Edwina Evans: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 128 of 128 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 25/01/2020 Anglesey 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 burton mere waters 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 burton mere water 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 04/01/2020 River Conwy 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/09/2020 Aber Ogwen With at least 200 Mute Swans 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2020 burton mere water 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14/03/2020 Llangollen 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 08/09/2020 Rspb Conwy Eclipse bird from Tal-y-fan hide 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 burton mere water 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 burton mere water 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 burton mere water 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 burton mere water 14 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2020 burton mere water 15 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 burton mere water 16 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 burton mere water 17 Eider Somateria mollissima 15/03/2020 Benllech 18 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 15/03/2020 Benllech Lifer 19 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 24/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 20 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 25/01/2020 Cemlyn Anglesey 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 07/01/2020 RSPB Conwy 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 18/01/2020 Betws-y-Coed Golf Club 23 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 24/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 24 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 14/03/2020 World's end 25 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 14/03/2020 World's end 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 27 Swift Apus apus 14/07/2020 From the house 10 screaming through the estate ! 28 Stock Dove Columba oenas 04/01/2020 burton mere water 29 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 18/01/2020 Betws-y-Coed Golf Club 30 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 08/09/2020 Cemlyn Hen Borth My only Welsh Turtle Dove, stunner and showed very well 31 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 04/01/2020 Llanrwst 32 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 15/02/2020 Spinneys Aberogwen 33 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 11/08/2020 RSPB BMW From the new viewing mound , a juv bird 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 35 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 burton mere water 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 burton mere water 37 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Marbury country park 38 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 04/01/2020 rhos-on-sea 39 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 15/03/2020 Cemlyn 40 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 20/09/2020 Great Orme A juv. bird but showed so well , in fact went back for seconds !!! 41 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 04/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 42 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 43 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 burton mere water 44 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 01/01/2020 burton mere water 45 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2020 burton mere water 46 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 29/02/2020 anglesey 47 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 48 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 49 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 15/03/2020 Red Warf Bay 50 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 51 Knot Calidris canutus 24/01/2020 Spinneys Aberogwen 52 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 08/09/2020 Rspb Conwy Found amongst a flock of Redshank and Dunlin 53 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 54 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 13/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 55 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 56 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/01/2020 Penrhos Coastal Park Anglesey 57 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 58 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 59 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Aston Flash 60 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 25/01/2020 Holyhead Anglesey 61 Razorbill Alca torda 15/03/2020 Benllech 62 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 29/02/2020 Holyhead Quay 63 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 12/01/2020 Llanfairfechan 64 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 29/02/2020 Holyhead Harbour 65 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 burton mere water 66 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 24/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 67 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 01/01/2020 Marbury country park 68 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 burton mere water 69 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2020 burton mere water 70 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 burton mere water 71 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 12/01/2020 Spinneys Aberogwen 72 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 14/03/2020 Clocaenog 73 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 74 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 18/01/2020 Burton Mere Waters 75 Red Kite Milvus milvus 21/03/2020 Pentrefoelas 76 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 A 470 77 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 20/02/2020 Aberffraw 78 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/01/2020 Calling at home seen February 14 at Hafod woods 79 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Burton Mere Waters 80 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/01/2020 Ashton Flash 81 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 82 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 83 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 burton mere water 84 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 29/02/2020 South Stack 85 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 burton mere water 86 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 87 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 burton mere water 88 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 25/01/2020 Holyhead Anglesey 89 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2020 burton mere water 90 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 07/03/2020 cleethorpes 91 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 burton mere water 92 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 93 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 burton mere water 94 Skylark Alauda arvensis 14/03/2020 World's end 95 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 96 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 09/02/2020 Llygwy Betws-y-Coed 97 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 burton mere water 98 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Marbury Country Park 99 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 29/02/2020 Anglesey 100 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 burton mere water 101 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 18/01/2020 Ty-Hwnt-ir-Bont 102 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2020 burton mere water 103 Redwing Turdus iliacus 12/01/2020 Ty-Hwnt-ir-bont 104 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 burton mere water 105 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 08/02/2020 Clocaenog 106 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 07/03/2020 Grimbsy LIFER 107 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 08/09/2020 Cemlyn Hen Borth Whilst waiting for the TD to turn up 108 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 burton mere water 109 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 01/01/2020 Aston Flash Cheshire 110 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2020 burton mere water 111 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/03/2020 World's end 112 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 04/01/2020 Rhos-on-Sea 113 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 burton mere water 114 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 24/01/2020 Spinneys Aberogwen 115 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 04/01/2020 Rhos-on Sea 116 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 01/01/2020 burton mere water 117 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 25/01/2020 Red Warf Bay Anglesey 118 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 burton mere water 119 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 18/01/2020 Ty-Hwnt-ir-Bont 120 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 12/01/2020 Spinneys Aberogwen 121 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 burton mere water 122 Linnet Linaria cannabina 18/01/2020 Parkgate 123 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 14/03/2020 Brenig 124 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 08/02/2020 clocaenog 125 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 burton mere water 126 Siskin Spinus spinus 11/01/2020 Home 127 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 04/01/2020 Kimmel Bay 128 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 14/03/2020 Country Cooks on the A5