Andy Williams: Scotland Year List 2019 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 210 of 210 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 23/09/2019 Moray Firth 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 03/05/2019 Loch Luichart 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 02/01/2019 Isle of Skye 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2019 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 23/03/2019 Aberdeenshire 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/01/2019 Isle of Skye 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 05/01/2019 Loch Kinellan 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 01/01/2019 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/01/2019 Munlochy Bay 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 21/04/2019 Loch Spynie, Moray 11 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 24/03/2019 Mellon Charles 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 24/03/2019 Mellon Charles 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 07/04/2019 Letham Pools, Fife 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2019 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2019 16 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2019 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 07/04/2019 Letham Pools, Fife 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2019 19 Scaup Aythya marila 11/04/2019 Alturlie 20 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 21/04/2019 Kingsteps, Nairn. 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 02/01/2019 22 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 29/06/2019 Embo 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 29/06/2019 Embo 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 03/01/2019 Ardmair 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 13/05/2019 Loch Branahuie, Lewis 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2019 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 02/01/2019 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2019 29 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 07/04/2019 Dalwhinnie 30 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 15/05/2019 Loch Achall 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 25/05/2019 Fife 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 03/01/2019 33 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 06/11/2019 Tarbat Ness 34 Swift Apus apus ********** ********** 35 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 22/04/2019 Loch Broom 36 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2019 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 04/01/2019 38 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2019 39 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 11/04/2019 Alturlie 40 Corncrake Crex crex 11/05/2019 Loch Stiapaphat, Lewis 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 11/04/2019 Alturlie 42 Coot Fulica atra 07/04/2019 Letham Pools, Fife 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2019 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 07/04/2019 Letham Pools, Fife 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 02/01/2019 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2019 47 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 21/10/2019 Achnahaird 48 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 06/04/2019 Poolewe 49 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 10/10/2019 Aith, Shetland. 50 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 02/01/2019 51 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/04/2019 Clachan 52 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 06/05/2019 Isle of Skye 53 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2019 54 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/01/2019 55 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 11/05/2019 Loch Stiapaphat, Lewis 56 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 11/04/2019 Alturlie 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 30/10/2019 South Glen, Lewis 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 06/04/2019 Aultbea 59 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 26/05/2019 Outer Hebrides 60 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 29/06/2019 Dornoch 61 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 20/04/2019 Dundonnell 62 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 03/05/2019 Ross-shire 63 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2019 64 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/01/2019 65 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2019 66 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 01/06/2019 Skaw, Unst. 67 Knot Calidris canutus 06/10/2019 Pool of Virkie, Shetland 68 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 01/10/2019 Achnahaird Self found 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/06/2019 Skaw, Unst. 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/01/2019 71 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 07/10/2019 Grutness, Shetland 72 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 06/10/2019 Grutness, Shetland 73 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 29/06/2019 Ross shire 74 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 07/05/2019 Isle of Skye 75 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 20/05/2019 Isle of May 76 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 21/04/2019 Spey Bay 77 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 02/01/2019 78 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 03/01/2019 79 Common Gull Larus canus 02/01/2019 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2019 81 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 22/11/2019 Loch Pooltiel, I.O.S. 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2019 83 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/04/2019 Ullapool 84 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 25/03/2019 Ullapool 85 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 19/09/2019 Moray Firth 86 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 26/05/2019 Uigg Lochmaddy ferry 87 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 19/09/2019 Moray Firth 88 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 11/04/2019 Pentland Firth 89 Puffin Fratercula arctica 11/04/2019 Pentland Firth 90 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 01/01/2019 91 Razorbill Alca torda 31/03/2019 Ardmair 92 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 01/01/2019 93 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 02/01/2019 94 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 02/01/2019 95 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 02/01/2019 96 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 21/04/2019 Burghead 97 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 26/05/2019 Uigg Lochmaddy ferry 98 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 11/04/2019 Helmsdale 99 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 25/08/2019 Moray Firth 100 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 11/05/2019 The Minch 101 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 09/06/2019 Findhorn Bay 102 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/01/2019 Isle of Skye 103 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2019 104 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 01/01/2019 105 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 07/06/2019 Strathbeg NES 106 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 11/05/2019 Loch Stiapaphat, Lewis 107 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 09/06/2019 Findhorn Bay 108 Great White Egret Ardea alba 05/10/2019 Newburgh NES 109 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2019 110 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 26/05/2019 Barra 111 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 03/05/2019 Ross-shire 112 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 06/05/2019 Isle of Skye 113 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2019 114 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 31/03/2019 undisclosed 115 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 25/05/2019 Perthshire 116 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 06/05/2019 Isle of Skye 117 Red Kite Milvus milvus 05/01/2019 118 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 31/03/2019 Loch Broom 119 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2019 120 Barn Owl Tyto alba 02/01/2019 121 Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus Yes 12/04/2019 Tresta, Shetland 122 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 03/08/2019 Ullapool 123 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 25/11/2019 Peffery Park boating lake, Dingwall. 124 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 06/10/2019 Ollaberry, Shetland 125 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 29/03/2019 InverBroom 126 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2019 127 Merlin Falco columbarius 09/04/2019 Inverlael 128 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 18/04/2019 Loch Broom 129 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 12/10/2019 Baltasound, Unst 130 Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/06/2019 Moray 131 Magpie Pica pica 07/04/2019 Letham Pools, Fife 132 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 23/03/2019 Aberdeenshire 133 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2019 134 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 23/03/2019 Aberdeenshire 135 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 01/01/2019 136 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2019 137 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 05/01/2019 Garve 138 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2019 139 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 26/11/2019 Clash Wood. 140 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2019 141 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2019 142 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2019 143 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 03/12/2019 Dornoch Point 144 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 09/10/2019 Garthsness, Shetland 145 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 31/03/2019 Loch Broom 146 Swallow Hirundo rustica 20/04/2019 Poolewe 147 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2019 Inverlael 148 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2019 149 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 03/05/2019 Loch Luichart 150 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 06/11/2019 Tarbat Ness 151 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 26/09/2019 Ullapool 152 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18/04/2019 Glen Achall 153 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 05/04/2019 InverBroom 154 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 17/05/2019 Tarty Burn, NES 155 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 06/05/2019 Isle of Skye 156 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 06/05/2019 Isle of Skye 157 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 15/04/2019 Inverbroom Lodge 158 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 18/05/2019 Isle of May 159 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 18/05/2019 Isle of May 160 Whitethroat Curruca communis 30/04/2019 Ullapool 161 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2019 162 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2019 163 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 07/05/2019 Lochaber 164 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 27/03/2019 Clachan 165 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 166 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2019 167 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2019 168 Redwing Turdus iliacus 29/03/2019 InverBroom 169 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2019 170 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 31/03/2019 Loch Broom 171 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 10/04/2019 Glen Achall 172 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15/05/2019 Loch Broom 173 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2019 174 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 18/05/2019 Anstruther 175 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 08/10/2019 Brae, Shetland 176 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 18/05/2019 Isle of May 177 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 06/10/2019 Levenwick, Shetland 178 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 19/05/2019 Isle of May 179 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Yes 16/11/2019 Lamb Holm, Orkney 180 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 06/05/2019 Isle of Skye 181 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 12/10/2019 Westing, Unst 182 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2019 183 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 31/03/2019 Rhue 184 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 11/10/2019 Out Skerries, Shetland 185 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 19/04/2019 Inchnadamph 186 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 11/04/2019 Dingwall 187 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2019 188 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2019 189 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 19/05/2019 Isle of May 190 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 02/01/2019 191 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2019 192 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 28/03/2019 Ullapool 193 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 22/04/2019 Loch Broom 194 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 02/01/2019 195 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2019 196 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 09/10/2019 Hoswick, Shetland 197 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 25/03/2019 Ullapool 198 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 02/06/2019 Halligarth, Unst. 199 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 25/03/2019 Ullapool 200 Twite Linaria flavirostris 06/05/2019 Isle of Skye 201 Linnet Linaria cannabina 21/04/2019 Lossie Estuary 202 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 08/10/2019 Veensgarth, Shetland 203 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 29/03/2019 InverBroom 204 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 29/05/2019 Loch Droma 205 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 03/01/2019 206 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2019 207 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 01/10/2019 Achnahaird 208 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 26/05/2019 Outer Hebrides 209 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 11/04/2019 Alturlie 210 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 07/04/2019 Letham Pools, Fife