Bernie Beck: Wales Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 195 of 195 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 19/09/2020 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 29/11/2020 Nedern Brook,Gwent 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 29/11/2020 Nedern Brook,Gwent a Welsh tick 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 05/07/2020 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 16/08/2020 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 17 Pintail Anas acuta 18 Teal Anas crecca 19 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 14/02/2020 St Brides,Pembrokeshire 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 23 Scaup Aythya marila 14/02/2020 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 23/02/2020 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 26 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 01/03/2020 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 31 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 10/07/2020 32 Swift Apus apus 03/05/2020 33 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 23/04/2020 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 29/02/2020 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 40 Coot Fulica atra 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 42 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 43 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 20/02/2020 44 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 48 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 49 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 18/03/2020 50 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 51 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 09/04/2020 52 Curlew Numenius arquata 53 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 54 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 55 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 15/11/2020 56 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 21/02/2020 57 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 58 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 29/10/2020 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 15/03/2020 60 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 06/08/2020 61 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 10/08/2020 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 63 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 64 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 65 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 16/02/2020 66 Knot Calidris canutus 67 Ruff Calidris pugnax 06/08/2020 68 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 31/08/2020 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 71 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 28/10/2020 a Carmarthenshire tick 72 Little Stint Calidris minuta 20/09/2020 73 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 30/08/2020 74 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 04/08/2020 75 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 02/08/2020 76 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 14/08/2020 77 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 05/04/2020 78 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 05/09/2020 79 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 80 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 81 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 82 Common Gull Larus canus 83 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 22/11/2020 The Gann,Pembrokeshire a Welsh Tick 84 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 85 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 86 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 87 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 88 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 01/03/2020 Port Talbot, Glamorgan Kumliens Gull 89 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 19/04/2020 90 Puffin Fratercula arctica 21/07/2020 Deer Park, Pembrokeshire 91 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 21/07/2020 Fishguard, Pembrokeshire 92 Razorbill Alca torda 13/02/2020 93 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 13/02/2020 94 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 13/02/2020 95 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 13/02/2020 Broad Haven,Pembrokeshire 96 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 97 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 13/02/2020 98 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 03/06/2020 99 Gannet Morus bassanus 100 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 101 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 13/02/2020 102 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 07/09/2020 103 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 104 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 105 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 09/09/2020 106 Great White Egret Ardea alba 107 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 108 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 28/03/2020 109 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 110 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 08/03/2020 111 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 112 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 01/03/2020 113 Red Kite Milvus milvus 114 Buzzard Buteo buteo 115 Barn Owl Tyto alba 04/10/2020 116 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/03/2020 117 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 21/02/2020 118 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 119 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 120 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 121 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 122 Merlin Falco columbarius 123 Hobby Falco subbuteo 01/05/2020 124 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 125 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 14/03/2020 a Carmarthenshire tick 126 Jay Garrulus glandarius 127 Magpie Pica pica 128 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 01/03/2020 129 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 130 Rook Corvus frugilegus 131 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 132 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 17/08/2020 a Carmarthenshire tick 133 Raven Corvus corax 134 Coal Tit Periparus ater 135 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 136 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 137 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 138 Great Tit Parus major 139 Skylark Alauda arvensis 140 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17/03/2020 141 Swallow Hirundo rustica 04/04/2020 142 House Martin Delichon urbicum 16/04/2020 143 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 144 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 145 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 28/11/2020 146 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 05/04/2020 147 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 148 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/04/2020 149 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 08/04/2020 150 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 07/04/2020 151 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 152 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 01/05/2020 153 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 04/05/2020 154 Whitethroat Curruca communis 10/04/2020 155 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 14/02/2020 Monk Haven,Pembrokeshire 156 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 157 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 158 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 159 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 160 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 15/07/2020 161 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 162 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 163 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 164 Redwing Turdus iliacus 165 Blackbird Turdus merula 166 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 167 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 31/07/2020 168 Robin Erithacus rubecula 169 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 31/07/2020 170 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 171 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 31/07/2020 172 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 13/09/2020 173 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 174 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20/03/2020 175 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/03/2020 176 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 177 Dunnock Prunella modularis 178 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 07/09/2020 179 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 180 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 181 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 182 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 08/04/2020 183 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 184 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 185 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 186 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 187 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 188 Linnet Linaria cannabina 189 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 26/07/2020 190 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 22/02/2020 191 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 192 Siskin Spinus spinus 193 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 01/11/2020 a Welsh tick 194 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 31/07/2020 195 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus