Angus Jennings: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 179 of 179 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 12/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 25/01/2020 The Wilderness, Fife, Scotland One with c.800 pinkies before being deliberately flushed by farmer who was overly annoyed at our presence. 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 03/01/2020 Angle Park GP, Fife, Scotland 4 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 02/01/2020 Slamannan, Forth, Scotland c.60 in Jawcraig area, sheltering in corner of field from heavy rain. 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 23/02/2020 Skateraw, Lothian, Scotland 1 showing well with c.400 pinkies in very strong winds. LIFER 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/02/2020 Carronshore, Forth, Scotland Almost the first bird seen in a flock of 1,000+ pinkies that stretched over a very large area. 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18/01/2020 Letham Pools, Fife, Scotland 6 came in to roost in fields to East. 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/02/2020 Seafield Pond, Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland Male and female sheltering on far side of pond. LIFER 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/09/2020 Ferryhills, Fife, Scotland One flew West overhead with 12 Pintail. 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 03/01/2020 Angle Park GP, Fife, Scotland 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 16 Pintail Anas acuta 25/01/2020 The Wilderness, Fife, Scotland One drake amongst hundreds of other wildfowl. 17 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 18 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 25/01/2020 Murton GPs, Angus & Dundee, Scotland Drake showing well with only 15 or so other Teal. 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 14/03/2020 Vane Farm RSPB, Perth & Kinross, Scotland 5 Males with Tufted Ducks in Vane Bay. 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 11/01/2020 North Couston Quarry, Lothian, Scotland Almost dipped! Forced to view about 100m from edge of loch due to flooding, brief 30 second glimpse through trees and then not again. Gone the next day! 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 22 Scaup Aythya marila 22/02/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland 8 seen on sea at high tide. Awful conditions, entrance road underwater and horizontal hail. 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 01/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 24 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 08/02/2020 Fisherrow Harbour, Lothian, Scotland With 4 Velvet Scoters very distantly offshore. 25 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 12/01/2020 Fisherrow Harbour, Lothian, Scotland 26 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 12/01/2020 Fisherrow Harbour, Lothian, Scotland 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 12/01/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 05/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 04/01/2020 Cameron Reservoir, Fife, Scotland Drake on Western side took a while to show himself. 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 04/01/2020 Cameron Reservoir, Fife, Scotland 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 33 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 12/02/2020 Crail, Fife, Scotland 34 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland 35 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Two seen flying NNE from the house. 36 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 Burntisland, Fife, Scotland 37 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 38 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 39 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 05/01/2020 Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 40 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 25/06/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland One flew over very early morning whilst attending the moth trap. 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 42 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 44 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 19/07/2020 Hogganfield Loch, Clyde, Scotland Summer plumage adult showing very well snoozing with Tufted Ducks. 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 11/01/2020 North Couston Quarry, Lothian, Scotland 46 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 08/02/2020 Fisherrow Harbour, Lothian, Scotland At least 3 offshore with Great Crested Grebes. 47 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 26/01/2020 Cramond, Lothian, Scotland Finally showed very distantly by Cramond Island in the last few minutes of daylight. 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2020 Burntisland, Fife, Scotland 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/01/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 12/02/2020 Crail, Fife, Scotland 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 18/01/2020 Leven, Fife, Scotland 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland 53 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 04/07/2020 Tyninghame Bay, Lothian, Scotland Showing relatively well with Ringed Plovers at West end of bay. LIFER 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 12/02/2020 Ruddon’s Point, Fife, Scotland An unseasonal bird on high tide island roost. 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 12/01/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/01/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland 58 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 30/03/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland One roding around the house. 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 19/08/2020 Ferryhills, Fife, Scotland One flew in from North and u-turned. 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 25/04/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland One on island by water flow. 61 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/01/2020 Crail, Fife, Scotland 63 Knot Calidris canutus 26/01/2020 Cramond, Lothian, Scotland c.250 coming in to Cramond Island to roost. 64 Ruff Calidris pugnax 13/08/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland 4 or 5 around the lagoons. 65 Sanderling Calidris alba 18/01/2020 Leven, Fife, Scotland 66 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/01/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland 67 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 19/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 68 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 23/04/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 2 flew past with Common Terns. 69 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 23/04/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 14 flew past. 70 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 22/04/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 7 flew past. 71 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 25/03/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland Flew west distantly with Kittiwakes. 72 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 01/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 73 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 74 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 31/03/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland Emptying the moth trap and heard the call, looked up and there was a med gull! 75 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 76 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 77 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 78 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 21/03/2020 Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland 1st-winter relocated in fields to South of Strathmiglo following a tractor ploughing fields with at least 150 other gulls. 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 06/01/2020 Kinghorn Loch, Fife, Scotland The usual overwintering bird. 80 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 26/08/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland Dark morph juv flew East at 08:00, mobbed by Arctic Skua. 81 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 01/08/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland Adult flew East early morning. 82 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 25/08/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 2 flew past. 83 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 02/08/2020 Ferryhills, Fife, Scotland Flew inland directly overhead! 84 Puffin Fratercula arctica 24/03/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland One flew west early morning. 85 Razorbill Alca torda 19/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 86 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 19/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 87 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 01/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 88 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 04/03/2020 Leven, Fife, Scotland Winter plumaged bird close offshore. 89 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18/01/2020 St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland 90 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 29/07/2020 Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland One sat on the sea off St. David’s Harbour. 91 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 11/08/2020 Hound Point, Lothian, Scotland After missing it past Kinghorn by 5 minutes I was very glad that it had stayed after its identification long enough for me to see it. As I arrived, I was on to the bird immediately and it flew past the oil terminal. Not seen again! LIFER 92 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 25/08/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 58 flew past in strong Easterlies and heavy rain. 93 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 19/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland A very good site for winter manxies, had a January Sooty last year! 94 Gannet Morus bassanus 12/02/2020 Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland 95 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 96 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 01/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 97 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 18/01/2020 Guardbridge, Fife, Scotland 98 Great White Egret Ardea alba 25/01/2020 Forfar Loch, Angus & Dundee, Scotland One fishing on Western side of loch. 99 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 100 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 07/08/2020 Ferryhills, Fife, Scotland One very distantly flew North. 101 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2020 Newton, Lothian, Scotland 102 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 07/03/2020 Loch Glow, Fife, Scotland Ringtail gave a brief but stunning view as it flew into clearing and away over trees to West. 103 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/02/2020 Argaty, Forth, Scotland 40+ very soggy looking birds, eventually coming closer to feed. 104 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Cullaloe Reservoir SWT, Fife, Scotland 105 Barn Owl Tyto alba 23/12/2020 Dalgety Bay, Fife, Scotland Stunning bird flew North over the road between Dalgety Bay and Aberdour. 106 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 12/02/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 107 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 08/02/2020 Seafield Pond, Lothian, Scotland 108 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 109 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 14/03/2020 Portmoak Moss, Perth & Kinross, Scotland One showing nicely on dead trees, another calling in woods. 110 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 04/01/2020 Cameron Reservoir, Fife, Scotland 111 Merlin Falco columbarius 12/07/2020 Cock Bridge, Highland, Scotland Adult male seen from the road. 112 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 23/02/2020 Seafield Pond, Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland 113 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 25/01/2020 Backwater Reservoir, Angus & Dundee, Scotland Showing very well but very mobile half way along reservoir on Western side. 114 Jay Garrulus glandarius 14/02/2020 Scone Palace, Perth & Kinross, Scotland 115 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 116 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 117 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 118 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 119 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 08/01/2020 Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland Returning bird - unlike most Hooded-type birds in the area, this one seems pure. 120 Raven Corvus corax 25/01/2020 Backwater Reservoir, Angus & Dundee, Scotland 121 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 26/01/2020 Bainsford, Forth, Scotland No sign in area reported as I arrived, so I looked for the tallest trees in the nearby area, drove towards them, and lo and behold, 70+ Waxwings in the trees! 122 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 123 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 10/07/2020 Nethy Bridge, Highland, Scotland Plenty in the Caledonian pine forests. LIFER 124 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 03/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 125 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 126 Skylark Alauda arvensis 08/02/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland 127 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 23/03/2020 Ferryhills, Fife, Scotland One flew North over viewpoint. 128 Swallow Hirundo rustica 10/04/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 1 flew in from South to have a drink from seasonal flash, then flew off North. Also 6 White Wagtails. 129 House Martin Delichon urbicum 10/04/2020 Cullaloe Reservoir SWT, Fife, Scotland 2 distantly feeding over ridge from small bridge over stream. 130 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 131 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 10/04/2020 Cullaloe Reservoir SWT, Fife, Scotland 6 singing. 132 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 23/02/2020 Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland 133 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 25/04/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland One singing in reeds by car park. 134 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 25/04/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland One reeling from car park. 135 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 06/04/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland One singing in garden. 136 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 25/04/2020 Kinneil Lagoon, Forth, Scotland One singing along path. 137 Whitethroat Curruca communis 24/04/2020 Cullaloe Reservoir SWT, Fife, Scotland One doing a “mimicry” song, sounding exactly like Garden Warbler but it’s called gave it away! 138 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2020 Cullaloe Reservoir SWT, Fife, Scotland 139 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Otterston Loch, Fife, Scotland 140 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 29/02/2020 Scone Palace, Perth & Kinross, Scotland Two singing. 141 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 25/01/2020 Backwater Reservoir, Angus & Dundee, Scotland 142 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 143 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 03/01/2020 Thornton, Fife, Scotland 144 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 18/01/2020 Upper Largo, Fife, Scotland 145 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/02/2020 Carronshore, Forth, Scotland 146 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 147 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/02/2020 Carronshore, Forth, Scotland 148 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 14/07/2020 Cairn Gorm, Highland, Scotland Heard calling from the upper car park. 149 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 13/07/2020 Dell Woods, Abernethy Forest NNR, Highland, Scotland A few pairs about in the pine forests. 150 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 151 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 08/02/2020 Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland 1st Winter/Female showing very well on Lamer St. 152 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 27/08/2020 Ferryhills, Fife, Scotland Immature Male showed well on track up to viewpoint. 153 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 18/01/2020 Outhead, Fife, Scotland 154 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 14/07/2020 Cairn Gorm, Highland, Scotland At least 5 up and down the mountain. 155 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 18/01/2020 Guardbridge, Fife, Scotland 156 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 03/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 157 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 158 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 04/01/2020 Cameron Reservoir, Fife, Scotland 159 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 03/01/2020 Angle Park GP, Fife, Scotland 160 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 03/01/2020 Angle Park GP, Fife, Scotland 161 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 26/04/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland Two flew over beach car park calling . 162 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 23/02/2020 Dunbar, Lothian, Scotland Very mobile around Fluke Dub area with 20+ Rock Pipits at high tide. 163 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/01/2020 Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland 164 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 165 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 04/02/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 166 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 29/02/2020 Scone Palace, Perth & Kinross, Scotland 6 seen in flight early afternoon & not relocated. 167 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 12/01/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland 168 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 18/01/2020 St. Monan’s, Fife, Scotland 169 Twite Linaria flavirostris 12/01/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland 170 Linnet Linaria cannabina 04/01/2020 Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland 171 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 07/03/2020 Loch Glow, Fife, Scotland One male feeding in flock of c.30 Chaffinches and 2 Lesser Redpolls. 172 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 25/01/2020 Backwater Reservoir, Angus & Dundee, Scotland One loosely following Crossbill flock. 173 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 04/01/2020 Cameron Reservoir, Fife, Scotland 174 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland 175 Siskin Spinus spinus 25/01/2020 Backwater Reservoir, Angus & Dundee, Scotland 176 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 18/01/2020 Outhead, Fife, Scotland 177 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 18/01/2020 St. Monan’s, Fife, Scotland One feeding with a 200 strong mixed finch flock, and another showing very well and singing on wires. 178 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 04/01/2020 Cameron Reservoir, Fife, Scotland 179 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 12/01/2020 Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian, Scotland