Edward Sames: Britain 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 04/01/2020 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 04/01/2020 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 04/01/2020 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 09/09/2020 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 20/12/2020 Laleham GPs Three in field 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 27/12/2020 Betchworth, Surrey 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2020 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/01/2020 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 18/03/2020 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 21/03/2020 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 04/01/2020 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 07/01/2020 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 04/01/2020 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 17 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2020 18 Teal Anas crecca 04/01/2020 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2020 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 27/12/2020 Priory pond, Reigate 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 04/01/2020 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 11/06/2020 South Walney NR 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 24 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 07/01/2020 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/06/2020 Pennines 26 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 08/12/2020 Church Norton, Sussex 27 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 08/06/2020 Geltsdale 28 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 08/06/2020 Geltsdale 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 08/09/2020 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 04/01/2020 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 32 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 08/05/2020 33 Swift Apus apus 08/05/2020 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 15/04/2020 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 38 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 25/06/2020 Martin Down 39 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 40 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 16/08/2020 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 42 Coot Fulica atra 04/01/2020 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 21/03/2020 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 07/01/2020 45 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 25/02/2020 Staines Resevoir 46 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 24/05/2020 Minsmere 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 18/01/2020 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 04/01/2020 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 04/01/2020 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 09/09/2020 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 18/01/2020 52 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 09/06/2020 Bassenthwaite 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 04/01/2020 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 21/03/2020 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 04/01/2020 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 10/09/2020 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 04/01/2020 58 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 08/05/2020 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 21/03/2020 60 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 11/10/2020 Keyhaven Marsh, Hampshire 61 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 27/09/2020 Farlington Marshes 62 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 07/06/2020 Grindon loch 63 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 15/05/2020 64 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 11/08/2020 65 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11/08/2020 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 18/01/2020 67 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 21/03/2020 68 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 07/09/2020 Cley Several juveniles seen 69 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/01/2020 70 Knot Calidris canutus 24/05/2020 Minsmere 71 Ruff Calidris pugnax 04/01/2020 72 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 07/09/2020 Cley Several juveniles seen 73 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 16/08/2020 Amwell NR, Herts 74 Sanderling Calidris alba 18/01/2020 75 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/01/2020 76 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 18/01/2020 Reculver 77 Little Stint Calidris minuta 08/09/2020 Cley 78 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 24/05/2020 Minsmere 79 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 15/05/2020 80 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 24/05/2020 Minsmere 81 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 04/09/2020 Staines Resevoir 4 juveniles 82 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 24/05/2020 Minsmere 83 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 84 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 21/03/2020 85 Common Gull Larus canus 02/01/2020 86 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 04/01/2020 87 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 18/01/2020 88 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 18/01/2020 89 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 06/07/2020 90 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 91 Puffin Fratercula arctica 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 92 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 93 Razorbill Alca torda 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 94 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 95 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 10/09/2020 96 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 24/05/2020 Minsmere 97 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 05/07/2020 Lizard, Cornwall Two seen over two days 98 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 99 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 05/07/2020 Lizard, Cornwall A few seen over three days 100 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 15/03/2020 Papercourt Farm 101 Gannet Morus bassanus 11/06/2020 St Bees Head 102 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 103 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 23/06/2020 104 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 08/09/2020 Skifkey 105 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 24/05/2020 Minsmere 106 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/01/2020 107 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 24/05/2020 Minsmere 108 Great White Egret Ardea alba 24/05/2020 Minsmere 109 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 04/01/2020 110 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 08/10/2020 Burton Mill pond, West Sussex 111 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 09/01/2020 112 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 11/07/2020 113 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 04/01/2020 114 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2020 115 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 04/01/2020 Fulton, Kent 116 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2020 117 Barn Owl Tyto alba 19/01/2020 118 Little Owl Athene noctua 12/04/2020 119 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 04/01/2020 Elmley NNR, Kent 120 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 07/06/2020 Geltsdale 121 Hoopoe Upupa epops 10/02/2020 Farley, Hants 122 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18/01/2020 123 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 07/09/2020 Weybourne, Norfolk 124 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 14/03/2020 Mole Valley, Surrey 125 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 126 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 02/01/2020 127 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 04/01/2020 128 Merlin Falco columbarius 11/01/2020 New Forest 129 Hobby Falco subbuteo 30/04/2020 Chobham Common 130 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/01/2020 131 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 02/01/2020 132 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 16/12/2020 Thursley Common 133 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/01/2020 134 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 135 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 05/07/2020 Lizard, Cornwall 136 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 137 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2020 138 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 139 Raven Corvus corax 01/02/2020 140 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2020 141 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 11/01/2020 142 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 143 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 144 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 31/10/2020 Titchfield Haven 145 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 24/05/2020 Minsmere 146 Woodlark Lullula arborea 01/02/2020 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/01/2020 148 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 19/09/2020 Shackleford, Surrey 149 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 03/05/2020 150 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2020 151 House Martin Delichon urbicum 21/04/2020 152 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 24/05/2020 Minsmere 153 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 154 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 07/06/2020 Geltsdale 155 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 03/10/2020 Birling Gap 156 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 26/10/2020 Ifield Mill Pond, West Sussex 157 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/04/2020 158 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 16/03/2020 159 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 24/05/2020 Minsmere 160 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15/05/2020 161 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15/05/2020 162 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 04/04/2020 163 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 21/04/2020 164 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 25/06/2020 Martin Down 165 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/04/2020 166 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 21/01/2020 167 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 11/01/2020 New Forest 168 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2020 169 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 09/01/2020 170 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 11/01/2020 171 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 11/01/2020 172 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 11/06/2020 South Walney NR Self-found (seen day before) 173 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2020 174 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 175 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 08/01/2020 176 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2020 177 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 178 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 11/01/2020 179 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 03/10/2020 Shooters bottom 180 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 14/05/2020 New forest 181 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 182 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 08/06/2020 Geltsdale 183 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 14/05/2020 New forest 184 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 30/04/2020 Chobham Common 185 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2020 186 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 21/03/2020 187 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 07/06/2020 Geltsdale 188 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 18/01/2020 Reculver 189 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 04/01/2020 190 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 191 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 31/08/2020 192 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2020 193 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 07/01/2020 194 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 08/12/2020 Sidlesham Village, Sussex 195 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 04/01/2020 196 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 14/05/2020 New forest 197 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 25/02/2020 Staines Moor 198 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 09/06/2020 Solway 199 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2020 200 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 06/10/2020 Papercourt 201 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 11/01/2020 New Forest 202 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2020 203 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 08/01/2020 204 Linnet Linaria cannabina 04/01/2020 205 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 08/06/2020 Geltsdale 206 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 08/06/2020 Grindon loch Two overhead calling 207 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2020 208 Serin Serinus serinus 23/06/2020 Portland Bill 209 Siskin Spinus spinus 08/01/2020 210 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 11/09/2020 Titchwell 211 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 04/01/2020 212 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 10/02/2020 Farley, Hants 213 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 01/11/2020 Thursley Common 214 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 28/11/2020 Thursley Common Generally elusive, at one point seen in same tree as Little Bunting 215 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 04/01/2020