Dave Loader: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 210 of 210 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 11/01/2020 Starcross,Devon 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 11/01/2020 Starcross,Devon 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 26/01/2020 Slimbridge 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 26/01/2020 Slimbridge 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 26/01/2020 Slimbridge Both Greenland and Eurasian 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 03/01/2020 Yeovil 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 26/01/2020 Slimbridge 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 16/02/2020 Curry moor,Somerset 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11/01/2020 Cockwood,Devon 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 03/01/2020 Yeovil 12 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 17 Pintail Anas acuta 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 18 Teal Anas crecca 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 26/01/2020 Slimbridge 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 01/02/2020 Cotswold water park,Wiltshire 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 23 Scaup Aythya marila 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 24 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 07/02/2020 Stithians reservoir,Cornwall 25 Eider Somateria mollissima 19/01/2020 Portland harbour 26 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 21/03/2020 Labrador bay,Devon 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 21/03/2020 Labrador bay,Devon 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 01/03/2020 Portland harbour 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 12/01/2020 Barrow tanks,Somerset 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 12/01/2020 Chew valley lake,Somerset 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/02/2020 Lower Tamar lake 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 11/01/2020 Cockwood,Devon 34 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 23/02/2020 Toyd down,Hampshire 35 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 09/01/2020 West Bexington,Dorset 36 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/02/2020 Stonehenge,Wiltshire 37 Swift Apus apus 30/04/2020 Montacute,Somerset 38 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 04/01/2020 Chard,Somerset 39 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 40 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somrset 41 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 42 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 26/01/2020 Slimbridge 43 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 44 Coot Fulica atra 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 45 Crane Grus grus 21/03/2020 Muchelney,Somerset 46 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 47 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 19/09/2020 Cheddar,Somerset 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 49 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 11/01/2020 Cockwood,Devon 50 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 19/01/2020 Portland harbour 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 52 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 11/07/2020 Steart wwt,Somerset 53 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11/01/2020 Exe estuary,Devon 54 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 08/02/2020 Hayle estuary,Cornwall 55 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 12/01/2020 Steart marshes,Somerset 56 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 09/09/2020 White Nothe,Dorset 57 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 16/08/2020 Black hole marsh,Seaton 58 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 11/07/2020 Steart wwt,Somerset 59 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 12/01/2020 Steart marshes,Somerset 60 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22/08/2020 Lodmoor,Dorset 61 Curlew Numenius arquata 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 62 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 08/02/2020 Hayle estuary,Cornwall 63 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 11/01/2020 Cockwood,Devon 64 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 18/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 65 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 66 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 10/10/2020 Pennington marsh Hampshire 67 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 10/10/2020 Pennington marsh Hampshire 68 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 11/10/2020 Allerford,Somerset 69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/02/2020 Barrow tanks,Somerset 70 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 07/02/2020 Chapel Amble,Cornwall 71 Redshank Tringa totanus 11/01/2020 Cockwood,Devon 72 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 06/09/2020 Middlebere ,Dorset 73 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 08/02/2020 Hayle estuary,Cornwall 74 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 18/01/2020 Cockwood,Devon 75 Knot Calidris canutus 16/08/2020 Black hole marsh,Seaton 76 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 77 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 29/08/2020 Steart wwt,Somerset 78 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 20/09/2020 St Aldhelms head,Dorset 79 Sanderling Calidris alba 07/02/2020 Marazion,Cornwall 80 Dunlin Calidris alpina 18/01/2020 Cockwood,Devon 81 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 07/02/2020 Penzance,Cornwall 82 Little Stint Calidris minuta 27/09/2020 Ferrybridge,Dorset 83 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 06/09/2020 Kimmeridge bay,Dorset 84 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 22/08/2020 Ferrybridge,Dorset 85 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 03/06/2020 West Bexington,Dorset 86 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 22/08/2020 Portland bill 87 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 88 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 19/03/2020 Cheddar,Somerset 89 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 08/02/2020 Hayle estuary,Cornwall 90 Common Gull Larus canus 12/01/2020 Chew valley lake,Somerset 91 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 08/02/2020 Hayle estuary,Cornwall 92 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 08/02/2020 Hayle estuary,Cornwall 93 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 94 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 08/02/2020 Hayle estuary,Cornwall 95 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 07/02/2020 Newlyn,Cornwall 96 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 97 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 07/02/2020 Newlyn,Cornwall 98 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 17/10/2020 Scillonian 99 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 17/10/2020 Scillonian 100 Razorbill Alca torda 01/03/2020 Portland bill 101 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 17/10/2020 Scillonian 102 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19/01/2020 Portland harbour 103 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 104 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 23/10/2020 Scillonian 105 Gannet Morus bassanus 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 106 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 107 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 108 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 21/09/2020 Chard Reservoir,Somerset 109 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 29/08/2020 Shapwick,Somerset 110 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 111 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 19/03/2020 Godney,Somerset 112 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/02/2020 Shapwick,Somerset 113 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 04/01/2020 Chard reservoir,Somerset 114 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 08/08/2020 Burleigh reservoir,Somerset 115 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 116 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 23/02/2020 Acres Down,New forest 117 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/02/2020 Shapwick,Somerset 118 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/02/2020 Tidworth,Wiltshire 119 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 120 Little Owl Athene noctua 19/07/2020 Muchelney,Somerset 121 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14/07/2020 Portland 122 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 20/10/2020 St Marys,Isles of Scilly 123 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 19/07/2020 Muchelney,Somerset 124 Hoopoe Upupa epops 23/02/2020 Fawley,Hampshire 125 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/01/2020 Yeovil,Somerset 126 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 127 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 26/03/2020 Montacute,Somerset 128 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 12/01/2020 Steart marshes,Somerset 129 Merlin Falco columbarius 12/01/2020 Steart marshes,Somerset 130 Hobby Falco subbuteo 13/05/2020 Montacute,Somerset 131 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 19/01/2020 The fleet,Dorset 132 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 19/01/2020 Morden bog,Dorset 133 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio ********** ********** 134 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 135 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 136 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 08/02/2020 Cape Cornwall 137 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 138 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 139 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 140 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 141 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 142 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 07/02/2020 Lower Tamar lake 143 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 07/02/2020 Lower Tamar lake 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 145 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 146 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 07/03/2020 Lodmoor,Dorset 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 08/02/2020 Sennan,Cornwall 148 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19/03/2020 Cheddar,Somerset 149 Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/04/2020 Montacute,Somerset 150 House Martin Delichon urbicum 21/04/2020 Montacute,Somerset 151 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/03/2020 Radipole,Dorset 152 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 153 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 18/10/2020 St Marys,Isles of Scilly 154 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 19/10/2020 St Agnes,Isles of Scilly 155 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 18/10/2020 St Marys,Isles of Scilly 156 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/04/2020 Montacute,Somerset 157 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 158 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/07/2020 Steart wwt,Somerset 159 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/07/2020 Greylake,Somerset 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 25/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 161 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 19/07/2020 Ham wall,Somerset 162 Whitethroat Curruca communis 02/08/2020 Portland 163 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 19/01/2020 Morden bog,Dorset 164 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 01/03/2020 Portland 165 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 166 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 167 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 168 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 169 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 170 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 171 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 172 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 173 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 174 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Mntacute,Somerset 175 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 17/10/2020 St Marys,Isles of Scilly 176 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 06/09/2020 Middlebere ,Dorset 177 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 178 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 23/10/2020 St Marys,Isles of Scilly 179 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 18/10/2020 St Marys,Isles of Scilly 180 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 19/10/2020 St Agnes,Isles of Scilly 181 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 19/10/2020 St Agnes,Isles of Scilly 182 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 18/10/2020 Gugh,Isles of Scilly 183 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 12/01/2020 Steart marshes,Somerset 184 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 02/08/2020 Portland 185 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 01/02/2020 Stourton,Wiltshire 186 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 187 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 188 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 29/08/2020 Steart wwt,Somerset 189 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 06/12/2020 Steart wwt,Somerset 190 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 12/01/2020 Berrow tanks,Somerset 191 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2020 Stoke sub hamdon,Somerset 192 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 12/01/2020 Steart marshes,Somerset 193 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 11/01/2020 Mansands,Devon 194 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 07/02/2020 Chapel Amble,Cornwall 195 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 07/02/2020 Newlyn,Cornwall 196 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 197 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23/02/2020 Mark Ash wood,New Forest 198 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 23/02/2020 Acres Down,New forest 199 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 200 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 11/01/2020 Bowling green marsh,Devon 201 Linnet Linaria cannabina 08/02/2020 Sennan,Cornwall 202 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 23/02/2020 Acres Down,New forest 203 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 19/01/2020 Morden bog,Dorset 204 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Montacute,Somerset 205 Siskin Spinus spinus 19/01/2020 Morden bog,Dorset 206 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 17/10/2020 St Marys,Isles of Scilly 207 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 23/02/2020 Toyd down,Hampshire 208 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 23/02/2020 Toyd down,Hampshire 209 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 18/01/2020 Labrador bay,Devon 210 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 12/01/2020 Steart marshes,Somerset