Owen Erasmus: Wales Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 143 of 143 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Gnoll Neath 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 4 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 29/11/2020 Neddern caldicot 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 neath valley 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/01/2020 Whitford 7 Garganey Spatula querquedula 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 10 Wigeon Mareca penelope 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 12 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 13 Teal Anas crecca 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 14 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 15 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 16 Scaup Aythya marila 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 17 Eider Somateria mollissima 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 18 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 05/01/2020 Whitford 19 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 21 Smew Mergellus albellus 08/01/2020 Usk Drake. My first adult drake 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 31/01/2020 Cardiff bay 23 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 24 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 25 Swift Apus apus Cbwr 26 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 penarth 27 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 28 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 29 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 30 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 31 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 32 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 04/01/2020 Penarth 33 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 34 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 35 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 36 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 02/08/2020 Goldcliff 37 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 38 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 39 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 40 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 02/08/2020 Goldcliff 41 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/01/2020 Whitford 42 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 09/08/2020 Sully 43 Curlew Numenius arquata 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 44 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/08/2020 Goldcliff 45 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 46 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 47 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 12/07/2020 portobello ogmore 48 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 02/08/2020 Goldcliff 49 Redshank Tringa totanus 04/01/2020 Penarth 50 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/08/2020 Goldcliff 51 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 52 Knot Calidris canutus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 53 Ruff Calidris pugnax 02/08/2020 Goldcliff 54 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 04/09/2020 Goldcliff 55 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 56 Little Stint Calidris minuta 04/09/2020 Goldcliff 57 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 05/08/2020 Mumbles 58 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 59 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 05/08/2020 Mumbles 60 Common Gull Larus canus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 61 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 penarth 62 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 05/01/2020 Gower 63 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 04/01/2020 Penarth 64 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 12/03/2020 Aberavon Kumlieni 65 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 66 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 04/01/2020 Penarth 67 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 02/08/2020 Goldcliff 68 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 69 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18/07/2020 Cbwr 70 Great White Egret Ardea alba 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 71 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 72 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 15/01/2020 Monmouth 73 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 01/08/2020 Beacons 74 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 75 Red Kite Milvus milvus 23/02/2020 Aberavon 76 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 a4232 west of cardiff 77 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 78 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 18/01/2020 Mountain view ranch 79 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 28/07/2020 Cefn onn 80 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 81 Merlin Falco columbarius 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 82 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 83 Jay Garrulus glandarius 29/06/2020 Gwent a4232 84 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 penarth 85 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 penarth 86 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 m4 junction 33 87 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 cardiff 88 Raven Corvus corax 89 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 garwnant 90 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 01/01/2020 garwnant 91 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 garwnant 92 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 garwnant 93 Skylark Alauda arvensis 10/07/2020 blorenge gwent 94 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 20/04/2020 Cardiff bay 95 Swallow Hirundo rustica 20/04/2020 Cardiff bay 96 House Martin Delichon urbicum 06/04/2020 Penarth 97 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2020 Cardiff 98 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 10/07/2020 blorenge gwent 99 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 24/01/2020 Cardiff bay Two Siberian showing incredibly well 100 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus ********** ********** 101 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Cbwr 102 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 14/04/2020 Penarth 103 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 28/07/2020 Cbwr 104 Whitethroat Curruca communis Cbwr 105 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 24/01/2020 Bute Park 106 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 107 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 garwnant 108 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 garwnant 109 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 110 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2020 Penarth 111 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 112 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/02/2020 Forest ganol 113 Redwing Turdus iliacus 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 114 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 garwnant 115 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 09/01/2020 Goldcliff 116 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Penarth 117 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 garwnant 118 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 31/07/2020 Cardiff bay 119 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 04/01/2020 Penarth 120 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 12/09/2020 Brecon Beacons 121 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 19/07/2020 Cwm Parc 122 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 10/07/2020 blorenge gwent 123 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2020 Cardiff bay 124 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 07/02/2020 Garwnant 125 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2020 Penarth 126 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 garwnant 127 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 20/04/2020 Cardiff bay 128 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2020 llyn on and gnoll 129 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 garwnant 130 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 131 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 10/07/2020 blorenge gwent 132 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 12/03/2020 Neath 133 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 23/02/2020 Aberavon 134 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 garwnant 135 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 01/02/2020 Forest ganol 136 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 137 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 gnoll neath 138 Linnet Linaria cannabina 12/03/2020 Cardiff bay 139 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 07/02/2020 Garwnant 140 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 07/02/2020 Garwnant 141 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian 142 Siskin Spinus spinus 04/09/2020 Goldcliff 143 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 05/01/2020 Whitford/llanridian