Tom Speller: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 163 of 163 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/02/2020 Kent, Minnis Bay 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 26/01/2020 Herts, Turnford GPs 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 16/02/2020 Norfolk, Burnham Overy Staithe 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 22/11/2020 Beds, Broom 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 07/01/2020 London, East India Dock Basin 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 29/07/2020 Herts, Amwell 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 03/02/2020 Beds, Priory Country Park 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 14 Pintail Anas acuta 03/02/2020 Beds, Broom GLE 15 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 16 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 19/10/2020 Herts, Amwell NR - Hollycross 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 26/01/2020 Herts, Turnford GPs (North Met Pit) 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 03/02/2020 Beds, Priory Country Park 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2020 London, Poplar Dock Marina 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 09/08/2020 Hants, Keyhaven 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 26/01/2020 Herts, Turnford GPs (North Met Pit) 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 26/01/2020 Herts, Turnford GPs ( Ashley Pit) 23 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 12/01/2020 Herts, Wallington 24 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 19/01/2020 Herts, Watery Grove 25 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 12/01/2020 Herts, Wallington 26 Swift Apus apus 25/04/2020 Herts, Stevenage (garden) 27 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 24/04/2020 Herts, Norton Green 28 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park Feral pigeon 29 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/02/2020 Herts, Kelshall 30 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 31 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 19/06/2020 Herts, Anstey 32 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 33 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 26/01/2020 Essex, Seventy Acres Lake 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 35 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 26/01/2020 Essex, Seventy Acres Lake 37 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 38 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 21/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 39 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/02/2020 Kent, Minnis Bay 40 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 21/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 41 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 05/01/2020 Herts, Willian 42 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 22/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 43 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 31/05/2020 Herts, Amwell 44 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 26/01/2020 Herts, Amwell NR 45 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 09/08/2020 Hants, Keyhaven 46 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/02/2020 Kent, Minnis Bay 47 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 16/02/2020 Norfolk, Holkham 48 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 05/11/2020 Herts, Watery Grove 49 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/08/2020 Kent, Oare Marshes 50 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/01/2020 London, Bow Creek 51 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/02/2020 Herts, Lemsford Springs 52 Redshank Tringa totanus 07/01/2020 London, Bow Creek 53 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 13/06/2020 Herts, Tyttenhanger 54 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/08/2020 Kent, Oare Marshes 55 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/02/2020 Kent, Minnis Bay 56 Ruff Calidris pugnax 21/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 57 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 02/08/2020 Kent, Oare Marshes 58 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 12/08/2020 Herts, Amwell 59 Sanderling Calidris alba 02/02/2020 Kent, Minnis Bay 60 Dunlin Calidris alpina 21/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 61 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 22/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 62 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 27/05/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 63 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 22/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 64 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 22/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 65 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 21/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 66 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 02/08/2020 Kent, Oare Marshes 67 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 68 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 19/07/2020 Herts, Amwell 69 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 70 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 71 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2020 London, Poplar Dock Marina 72 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 19/07/2020 Herts, Amwell 73 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 08/01/2020 London, Isle of Dogs North Dock 74 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 75 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 76 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 22/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 77 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 26/01/2020 Herts, Turnford GPs ( Ashley Pit) 78 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 21/11/2020 Herts, King's Meads 79 Great White Egret Ardea alba 21/07/2020 Suffolk, Minsmere 80 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 07/01/2020 London, East India Dock Basin 81 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 26/01/2020 Essex, Seventy Acres Lake 82 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 15/02/2020 Norfolk, Hunstanton 83 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 11/12/2020 Herts, Redbournbury 84 Red Kite Milvus milvus 04/01/2020 Herts, Borehamwood 85 Buzzard Buteo buteo 04/01/2020 Herts, Hatfield 86 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/03/2020 Herts, Clothall 87 Little Owl Athene noctua 08/02/2020 Herts, Aston End 88 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 28/11/2020 Herts, Wallington Road 89 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 90 Hoopoe Upupa epops 15/11/2020 Beds, Northill 91 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 19/07/2020 Herts, Amwell 92 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 93 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 94 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 05/01/2020 Beds, Sheeptick End 95 Merlin Falco columbarius 17/10/2020 Herts, Deadman's Hill 96 Hobby Falco subbuteo 22/05/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 97 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 08/02/2020 Herts, Stevenage 98 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 10/01/2020 London, Isle of Dogs, Saunders Ness 99 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 05/01/2020 Beds, Sheeptick End 100 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/02/2020 Herts, Borehamwood 101 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 102 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 04/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 103 Rook Corvus frugilegus 05/01/2020 Herts, Wallington 104 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 105 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 106 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 19/01/2020 Herts, Watery Grove 107 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 108 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 109 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 02/08/2020 Kent, Oare Marshes 110 Skylark Alauda arvensis 12/01/2020 Herts, Wallington 111 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19/03/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 112 Swallow Hirundo rustica 17/04/2020 Herts, Stevenage (garden) 113 House Martin Delichon urbicum 01/05/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 114 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 07/02/2020 London, Bow Creek 115 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 116 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 19/04/2020 Herts, Norton Green 117 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 19/03/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 118 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 31/05/2020 Herts, Amwell 119 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 31/05/2020 Herts, Amwell 120 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 08/06/2020 Herts, King's Meads 121 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 23/03/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 122 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 24/04/2020 Herts, Norton Green 123 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 22/04/2020 Herts, Norton Green 124 Whitethroat Curruca communis 19/04/2020 Herts, Norton Green 125 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 20/07/2020 Suffolk, Westleston Heath 126 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 127 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 07/01/2020 London, East India Dock Basin 128 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/03/2020 Herts, Watery Grove 129 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 19/01/2020 Herts, Watery Grove 130 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 04/01/2020 Herts, Borehamwood 131 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 132 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 10/01/2020 London, Isle of Dogs, Millwall Park 133 Redwing Turdus iliacus 05/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 134 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 135 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 12/01/2020 Herts, Wallington 136 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16/05/2020 Herts, Hitchwood 137 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 138 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 14/11/2020 Herts, Baldock 139 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 11/08/2020 Hants, Longslade Bottom 140 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 30/08/2020 Herts, Norton Green 141 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 05/01/2020 Herts, Wallington 142 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 16/03/2020 Herts, Norton Green 143 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 11/10/2020 Herts, Tyttenhanger 144 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Herts, Stevenage (back garden) 145 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 146 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 30/04/2020 Herts, Stevenage 147 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 10/01/2020 London, Isle of Dogs, Saunders Ness 148 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 149 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 12/01/2020 Herts, Deadman's Hill 150 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 09/08/2020 Hants, Milford-on-Sea 151 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 05/01/2020 Herts, Fairlands Valley Park 152 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 07/11/2020 Herts, Pigeonswick (Knebworth Woods) 153 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 26/01/2020 Herts, Bramfield Churchyard 154 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 19/01/2020 Herts, Watery Grove 155 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 31/01/2020 London, East India Dock Basin 156 Linnet Linaria cannabina 08/02/2020 Herts, Wallington 157 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 11/10/2020 Herts, Tyttenhanger 158 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 26/07/2020 Herts, Broxbourne Woods 159 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Herts, Stevenage (back garden) 160 Siskin Spinus spinus 26/01/2020 Herts, Amwell NR 161 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 12/01/2020 Herts, Deadman's Hill 162 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/01/2020 Herts, Wallington 163 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 07/01/2020 London, East India Dock Basin