipping Norton, Oxon Form; Orientalis: really foggy morning didn't help things but luckily enough were invited into the finder's house to view the bird feeding in his back garden! Form; 'Meena' also seen: Otford, Kent (01/05/16) 78 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 79 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 80 Corncrake Crex crex 07/06/2014 Isle of Iona First visit to Iona. Heard two birds and saw one in heavy pouring rain near the Fire station. 81 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 25/08/2009 Conwy RSPB, North Wales 82 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 83 Coot Fulica atra 84 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 12/01/2014 Loch Flemington (Inverness), Highland Mammoth twitch in 24 hours 85 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Yes 04/08/2016 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk Accepted. Turned up following a strong northward movement of birds in France. Showed well. 86 Little Crake Zapornia parva Yes 11/11/2023 Linford Lakes NR, Buckinghamshire Juvenile - kept us waiting but showed nicely from Otter Hide late morning. 87 Crane Grus grus 88 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 89 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 13/11/2010 Hollingworth Lake Also seen at Chelmarsh Reservoir on 12/12/20. 90 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 19/11/2011 Valley Lakes, Anglesey 91 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 92 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 93 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 94 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 95 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 96 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 07/06/2008 Neumann's Flash, Cheshire First twitch! 97 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 02/04/2009 Conwy RSPB, North Wales 98 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 99 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 100 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 17/07/2013 Rutland Water Also seen at Middleton Lakes on 26 July 2014 and Malltraeth on 27 July 2021. 101 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 26/10/2014 Davidstowe Airfield, Cornwall Outstanding views within a matter of 4m from the car window 102 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 103 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 104 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 105 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 106 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yes 01/05/2023 Low Newton-by-the-Sea, Northumberland Highly unexpected. Long Bank Holiday Monday drive from Dorset. First for Britain if accepted. 107 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 29/11/2020 Crows-an-Wra, Cornwall Proved to be a difficult bird to track down but eventually got prolonged views with Lapwing/Golden Plover. 108 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 26/08/2021 Blacktoft Sands RSPB, East Yorkshire Molting adult in front of Townend Hide 109 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 15/07/2018 Spurn YWT, East Yorkshire Flighty male, refound on the breach at Spurn after previously missing it at Easington earlier that morning! 110 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 26/04/2016 Audenshaw Reservoir, Manchester A lovely male giving close views! 111 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 28/10/2023 Sennen, Cornwall Remained elusive and fairy distant in field of long grass! 112 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 113 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 13/06/2015 RSPB Pagham Harbour, Sussex Long staying distant blur of a Whimbrel. 114 Curlew Numenius arquata 115 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 116 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 117 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 25/04/2015 Meare Heath, Somerset An 'off the cuff' twitch whilst already heading for the BWTeal diverted and made it down to Somerset within 3 hours. Very nice bird. 118 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 26/09/2009 Burton Mere Wetlands, Cheshire Also seen at Burton Mere 14/10/12 & 30/07/21 119 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 15/09/2012 Lodmoor RSPB, Dorset Showed well early morning at dawn 120 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 121 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 122 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 15/09/2013 Kilnsea Showing down to 3 feet at times! 123 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 124 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 26/09/2015 Vange Marsh RSPB, Essex Relatively distant bird but completes the trio of Phalaropes 125 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 24/09/2010 Conwy RSPB, North Wales 126 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 18/09/2010 Fairhaven Lake, Lancs. 127 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 20/05/2014 Covenham Reservoir, Lincs. After work twitch and made just about in time to see this cracking little wader 128 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 129 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 07/05/2014 Draycote Water Fantastic summer plumaged adult 130 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 131 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 30/10/2023 Stodmarsh NNR, Kent Juvenile gave blinding views from path near Tower Hide. 132 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 30/08/2014 Splatt Bridge, Gloucestershire Viewed from distance on a flooded field associating with Greenshank 133 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 134 Redshank Tringa totanus 135 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 19/11/2011 Alaw Estuary, Anglesey 136 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 137 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 138 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 09/05/2015 Titchfield Haven, Posbrook floods In a nice summer plumage, been in the area since at least early January but remained elusive 139 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 140 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 19/06/2016 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk Epic dip on previous day, luckily showed much better on Sunday. Summer plumaged adult. 141 Knot Calidris canutus 142 Ruff Calidris pugnax 143 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 15/05/2011 Hoylake, Cheshire Found my own in June 2016 on the River Clwyd 144 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 31/08/2013 Neumann's Flash, Cheshire Moulting Adult present on scrape 145 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 146 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 03/05/2011 Conwy RSPB, North Wales Self found bird 147 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 09/10/2021 St Aidan's RSPB (Swillington Ings), West Yorks. Adult present on small muddy island 148 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 06/06/2021 Blyth Estuary, Northumberland Summer-plumaged adult showing on mudflats with Dunlin/Ringed Plover. Always staying at range but good scope views. 149 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 16/09/2011 Conwy RSPB, North Wales 150 Sanderling Calidris alba 151 Dunlin Calidris alpina 152 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 153 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 07/09/2009 Traeth Dulas, Anglesey 154 Little Stint Calidris minuta 155 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 18/09/2017 Lodmoor RSPB Road closures, detours and Triathlons didn't get in the way of this bird. Juvenile with Little Stint and Dunlin! 156 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 21/09/2012 Hoylake, Cheshire Jammed into this bird whilst observing a Semi-p/Western Sandpiper which was never actually confirmed as either 157 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 11/08/2012 Marshside RSPB, Merseyside After 10 dips of birds mainly at Burton Mere Wetlands, I finally saw this individual! 158 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 06/01/2012 Cley Marshes, Norfolk Remained distant. 159 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 11/09/2016 Titchfield Haven, Hampshire showed well in front of the hide. Was nice to compare subtle differences between that and the Little Stint present 160 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 22/05/2012 Bradnor Hill, Herefordshire What a twitch - superb bird, superb setting! Still my top bird seen in Britain to this day! 161 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 15/05/2010 Frampton Marsh RSPB 162 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Yes 26/07/2014 Ouse Washes ...at last, on our third attempt and BWP completes the trio! 350th Species for Britain! 163 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 19/07/2014 Minsmere RSPB Worth the trip down to see this - viewed from East hide/South Hide as present on East scrape. 164 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 24/07/2018 Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire Great views for over an hour around the estuary 165 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Yes 19/07/2013 Inner Farne, Farne Islands Epic twitch to the Farne Islands. After a two hour long wait it showed up for 4 mins until it took pursuit of a Sandwich Tern. Went back and saw it again in 2014 too! It didn't return in 2015 166 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 167 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 04/08/2012 Ynyslas, Ceredigion Probably a returning bird from previous years, only present for a few days. Only bird present for what seemed on an endless sandy beach. 168 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 26/07/2013 Rudyard Reservoir, Staffs. Great inland record commuting between Rudyard and Acre Nook Sand Quarry (Cheshire). First summer bird. 169 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 18/09/2010 Burton Mere Wetlands, Cheshire 170 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 171 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 16/10/2010 Inner Marsh Farm (Burton mere Wetlands), Cheshire Juvenile 172 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 30/04/2023 Brownsea Island, Dorset Finally... a long-awaited British bird after years of reports from the long staying Irish bird. First winter/summer in its smart distinguishable plumage. 173 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 174 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 175 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 02/06/2011 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 176 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 177 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 11/06/2017 Pagham Harbour, West Sussex Male. Ringed from France. DNA confirmed. Frustratingly elusive, seen briefly on three occasions. Also saw unringed adult at Cemlyn Bay on 04/07/21 which showed far better than Sussex bird. 178 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 179 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 09/02/2014 Leighton Moss RSPB A great last minute twitch saw us twitching it from Liverpool and arrived with 20 minutes to spare before it departed for good! Adult Winter 180 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 181 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 21/12/2013 Patrington Haven, East Yorkshire Juvenile - came in to feed on salmon fillets less than 20m away! 182 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 05/09/2009 New Brighton, Wirral 183 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 09/01/2010 Traeth Lligwy, Anglesey 184 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 185 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 13/02/2015 New Brighton, Wirral First winter bird 186 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 17/09/2016 Whittle Dene Reservoirs, Northumberland Adult winter with many Common/B-Headed Gulls in ploughed field 187 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 188 Common Gull Larus canus 189 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 23/02/2013 Mirfield, West Yorkshire Adult 190 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 13/12/2014 Pugney's CP, West Yorkshire Second Winter present in roost. Also saw individual at Ainsdale in August 2015. 191 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 07/08/2022 Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire First record for Britain. (Form: Vetula - presumed Second Summer individual) showed well with 6 YLG. 192 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 193 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis (also ssp: atlantis seen 'Azores Gull' at Sennen, Cornwall on 28/10/23) 194 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 195 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 196 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 197 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 31/03/2021 Newlyn Harbour, Cornwall First winter showed well with European Herrings! 198 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 199 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 06/09/2014 Kilnsea Juvenile flew North 200 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 201 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 202 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 203 Puffin Fratercula arctica 204 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 205 Razorbill Alca torda 206 Little Auk Alle alle 207 Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia Yes 27/12/2013 Portland Harbour, Dorset Showed well in harbour on a very cold morning. 208 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 209 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 210 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 22/02/2011 Willington GPs Twitched successfully on the way back from the Oriental Turtle Dove 211 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 07/02/2015 Marazian, Cornwall Seen as well as can be on the sea. Also saw 1st winter at Druridge Bay CP on 21/01/17. Outstanding views! 212 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 213 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 27/12/2013 Brixham Harbour, Devon Showed very well in harbour. Was one of three lifers that day. Also seen on 28/01/17 at River Witham, Woodhall Spa (Lincs). 214 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 20/08/2016 Scilly Pelagic, At sea At least 3 individuals seen. What a bird! 215 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 29/06/2021 Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire A true desired and iconic species finally put to bed after successive dips at this site. An after work twitch to see it resting on the cliffs. Seen once in flight. 216 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 22/07/2012 Eilean Nan Ron, Scotland Went up with a ringing group to trap and ring 217 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 03/10/2008 Little Orme, Llandudno 218 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 219 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 19/08/2016 Scilly Pelagic, At sea c40 altogether on a stormy pelagic! 220 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 221 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 10/08/2015 Scilly Pelagic, At sea At least three very showy individuals - great way to see a lifer 222 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 223 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 27/08/2012 Spurn YWT 300th species for Britain 224 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 04/08/2015 Spurn YWT, East Yorkshire Was lucky enough to see this bird twice with the second visit giving much better views. Later news sadly came on it having died in Madrid during Oct 2015 225 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 02/08/2016 Beddington Farmalnds NR, London Credible bird spending it's time on a large pool next to the tip. 226 Gannet Morus bassanus 227 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 09/09/2023 South Gare, Cleveland Adult female showed well from boat in Tees bay. 228 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 229 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 230 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 19/11/2011 Malltraeth Marsh, Anglesey 231 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 232 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 233 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 21/04/2018 Carlton Marshes, Suffolk On show from the word go! Worth the time walking the long way round the reserve to see it, not to mention the drive! Seen nicely in flight also. 234 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 04/07/2015 Old Moor RSPB, Yorkshire Male flew relatively distantly over the reedbed 235 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 01/08/2013 Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire An after work twitch resulted in great views of this first summer Night Heron 236 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 237 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 29/04/2018 Llan-mill, Pembrokeshire First summer showing well on a private pond 238 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 30/06/2018 Kilnsea Wetlands, East Yorks Smart adult on fields next to the wetlands 239 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18/05/2013 Shorne Marshes RSPB, Kent 240 Great White Egret Ardea alba 241 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 242 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 05/04/2011 Dwyran, Anglesey 243 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Yes 13/08/2016 Restronguet Creek, Cornwall Offensive bird. Surprisingly accepted in 2018. 244 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 245 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 25/07/2014 Cumbria Great views of a 'wing-clapping' male display flight! 246 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Yes 21/06/2014 Ashdown Forest, Sussex Was away in Turkey when this bird turned up and was twitchable on the first morning to hundreds. Anxiety and stressful times later, I finally connected in Sussex. Good views over the ridge as it hunted and caught a snake! Brilliant! 247 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 248 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 249 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 250 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 251 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 252 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 27/10/2014 Steart WWT It was nice to see this bird after a 'dot' of a Yorkshire bird a couple of years ago. 253 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 03/06/2010 Norfolk 254 Red Kite Milvus milvus 255 Black Kite Milvus migrans 16/01/2010 Gigrin Farm, Powys Juvenile Black-Eared Kite sp. 256 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 257 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 01/11/2014 Sleddale, Cleveland At least 3 present 258 Buzzard Buteo buteo 259 Barn Owl Tyto alba 260 Little Owl Athene noctua 261 Scops Owl Otus scops Yes 27/09/2017 Ryhope, Durham Roosting in small tree 262 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 263 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 264 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 15/06/2018 Point Lynas, Anglesey Female. Previous records from St. Davids Head and Skomer suggest same bird moving north 265 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 266 Hoopoe Upupa epops 16/04/2011 Llansadwrn, Anglesey Later found my own in Rhyl 267 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 02/06/2012 Aldbrough, East Yorkshire Stunning bird! 268 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 269 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 28/11/2021 River Ribble (Brockholes), Lancs Took two days, death slopes and heavy snow to eventually see it in the dying minutes on Sunday pm. Smart male. 270 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 10/11/2012 Seaburn, Durham Juvenile favouring a housing estate and remained well into November. Cold and frosty start but appeared to be still catching insects 271 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 30/08/2013 Kilnsea, Spurn 272 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 31/03/2012 Moore NR, Cheshire 273 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 274 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 275 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 276 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 03/06/2010 Ouse Fen RSPB, Cambs. 277 Merlin Falco columbarius 278 Hobby Falco subbuteo 279 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 280 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 281 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 13/10/2019 Easington, East Yorkshire Very wet weather but great views of a Yank on the East coast! 282 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 283 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 284 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Yes 20/09/2014 Kilnsea, Spurn News came on as we were making our way to Spurn - juvenile but did remain quite distant 285 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 07/09/2014 Hollesley, Suffolk Female - late decision to twitch the Shrike from Hull. Showed well from distance 286 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 19/09/2009 Sammy's Point, East Yorkshire 287 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 18/10/2015 Beeston Common, Sherringham (Norfolk) Showy first winter 288 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 05/09/2009 Conwy RSPB, North Wales Juvenile 289 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 02/07/2022 Cliff Road, Bempton Cliffs, East Yorks. Smart adult showed down to a few feet. Nice double with more views of the Albatross! 290 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 19/09/2020 Warham Greens, Norfolk 1st winter seen well in fields just south of the Norfolk Coastal Path. 291 Jay Garrulus glandarius 292 Magpie Pica pica 293 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 294 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 295 Rook Corvus frugilegus 296 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 297 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 298 Raven Corvus corax 299 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 19/11/2008 The Spinnies NWWT, Bangor 300 Coal Tit Periparus ater 301 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 302 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 303 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 304 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 305 Great Tit Parus major 306 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 21/03/2015 Dart's Farm RSPB, Devon 2 Present and on view for over 90 mins! 307 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 308 Woodlark Lullula arborea 309 Skylark Alauda arvensis 310 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 311 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 19/09/2009 Spurn Point, East Yorkshire 312 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 313 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Yes 14/11/2015 Chesterfield, Derbyshire Gave close views whizzing around the crooked spire after a nervous wait and dipping the bird the weekend before 314 Swallow Hirundo rustica 315 House Martin Delichon urbicum 316 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 04/05/2015 East Park, Hull One individual spent the day dropping in to the lake every couple of hours. Bird viewed for approx 5 minutes well. 317 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 05/11/2016 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk First winter. Good, intermittent views. Associating with 8 Swallows. 318 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 319 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 320 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 321 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 04/07/2011 Arnfield Reservoir, Derbys. male on territory 322 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 26/01/2014 Hams Hall, Warwickshire Obviously paler and heard calling frequently 323 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 23/10/2009 South Shields, Durham 324 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 05/11/2011 Great Orme, Conwy Present for the one day carrying out a circuit in the garden below the cemetry 325 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 20/10/2012 Kilkimming, Fife Jammed into this 40m away whilst waiting for the Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 326 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 23/10/2009 Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire 327 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 328 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 329 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 05/06/2010 Wentwood Forest, Gwent 330 Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus Yes 23/10/2009 South Shields, Durham First for Britain (at the time!) - Smart bird 331 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Yes 11/09/2021 Buckton, East Yorkshire 1st winter gave brief views. 332 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 17/10/2021 Spurn YWT, East Yorkshire Showed on and off in bushes around the discovery centre in the rain. 333 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 17/09/2016 Saltburn, Cleveland Showed nicely in coastal bushes. 334 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 12/10/2014 Donna Nook, Lincolnshire Showed well in Hawthorns 335 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 15/05/2010 Straw's Bridge NR, Derbys. 336 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 337 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 18/10/2015 Wells Wood, Norfolk Finally seen for a few seconds after a long extensive search 338 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 339 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 02/06/2012 Blacktoft Sands, Yorkshire Seen well singing. Male 340 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 22/08/2015 Gramborough Hill, Norfolk Jammed in on this bird after Birdfair making it over to Norfolk just before dusk 341 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Yes 20/10/2012 Kilminning, Fife First winter - present for around 3 weeks. 342 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 23/06/2013 Tiln GP, Nottinghamshire Windy day! Did catch a good sight of the bird whilst balancing on a fence post as it remained very close to the ground 343 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 30/08/2013 Kilnsea, Spurn Self-found by the Bluebell Cafe 344 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 05/06/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset Showed well in front of main reedbed in small tangle of twigs. Singing male. 345 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 14/06/2019 Cors Ddyga, Anglesey Elusive but vocal. Eventually showed after a few flight views in the rain singing. 346 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 347 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 348 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 349 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 19/09/2009 Spurn Point, East Yorkshire Very elusive indivdual 350 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 351 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis Yes 17/11/2013 St Brides, Pembrokeshire Feeding on apples viewed from the bottom of the owner's drive. Luckily saw this after missing the bird the previous year 352 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 16/06/2020 Holy Island, Northumberland Male, keeping fairly low in small pines within the dunes. Great little addition post lockdown. 353 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 29/09/2013 Mire Loch, Boarders A hovering flight view only - ringed bird which had appeared to over-summer in the area. 354 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 27/04/2013 Uwchmynydd, Gwynedd Male 355 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 29/05/2021 Spurn YWT Smart singing male showed well at Middle Camp. 356 Whitethroat Curruca communis 357 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata Yes 14/06/2014 Burnham Overy, Norfolk Luckily got this one in time after waiting nearly 2 weeks since its arrival. Missed on many occasions across Europe so was good to see this one! 358 Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda Yes 05/06/2010 Blorenge, Gwent 359 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 360 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 361 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 362 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 363 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 364 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 365 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Yes 12/02/2021 Exmouth, Devon Smart bird - great to eventually catch up with! 366 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 11/03/2012 Holyhead, Anglesey juvenile. Adult seen a couple of months later at Rhos-On-Sea 367 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 368 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 04/10/2020 Lower Kilminning, Fife Female-type. Such a difficult bird to see. Eventually caught tickable views after 7 hrs of searching. 369 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 370 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 371 Redwing Turdus iliacus 372 Blackbird Turdus merula 373 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 374 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 375 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 13/02/2010 Newholm, N. Yorkshire Female type - Also spend many days to re-find a female type in St. Asaph on 20/1216 376 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Yes 18/05/2013 Margate, Kent A 4-day first winter female showed well in Margate Cemetry. Accepted. Also seen individual at Beeley on 10/12/16 377 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 12/02/2022 Eastbourne, East Sussex Seen well in gardens in the far west side of Hill Road. 378 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 17/10/2020 Stiffkey, Norfolk Unexpected but most-welcomed bird of the Autumn. Ssp: Syriaca. 379 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 380 Robin Erithacus rubecula 381 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 382 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 31/05/2011 Welney WT, Norfolk Seen singing for a few seconds 383 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 19/09/2009 Kilnsea, Spurn 384 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 18/10/2020 Trow Quarry, South Shields, Durham First winter showed well in quarry. DNA Confirmed. 385 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 386 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 04/05/2024 Kilnsea, Spurn YWT First summer male in North Field. 387 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 23/10/2009 Flamborough head, East Yorkshire 388 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 389 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 390 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 26/04/2013 Kilnsea, East Yorkshire Juvenile - Watched the bird for a good couple of hours in the caravan site and as it moved on up the point as dusk approached. Not seen again at Spurn. Also seen at Pwll-Du, Gwent on 14/10/17. 391 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 392 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 28/10/2014 Titchfield Haven NR, Hampshire Presumed female showed from distance. DNA confirmed on female-type seen at Ashton's, Northwich (Cheshire) in Dec 2019. 393 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 394 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 395 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 22/10/2016 Easington, East Yorkshire 6th record of this species this autumn in Britain. Also seen in Llandudno (West Shore) on 02/10/19). 396 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 24/11/2012 Rhyl, Denbighshire A great local find for Rhyl. Female type 397 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 10/11/2013 Collingham Pits, Nottinghamshire First inland record in Britain - female type 398 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Yes 13/06/2015 Acres Down, Hampshire One-day bird - male 399 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 400 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 401 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 402 Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Yes 14/10/2016 Easington, East Yorkshire Wow! 2nd for Britain after a first 4 days previous. 400th British species! 403 Dunnock Prunella modularis 404 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 405 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 30/12/2019 Sedgeford, Norfolk Smart adult - ssp: tschutschensis 406 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 30/04/2008 Conwy RSPB, North Wales 407 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 408 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 409 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 20/12/2009 Little Neston, Cheshire 410 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 13/12/2014 Pugney's CP, West Yorkshire Viewed from range. Showed much better on 1st January '15 down to 10-15 m away. 411 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 09/05/2021 Cogden Beach, Dorset A mobile bird up and down the beach. First chance to see this species after an attempt at Flamborough in 2014. Most seem to be 1-day birds since. 412 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 413 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 414 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 21/09/2014 Kilnsea, Spurn good, close views of the bird in nearby hawthorn 415 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 03/05/2015 Ludworth Moor, Derbyshire Summer plumaged bird 416 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 21/12/2013 Burton Marsh Made it back after successfully twitching the Ivory Gull in time to see the bird for 6 seconds before it went to roost. Returned in the New Year for better views 417 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 418 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 419 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 420 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 421 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 422 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 423 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 22/06/2013 Porth Eilian, Anglesey 1st Winter bird 424 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 425 Twite Linaria flavirostris 426 Linnet Linaria cannabina 427 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 428 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 429 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 07/01/2012 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk Coues' sp. associating with Lesser Redpoll 430 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 28/12/2013 Budby Common, Notts. Small flock seen which both males and females present 431 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 432 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 433 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Yes 14/08/2013 Broomhead Reservoir Saw 6 birds in total (5 juvs and a female) 434 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 435 Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella Yes 10/05/2015 Burnham Overy Dunes, Norfolk Male; showed well feeding on the sand dunes for over 30 minutes in the afternoon 436 Serin Serinus serinus 16/11/2013 Flambrough Chose to twitch this Serin over the Western Orphean Warbler (which luckily later I didn't live to regret) - very distant and got much better views of the two males at Gunners Park, Essex in 07/03/15. 437 Siskin Spinus spinus 438 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 19/09/2009 Spurn YWT, East Yorkshire 439 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 440 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 441 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 442 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 02/01/2017 Venus Pools, Shropshire Bird seen well through the scope for a couple of minutes. Highly elusive otherwise! Also seen: male at Dunnington, York on 29/01/17 which showed for about a minute 443 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Yes 14/06/2015 Bardsey Island Very elusive bird which finally ended up showing well in the compound of the lighthouse. Male. 444 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 27/12/2013 Broadsands, Devon Small flock feeding on seed in the car park 445 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 21/02/2015 Forest Farm NR, Glamorgan Over-wintering bird located just outside the Welsh capital and provided amazingly close views. Well worth travelling down for. 446 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 08/10/2016 Church Field, Kilnsea Mobile but showed well 447 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 08/06/2019 Flamborough, East Yorkshire Elusive. Brief views of male. Seen well through scope. 448 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 22/10/2023 Flamborough Head, East Yorks First winter male (confirmed by DNA) proved difficult and elusive but eventually gave itself up before sunset. 449 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 450 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 07/04/2024 Gillingham, Dorset ssp: Slate-colored. Male seen well in the back of a garden. 451 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 30/04/2016 Woolston Eyes, Cheshire Ridiculously elusive individual. Seen for a few seconds perched in a small tree before disappearing into the undergrowth 452 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 10/04/2021 Barcombe Cross, East Sussex Male singing and showing well near allotments. 453 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 05/01/2024 Heybridge, Maldon, Essex Frustratingly elusive. Eventually gave good views with patience. 454 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 19/02/2012 Rhiwderin, Gwent First winter male - over-wintering individual 455 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 23/09/2023 St Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire First winter showed nicely intermittently in hawthorn scrub. 456 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 15/10/2022 Bryher, Isles of Scilly First winter male; showed brilliantly to the crowds. 457 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 15/02/2014 High Shincliffe, Durham Female feeding on fat blocks in a housing estate. 458 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 23/09/2023 Stack Rocks, St Govan's Head, Pembrokeshire Nice to be in the right place at the right time. 6 miles away from a Magnolia Warbler. First for Britain. Fantastic bird. 450th species for Britain!