Geoffrey Yarnell: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 127 of 127 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 27/08/2020 Rossie Spit 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 17/02/2020 Potteric Carr 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 21/01/2020 Kirriemuir 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 10/01/2020 East Haven 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 03/01/2020 Staffin I of Skye 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12/01/2020 Montrose Basin 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 17/02/2020 Potteric Carr 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 07/02/2020 Forfar Loch 10 Wigeon Mareca penelope 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 12 Pintail Anas acuta 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 13 Teal Anas crecca 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 14 Pochard Aythya ferina 17/02/2020 Potteric Carr 15 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 16 Scaup Aythya marila 05/11/2020 Monikie 17 Eider Somateria mollissima 17/01/2020 Montrose Basin 18 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 12/01/2020 Lunan Bay 19 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 12/01/2020 Lunan Bay 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 31/01/2020 Balgavies 21 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 22 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 17/07/2020 Invermark 23 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 12/01/2020 Montrose Basin 24 Swift Apus apus 03/05/2020 Arbroath 25 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 18/06/2020 Invermark 26 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 03/01/2020 Carbost 27 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 15/01/2020 Home 28 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 12/01/2020 Montrose Basin 29 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 30 Coot Fulica atra 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 31 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/02/2020 Forfar Loch 32 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/07/2020 Forfar Loch 33 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 34 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/01/2020 East Haven 35 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 12/01/2020 East Haven 36 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 10/01/2020 Easthaven 37 Curlew Numenius arquata 08/01/2020 Carnoustie 38 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 12/01/2020 Balmossie 39 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 12/01/2020 Balmossie 40 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 12/01/2020 Elliott 41 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 18/06/2020 Invermark 42 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 31/01/2020 Murton 43 Redshank Tringa totanus 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 44 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 45 Knot Calidris canutus 12/01/2020 Balmossie 46 Sanderling Calidris alba 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 47 Dunlin Calidris alpina 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 48 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 12/01/2020 Arbroath 49 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 16/05/2020 West Haven 50 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 13/04/2020 Seaton Cliffs 51 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 52 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 26/06/2020 Gayfield 53 Common Gull Larus canus 31/01/2020 Balgavies 54 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 55 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 56 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 10/02/2020 Dundee 57 Puffin Fratercula arctica 13/07/2020 Auchmithie 58 Razorbill Alca torda 24/06/2020 Auchmithie 59 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 24/06/2020 Auchmithie 60 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 12/01/2020 Lunan Bay 61 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 15/07/2020 Backwater reservoir 62 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 12/01/2020 Lunan Bay 63 Gannet Morus bassanus 12/07/2020 Arbroath 64 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 65 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 24/06/2020 Auchmithie 66 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 19/10/2020 Langford 67 Great White Egret Ardea alba 07/02/2020 Forfar Loch 68 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 69 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 18/06/2020 Invermark 70 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 03/01/2020 Carbost 71 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/05/2020 Home 72 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 17/02/2020 Potteric Carr 73 Red Kite Milvus milvus 21/01/2020 Forestmuir 74 Buzzard Buteo buteo 03/01/2020 Broadford 75 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 12/01/2020 Montrose Basin 76 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Balmacara 77 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 16/02/2020 Doncaster 78 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 13/07/2020 Auchmithie 79 Magpie Pica pica 16/02/2020 Doncaster 80 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 09/01/2020 Arbroath 81 Rook Corvus frugilegus 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 82 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 07/01/2020 Craigmill 83 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 03/01/2020 Carbost 84 Raven Corvus corax 03/01/2020 Carbost 85 Coal Tit Periparus ater 09/01/2020 Home 86 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 09/01/2020 Home 87 Great Tit Parus major 09/01/2020 Home 88 Skylark Alauda arvensis 25/02/2020 East Haven 89 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 11/06/2020 Keptie Pond 90 Swallow Hirundo rustica 29/04/2020 Arbroath 91 House Martin Delichon urbicum 11/05/2020 Montrose 92 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 17/02/2020 Potteric Carr 93 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 07/06/2020 Barry 94 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21/06/2020 Elliot 95 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 02/05/2020 Elliot 96 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 11/05/2020 Montrose 97 Whitethroat Curruca communis 04/05/2020 Home 98 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 23/02/2020 Keptie Pond 99 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 18/06/2020 Invermark 100 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 03/01/2020 Carbost 101 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 18/06/2020 Invermark 102 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 18/06/2020 Invermark 103 Blackbird Turdus merula 03/01/2020 Carbost 104 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 18/06/2020 Invermark 105 Robin Erithacus rubecula 08/01/2020 Carnoustie 106 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 18/06/2020 Invermark 107 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/07/2020 Glen Esk 108 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 17/07/2020 Glen Lethnot 109 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 03/01/2020 Carbost 110 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 02/05/2020 Hatton 111 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/01/2020 Hercules Burn 112 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 03/01/2020 Carbost 113 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 07/01/2020 Keptie Pond 114 Dunnock Prunella modularis 10/01/2020 Easthaven 115 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 09/01/2020 Arbroath 116 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 10/01/2020 East Haven 117 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 29/02/2020 Elliott 118 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 09/01/2020 Arbroath 119 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Balmacara 120 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 16/04/2020 Home 121 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 Balmacara 122 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/05/2020 Seaton Cliffs 123 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 124 Siskin Spinus spinus 17/07/2020 Glen Lethnot 125 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 14/07/2020 Boghead 126 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 07/01/2020 Craigmill Burn 127 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 17/02/2020 Potteric Carr