Romney Yeoman Walker: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 114 of 114 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 30/05/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire Single pale-bellied individual 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 03/02/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 07/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 03/01/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 03/01/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 03/01/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire Ca 50 by the green barn on Dib Road 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 14 Pintail Anas acuta 07/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 15 Teal Anas crecca 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 24/01/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 18 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 03/02/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 2 females 19 Goosander Mergus merganser 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 20 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 15/01/2020 Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside 21 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 15/01/2020 Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside 22 Swift Apus apus 16/05/2020 Carr Lane Woods, Prescot, Merseyside 23 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire Feral pigeon..... 24 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 25 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire 26 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Collins Green, Warrington, Cheshire 27 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 28 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 29 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 30 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 24/01/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 31 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 24/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 32 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 30/05/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 33 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 25/02/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 34 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 06/06/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 35 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 07/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 36 Curlew Numenius arquata 14/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 37 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 24/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 38 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 13/03/2020 Alston Wetlands, Longridge, Lancashire 4 flushed during RSPB work party 39 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 25/01/2020 Carr Lane Pools, Hale, Merseyside 40 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 19/11/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 41 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 02/08/2020 Carr Lane Pools, Hale, Merseyside 42 Redshank Tringa totanus 14/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 43 Dunlin Calidris alpina 30/07/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire Can 70 on Crosses Inner 44 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 30/05/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 45 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 13/09/2020 Hale Head, Halton, Cheshire 46 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 47 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 11/07/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 48 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 49 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 50 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 51 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 25/01/2020 Pickering's Pasture, Widnes, Cheshire 52 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire 53 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 13/06/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 54 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 55 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 27/08/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 3 with cattle on Rimmer's Marsh 56 Great White Egret Ardea alba 06/02/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 57 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 58 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 15/01/2020 Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside 59 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 23/08/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 60 Buzzard Buteo buteo 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 61 Barn Owl Tyto alba 24/01/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 62 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 28/05/2020 Garden - Prescot, Merseyside Calls heard close by over several minutes, possibly two individuals. 63 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 15/01/2020 Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside 64 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 20/02/2020 Knowsley Estate, Prescot, Merseyside 65 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire 66 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 23/08/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 67 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15/01/2020 Garden - Prescot, Merseyside 68 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire 69 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 03/01/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 70 Rook Corvus frugilegus 03/01/2020 By Plough Inn (B5240), Ormskirk, Lancashire 71 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire 72 Raven Corvus corax 17/09/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 73 Coal Tit Periparus ater 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 74 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Collins Green, Warrington, Cheshire 75 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Collins Green, Warrington, Cheshire 76 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/02/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 77 Swallow Hirundo rustica 22/04/2020 Garden - Prescot, Merseyside First seen a few days earlier, but not fully confirmed till this sighting 78 House Martin Delichon urbicum 16/05/2020 Carr Lane Woods, Prescot, Merseyside 79 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 03/02/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside Singing near pumping station 80 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2020 Longton Brickcroft (LWT), Preston, Lancashire 81 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/06/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 82 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 14/04/2020 Garden - Prescot, Merseyside 83 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 30/05/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 84 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 11/07/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 85 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 13/06/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 86 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 09/05/2020 Carr Lane Woods, Prescot, Merseyside 87 Whitethroat Curruca communis 09/05/2020 Carr Lane Woods, Prescot, Merseyside 88 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 15/01/2020 Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside 89 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 12/02/2020 Garden - Prescot, Merseyside 90 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Sankey Valley, Warrington, Cheshire 91 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 92 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 14/01/2020 Marshside (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 93 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 25/01/2020 Carr Lane Pools, Hale, Merseyside 94 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 15/01/2020 Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside 95 Redwing Turdus iliacus 03/01/2020 Birdy Brow, Longridge, Lancashire Several thousand heading into the roost 96 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Collins Green, Warrington, Cheshire 97 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Collins Green, Warrington, Cheshire 98 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 25/01/2020 Carr Lane Pools, Hale, Merseyside 99 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 17/09/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 100 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 18/02/2020 Old Hollow Farm, Banks, Lancashire 101 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 03/01/2020 New Road, Rufford, Lancashire 102 Dunnock Prunella modularis 15/01/2020 Garden - Prescot, Merseyside 103 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 30/08/2020 Dairy Farm Road, Rainford At least 5 in fallow field beside footpath to Inglenook Farm. With several Pied/White Wagtails and lots of Linnets. 104 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 14/03/2020 Wyresdale Hall, Scorton, Lancashire 105 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 15/01/2020 Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot, Merseyside 106 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 04/02/2020 Hesketh Out Marsh (RSPB), Southport, Lancashire 107 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 108 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 13/03/2020 Alston Wetlands, Longridge, Lancashire In trees adjacent to the wetland 109 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/01/2020 Carr Lane Pools, Hale, Merseyside 110 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 111 Siskin Spinus spinus 03/01/2020 Mere Sands Wood (LWT), Rufford, Lancashire 112 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 06/06/2020 Lunt Meadows, Sefton, Merseyside 113 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 20/02/2020 Knowsley Estate, Prescot, Merseyside 114 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 23/05/2020 Carr Lane Pools, Hale, Merseyside