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