Matt Eade: Sussex 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 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 01/01/2020 Pett 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 05/01/2020 Arun Valley 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 21/03/2020 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 16 Pintail Anas acuta 17 Teal Anas crecca 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 20 Scaup Aythya marila 24/01/2020 Combe Haven 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 24/03/2020 Splash Point 22 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 04/04/2020 Splash Point 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Splash Point 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 01/01/2020 Scotney 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 26 Smew Mergellus albellus 01/01/2020 Rye 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 32 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 25/05/2020 Ambursham Common 33 Swift Apus apus 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 15/05/2020 Knepp Estate 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 38 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 15/05/2020 Knepp Estate 39 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 40 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 42 Coot Fulica atra 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 05/01/2020 Selsey 46 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 47 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 52 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 01/09/2020 Ditchling Beacon 53 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 54 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 23/07/2020 Pulborough Brooks 55 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 04/04/2020 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 60 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 61 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 62 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 14/10/2020 Widewater 63 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/03/2020 64 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 65 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 25/07/2020 Cuckmere Haven 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 67 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 68 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 69 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 70 Knot Calidris canutus 71 Ruff Calidris pugnax 72 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 16/08/2020 Cuckmere Haven 73 Sanderling Calidris alba 74 Dunlin Calidris alpina 75 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 76 Little Stint Calidris minuta 25/07/2020 Cuckmere Haven 77 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 78 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 79 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 24/03/2020 Splash Point 80 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 81 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 24/03/2020 Splash Point 82 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 83 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 84 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 85 Common Gull Larus canus 86 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 01/01/2020 Rye 87 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 88 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 89 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 90 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 91 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 24/03/2020 Splash Point 92 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 07/05/2020 Splash Point 93 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 94 Razorbill Alca torda 95 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 96 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 97 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 24/03/2020 Splash Point 98 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/01/2020 Selsey 99 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 100 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 02/10/2020 Splash Point 101 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 07/05/2020 Splash Point 102 Gannet Morus bassanus 103 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 104 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 04/04/2020 Splash Point 105 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 10/01/2020 Henfield Levels 106 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 25/03/2020 Peacehaven 107 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 108 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 05/01/2020 Pagham 109 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2020 Pett 110 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 111 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 04/09/2020 Cuckmere Haven 112 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 25/05/2020 West Sussex 113 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 114 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 10/01/2020 115 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 116 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 05/01/2020 Arundel 117 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 15/09/2020 Thorney Island 118 Red Kite Milvus milvus 119 Buzzard Buteo buteo 120 Barn Owl Tyto alba 121 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 122 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 08/05/2020 Beachy Head 123 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 124 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 125 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 05/09/2020 Tide Mills 126 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 127 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 128 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 129 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 11/06/2020 Beeding Hill, West Sussex 130 Merlin Falco columbarius 31/08/2020 Beachy Head 131 Hobby Falco subbuteo 25/05/2020 Ambursham Common 132 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 133 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 24/12/2020 West Sussex 134 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 15/09/2020 Thorney Island 135 Jay Garrulus glandarius 136 Magpie Pica pica 137 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 138 Rook Corvus frugilegus 139 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 140 Raven Corvus corax 141 Coal Tit Periparus ater 142 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 143 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 144 Great Tit Parus major 145 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 146 Woodlark Lullula arborea 17/05/2020 Ashdown Forest 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 148 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 22/11/2020 Rye Harbour 149 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 26/06/2020 Cuckmere 150 Swallow Hirundo rustica 151 House Martin Delichon urbicum 152 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 153 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 154 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 155 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 17/10/2020 Beachy Head 156 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 Roedean 157 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 01/11/2020 Crawley 158 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 159 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 160 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 161 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 16/06/2020 Beachy Head 162 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 163 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 164 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 29/01/2020 Seaford 165 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 166 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 167 Whitethroat Curruca communis 168 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 20/05/2020 Iping Common 169 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 170 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 171 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 172 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 173 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 174 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 175 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 176 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 177 Redwing Turdus iliacus 178 Blackbird Turdus merula 179 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 180 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 28/01/2020 Cuckmere 181 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 17/05/2020 Seaford Head 182 Robin Erithacus rubecula 183 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 184 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 11/08/2020 Pagham Harbour 185 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 22/03/2020 186 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/05/2020 Ashdown Forest 187 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 02/08/2020 Seaford Head 188 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 189 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 190 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 01/01/2020 East Guldeford 191 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 192 Dunnock Prunella modularis 193 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 194 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 195 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 196 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 197 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 198 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 01/01/2020 West Rise Marsh 199 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 200 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 201 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 10/01/2020 Balcombe 202 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 01/01/2020 Penshurst Lane 203 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 204 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 205 Linnet Linaria cannabina 206 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 207 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 25/05/2020 Stanley Common 208 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 209 Serin Serinus serinus 30/05/2020 Beachy Head 210 Siskin Spinus spinus 211 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 17/10/2020 Beachy Head 212 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 02/12/2020 Arlington Reservoir 213 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 214 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 215 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus