Mick Rodwell: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 330 of 330 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 26/01/2012 Old Hall Marshes 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 08/01/2012 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 08/01/2012 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 10 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 08/01/2012 Buckenham Marsh RSPB 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 14 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 15 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 16 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 17 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 Gadwall Mareca strepera 20 Wigeon Mareca penelope 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 Pintail Anas acuta 23 Teal Anas crecca 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 17/01/2020 Minsmere RSPB 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 06/09/2018 Abberton Res. 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 30 Scaup Aythya marila 31 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 12/12/2018 Anglesey 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 33 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 34 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 35 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 36 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 37 Smew Mergellus albellus 38 Goosander Mergus merganser 39 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 40 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 41 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 42 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 43 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 44 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 46 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 47 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 48 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 49 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 50 Swift Apus apus 51 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 28/03/2010 Kassingland 52 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 53 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 54 Stock Dove Columba oenas 55 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 56 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 57 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 58 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 59 Corncrake Crex crex 60 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 61 Coot Fulica atra 62 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Yes 01/08/2016 Minesmere 63 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Yes 02/10/2011 Boyton 64 Crane Grus grus 65 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 66 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 67 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 68 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 69 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 70 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 71 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 72 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 73 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 74 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 75 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 76 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 77 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 78 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 03/10/2010 Abberton Res 79 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 80 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 81 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 82 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 83 Curlew Numenius arquata 84 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 85 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 86 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 11/04/2007 Mistley Walls 87 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 88 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 89 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 90 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 91 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 92 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 93 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 19/11/2009 Abberton Res. 94 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 95 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 22/07/2017 Cliffe Pools 96 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 97 Redshank Tringa totanus 98 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 04/11/2007 Minsmere 99 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 100 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 101 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 102 Knot Calidris canutus 103 Ruff Calidris pugnax 104 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 105 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 106 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 13/09/2023 Minsmere RSPB 107 Sanderling Calidris alba 108 Dunlin Calidris alpina 109 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 110 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 07/10/2010 Holland Haven 111 Little Stint Calidris minuta 112 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 113 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 114 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 08/01/2012 Cley NWT 115 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 03/10/2010 Abberton Res 116 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 21/07/2014 Minsmere 117 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 118 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 04/08/2020 Alton Water, Suffolk 119 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 01/08/2015 Holland Haven 120 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 09/06/2016 Trimley Marshes SWT 121 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 122 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 123 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 20/11/2016 Mistley Walls 124 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 125 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 126 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 127 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 128 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 129 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 130 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 31/08/2022 Holland Haven CP 131 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 04/07/2013 Oare Marshes 132 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 133 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 12/05/2016 Abberton Res 134 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 135 Common Gull Larus canus 136 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 137 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 138 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 139 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 140 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 141 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 142 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 143 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 144 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 145 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 146 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 147 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 148 Puffin Fratercula arctica 149 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 150 Razorbill Alca torda 151 Little Auk Alle alle 152 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 153 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 154 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 155 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 156 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 157 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 158 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 159 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 160 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 161 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 10/10/2023 Isles of Scilly 162 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 163 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 164 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 14/08/2021 Hamford Water 165 Gannet Morus bassanus 166 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 167 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 168 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 23/09/2009 Boyton Marshes 169 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 170 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 171 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 26/04/2018 Carlton Marshes SWT 172 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 173 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 174 Great White Egret Ardea alba 175 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 176 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 177 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 178 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 179 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 180 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 181 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 182 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 183 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 184 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 17/09/2011 Colne Point 185 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 186 Red Kite Milvus milvus 187 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 188 Buzzard Buteo buteo 189 Barn Owl Tyto alba 190 Little Owl Athene noctua 191 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 192 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 193 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 194 Hoopoe Upupa epops 195 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 196 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 13/06/2020 Holland Haven 197 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 198 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 199 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 200 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 201 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Yes 28/03/2010 Minsmere 202 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 203 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 29/04/2019 Woodbridge 204 Merlin Falco columbarius 205 Hobby Falco subbuteo 206 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 207 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 208 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 209 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 210 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 211 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 28/10/2016 The Hythe, Colchester 212 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 213 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 21/10/2018 Weybourne 214 Jay Garrulus glandarius 215 Magpie Pica pica 216 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 217 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 218 Rook Corvus frugilegus 219 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 220 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 221 Raven Corvus corax 222 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 223 Coal Tit Periparus ater 224 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 225 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 226 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 227 Great Tit Parus major 228 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 229 Woodlark Lullula arborea 230 Skylark Alauda arvensis 231 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 232 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 233 Swallow Hirundo rustica 234 House Martin Delichon urbicum 235 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 05/11/2016 Minsmere 236 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 237 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 238 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 239 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 240 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 241 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 242 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 243 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 244 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 245 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 18/04/2019 The Naze 246 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 247 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 03/06/2019 Angler's Country Park, Wakefield 248 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 249 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 27/05/2018 250 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 251 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 252 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 253 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 254 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 03/05/2018 Minsmere 255 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 256 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 257 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 258 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 259 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 260 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 04/06/2019 Whalsay, Shetland 261 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 14/08/2011 Holland Haven 262 Whitethroat Curruca communis 263 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 264 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 265 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 266 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 267 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 268 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 269 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 03/06/2018 Colne Point 270 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 271 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 272 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 273 Redwing Turdus iliacus 274 Blackbird Turdus merula 275 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 276 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 277 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 278 Robin Erithacus rubecula 279 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 280 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 281 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 02/10/2017 Holland Haven CP 282 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 283 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 284 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 285 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Yes 12/05/2022 The Naze 286 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 287 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 06/10/2016 Landgaurd 288 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 289 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 290 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 30/10/2012 Abberton Res. 291 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 292 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 293 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 294 Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Yes 15/10/2016 Easington, E.Yorks 295 Dunnock Prunella modularis 296 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 297 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 08/10/2018 298 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 299 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 300 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 09/10/2023 St. Mary's IOS 301 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 302 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 303 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 19/10/2013 Holland Haven 304 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 305 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 306 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 307 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 308 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 309 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 310 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 311 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 312 Twite Linaria flavirostris 313 Linnet Linaria cannabina 314 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 12/04/2018 315 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 316 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 317 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 04/12/2017 318 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 319 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 320 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 321 Siskin Spinus spinus 322 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 323 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 324 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 325 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 326 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 25/04/2019 Abberton EWT 327 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 05/06/2019 Unst, Shetland 328 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 329 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Yes 18/05/2018 Fair Isle 330 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 10/01/2024 Heybridge