Neal Moss: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 215 of 215 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 03/01/2020 N Devon 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06/01/2020 Helston 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 12/01/2020 Exminster 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 12/01/2020 Exminster 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 18/01/2020 Norfolk 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 18/01/2020 Norfolk 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 20/01/2020 Holkham 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 05/01/2020 Newlyn 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 01/02/2020 Slimbridge 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 06/01/2020 Camel Trail 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 18/01/2020 Norfolk 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 03/01/2020 N Devon 14 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 05/02/2020 Mansands, Devon 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12/01/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 03/01/2020 N Devon 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 03/01/2020 N Devon 19 Pintail Anas acuta 03/01/2020 N Devon 20 Teal Anas crecca 03/01/2020 N Devon 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 01/02/2020 Slimbridge 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 30/01/2020 Wrafton 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 18/01/2020 Norfolk 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 06/01/2020 Helston 26 Scaup Aythya marila 22/09/2020 Lower Tamar Lake 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 03/03/2020 Stithians 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 05/01/2020 Newlyn 29 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 20/01/2020 Holkham 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20/01/2020 Holkham 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 20/01/2020 Holkham 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 30/01/2020 Wrafton 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 01/02/2020 Chard Res 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 18/01/2020 Norfolk 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 18/01/2020 Norfolk 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 03/01/2020 N Devon 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 17/01/2020 Heacham Norfolk 39 Swift Apus apus 27/04/2020 N Devon 40 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 04/01/2020 Feral 41 Stock Dove Columba oenas 05/02/2020 42 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Garden N Devon 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 03/01/2020 N Devon 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 20/01/2020 Titchwell 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 06/01/2020 Helston 46 Coot Fulica atra 06/01/2020 Helston 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 03/01/2020 N Devon 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 49 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 19/02/2020 Exe Estuary 50 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 18/01/2020 Norfolk 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 03/01/2020 N Devon 52 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 17/07/2020 WWT Steart 53 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 12/01/2020 Exe Estuary 54 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 03/01/2020 N Devon 55 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 03/01/2020 N Devon 56 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 06/10/2020 IOS 57 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 22/01/2020 Snettisham 58 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 03/01/2020 N Devon 59 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 29/12/2020 bude 60 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 19/04/2020 N Devon 61 Curlew Numenius arquata 03/01/2020 N Devon 62 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 03/01/2020 N Devon 63 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 12/01/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 64 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 19/02/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 65 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 18/01/2020 Norfolk 66 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 20/01/2020 titchwell 67 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 30/10/2020 Devon 68 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 04/05/2020 N Devon 69 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 06/01/2020 Chapel Amble 70 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 06/08/2020 Seaton 71 Redshank Tringa totanus 03/01/2020 N Devon 72 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 12/01/2020 Exminster 73 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 03/01/2020 N Devon 74 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 03/01/2020 N Devon 75 Knot Calidris canutus 12/01/2020 Exe Estuary 76 Ruff Calidris pugnax 12/01/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 77 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea ********** ********** 78 Sanderling Calidris alba 03/01/2020 N Devon 79 Dunlin Calidris alpina 03/01/2020 N Devon 80 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 05/02/2020 Brixham 81 Little Stint Calidris minuta 19/08/2020 Black Hole Marsh 82 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 07/10/2020 IOS 83 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 07/09/2020 Hayle 84 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 13/07/2020 Dorset 85 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13/07/2020 Dorset 86 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 13/07/2020 Dorset 87 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 06/08/2020 Dawlish 88 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 19/02/2020 Exmouth 89 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 05/10/2020 Cornwall 90 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 03/01/2020 N Devon 91 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 03/01/2020 N Devon 92 Common Gull Larus canus 20/01/2020 93 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 21/01/2020 Sheringham 94 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 N Devon 95 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 06/08/2020 Seaton 96 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 03/01/2020 N Devon 97 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 03/03/2020 Newuay 98 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 06/01/2020 Camel Trail 99 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 05/01/2020 Newlyn 100 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 05/01/2020 Newlyn 101 Razorbill Alca torda 05/01/2020 Newlyn 102 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 05/02/2020 Berry Head, Devon 103 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/01/2020 Newlyn 104 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 05/02/2020 Berry Head, Devon 105 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 05/10/2020 Cornwall 106 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 10/07/2020 107 Gannet Morus bassanus 10/07/2020 Hartland Point 108 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 03/01/2020 N Devon 109 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 30/01/2020 N Devon 110 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 26/01/2020 Fremington 111 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 03/01/2020 N Devon 112 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 06/07/2020 Ham Wall 113 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 03/01/2020 N Devon 114 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 20/01/2020 Holkham 115 Great White Egret Ardea alba 19/01/2020 Lakenheath Fen 116 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/01/2020 Chapel Amble 117 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 22/08/2020 Durleigh 118 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 03/01/2020 N Devon 119 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18/01/2020 Norfolk 120 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 23/01/2020 Titchwell 121 Red Kite Milvus milvus 17/01/2020 122 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 18/01/2020 Norfolk 123 Buzzard Buteo buteo 04/01/2020 N Devo 124 Barn Owl Tyto alba 18/01/2020 Norfolk 125 Little Owl Athene noctua 22/01/2020 Flitcham 126 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/01/2020 Snettisham 127 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/02/2020 Chard Res 128 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 08/10/2020 IOS 129 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Garden N Devon 130 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/05/2020 N Devon 131 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 04/01/2020 132 Merlin Falco columbarius 29/02/2020 Braunton 133 Hobby Falco subbuteo 06/07/2020 Ham Wall 134 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 21/01/2020 Cley 135 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 06/08/2020 Exmouth 136 Jay Garrulus glandarius 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 137 Magpie Pica pica 03/01/2020 N Devon 138 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 03/01/2020 N Devon 139 Rook Corvus frugilegus 05/01/2020 sennen 140 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Garden N Devon 141 Raven Corvus corax 30/01/2020 N Devon 142 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 22/01/2020 Sculthorpe 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2020 N Devon 144 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 19/01/2020 Lynford 145 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 146 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Garden N Devon 147 Great Tit Parus major 03/01/2020 N Devon 148 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 13/07/2020 Dorset 149 Skylark Alauda arvensis 03/01/2020 N Devon 150 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 20/01/2020 Holkham 151 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19/04/2020 N Devon 152 Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/04/2020 N Devon 153 House Martin Delichon urbicum 27/04/2020 N Devon 154 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 22/04/2020 Fremington 155 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 N Devon 156 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 07/10/2020 IOS 157 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 04/04/2020 Home 158 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 03/01/2020 N Devon 159 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 18/10/2020 Yelland 160 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 27/04/2020 N Devon 161 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 19/04/2020 N Devon 162 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta ********** ********** 163 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 05/01/2020 Newlyn 164 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 11/06/2020 Dunkery 165 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 03/06/2020 Patch 166 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/04/2020 N Devon 167 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata ********** ********** 168 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 05/01/2020 Newlyn 169 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 05/01/2020 Newlyn 170 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2020 N Devon 171 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 172 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 173 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 03/01/2020 N Devon 174 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 09/01/2020 Tamar Lakes 175 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 03/01/2020 N Devon 176 Redwing Turdus iliacus 03/01/2020 N Devon 177 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Garden N Devon 178 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 06/01/2020 Chapel Amble 179 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 24/01/2020 Whipsnade 180 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 19/08/2020 Dawlish Warren 181 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 N Devon 182 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 08/10/2020 IOS 183 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 07/10/2020 IOS 184 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 21/01/2020 Cley 185 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 11/06/2020 Dunkery 186 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 17/07/2020 Exmoor 187 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 05/01/2020 Sennen 188 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 10/04/2020 N Devon 189 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 08/03/2020 Exmoor 190 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 03/01/2020 N Devon 191 Dunnock Prunella modularis 03/01/2020 N Devon 192 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 26/06/2020 Steart 193 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 18/01/2020 Norfolk 194 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 06/01/2020 Chapel Amble 195 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 03/01/2020 N Devon 196 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 03/01/2020 N Devon 197 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 08/06/2020 Powlers Piece 198 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 05/01/2020 Sennen 199 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 06/01/2020 Chapel Amble 200 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 05/01/2020 Newlyn 201 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 03/01/2020 N Devon 202 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 22/01/2020 203 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 19/01/2020 Lynford 204 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 03/01/2020 N Devon 205 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 03/01/2020 N Devon 206 Twite Linaria flavirostris 20/01/2020 Thornham 207 Linnet Linaria cannabina 03/01/2020 N Devon 208 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 N Devon 209 Siskin Spinus spinus 19/01/2020 Lakenheath Fen 210 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 03/03/2020 Trevose 211 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 20/01/2020 Holkham 212 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 13/07/2020 Dorset 213 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 26/06/2020 Steart 214 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 05/02/2020 Devon 215 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 09/01/2020 N Devon