Malcolm Hawkes: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 223 of 223 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 12/01/2020 Buckingham Marshes 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 12/01/2020 Buckingham Marshes 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 12/01/2020 Buckingham Marshes 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 08/02/2020 Welney 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/01/2020 Deeping St James 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14/10/2020 Rushmere CP 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 12/08/2020 Slimbridge WWT 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 18 Pintail Anas acuta 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 19 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 18/08/2020 Titchwell 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 11/01/2020 Broom 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 06/01/2020 Gadsey Brook 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 24 Scaup Aythya marila 08/02/2020 Welney 25 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 05/09/2020 Nain 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 25/02/2020 Boulmer 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 26/02/2020 Musselburgh 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 06/02/2020 Holkham 29 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 26/02/2020 Musselburgh 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 23/01/2020 Holkham 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 23/01/2020 Holkham 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 23/01/2020 Holkham 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 29/08/2020 Holme Yorkshire 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 06/02/2020 Wells 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 11/01/2020 Sandy 40 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ********** ********** 41 Swift Apus apus 02/06/2020 Caddington 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 14/06/2020 Sandy 43 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 28/09/2020 Cley Feral Pigeon 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 19/01/2020 Brandon marsh 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Marston 46 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 48 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 49 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 50 Crane Grus grus 12/01/2020 Acle corner 51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 52 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 54 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 56 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 22/03/2020 Cavenham 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 58 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 59 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 60 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 61 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 62 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 17/07/2020 Frampton marsh 63 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 67 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 68 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 23/01/2020 Holkham 69 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 28/09/2020 Cley 70 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19/01/2020 Draycott water 71 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 11/08/2020 Drift Res 72 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 17/07/2020 Minsmere 73 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11/08/2020 Drift Res 74 Redshank Tringa totanus 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 75 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 30/10/2020 Cley 76 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 17/07/2020 Minsmere 77 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 10/08/2020 Porth hellick pool Scilly 78 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 79 Knot Calidris canutus 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 80 Ruff Calidris pugnax 12/01/2020 Buckingham Marshes 81 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11/09/2020 Boldon Flats 82 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 11/09/2020 Old Moor RSPB 83 Sanderling Calidris alba 06/02/2020 Holkham 84 Dunlin Calidris alpina 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 85 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 25/02/2020 Boulmer 86 Little Stint Calidris minuta 17/07/2020 Frampton marsh 87 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 11/09/2020 Boldon Flats 88 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 17/07/2020 Frampton marsh 89 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 26/04/2020 Stewartby 90 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17/07/2020 Minsmere 91 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 17/07/2020 Minsmere 92 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 06/08/2020 Botallack 93 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 06/09/2020 Ullapool to Stornoway Ferry 94 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 95 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 17/07/2020 Minsmere 96 Common Gull Larus canus 05/01/2020 Dunstable 97 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 05/01/2020 Dunstable 98 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 08/08/2020 Scilly 99 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 101 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 06/09/2020 Ullapool to Stornoway Ferry 102 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 08/08/2020 Scilly 103 Puffin Fratercula arctica 08/08/2020 Scilly 104 Razorbill Alca torda 06/09/2020 Ullapool to Stornoway Ferry 105 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 05/09/2020 Nain 106 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 26/02/2020 Tweedmouth 107 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 08/09/2020 Gruinard Bay 50+ 108 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19/01/2020 Draycott water 109 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 07/08/2020 Scilly 110 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 07/08/2020 Scilly 111 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 28/02/2020 Stag rocks 112 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 09/08/2020 Scilly 113 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 07/08/2020 Scilly crossing 114 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 07/08/2020 Scilly crossing 115 Gannet Morus bassanus 28/02/2020 Cheswick sands 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 26/02/2020 Torness 118 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 17/07/2020 Frampton marsh 119 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 06/02/2020 Titchwell Marsh 120 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 121 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 06/02/2020 Burnham Overy 122 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 123 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 124 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 16/08/2020 Rutland water 125 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 05/09/2020 Strathdern 126 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 127 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 07/03/2020 Cockley Cley 128 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 129 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 30/01/2020 Wicken fen 2 males and 2 ringtails 130 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 131 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 06/02/2020 Wells 132 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 133 Barn Owl Tyto alba 12/01/2020 Stubbs Mill 134 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 08/02/2020 Deeping lakes 135 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 15/03/2020 Lynford arboretum 136 Hoopoe Upupa epops 09/11/2020 Northill Beds 137 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 07/03/2020 Lackford lakes 138 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 139 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 06/01/2020 Gadsey Brook 140 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Brogbrough 141 Merlin Falco columbarius 15/03/2020 Cockley Cley 142 Hobby Falco subbuteo 27/05/2020 Caddington 143 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 144 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 01/01/2020 Brogbrough 145 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 28/09/2020 Titchwell RSPB 146 Jay Garrulus glandarius 27/01/2020 Milton Ernest 147 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Brogbrough 148 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Marston 149 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 150 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Brogbrough 151 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 05/09/2020 Nain 152 Raven Corvus corax 06/08/2020 Botallack 153 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 06/02/2020 Salthouse 154 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 155 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 10/09/2020 Loch Garten 156 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 157 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 27/02/2020 Lower Huxley 158 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 159 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 160 Woodlark Lullula arborea 07/03/2020 Foxhole 161 Skylark Alauda arvensis 23/01/2020 Holkham 162 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 06/02/2020 Holkham 163 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 12/03/2020 Deeping lakes 164 Swallow Hirundo rustica 30/06/2020 Kings lyn 165 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/05/2020 Marston 166 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 07/03/2020 Lackford lakes 167 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Marston 168 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 Thornham Harbour 169 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 26/04/2020 Stewartby 170 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 19/01/2020 Draycott water 171 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 14/06/2020 Sandy 172 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 17/07/2020 Frampton marsh 173 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 14/06/2020 Sandy 174 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 14/06/2020 Sandy 175 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10/04/2020 Marston 176 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 26/04/2020 Stewartby Heard only 177 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 26/04/2020 Stewartby 178 Whitethroat Curruca communis 17/07/2020 Minsmere 179 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 09/03/2020 Houghton Regis 180 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 19/01/2020 Draycott water 181 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 18/01/2020 Dunstable 182 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 09/01/2020 Stockgrove 183 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 184 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Marston 185 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 30/01/2020 Lynford arboretum 186 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 187 Redwing Turdus iliacus 11/01/2020 Broom 188 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Marston 189 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 190 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 16/01/2020 Pitstone Hill 191 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 18/10/2020 Stiffkey 192 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 14/06/2020 Tempsford 193 Robin Erithacus rubecula 06/01/2020 Marston 194 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 26/04/2020 Stewartby 195 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 18/08/2020 Holme 196 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 18/10/2020 Holme 197 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 26/02/2020 Dunbar 198 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 11/08/2020 Steart marshes 199 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 30/01/2020 Lakenheath rspb 200 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 04/09/2020 Pitlochry 201 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 08/02/2020 Welney 202 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Brogbrough 203 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 204 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 16/08/2020 Grafham water 205 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 23/01/2020 Sedgeford 206 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19/01/2020 Draycott water 207 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 05/01/2020 Dunstable 208 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 12/01/2020 Breydon Water 209 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 23/01/2020 Titchwell Marsh 210 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 25/02/2020 Boulmer 211 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 212 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 30/01/2020 Lynford arboretum 213 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 30/01/2020 Lynford arboretum 214 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 19/01/2020 Draycott water 215 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2020 Rutland Water 216 Twite Linaria flavirostris 23/01/2020 Thornham Harbour 217 Linnet Linaria cannabina 05/01/2020 Dunstable 218 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 18/11/2020 Wakerley Great Woods, Northamptonshire 219 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Brogbrough 220 Siskin Spinus spinus 30/01/2020 Lynford arboretum 221 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 06/02/2020 Holkham 222 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/01/2020 Dunstable 223 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020 Brogbrough