Simon Knight: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 211 of 211 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 18/01/2020 Martin Mere 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 25/01/2020 Lancaster 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18/01/2020 Banks 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/02/2020 Arrowe Park 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 18 Pintail Anas acuta 19 Teal Anas crecca 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 25/01/2020 Pine Lake 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 23 Scaup Aythya marila 18/01/2020 Marshside 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 26 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 18/01/2020 Crosby Marina 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 08/02/2020 Glenn Shee 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 33 Quail Coturnix coturnix Burton Marsh 34 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 35 Swift Apus apus 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 37 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 38 Stock Dove Columba oenas 39 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 40 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 41 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 42 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 19/08/2020 Burti 43 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 44 Coot Fulica atra 45 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 46 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 47 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 52 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 58 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 18/01/2020 Marshside 59 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 14/10/2020 Scilly 60 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 61 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 62 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/10/2020 Scilly 63 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 19/08/2020 Burton Marsh 64 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 65 Redshank Tringa totanus 66 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 67 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 68 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 69 Knot Calidris canutus 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/01/2020 Martin Mere 71 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 06/09/2020 Burton mere 72 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/02/2020 Wallasey 73 Dunlin Calidris alpina 74 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 75 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 15/08/2020 Cemlyn 76 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 77 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/08/2020 Cemlyn 78 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 79 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 13/09/2020 Hale 80 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 81 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 13/09/2020 Redcar tarn 82 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 15/03/2020 Bmw 83 Common Gull Larus canus 84 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 27/02/2020 Redcar Tarn 85 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 86 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 87 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 88 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 89 Razorbill Alca torda 90 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 91 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 92 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 93 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 94 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 95 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 15/08/2020 Cemlyn 96 Gannet Morus bassanus 97 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 98 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 99 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 22/10/2020 Scilly 100 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 101 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 25/01/2020 Parkgate 102 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 103 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18/01/2020 Banks 104 Great White Egret Ardea alba 105 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 106 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 09/08/2020 Parkgate 107 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 08/02/2020 Glenn Shee 108 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 08/02/2020 Loch Garten 109 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 110 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 111 Red Kite Milvus milvus 112 Buzzard Buteo buteo 113 Barn Owl Tyto alba 114 Little Owl Athene noctua 115 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 17/10/2020 Scilly 116 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/01/2020 Neston 117 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 24/10/2020 Scilly 118 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 10/10/2020 Scilly 119 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 120 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 07/03/2020 121 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 122 Merlin Falco columbarius 123 Hobby Falco subbuteo 124 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 125 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 126 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 25/10/2020 Scilly 127 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 09/10/2020 Scilly 128 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 19/09/2020 Wareham Greens 129 Jay Garrulus glandarius 130 Magpie Pica pica 131 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 132 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 133 Rook Corvus frugilegus 134 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 135 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 136 Raven Corvus corax 137 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 07/03/2020 Cleethorpes 138 Coal Tit Periparus ater 05/01/2020 Neston 139 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 08/02/2020 Loch Garten 140 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 25/01/2020 Leighton Moss 141 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 27/02/2020 Pennington Flash 142 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 143 Great Tit Parus major 144 Woodlark Lullula arborea 19/09/2020 Cavenham 145 Skylark Alauda arvensis 146 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 147 Swallow Hirundo rustica 148 House Martin Delichon urbicum 149 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 150 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 05/01/2020 Helsby 151 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 19/09/2020 Wells Woods 152 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 18/10/2020 Scilly 153 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 154 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 155 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 156 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 157 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 158 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 159 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 10/10/2020 Scilly 160 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 11/10/2020 Scilly 161 Whitethroat Curruca communis 162 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 15/10/2020 Scilly 163 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 164 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 165 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 05/01/2020 Helsby 166 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 25/01/2020 Leighton Moss 167 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 168 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 11/10/2020 Scilly 169 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 170 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 171 Redwing Turdus iliacus 172 Blackbird Turdus merula 173 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 174 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 17/10/2020 Scilly 175 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 07/03/2020 Grimsby 176 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 19/08/2020 Burton Marsh 177 Robin Erithacus rubecula 178 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 09/10/2020 Scilly 179 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 13/10/2020 Scilly 180 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 16/10/2020 Scilly 181 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 14/10/2020 Scilly 182 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 19/09/2020 Wareham Greens 183 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 22/10/2020 Scilly 184 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 25/01/2020 Northwich 185 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 29/02/2020 Burton Marsh 186 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 187 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 08/02/2020 Nethy Bridge 188 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 18/01/2020 Banks 189 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 190 Dunnock Prunella modularis 191 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 20/10/2020 Scilly 192 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 22/02/2020 Sedgeford 193 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 194 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 05/01/2020 Helsby 195 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 16/02/2020 Neston Marsh 196 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 16/10/2020 Scilly 197 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 198 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 199 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 200 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 201 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 202 Linnet Linaria cannabina 16/02/2020 Neston Marsh 203 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 204 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 205 Siskin Spinus spinus 25/01/2020 Leighton Moss 206 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 10/10/2020 Scilly 207 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 208 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 209 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 13/10/2020 Scilly 210 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 211 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Yes 25/10/2020 St Agnes