Robert Pocklington: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 213 of 213 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16/10/2020 St Mary's IOS 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 18 Pintail Anas acuta 19 Teal Anas crecca 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 23 Scaup Aythya marila 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 27 Smew Mergellus albellus 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 31 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 32 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 33 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 34 Quail Coturnix coturnix 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 36 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 37 Swift Apus apus 38 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 39 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 40 Stock Dove Columba oenas 41 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 42 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 43 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 44 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 45 Coot Fulica atra 46 Crane Grus grus 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 49 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 52 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 54 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 27/12/2020 Cornwall 55 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 02/07/2020 Tyninghame 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 60 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 12/01/2020 Marshside 61 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 62 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 63 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 65 Redshank Tringa totanus 66 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 67 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 68 Knot Calidris canutus 69 Ruff Calidris pugnax 70 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 73 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 74 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 75 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 76 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 77 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 78 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 79 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 13/09/2020 Redcar tarn 80 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 81 Common Gull Larus canus 82 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 83 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 84 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 85 Puffin Fratercula arctica 86 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 87 Razorbill Alca torda 88 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 89 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 91 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 11/08/2020 Lothian 92 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 93 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Yes 08/07/2020 Portland Bill 94 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 08/07/2020 Portland Bill 95 Gannet Morus bassanus 96 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 97 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 98 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 13/10/2020 99 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 100 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 101 Great White Egret Ardea alba 102 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 103 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 104 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 105 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 106 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 107 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 108 Red Kite Milvus milvus 109 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 110 Buzzard Buteo buteo 111 Barn Owl Tyto alba 112 Little Owl Athene noctua 113 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 114 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 115 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 116 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 117 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 118 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 119 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 120 Merlin Falco columbarius 121 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 122 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 123 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 124 Jay Garrulus glandarius 125 Magpie Pica pica 126 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 127 Rook Corvus frugilegus 128 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 129 Raven Corvus corax 130 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 131 Coal Tit Periparus ater 132 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 133 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 134 Great Tit Parus major 135 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 136 Skylark Alauda arvensis 137 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 138 Swallow Hirundo rustica 139 House Martin Delichon urbicum 140 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 141 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 142 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 143 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 144 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 145 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 30/09/2020 Bamburgh 146 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 147 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 148 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 149 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 150 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 151 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 152 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 153 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 16/06/2020 Holy Island 154 Whitethroat Curruca communis 155 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 156 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 157 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 158 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 159 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 160 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 161 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 162 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 13/10/2020 Bryher, IOS 163 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 01/10/2020 Crail 164 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 165 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 166 Redwing Turdus iliacus 167 Blackbird Turdus merula 168 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 169 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 170 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 171 Robin Erithacus rubecula 172 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 13/10/2020 Bryher, IOS 173 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 13/10/2020 Bryher, IOS 174 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 175 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 17/10/2020 St Mary's IOS 176 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 177 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 178 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 22/10/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 179 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 20/10/2020 St Agnes, IOS 180 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 181 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 182 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 183 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 184 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 185 Dunnock Prunella modularis 186 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 187 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 188 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 189 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 18/10/2020 Tresco, IOS 190 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 191 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 192 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 17/10/2020 St Mary's IOS 193 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 15/10/2020 St Agnes, IOS 194 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 195 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 196 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 197 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 198 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 199 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 01/10/2020 200 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 201 Twite Linaria flavirostris 202 Linnet Linaria cannabina 203 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 204 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 205 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 206 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 207 Siskin Spinus spinus 208 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 17/10/2020 St Mary's IOS 209 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 210 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 211 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 212 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 213 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus