Mark Ellis: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 205 of 205 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 11/01/2020 Cley 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Lackford 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/01/2020 Oulton Broad 21BC 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Lackford 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 03/01/2020 Buckenham Just 4 this year 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 03/01/2020 Buckenham 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 12/01/2020 Westleton 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 01/01/2020 Micklemere 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Lackford 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12/01/2020 Westleton 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12/01/2020 Minsmere 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2020 Lackford 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2020 Lackford 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 18/01/2020 Ipswich 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/06/2020 Potter Heigham 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Lackford 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 Lackford 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Lackford 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Lackford 20 Pintail Anas acuta 04/01/2020 Oulton Broad Leathes Ham 21 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 Lackford 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 05/01/2020 Minsmere 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 07/10/2020 Watlington (Norfolk) 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2020 Lackford 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Lackford 26 Scaup Aythya marila 08/02/2020 Abberton 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 06/09/2020 Minsmere 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 08/02/2020 Abberton 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Lackford 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 07/03/2020 Minsmere Male and female from South Hide 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 05/01/2020 Minsmere 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 09/02/2020 Mistley 33 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 21/03/2020 Choseley 34 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Great Barton 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2020 Great Barton 36 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 21/05/2020 Minsmere 37 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 23/09/2020 Colchester Zoo 38 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2020 Oulton Broad 21BC 39 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 25/04/2020 Castle Marshes 40 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2020 Pakefield 41 Stock Dove Columba oenas 18/01/2020 Ipswich 42 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Lackford 43 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur ********** ********** 44 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Oulton Broad 45 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2020 Lackford 46 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Lackford 47 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Lackford 48 Crane Grus grus 29/02/2020 Clippesby 49 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Lackford 50 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 04/01/2020 Oulton Broad Lake Lothing 51 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 21/05/2020 Minsmere 52 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 11/01/2020 Wells next the Sea 53 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11/01/2020 Cley 54 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 11/01/2020 Wells next the Sea 55 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 11/01/2020 Cley 56 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 26/02/2020 Landguard 57 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 13/06/2020 Potter Heigham 58 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Lackford 59 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 25/04/2020 Castle Marshes 60 Curlew Numenius arquata 11/01/2020 Cley 61 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 18/03/2020 Hen Reedbeds 62 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 09/02/2020 Mistley 63 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2020 Lackford 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 23/07/2020 Minsmere 65 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 08/02/2020 Ardleigh 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 04/01/2020 Oulton Broad Lake Lothing 67 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 23/07/2020 Minsmere 68 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 22/03/2020 Carlton Marshes 69 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 07/11/2020 Dingle Marsh 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/01/2020 Oulton Broad Lake Lothing 71 Knot Calidris canutus 09/02/2020 Mistley 72 Ruff Calidris pugnax 03/01/2020 Buckenham 73 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 23/07/2020 Minsmere 74 Sanderling Calidris alba 04/01/2020 Kessingland 75 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/02/2020 Dingle Marshes 76 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 21/02/2020 Lowestoft Ness Point (5) 77 Little Stint Calidris minuta 26/09/2020 Covehithe Broad 78 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 18/09/2020 Titchwell 79 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 08/05/2020 Kessingland 80 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 05/08/2020 Alton Water 81 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 13/06/2020 Potter Heigham 82 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 08/05/2020 Kessingland 83 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 07/06/2020 Southwold 84 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 25/07/2020 Lowestoft North Denes 85 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 07/03/2020 Lowestoft 86 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Lackford 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 04/01/2020 Kessingland 88 Common Gull Larus canus 04/01/2020 Lowestoft 89 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 25/01/2020 Covehithe 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Lackford 91 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 09/02/2020 Snaresbrook 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 03/01/2020 Buckenham 93 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Lackford 94 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 05/12/2020 Winterton 95 Puffin Fratercula arctica 29/06/2020 Bempton Cliffs 96 Razorbill Alca torda 29/06/2020 Bempton Cliffs 97 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 29/06/2020 Bempton Cliffs 98 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 05/01/2020 Minsmere 99 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 25/01/2020 Benacre Broad 100 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 29/06/2020 Bempton Cliffs 101 Gannet Morus bassanus 29/06/2020 Bempton Cliffs 102 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Lackford 103 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19/02/2020 Oulton Broad Lake Lothing 104 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 29/11/2020 Carlton Marshes 105 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 22/05/2020 Carlton Marshes 106 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 06/07/2020 Carlton Marshes 107 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/01/2020 Carlton Marshes 108 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 03/06/2020 Carlton Marshes 109 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/02/2020 Dingle Marshes 110 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Lackford 111 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 05/08/2020 Rutland Water 112 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2020 Lackford 113 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 27/02/2020 Cockley Cley 114 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 03/01/2020 Buckenham 115 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 21/11/2020 Stubb Mill 116 Red Kite Milvus milvus 29/02/2020 Horsey 117 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 11/01/2020 Wells next the Sea 118 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Lackford 119 Barn Owl Tyto alba 03/01/2020 Buckenham 120 Little Owl Athene noctua 14/06/2020 Bradwell 121 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/02/2020 Halvergate 122 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 18/01/2020 Ipswich 123 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 02/02/2020 Dunwich 124 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 27/02/2020 Stanton Downham 125 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/03/2020 Minsmere 126 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Worlingham 127 Merlin Falco columbarius 31/08/2020 Frampton Marsh 128 Hobby Falco subbuteo 02/05/2020 Oulton Broad 21BC addition to Life House List 129 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 27/04/2020 Oulton Broad 21BC 130 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 18/01/2020 Ipswich 131 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 27/02/2020 Fincham also Steppe Grey Shrike 04 Oct Benacre 132 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 18/09/2020 Warham Greens 133 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 Harleston 134 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Lackford 135 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Lackford 136 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Wattisfield 137 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Lackford 138 Raven Corvus corax 05/08/2020 Crowden 139 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 26/02/2020 Carlton Colville 140 Coal Tit Periparus ater 05/01/2020 Minsmere 141 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2020 Lackford 142 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Lackford 143 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Lackford 144 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 01/06/2020 Potter Heigham 145 Woodlark Lullula arborea 01/06/2020 East Wretham 146 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2020 Great Barton 147 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 04/01/2020 Kessingland 148 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 20/04/2020 Oulton Broad 21BC 149 Swallow Hirundo rustica 07/04/2020 Oulton Broad 150 House Martin Delichon urbicum 02/05/2020 Kessingland 151 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 04/04/2020 Carlton Marshes 152 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Lackford 153 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 29/09/2020 Lowestoft Sparrows Nest 154 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 26/04/2020 Carlton Marshes 155 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 11/03/2020 Oulton Broad Leathes Ham 156 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/04/2020 Carlton Marshes 157 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 26/04/2020 Carlton Marshes 158 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 25/04/2020 Castle Marshes 159 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 02/04/2020 Carlton Marshes 160 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 02/05/2020 Kessingland 161 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 02/05/2020 Kessingland 162 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2020 Carlton Marshes 163 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 19/01/2020 Dunwich 164 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 13/03/2020 Kessingland 165 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Lackford 166 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Lackford 167 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 12/08/2020 Minsmere 168 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Lackford 169 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 18/01/2020 Ipswich 170 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 27/02/2020 Lynford 171 Redwing Turdus iliacus 18/01/2020 Ipswich 172 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Lackford 173 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Great Barton 174 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Lackford 175 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 15/05/2020 Westleton Heard 176 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 16/10/2020 Waxham 177 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 17/03/2020 Kessingland 178 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 18/09/2020 Warham Greens 179 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 14/08/2020 Lowestoft North Denes 180 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2020 Carlton Marshes 181 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 08/05/2020 Benacre 182 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 29/06/2020 Bempton Cliffs 183 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 04/01/2020 Lowestoft 184 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Lackford 185 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 31/08/2020 Frampton Marsh 186 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 07/11/2020 Dingle Marsh 187 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 13/03/2020 Kessingland 188 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 11/01/2020 Weybourne 189 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 03/01/2020 Buckenham 190 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 01/06/2020 Santon Downham 191 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 24/10/2020 Lowestoft Ness Point 192 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Lackford 193 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 28/11/2020 Lynford 194 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 11/07/2020 Snettisham 195 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/01/2020 Oulton Broad Lake Lothing 196 Twite Linaria flavirostris 07/11/2020 Dingle Marsh 197 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/01/2020 Covehithe 198 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 28/11/2020 Brandon, Mayday Farm 199 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Lackford 200 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2020 Lackford 201 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus ********** ********** 202 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 05/11/2020 Hen Reedbeds 203 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 27/02/2020 Lynford 204 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 03/10/2020 Lowestoft North Denes 205 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020 Lackford