Dave Simmonite: Flamborough Head Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 215 of 215 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 01/10/2019 Seawatch Hide 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06/07/2014 Thornwick Wetlands 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 07/10/2016 Flew S past foghorn station. 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser Thornwick Wetlands 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 06/12/2013 Single bird in field to West side of Old Fall hedge Plus 2 more birds to West side. 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 14/10/2016 Over Old Fall with 4 pinkfeet. 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 28/01/2020 Hoods Pool. 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 04/11/2013 Flew over golf course from Thornwick area 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 19/03/2020 Water Lane Flash 3 birds together. 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/05/2014 Thornwick Wetlands 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 10/05/2021 Thornwick Pool 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 26/08/2020 Thornwick Pools 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 24/04/2020 Thornwick Pools 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 23/08/2019 From clifftop 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 06/07/2014 Thornwick Wetlands 16 Teal Anas crecca Seawatch 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 06/07/2014 Thornwick Wetlands 18 Eider Somateria mollissima Seawatch 19 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 08/11/2013 Flamborough Head Seen with a flock of common scoters from outer head .. 20 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Seawatch 21 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 08/11/2013 South of lighthouse. 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 28/10/2019 Seawatch. 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 28/10/2019 Seawatch. 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/04/2020 Off Hartendale Gutter. 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 07/10/2016 Field along Lighthouse Rd. 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 18/09/2013 Seen to rear of Northcliffe Marsh 27 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 18/09/2013 Seen to rear of Northcliffe Marsh 28 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 22/03/2023 Flamborough Two birds flying together over Micklemires Plantation. Also added another one as a garden tick a few days later. 29 Swift Apus apus 30 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head Blogging in front of Seawatching Hide 31 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 12/05/2020 Holmes Gut. Seaward end next to coastal path. 32 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 33 Stock Dove Columba oenas 15/04/2015 Field East of Old Fall Hedge. 34 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 35 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 18/05/2023 Hartendale. 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Home 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 31/01/2020 Thornwick Pool 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 39 Coot Fulica atra 06/07/2014 40 Crane Grus grus 11/03/2020 Flamborough Headed over from Thornwick and passed the house heading towards Hartendale. 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 24/04/2020 Thornwick Pools 42 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 25/03/2015 South Landing. 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 07/10/2019 Seawatching Hide 44 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/08/2019 Thornwick Pool. Juvenile bird. 45 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 46 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/08/2019 Over back garden. 47 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08/11/2013 South Landing. 48 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 02/08/2019 South Landing. 49 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Mid-Dykes. 50 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Seawatch 51 Curlew Numenius arquata 52 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 13/09/2013 Seawatch 53 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Thornwick Wetlands. 54 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 06/10/2019 Thornwick Marsh 55 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 16/04/2015 South Landing 56 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 06/12/2013 Thornwick Pool. 57 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 31/01/2020 Thornwick Pool. Another nice one for my 'self-found' list. 58 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Thornwick Marsh 59 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Thornwick Marsh 60 Redshank Tringa totanus South Landing 61 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 22/08/2019 Thornwick Pool 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/11/2013 South of lighthouse. 63 Knot Calidris canutus 22/08/2015 Thornwick Wetlands. 64 Ruff Calidris pugnax 10/08/2020 Thornwick Pools 65 Sanderling Calidris alba 06/12/2013 South Landing 66 Dunlin Calidris alpina Thornwick Marsh 67 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 04/11/2013 South of lighthouse 68 Little Stint Calidris minuta 11/08/2020 Thornwick Pools 69 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 70 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 71 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 72 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 07/10/2019 Seawatching Hide 73 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 74 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 75 Common Gull Larus canus 76 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 77 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 78 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 04/11/2019 Seawatch Obs 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 80 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 15/08/2020 Seawatch. 81 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus Seawatch 82 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus Seawatch 83 Great Skua Stercorarius skua Seawatch 84 Puffin Fratercula arctica 85 Razorbill Alca torda 86 Little Auk Alle alle 28/10/2019 Seawatch. 87 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 88 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Seawatch 89 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 18/10/2023 South Landing. 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 91 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 18/09/2013 Seawatch 92 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 26/08/2020 Flamborough Head Seen from Seawatching Hide. 93 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus Seawatch 94 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 27/08/2020 Flamborough Head Seen on seawatch. 95 Gannet Morus bassanus 96 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 97 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 98 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 28/05/2020 Thornwick Pools 99 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 15/02/2021 Thornwick Pool 100 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 07/10/2016 South past foghorn station. 101 Great White Egret Ardea alba 30/10/2019 Two birds flew over Old Fall area and out into Brid Harbour. 102 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 103 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 01/08/2020 Mid-Dykes. Reported heading SE in from Bempton and picked up shortly after over Mid-Dykes 104 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 105 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Over Beacon Hill 106 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 30/10/2019 In off during seawatch. 107 Red Kite Milvus milvus 08/10/2019 South Landing. 108 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 06/03/2021 Mid-Dykes A nice living room tick. 109 Buzzard Buteo buteo Danes Dyke 110 Barn Owl Tyto alba 04/11/2013 Seen in gorse field South of lighthouse . 111 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 04/11/2013 South of lighthouse hunting over gorse field. 112 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/05/2014 South Landing Ravine 113 Hoopoe Upupa epops 10/05/2021 Flamborough Bowling Green 114 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 13/01/2023 Thornwick Pool 115 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 02/06/2022 116 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 22/08/2015 Holmes Gut 117 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 04/11/2013 Flew out of Old Fall Plantation. 118 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 119 Merlin Falco columbarius 20/03/2023 Flamborough Headed N over back garden. 120 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Selwicks Bay 121 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 06/10/2020 Chalet Hedge, Flamborough. 122 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 23/05/2022 Gorse Field, Outer Head. 123 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 18/10/2013 Flamborough Seen to rear of cafe on Lighthouse Road 124 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 22/08/2015 Motorway Hedge. 125 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 12/05/2020 Brid Golf Course by South Dykes. 126 Jay Garrulus glandarius 23/02/2020 South Dykes Flew from S/Dykes towards golf course. 127 Magpie Pica pica 128 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 15/04/2015 129 Rook Corvus frugilegus 130 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 131 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 01/04/2020 North Marsh area. 132 Coal Tit Periparus ater 12/08/2019 Back garden on feeders 133 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus South Landing 134 Great Tit Parus major South Landing 135 Skylark Alauda arvensis 136 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 15/10/2014 Booted Gulley 137 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 138 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Yes 11/04/2014 Flamborough Head Seen just East of South Landing at 11:45 approx. great close in views as it fed with sand marts below the cliff edge. 139 Swallow Hirundo rustica 140 House Martin Delichon urbicum 141 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 29/04/2015 Thornwick Pools Nice that my first was a self-found one. 142 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 30/09/2019 Highcliffe Manor. After about 5 hours of trying. 143 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 144 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 11/05/2021 Old Fall Plantation. 145 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 06/11/2019 Old Fall Plantation. 146 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 15/09/2014 Lighthouse Rd , Flamborough. Seen in 'Walled Garden' 147 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head Seen in Bay Brambles. 148 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 04/11/2019 Motorway Hedge 149 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 28/10/2023 Hartendale Gutter. Managed it eventually after about 90 mins of stalking it up and down the hedgerow. 150 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 151 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 152 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head Seen beside Motorway Hedge. 153 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 13/06/2020 Old Fall Plantation 154 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 28/09/2020 Flamborough Village. 155 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 06/07/2014 Thornwick Wetlands 156 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 28/05/2020 157 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 06/07/2014 Thornwick Wetlands 158 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 27/08/2013 Old Fall hedge 159 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 24/04/2020 Holmes Gut. 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Holmes Gut 161 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Old Fall Hedge 162 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 15/09/2014 Old Fall Hedge, Flamborough. Seen just below steps at North end. 163 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Golf course willows 164 Whitethroat Curruca communis Holmes Gut 165 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 03/10/2013 Roadside end of Holmes Gut. 166 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Holmes Gut 167 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 168 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 08/04/2020 South Dykes. 169 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/11/2013 South Landing gulley. 170 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 171 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 06/12/2013 Beside High Stacks feeding on path. 172 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 24/04/2015 173 Redwing Turdus iliacus Holmes Gut 174 Blackbird Turdus merula 175 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Holmes Gut 176 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 07/10/2016 Flamborough. In Gorse Field. 177 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 28/05/2020 Old Fall 178 Robin Erithacus rubecula 179 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Yes 24/05/2021 Golf Course Willows area. Watched through a small gap in the trees as it sat singing. Big thanks to J Wasse for putting me on to it. 180 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Old Fall Hedge 181 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 16/10/2021 Flamborough Head. Present at the Foghorn Station. 182 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Old Fall Plantation 183 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 04/10/2020 Flamborough Head - Old Fall Plantation. 184 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 15/10/2019 South Landing Beach. 185 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Old Fall Plantation 186 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Thornwick Roost 187 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Thornwick Bay 188 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Golf course 189 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus South Sea Rd 190 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 191 Dunnock Prunella modularis 192 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Golf course 193 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 15/09/2019 Flamborough Golf Course 194 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 195 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 14/03/2016 North Landing, Flamborough 2 birds in field at east side of North Landing 196 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 11/04/2014 Flamborough Head Seen just West of Old Fall Hedge. 197 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 198 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 16/09/2016 Clifftop Path 199 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Golf course 200 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 201 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Motorway Hedge 202 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 30/06/2022 Flamborough Nice surprise to see the bird perched on the top of our feeders. 203 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula South Landing 204 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 205 Twite Linaria flavirostris 08/11/2013 Flock of 25 birds on outer head. 206 Linnet Linaria cannabina 207 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 16/10/2019 Home. 208 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 209 Siskin Spinus spinus 14/10/2016 South Landing. 210 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 25/11/2019 North Stubble Field. Stubble field to NW side of Golf Course. 211 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 04/11/2013 On path from Old Fall to lighthouse. 212 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 20/01/2020 High Holme. 213 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 214 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head North Marsh. 215 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/07/2014 Thornwick Wetlands