James Spencer: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 195 of 195 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 15/01/2020 River Parrett Light bellied 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 03/01/2020 RSPB St Aidan's 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 03/01/2020 RSPB St Aidan's 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 03/01/2020 RSPB Blacktoft Sands 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere albifrons 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Nafferton 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 13/01/2020 Bubwith Ings 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14/01/2020 River Parrett 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2020 Barmston 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2020 Barmston 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Nafferton 15 Pintail Anas acuta 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 16 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2020 Barmston 17 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 13/02/2020 Shapwick Heath 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 20 Scaup Aythya marila 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 22 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 02/01/2020 Barmston 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 13/01/2020 Flew over A42 27 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 03/01/2020 RSPB St Aidan's 28 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Kilham 29 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 03/01/2020 Goole 30 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 31 Swift Apus apus 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2020 Barmston 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2020 Barmston 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Nafferton 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Nafferton 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 15/01/2020 Shapwick Heath 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Nafferton 39 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 40 Crane Grus grus 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 15/01/2020 Shapwick Heath 42 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/01/2020 Barmston 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 15/01/2020 Shapwick Heath 44 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 08/07/2020 Steart 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 14/01/2020 River Parrett 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 14/01/2020 River Parrett 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2020 Barmston 48 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 15/01/2020 River Parrett 49 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 50 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus ********** ********** 51 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 07/10/2020 Berrow Sands 52 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 53 Curlew Numenius arquata 03/01/2020 RSPB St Aidan's 54 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 55 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 03/01/2020 RSPB Blacktoft Sands 56 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 03/01/2020 RSPB Blacktoft Sands 59 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 01/02/2020 Thornwick Pools 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 13/03/2020 Chew Valley Lake 61 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 10/01/2020 Nafferton Beck 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 14/01/2020 River Parrett 63 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 25/02/2020 Steart 64 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 29/01/2020 River Parrett 65 Knot Calidris canutus 14/01/2020 River Parrett 66 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 67 Sanderling Calidris alba 02/01/2020 Barmston 68 Dunlin Calidris alpina 14/01/2020 River Parrett 69 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 70 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 71 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 72 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 73 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 74 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 75 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 76 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 26/02/2020 Ulrome 77 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2020 Nafferton 78 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 15/01/2020 River Parrett 79 Common Gull Larus canus 02/01/2020 Barmston 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2020 Barmston 81 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/01/2020 Barmston 83 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 84 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 15/01/2020 River Parrett 85 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 86 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 87 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 88 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 89 Puffin Fratercula arctica 90 Razorbill Alca torda 26/02/2020 Ulrome 91 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 02/01/2020 Barmston 92 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 02/01/2020 Barmston 93 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 94 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 95 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 96 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 19/09/2020 Ulrome 97 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 98 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 99 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 100 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/01/2020 Barmston 101 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2020 Barmston 102 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Ulrome 103 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 104 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 31/01/2020 Far Ings 105 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2020 Wansford 106 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11/03/2020 Chew Valley Lake 107 Great White Egret Ardea alba 14/01/2020 Pawlett Hams 108 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 109 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 110 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 03/01/2020 RSPB Blacktoft Sands 111 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 01/02/2020 Wykeham 112 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 03/01/2020 RSPB Blacktoft Sands 113 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 03/01/2020 RSPB Blacktoft Sands 114 Red Kite Milvus milvus 03/01/2020 Garforth 115 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Kilham 116 Barn Owl Tyto alba 03/01/2020 Garrowby Hill 117 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 17/01/2020 River Parrett 118 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/04/2020 Nafferton 119 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 10/01/2020 Nafferton Beck 120 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 12/01/2020 Ulrome 121 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 24/01/2020 Stainforth 122 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Ruston Parva 123 Merlin Falco columbarius 02/01/2020 Barmston 124 Hobby Falco subbuteo 07/04/2020 125 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 15/01/2020 River Parrett 126 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 127 Jay Garrulus glandarius 23/01/2020 Stainforth 128 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Nafferton 129 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Nafferton 130 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Ruston Parva 131 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 02/01/2020 Barmston 132 Raven Corvus corax 14/01/2020 River Parrett 133 Coal Tit Periparus ater 08/01/2020 Nafferton 134 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/02/2020 Forge Valley 135 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2020 Barmston 136 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2020 Barmston 137 Woodlark Lullula arborea 138 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2020 Barmston 139 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 06/04/2020 140 Swallow Hirundo rustica 141 House Martin Delichon urbicum 142 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 15/01/2020 River Parrett 143 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 02/01/2020 Barmston 144 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 145 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 146 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 03/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW 147 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 19/04/2020 148 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 13/06/2020 Filey 149 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 150 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 151 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 07/04/2020 152 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 153 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 154 Whitethroat Curruca communis 155 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 156 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW 157 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2020 Barmston 158 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/02/2020 Forge Valley 159 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/02/2020 Forge Valley 160 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Nafferton 161 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2020 Barmston 162 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/02/2020 North Frodingham 163 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/01/2020 Nafferton 164 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Nafferton 165 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 03/01/2020 RSPB Blacktoft Sands 166 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 167 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2020 Barmston 168 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02/01/2020 Barmston 169 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 170 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 02/01/2020 Barmston 171 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Nafferton 172 Dunnock Prunella modularis 03/01/2020 RSPB St Aidan's 173 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 174 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 03/12/2020 WWT Steart 175 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 03/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW 176 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2020 Hornsea Mere 177 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 03/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW 178 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 179 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 20/11/2020 Huntspill Sea Wall Flew south along saltmarsh calling 180 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 03/01/2020 Lemonroyd STW five 181 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 182 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2020 Barmston 183 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 184 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/01/2020 Barmston 185 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2020 Barmston 186 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2020 Barmston 187 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 188 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 01/02/2020 Wykeham 189 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2020 190 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/02/2020 Wykeham 191 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 192 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 02/01/2020 Barmston 193 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 02/01/2020 Barmston 194 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 195 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2020 Barmston