Dennis Morrison: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 204 of 204 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 12/01/2020 Whitesands Quarry, Lothian 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 05/02/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 14/05/2020 Gladhouse, Lothian 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 12/01/2020 Whitesands Quarry, Lothian 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 30/01/2020 Rosewell, Lothian 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 13/02/2020 Barns Ness, Lothian 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 09/10/2020 Spiggie, Shetland 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 04/09/2020 Seafield Pond, Lothian 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 29/12/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 15 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/06/2020 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 17 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 10/01/2020 North Couston Quarry, Lothian 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 19 Scaup Aythya marila 10/11/2020 Eden Estuary, Fife 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 01/01/2020 21 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 19/03/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 22 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 01/01/2020 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 01/01/2020 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 10/01/2020 North Couston Quarry, Lothian 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2020 28 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 19/01/2020 Lammermuirs, Lothian 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 16/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 12/01/2020 Whitesands, Lothian 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 16/03/2020 Notts 32 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 30/05/2020 Undisclosed 33 Swift Apus apus 25/05/2020 Fettes, Lothian 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 25/04/2020 Bavelaw, Lothian 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 09/10/2020 Sumburgh, Shetland 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 16/03/2020 Sherwood Forest, Notts 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 38 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 39 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 28/08/2020 Doonfoot, Ayrshire 40 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 41 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 06/03/2020 Lincolnshire 43 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 01/01/2020 Fernt Ness, Lothian 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/06/2020 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2020 47 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 02/06/2020 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 48 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 15/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland 49 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 15/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland 50 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 09/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 51 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 52 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 28/06/2020 Tyninghame, Lothian 53 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 18/06/2020 Barns Ness, Lothian 54 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 55 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 21/08/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 56 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 09/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 57 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 11/11/2020 Eden Estuary, Fife 58 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 22/11/2020 Barns Ness, Lothian 59 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 25/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 60 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2020 61 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 21/08/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 62 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 09/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 63 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2020 64 Knot Calidris canutus 28/06/2020 Tyninghame, Lothian 65 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 10/06/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 66 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 26/08/2020 Skateraw, Lothian 67 Sanderling Calidris alba 26/08/2020 Skateraw, Lothian 68 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2020 69 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 04/11/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 70 Little Stint Calidris minuta 21/09/2020 Thorntonloch, Lothian 71 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 04/09/2020 Torness, Lothian 72 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 25/06/2020 South Queensferry 73 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 27/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 74 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 28/05/2020 Dunbar, Lothian 75 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 76 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 10/06/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 77 Common Gull Larus canus 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 78 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 79 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 80 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 19/02/2020 Fettes, Edinburgh 81 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 30/07/2020 Hound Point, Lothian 82 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 30/07/2020 Hound Point, Lothian 83 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 09/10/2020 Spiggie, Shetland 84 Puffin Fratercula arctica 07/07/2020 Joppa, Lothian 85 Razorbill Alca torda 07/07/2020 Joppa, Lothian 86 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 07/07/2020 Joppa, Lothian 87 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 06/09/2020 Cramond, Lothian 88 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 89 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 15/08/2020 Eyemouth, Borders 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18/06/2020 Barns Ness, Lothian 91 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 10/08/2020 South Queensferry, Lothian 1st for Scotland if accepted 92 Gannet Morus bassanus 28/05/2020 Torness, Lothian 93 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 94 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 01/01/2020 95 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 19/10/2020 Stiffkey, Norfolk 96 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 Belhaven Bay, Lothian 97 Great White Egret Ardea alba 09/10/2020 Spiggie, Shetland 98 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 99 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 18/04/2020 Lothian 100 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 13/01/2020 East Fettes Ave, Edinburgh 101 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 23/03/2020 Borders 102 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/06/2020 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 103 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16/03/2020 Notts 104 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 11/11/2020 Eden Estuary, Fife 105 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 106 Barn Owl Tyto alba 06/03/2020 Reston, Borders 107 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 06/06/2020 Lothian 108 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/10/2020 Kilminning, Fife 109 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 10/10/2020 Ronas Hill, Shetland 110 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 06/03/2020 Northumberland 111 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2020 Seafield Pond, Lothian 112 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 16/03/2020 Sherwood Forest, Notts 113 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 19/01/2020 Danskine Loch, Lothian 114 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 06/03/2020 Lincolnshire 115 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 116 Merlin Falco columbarius 19/04/2020 Harperrig, Lothian 117 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 28/05/2020 Torness, Lothian 118 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 05/08/2020 Glasgow 119 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 09/10/2020 Sumburgh, Shetland 120 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 18/06/2020 Tantallon, Lothian 121 Jay Garrulus glandarius 26/01/2020 Abernethy Forest 122 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 123 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 124 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 125 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 126 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 26/01/2020 Boat of Garten 127 Raven Corvus corax 22/03/2020 Lammermuirs, Lothian 128 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 31/01/2020 Harrison Park, Edinburgh 129 Coal Tit Periparus ater 19/01/2020 Danskine Loch, Lothian 130 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 26/01/2020 Abernethy Forest 131 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 06/03/2020 Lincolnshire 132 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 133 Great Tit Parus major 17/01/2020 East Fettes Ave, Edinburgh 134 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 02/06/2020 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 135 Woodlark Lullula arborea 16/03/2020 Budby Common, Notts 136 Skylark Alauda arvensis 19/03/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 137 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 09/10/2020 Sumburgh Head, Shetland 138 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 31/03/2020 Gladhouse, Lothian 139 Swallow Hirundo rustica 20/04/2020 Fettes, Lothian 140 House Martin Delichon urbicum 16/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 141 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 02/06/2020 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 142 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 17/01/2020 East Fettes Ave, Edinburgh 143 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 21/09/2020 Barns Ness, Lothian 144 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 13/10/2020 Swinster Burn, Sandwick, Shetland Also one at Holme, Norfolk on 19/10/20 145 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18/04/2020 Gladhouse, Lothian 146 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 16/03/2020 Sherwood Forest, Notts 147 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 09/05/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 148 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 09/10/2020 Spiggie, Shetland 149 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/06/2020 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 150 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 13/07/2020 Cowpen Beauly, Cleveland 151 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20/04/2020 Buckstone Woods, Lothian 152 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 04/10/2020 Kilminning, Fife 153 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 14/10/2020 Sumburgh, Shetland 154 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 16/06/2020 Holy Island, Northumberland 155 Whitethroat Curruca communis 06/05/2020 Granton, Lothian 156 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 21/01/2020 Bonnyrigg, Lothian 157 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 21/01/2020 Dalkeith, Lothian 158 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 10/01/2020 North Couston Quarry, Lothian 159 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 28/06/2020 Port Seton, Lothian 160 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 161 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 01/10/2020 Kilminning, Fife 162 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 07/03/2020 Whitley Bay 163 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 03/01/2020 164 Redwing Turdus iliacus 18/01/2020 Lasswade, Lothian 165 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 166 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 26/01/2020 Boat of Garten 167 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 22/03/2020 Fasney Bridge, Lothian 168 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 19/10/2020 Stiffkey, Norfolk 169 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 14/10/2020 Spiggie, Shetland 170 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 171 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 04/10/2020 Fife Ness 172 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 17/10/2020 Trow Quarry, South Shields, Durham 173 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 28/05/2020 Undisclosed, Lothian 174 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 12/10/2020 Sandwick, Shetland 175 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 01/01/2020 Dunbar, Lothian 176 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 03/05/2020 Toxside Wood, Lothian 177 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 24/06/2020 178 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 179 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 24/04/2020 Cockmuir, Lothian 180 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 22/03/2020 Fasney Bridge, Lothian 181 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 28/05/2020 Dunbar, Lothian 182 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 183 Dunnock Prunella modularis 19/01/2020 Danskine Loch, Lothian 184 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 28/05/2020 Torness, Lothian 185 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2020 186 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 187 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 188 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 30/05/2020 Undisclosed 189 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/01/2020 190 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 19/01/2020 Danskine Loch, Lothian 191 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 04/10/2020 Kilminning, Fife 192 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 04/01/2020 Musselburgh, Lothian 193 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 01/10/2020 Kilminning, Fife 194 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 06/03/2020 Lincolnshire 195 Twite Linaria flavirostris 09/10/2020 Spiggie, Shetland 196 Linnet Linaria cannabina 24/04/2020 Cockmuir, Lothian 197 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 15/10/2020 Unst, Shetland 198 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 19/10/2020 Stiffkey, Norfolk 199 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 200 Siskin Spinus spinus 19/04/2020 Balerno, Lothian 201 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 26/01/2020 Cairngorms 202 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 20/02/2020 Rosewell, Lothian 203 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 15/10/2020 Northdale, Unst, Shetland 204 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 28/05/2020 Dunbar, Lothian