William Bishop: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 234 of 234 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 01/01/2020 Titchwell 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Pentney 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/01/2020 Choseley 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Pentney 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2020 Choseley 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 05/01/2020 Winterton-on-Sea 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 01/01/2020 Choseley 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 26/01/2020 Capel Fleet, Sheppey 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 11/01/2020 Welney 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2020 Titchwell 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2020 Titchwell 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 04/01/2020 Bayfordbury 14 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 15/03/2020 Man Sands 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Titchwell 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 Titchwell 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Pentney 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 19 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2020 Titchwell 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 Pentney 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 16/01/2020 Bury Lake, Rickmansworth 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2020 Titchwell 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 12/01/2020 Great Barford 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Pentney 25 Scaup Aythya marila 19/01/2020 King George V Reservoir 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 18/06/2020 Lindisfarne 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 11/01/2020 Holkham 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 11/01/2020 Holkham 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 01/01/2020 Titchwell 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Titchwell 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 16/01/2020 70 Acre Lake, Lee Valley Park 32 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 19/01/2020 King George V Reservoir 33 Goosander Mergus merganser 16/01/2020 Turnford 34 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2020 Titchwell 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 11/07/2020 Foulstone Moor, S Yorks 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 12/01/2020 Wallington 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 38 Quail Coturnix coturnix 27/06/2020 Walligton, Herts 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2020 Kings Lynn 40 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 05/06/2020 Cranwich Heath 41 Swift Apus apus 01/05/2020 Welwyn Garden City 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 02/05/2020 Ayot St Peter 43 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 Swaffham Feral pigeon 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Lynford 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 46 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 05/06/2020 Feltwell 47 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Mundford 48 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 50 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Pentney 51 Crane Grus grus 05/01/2020 Acle 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 54 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11/01/2020 Holkham Lake 56 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 22/03/2020 Cavenham Heath 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 58 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 01/01/2020 Titchwell 59 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 01/01/2020 Titchwell 60 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2020 Burnham Overy Dunes 61 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 01/01/2020 Titchwell 62 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 13/05/2020 Enfield 63 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Choseley 64 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 15/03/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 65 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 Titchwell 66 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/01/2020 Titchwell 67 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 01/01/2020 Titchwell 68 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 15/03/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 69 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 08/03/2020 Rye Meads RSPB 70 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 16/01/2020 Tewin 71 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2020 Titchwell 72 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 24/05/2020 Wilstone Reservoir, Herts 73 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 13/07/2020 Amwell NR 74 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 03/01/2020 Lemsford Springs NR 75 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 20/06/2020 Wells-next-the-Sea 76 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 77 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 19/09/2020 Runham 78 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 79 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 15/03/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 80 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2020 Titchwell 81 Knot Calidris canutus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 82 Ruff Calidris pugnax 05/01/2020 Buckenham 83 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 10/08/2020 Amwell NR 84 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/01/2020 Titchwell 85 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2020 Titchwell 86 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 05/01/2020 Lowestoft 87 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 16/07/2020 Chesil Beach 88 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 89 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 13/05/2020 Fishers Green 90 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20/06/2020 Cley 91 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 15/03/2020 Plym Estuary 92 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 30/07/2020 Howick 93 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 21/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 94 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 95 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 15/03/2020 Chew Valley Lake 96 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 01/02/2020 Great Yarmouth 97 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Pentney 98 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 10/01/2020 Amwell NR 99 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Hunstanton 100 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 19/01/2020 Amwell NR 101 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Thornham 102 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Pentney 103 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 23/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 104 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 08/07/2020 Portland Bill 105 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 23/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 106 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 21/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 107 Razorbill Alca torda 01/01/2020 Titchwell 108 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 08/07/2020 Portland Bill 109 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 02/02/2020 Cley 110 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 01/01/2020 Titchwell 111 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 06/03/2020 Portland Bill 112 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 22/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 113 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 21/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 114 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 01/01/2020 Hunstanton 115 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 21/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 116 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 21/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 117 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 21/08/2020 Pelagic IOS 118 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 08/07/2020 Portland Bill 119 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Yes 08/07/2020 Portland Bill 120 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 08/07/2020 Portland Bill 121 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/02/2020 Cley 122 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 123 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 15/03/2020 Plym Estuary 124 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 05/01/2020 Hollesley 125 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 19/01/2020 Amwell NR 126 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 Titchwell 127 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 01/01/2020 Burnham Overy Dunes 128 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2020 Burnham Overy Dunes 129 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Holkham 130 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 10/01/2020 Amwell NR 131 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 01/03/2020 Cockley Cley 132 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 133 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 01/01/2020 Warham Greens 134 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2020 Sedgeford 135 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 01/01/2020 Wells-next-the-Sea 136 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 137 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/01/2020 Hinxton 138 Little Owl Athene noctua 05/02/2020 Tyttenhanger 139 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 26/01/2020 Elmley, Sheppey 140 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 26/01/2020 Elmley, Sheppey 141 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/01/2020 Methwold 142 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 16/01/2020 Turnford 143 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 22/03/2020 Santon Downham 144 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 145 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 04/01/2020 Bayfordbury 146 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 East Winch 147 Merlin Falco columbarius 01/01/2020 Warham Greens 148 Hobby Falco subbuteo 15/07/2020 Strumpshaw Fen RSPB 149 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/01/2020 Amwell NR 150 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 04/01/2020 Amwell NR 151 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 12/01/2020 Brogborough 152 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 19/09/2020 Warham Greens 153 Jay Garrulus glandarius 04/01/2020 Bayfordbury 154 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 155 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 156 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Lynford 157 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 158 Raven Corvus corax 26/01/2020 Elmley, Sheppey 159 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 02/02/2020 Salthouse 160 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Lynford 161 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 162 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 01/03/2020 Cockley Cley 163 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Lynford 164 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Lynford 165 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 01/01/2020 Titchwell 166 Woodlark Lullula arborea 22/03/2020 Santon Downham 167 Skylark Alauda arvensis 11/01/2020 Holkham 168 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 02/02/2020 Holkham 169 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 16/03/2020 Amwell NR 170 Swallow Hirundo rustica 02/05/2020 Welwyn, Herts 171 House Martin Delichon urbicum 13/05/2020 Fishers Green 172 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 04/01/2020 Amwell NR 173 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 174 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 Thornham 175 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 23/05/2020 Feltwell 176 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 19/01/2020 Walthamstow 177 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 13/05/2020 Enfield 178 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/06/2020 Amwell NR 179 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 13/05/2020 Enfield 180 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 06/06/2020 Kings Mead 181 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 20/06/2020 Thorpe St Andrew 182 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 22/03/2020 Amwell NR 183 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 10/05/2020 Ayot St Lawrence 184 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 18/06/2020 Lindisfarne 185 Whitethroat Curruca communis 05/04/2020 Welwyn, Herts 186 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 01/02/2020 Dunwich Heath 187 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 19/01/2020 Walthamstow 188 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 18/01/2020 Heartwood Forrest, Sandridge 189 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Lynford 190 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 191 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2020 Lynford 192 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 18/09/2020 Portland 193 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 194 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 04/01/2020 Amwell NR 195 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2020 Lynford 196 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Lynford 197 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 198 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Sedgeford 199 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 23/02/2020 Pitstone Hill, Bucks 200 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 12/01/2020 Whipsnade 201 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 18/10/2020 Stiffkey 202 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 203 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 18/10/2020 Holme-next-the Sea 204 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 19/01/2020 Walthamstow 205 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 05/09/2020 Amwell NR 206 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 05/01/2020 Hollesley 207 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2020 Amwell NR 208 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 05/01/2020 Eccles-on-Sea 209 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 11/01/2020 Welney 210 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Swaffham 211 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Lynford 212 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 01/01/2020 Sedgeford 213 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 03/01/2020 Lemsford Springs NR 214 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 Choseley 215 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 19/01/2020 King George V Reservoir 216 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 05/06/2020 Cranwich Heath 217 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 11/01/2020 Titchwell 218 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/01/2020 Thornham 219 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Lynford 220 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 02/02/2020 Lynford 221 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 01/01/2020 Lynford 222 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2020 Choseley 223 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/01/2020 Bayfordbury 224 Twite Linaria flavirostris 01/01/2020 Thornham 225 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2020 Thornham 226 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 25/10/2020 Amwell NR 227 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 25/10/2020 Amwell NR 228 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Santon Downham 229 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2020 Lynford 230 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 11/01/2020 Holkham 231 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 02/02/2020 Thriplow 232 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 04/01/2020 Bayfordbury 233 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 15/03/2020 Broadsands 234 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020 Pentney