Nick Goldsmith: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 164 of 164 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 08/01/2020 Westcliffe Marsh 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 10/01/2020 Thorney 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 5 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 27/05/2020 Medmerry 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 13/02/2020 DB 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 9 Wigeon Mareca penelope 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 11 Pintail Anas acuta 10/01/2020 Thorney Island 12 Teal Anas crecca 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 13 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 27/05/2020 Medmerry 14 Eider Somateria mollissima 10/10/2020 Off Keyhaven Marshes 15 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18/10/2020 Outer Dee Estuary 16 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 06/01/2020 Dell Quay 17 Goosander Mergus merganser 25/02/2020 Inverness 18 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 19 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 06/01/2020 Birdham 20 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 25/06/2020 Twyford 21 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 25/05/2020 Hut Wood Flushed when setting up nets - heard charring at 10am also 22 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2020 Kings Worthy 23 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 Winchester 24 Stock Dove Columba oenas 13/02/2020 Thorney Island 25 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 26 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur ********** ********** 27 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 04/01/2020 Weyhill 28 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 11/12/2020 DB 29 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 30 Coot Fulica atra 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 31 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 32 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/01/2020 Mayflower Park 33 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 08/12/2020 Hayling Oysterbeds 34 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 03/01/2020 Royal Pier 35 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 21/01/2020 Chidham 36 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 37 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 04/02/2020 Thorney Island 38 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 22/01/2020 Hythe 39 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 40 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 04/02/2020 Thorney Island 41 Curlew Numenius arquata 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 42 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 21/01/2020 Chidham 43 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 08/01/2020 Bury Marsh 44 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 25/01/2020 Bowerhouse Farm 45 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 17/01/2020 Cracknore Hard 46 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 10/10/2020 Fishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marshes 47 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 10/10/2020 Fishtail Lagoon, Keyhaven Marshes 48 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 08/01/2020 Redbridge 49 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 01/08/2020 Cley 50 Redshank Tringa totanus 06/01/2020 Dell Quay 51 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 06/01/2020 Dell Quay 52 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 08/01/2020 Bury Marsh 53 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 54 Knot Calidris canutus 20/01/2020 Thorney 55 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/08/2020 Cley 56 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 01/09/2020 Farlington Marshes Ringed 57 Sanderling Calidris alba 22/08/2020 Weymouth 58 Dunlin Calidris alpina 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 59 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima ********** ********** 60 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 02/08/2020 Holkham 61 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 27/07/2020 Fishlake Meadows 62 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 30/05/2020 Hythe 63 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 30/04/2020 Southampton Water 64 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 65 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 08/01/2020 Redbridge 66 Common Gull Larus canus 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 67 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2020 Mayflower Park 68 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 19/11/2020 Eling 69 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 70 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 08/01/2020 Redbridge 71 Razorbill Alca torda 18/10/2020 Outer Dee Estuary 72 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 19/10/2020 Outer Dee Estuary 73 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18/10/2020 Outer Dee Estuary 74 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 10/01/2020 Thorney 75 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/06/2020 Off Littlehampton 76 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2020 Royal Pier 77 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 23/01/2020 Royal Pier 78 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 06/01/2020 Dell Quay 79 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 06/01/2020 Warblington 80 Great White Egret Ardea alba 27/07/2020 Fishlake Meadows 81 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/01/2020 Stilt Pools 82 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 16/08/2020 Martin Down 83 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 06/01/2020 Cobnor Point 84 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 05/09/2020 Flatford 85 Red Kite Milvus milvus 11/01/2020 A303 nr Andover 86 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 04/08/2020 Holkham From IoW reintroduction - tour of Norfolk. 87 Buzzard Buteo buteo 06/01/2020 M27 nr Portsmouth 88 Barn Owl Tyto alba 27/01/2020 Wonston 89 Little Owl Athene noctua 30/12/2020 Chilling 90 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/01/2020 Shawford Heard on New Years Day 91 Hoopoe Upupa epops 03/02/2020 Badmington Lane 92 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 93 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 94 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 10/01/2020 Thorney 95 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 06/01/2020 M3 nr Winchester 96 Merlin Falco columbarius 04/02/2020 Thorney Island 97 Hobby Falco subbuteo 25/05/2020 Hut Wood Heard calling 98 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 07/02/2020 Dibden Bay 99 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 07/10/2020 Queen's Park, Southampton 100 Jay Garrulus glandarius 10/01/2020 Thorney 101 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 102 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Garden 103 Rook Corvus frugilegus 10/01/2020 Thorney 104 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 105 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 25/02/2020 Inverness 106 Raven Corvus corax 01/04/2020 Allbrook 107 Coal Tit Periparus ater 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 108 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 05/04/2020 Breach Sling Copse 109 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Winchester 110 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Winchester 111 Woodlark Lullula arborea 29/10/2020 Chilling 112 Skylark Alauda arvensis 26/01/2020 Layham 113 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 05/09/2020 Flatford 114 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2020 nr Colden Common 115 House Martin Delichon urbicum 02/05/2020 Kings Worthy 116 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 08/01/2020 Westcliffe Marsh 117 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 04/01/2020 Weyhill 118 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 11/04/2020 Itchen Navitgation 119 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 13/03/2020 DB 120 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/04/2020 Itchen Navigation 121 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 26/04/2020 Itchen Navigation 122 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 18/06/2020 Nursling 123 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 04/01/2020 Weyhill 124 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 16/08/2020 Martin Down Ringed 125 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 26/05/2020 DB 126 Whitethroat Curruca communis 11/04/2020 Itchen Navigation 127 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 08/12/2020 Hayling Island 128 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 05/04/2020 Breach Spring Copse 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 130 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 131 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 132 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 133 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2020 Starling 134 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 Kingsgate Park 135 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 16/01/2020 Goatee Beach 136 Redwing Turdus iliacus 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 137 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Garden 138 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 06/01/2020 Chidham 139 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 20/09/2020 Silver Wood 140 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Garden 141 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 12/08/2020 Chilling Ringed 142 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 10/12/2020 Medmerry Park Holiday Village 143 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/08/2020 DB 144 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 23/08/2020 Nr Weymouth 145 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20/01/2020 Thorney 146 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 30/04/2020 DB 147 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Winchester 148 Dunnock Prunella modularis 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 149 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10/10/2020 Keyhaven Marshes 150 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 151 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 03/01/2020 Mayflower Park 152 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 06/01/2020 Medmerry 153 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 12/08/2020 Chilling Ringed 154 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 08/01/2020 Town Quay Marina 155 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 156 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 04/01/2020 Weyhill 157 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 11/01/2020 Weyhill 158 Linnet Linaria cannabina 22/01/2020 Dibden Bay 159 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/10/2020 Chilling Ringed 160 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 03/07/2020 Chilling 161 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 04/01/2020 Weyhill 162 Siskin Spinus spinus 05/01/2020 Silver Wood 163 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 04/06/2020 King Sombourne 164 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 21/01/2020 Thorney