Tony Stones: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 195 of 195 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 20/09/2020 Spurn, East Yorkshire 4 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 08/12/2020 Clapham Common, Greater London 4 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 26/01/2020 Lin Dike, Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 1 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 08/01/2020 Surrey Quays, Greater London 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 21/01/2020 Golden Acre Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire 17 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 05/06/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 29 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 15 Pintail Anas acuta 23/02/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 16 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 4 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 04/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 19 Scaup Aythya marila 12/05/2020 Eccup Reservoir, Leeds, West Yorkshire 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 23/03/2020 Lower Largo Bay, Fife 21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 23/03/2020 Lower Largo Bay, Fife 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 04/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 18 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 22/11/2020 Pontefract, West Yorkshire 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 31/12/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 05/01/2020 Fairburn, North Yorkshire 27 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 24/03/2020 Collingham, West Yorks 28 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 11/07/2020 Near High Bradfield, South Yorkshire 29 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2020 Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorks 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 15/05/2020 Otterburn, North Yorkshire 31 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 32 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 33 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 34 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 31/12/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 35 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 36 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 37 Crane Grus grus 19/01/2020 Hatfield Moors, South Yorkshire 2 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 4 39 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 04/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 40 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 23/03/2020 Lower Largo Bay, Fife 41 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/03/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/02/2020 Eccup Reservoir, West Yorkshire 43 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 27/12/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 46 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 20/04/2020 Eccup Reservoir, Leeds, West Yorkshire 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 04/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 48 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 49 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 24/03/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 50 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 24/05/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 51 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 17/03/2020 Needingworth, Cambs 52 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 03/04/2020 Otterburn, North Yorkshire 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 25/04/2020 Eccup Reservoir, Leeds, West Yorkshire 54 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 02/02/2020 Methley STW, West Yorkshire 1 55 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 02/09/2020 North Point Pools, Wells-next-Sea, Norfolk 56 Redshank Tringa totanus 23/03/2020 St Andrews, Fife 57 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20/04/2020 Eccup Reservoir, Leeds, West Yorkshire 58 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 59 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 22/08/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 11 ! 60 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 22/05/2020 Idle Valley Wetlands, Nottinghamshire 61 Sanderling Calidris alba 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 62 Dunlin Calidris alpina 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 63 Little Stint Calidris minuta 20/09/2020 Kilnsea Wetlands, East Yorkshire 64 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 11/08/2020 North Queensferry, Fife 65 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 30/04/2020 66 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 67 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 29/08/2020 Cley-next-Sea, Norfolk 68 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 24/03/2020 Dunbar, Lothian 69 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 70 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 71 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Leeds, West Yorkshire 72 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 04/09/2020 Cromer, Norfolk 73 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 74 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 04/09/2020 Cromer, Norfolk 75 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 76 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Leeds, West Yorkshire 77 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 29/08/2020 Cley-next-Sea, Norfolk 78 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 29/08/2020 Cley-next-Sea, Norfolk 79 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 29/08/2020 Cley-next-Sea, Norfolk 80 Puffin Fratercula arctica 12/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire 81 Razorbill Alca torda 23/03/2020 Lower Largo Bay, Fife 82 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 12/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire 83 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 23/03/2020 Lower Largo Bay, Fife 84 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 23/03/2020 St Andrews, Fife 85 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 09/08/2020 St David's Harbour, Dalgety Bay, Fife 1 86 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 27/09/2020 Spurn, East Yorkshire 87 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 29/08/2020 Cley-next-Sea, Norfolk 88 Gannet Morus bassanus 24/03/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 89 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 90 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 10/08/2020 St Andrews, Fife 91 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 20/09/2020 Went Ings, East Yorkshire 92 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 02/06/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 93 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 24/05/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 94 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 2 95 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 20/03/2020 Carlton-on-Trent, Notts. 4 with 3 Little Egrets 96 Great White Egret Ardea alba 26/01/2020 Lin Dike, Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 97 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 98 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 16/05/2020 Eccup Reservoir, Leeds, West Yorkshire 99 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 100 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 27/01/2020 Breckland 101 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/02/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 102 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 103 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 19/01/2020 Stainforth, South Yorkshire 104 Buzzard Buteo buteo 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 105 Barn Owl Tyto alba 18/10/2020 Thornham Harbour, Norfolk 106 Little Owl Athene noctua 01/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 107 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 108 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 3 109 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 31/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire Heard 110 Hoopoe Upupa epops 01/10/2020 Collingham, West Yorkshire 111 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 112 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 01/09/2020 Gun Hill, Burnham Overy, Norfolk 113 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 08/01/2020 Rotherhithe, Greater London 114 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 07/02/2020 Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex 115 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorkshire 116 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 19/06/2020 Biggin, North Yorkshire 117 Hobby Falco subbuteo 20/05/2020 Clapham Common, London 118 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 30/04/2020 119 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 07/01/2020 Brixton, Greater London 120 Jay Garrulus glandarius 05/01/2020 Swillington, West Yorks 121 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 122 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 123 Rook Corvus frugilegus 04/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW, West Yorkshire 124 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 125 Raven Corvus corax 07/02/2020 Long Furlong, West Sussex 126 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 127 Willow Tit Poecile montanus ********** ********** 128 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 129 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 130 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 22/03/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 131 Woodlark Lullula arborea 27/01/2020 Breckland Bird songflighting 132 Skylark Alauda arvensis 09/01/2020 Ferring Gap, West Sussex 133 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 22/04/2020 River Aire, SE Leeds 134 Swallow Hirundo rustica 17/04/2020 Woolley Edge, West Yorkshire 135 House Martin Delichon urbicum 24/03/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 136 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 24/05/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire H only 137 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 138 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 20/09/2020 Spurn, East Yorkshire 139 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 15/01/2020 Russia Dock Woodland, Rotherhithe, Greater London 140 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 Thornham Harbour, Norfolk 141 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 21/04/2020 Leeds Grammar School Grounds, Alwoodley, Leeds 142 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 17/03/2020 Needingworth, Cambs. 143 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 22/05/2020 Ponders End, Enfield, London 144 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 24/05/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 145 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 14/06/2020 Far Ings Nature Reserve, Lincolnshire 146 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 24/05/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 147 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 24/01/2020 Brixton Hill, Greater London 148 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 30/04/2020 149 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 26/04/2020 Eccup Reservoir, Leeds, West Yorkshire 150 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22/04/2020 Thwaites Mill, Leeds, West Yorkshire 151 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 12/09/2020 Studland Heath, Dorset 152 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 153 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 154 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 155 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 156 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 157 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 10/06/2020 Collingham, West Yorkshire 158 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 159 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 160 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2020 Armley Park, West Yorkshire 161 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 162 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 163 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 164 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 18/10/2020 Stiffkey, Norfolk Eastern race 165 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15/05/2020 Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire 166 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 167 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13/06/2020 Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire 168 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros ********** ********** 169 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 13/06/2020 Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire 170 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 22/08/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 171 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 172 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22/04/2020 Richmond Bridge, River Aire, Leeds, West Yorkshire 173 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 13/06/2020 Barden Bridge, North Yorkshire 174 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 05/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 175 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 176 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 177 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 17/06/2020 Biggin, North Yorkshire 178 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire 179 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 04/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW, West Yorshire 8+ 180 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 19/01/2020 Hatfield Moors, South Yorkshire 181 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 13/06/2020 Near Settle, North Yorkshire 182 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 27/09/2020 Spurn, East Yorkshire 183 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 04/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW, West Yorkshire 1-2 seen (4 reported earlier in week) 184 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 18/10/2020 Thornham Harbour, Norfolk 185 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2020 Roundhay, West Yorkshire 186 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 27/09/2020 Spurn, East Yorkshire 187 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/01/2020 Roundhay Park, West Yorkshire Pair 188 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire 189 Linnet Linaria cannabina 04/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire Flock of 8 190 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/01/2020 Rodley NR, West Yorkshire 1 191 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Leeds, West Yorkshire 192 Siskin Spinus spinus 26/01/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 193 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 20/09/2020 Kilnsea Wetlands, East Yorkshire 194 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 04/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire At least 9 in with reed bunting flock (30+ birds in total) 195 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020 Swillington Ings, West Yorkshire