Rod Baggott: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 212 of 212 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 23/04/2014 RSPB Frampton Marsh 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 10/02/2019 RSPB Saltholme 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 24/12/2014 RSPB Burton Mere 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 18/10/2013 Venus Pool 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 19/02/2015 Polemere 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 30/01/2017 RSPB Burton Mere 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 07/01/2018 Venus Pool 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 06/05/2019 Abberton Reservoir 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 03/01/2020 Whixall Floods 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19/02/2017 Mereside, Shrewsbury 14 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 05/03/2023 Foryd Bay 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 10/05/2016 Venus Pool 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 20 Pintail Anas acuta 10/02/2019 RSPB Saltholme 21 Teal Anas crecca 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 12/01/2013 Polemere 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 27/11/2020 Priorslee Lake 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 26 Scaup Aythya marila 02/01/2014 RSPB Conwy 27 Eider Somateria mollissima 13/04/2013 Seahouses 28 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 03/03/2023 Llanddulas 29 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 20/01/2014 Priorslee Lake 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 06/04/2018 Whixall Floods 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 05/03/2023 Benllech 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 12/03/2016 Venus Pool 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 05/03/2023 Cefni Reservoir 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 06/01/2018 Rivern Severn, Shrewsbury 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 18/02/2015 RSPB Conwy 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 01/01/2020 Long Mynd 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 19/11/2015 Priorslee, Telford 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 23/01/2014 RSPB Frampton Marsh 40 Swift Apus apus 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 01/06/2020 Near Castle Ring Hill Fort 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 04/01/2015 River Severn, Shrewsbury 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 10/02/2019 RSPB Saltholme 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 03/01/2020 Whixall Floods 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 14/02/2016 RSPB Burton Mere 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 48 Coot Fulica atra 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 49 Crane Grus grus 04/05/2014 Wall Farm 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 22/09/2019 Venus Pool 51 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 27/11/2020 Chelmarsh Reservoir 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/04/2023 Belvide 54 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 12/03/2016 Venus Pool 55 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 19/08/2022 Doddington Pools 56 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 20/07/2019 RSPB Burton Mere 57 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 04/02/2023 RSPB Bowling Green Marsh 58 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2020 Long Mynd 59 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 23/04/2014 RSPB Frampton Marsh 60 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 10/05/2016 Venus Pool 61 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 62 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 03/05/2016 Lerryn 63 Curlew Numenius arquata 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 64 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 26/04/2015 Wood Lane 65 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 20/07/2019 RSPB Burton Mere 66 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 12/02/2017 Polemere 67 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 15/03/2020 RSPB Burton Mere 68 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 21/04/2018 RSPB Conwy 70 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 26/12/2018 Venus Pool 71 Redshank Tringa totanus 12/03/2016 Venus Pool 72 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 26/06/2021 RSPB Burton Mere 73 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/09/2018 Venus Pool 74 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 28/09/2019 South Marine, Aberystwyth 75 Knot Calidris canutus 15/03/2020 New Brighton 76 Ruff Calidris pugnax 23/04/2014 RSPB Frampton Marsh 77 Sanderling Calidris alba 10/05/2016 Venus Pool 78 Dunlin Calidris alpina 22/09/2019 Venus Pool 79 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 28/02/2015 New Brighton 80 Little Stint Calidris minuta 16/09/2023 Belvide 81 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 10/05/2016 Venus Pool 82 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 11/05/2016 Priorslee Lake 83 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 16/04/2013 Venus Pool 84 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 06/05/2019 Abberton Reservoir 85 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/05/2021 Cemlyn Bay 86 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 22/04/2023 Belvide 87 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 26/05/2018 Bempton Cliffs 88 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 89 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 28/01/2015 New Brighton 90 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 20/07/2019 RSPB Burton Mere 91 Common Gull Larus canus 30/01/2017 RSPB Burton Mere 92 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 26/05/2018 Bempton Cliffs 93 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 28/12/2023 Belvide 94 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 30/05/2016 Cardiff Bay 95 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 22/09/2019 Venus Pool 96 Puffin Fratercula arctica 26/05/2018 Bempton Cliffs 97 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 15/05/2021 Cemlyn Bay 98 Razorbill Alca torda 26/05/2018 Bempton Cliffs 99 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 26/05/2018 Bempton Cliffs 100 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 04/03/2023 Moelfre 101 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 01/01/2014 Ellesmere 102 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 26/05/2018 Bempton Cliffs 103 Gannet Morus bassanus 26/05/2018 Bempton Cliffs 104 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 105 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 29/05/2014 Bempton Cliffs 106 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 06/02/2023 Fremington Quay 107 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 05/04/2016 Whixall Floods 108 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 27/05/2018 RSPB Old Moor 109 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 23/04/2017 Quarry Park, Shrewsbury 110 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 03/01/2020 Whixall Floods 111 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 17/03/2019 Doxey Marshes 112 Great White Egret Ardea alba 17/03/2019 Doxey Marshes 113 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 26/12/2018 Venus Pool 114 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 06/05/2021 Venus Pool 115 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 26/12/2018 Venus Pool 116 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 28/03/2016 Bury Ditches 117 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 19/01/2019 Parkgate 118 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 19/01/2019 Parkgate 119 Red Kite Milvus milvus 19/05/2018 Bridges, Ratlinghope 120 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Long Mynd 121 Barn Owl Tyto alba 14/02/2016 Venus pool 122 Little Owl Athene noctua 30/04/2023 Hartest 123 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/05/2020 Haughmond Hill 124 Hoopoe Upupa epops 29/11/2015 Wall Heath 125 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 28/09/2019 South Marine, Aberystwyth 126 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 29/04/2013 Berriewood, Condover 127 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 128 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 30/12/2018 The Wrekin 129 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 130 Merlin Falco columbarius 14/01/2018 RSPB Burton Mere 131 Hobby Falco subbuteo 05/05/2014 Whixall Moss 132 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 14/05/2017 The Wrekin 133 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 28/08/2019 Green Park, London 134 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 29/10/2022 Whixall Moss 135 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 18/08/2022 Whixall floods 136 Jay Garrulus glandarius 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 137 Magpie Pica pica 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 138 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 22/06/2013 RSPB South Stack 139 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 140 Rook Corvus frugilegus 28/09/2019 Attingham Park 141 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 142 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 17/10/2020 Holy Island, Anglesey 143 Raven Corvus corax 14/05/2017 The Wrekin 144 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 12/02/2017 Clive Road, Shrewsbury 145 Coal Tit Periparus ater 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 146 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 22/09/2019 Venus Pool 147 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 18/02/2024 Sowdley Wood 148 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 149 Great Tit Parus major 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 150 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 28/05/2013 RSPB Titchwell Marsh 151 Skylark Alauda arvensis 12/03/2016 Venus Pool 152 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 15/04/2017 Titterstone Clee Hill 153 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 14/04/2019 Venus Pool 154 Swallow Hirundo rustica 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 155 House Martin Delichon urbicum 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 156 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 22/04/2019 Ironbridge 157 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 158 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 14/05/2017 The Wrekin 159 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 160 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 12/05/2019 Venus Pool 161 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 11/04/2016 Priorslee Lake 162 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 23/04/2014 RSPB Frampton Marsh 163 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 12/06/2019 Venus Pool 164 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 06/05/2019 Old Hall Creek 165 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 166 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 12/05/2019 Venus Pool 167 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 06/05/2019 Old Hall Creek 168 Whitethroat Curruca communis 05/05/2014 Whixall Moss 169 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 170 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 12/03/2016 Venus Pool 171 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 04/01/2020 Shifnal sewage plant 172 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 22/09/2019 Venus Pool 173 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 12/03/2016 Venus Pool 174 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 14/05/2017 The Wrekin 175 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 19/01/2019 RSPB Burton Mere 176 Redwing Turdus iliacus 19/01/2019 RSPB Burton Mere 177 Blackbird Turdus merula 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 178 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 179 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 19/04/2017 Titterstone Clee Hill 180 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 181 Robin Erithacus rubecula 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 182 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 06/05/2019 Abberton Reservoir 183 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 184 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 04/03/2023 RSPB South Stack 185 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 186 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 23/04/2022 RSPB Bempton Cliffs 187 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 05/05/2014 Whixall Moss 188 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15/04/2017 Titterstone Clee Hill 189 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 190 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 10/02/2019 RSPB Saltholme 191 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 192 Dunnock Prunella modularis 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 193 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 23/04/2019 Noneley Floods 194 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19/05/2019 Bridges, Ratlinghope 195 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 04/01/2020 Shifnal Sewage Plant 196 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/01/2020 Catherton Common 197 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 14/05/2017 The Wrekin 198 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 05/04/2016 Whixall Floods 199 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 17/08/2015 Looe 200 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 201 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 01/01/2020 Long Mynd 202 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 25/11/2023 Powis Castle 203 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 14/04/2019 Venus Pool 204 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 205 Linnet Linaria cannabina 26/12/2018 Venus Pool 206 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 14/05/2016 Lake Vyrnwy 207 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 25/03/2019 Clunton Coppice 208 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 209 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2016 Whixall Moss 210 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 23/04/2019 Noneley Floods 211 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 12/01/2020 Venus Pool 212 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 12/01/2020 Venus Pool