Stephen Hobbs: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 141 of 141 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 03/01/2020 Newport wetlands Wales 5 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 04/09/2020 Holme lane gravel pit nr Wareham Dorset 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 9 Wigeon Mareca penelope 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 03/01/2020 Newport wetlands R S P B Wales 11 Pintail Anas acuta 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 12 Teal Anas crecca 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 13 Pochard Aythya ferina 03/02/2020 Goldcliffe Newport Wales 14 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 15 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 16 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 23/09/2020 ST Aldhelms head Swanage Dorset 17 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 03/01/2020 Newport wetlands Wales 18 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 27/09/2020 ST Aldhelms head Swanage Dorset 19 Swift Apus apus 15/05/2020 Swanage Dorset 20 Stock Dove Columba oenas 19/03/2020 Pennys farm Swanage Dorset 21 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 12/01/2020 4 Casterbridge close Swanage 22 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 12/01/2020 4 Casterbridge close Swanage 23 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 05/02/2020 Monmouth Wales 24 Coot Fulica atra 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 25 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 26 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 17/11/2020 R S P B Lodmoor Weymouth Dorset 27 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 09/01/2020 Middlebeach Studland 28 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 06/02/2020 BOPH Bird boat Poole harbour 29 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 09/01/2020 Middlebeach Studland 30 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 09/01/2020 Middlebeach Studland 31 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 32 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 03/02/2020 Newport Wetlands R S P B 33 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 10/10/2020 Farlington marshes Portsmouth Hants 34 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 10/10/2020 Farlington marshes Portsmouth Hants 35 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 06/02/2020 BOPH Bird boat Poole harbour 36 Curlew Numenius arquata 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 37 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 29/09/2020 R S P B Lodmoor Weymouth Dorset 38 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 06/02/2020 BOPH Bird boat Poole harbour 39 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 07/03/2020 R S P B Greylake Somerset 40 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 11/10/2020 Pennington marshes Hants 41 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 11/10/2020 Pennington marshes Hants Aka Red Phalarope 42 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/07/2020 R S P B Lodmoor Dorset 43 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 21/07/2020 R S P B Arne 44 Redshank Tringa totanus 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne 45 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 07/03/2020 Sterte Marshes 46 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 10/10/2020 Farlington marshes Portsmouth Hants 47 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 10/10/2020 Farlington marshes Portsmouth Hants 48 Sanderling Calidris alba 04/03/2020 Sandbanks ferry Swanage Dorset 49 Dunlin Calidris alpina 06/02/2020 BOPH Bird boat Poole harbour 50 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 01/12/2020 Pevrils point Swanage Dorset 51 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 07/07/2020 Ferrybridge Portland Dorset 52 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 07/07/2020 R S P B Lodmoor Dorset 53 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/05/2020 Swanage bay Dorset 54 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 19/01/2020 Swanage beach Dorset 55 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 07/07/2020 R S P B Lodmoor Dorset 56 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 19/01/2020 4 Casterbridge close Swanage 57 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 58 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 07/03/2020 Sterte Marshes 59 Razorbill Alca torda 14/02/2020 Durlston head Swanage 60 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 14/02/2020 Durlston head Swanage 61 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 06/02/2020 BOPH Bird boat Poole harbour 62 Gannet Morus bassanus 05/08/2020 Durlston head Swanage 63 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 09/01/2020 Middle beach Studland Dorset 64 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 30/07/2020 Durlston country park Dorset headland 65 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 03/01/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 66 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 67 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 12/03/2020 Shapwick heath Somerset 68 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne 69 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 03/03/2020 Avalon marsh Somerset 70 Great White Egret Ardea alba 06/03/2020 R S P B Ham wall Somerset 71 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/02/2020 BOPH Bird boat Poole harbour 72 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 11/08/2020 R S P B Arne 73 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 11/01/2020 Benleaseway Swanage 74 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 75 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 06/02/2020 Bird boat Poole harbour Dorset 76 Red Kite Milvus milvus 04/02/2020 Raglan Wales 77 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 07/03/2020 R S P B Ham wall Somerset 78 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 14/02/2020 Harmans cross nr Swanage Dorset 79 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 20/02/2020 R S P B Arne 80 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 09/01/2020 Middle beach Studland Dorset 81 Merlin Falco columbarius 19/01/2020 Middlebere Dorset 82 Hobby Falco subbuteo 01/07/2020 R S P B Arne 83 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 84 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 15/09/2020 Pig on beach hotel Studland Dorset 85 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 16/03/2020 Morden bog Warehan Dorset 86 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15/04/2020 Durlston head Swanage 87 Magpie Pica pica 03/01/2020 Newport wetlands R S P B Wales 88 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 12/02/2020 Langton fields Swanage 89 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/02/2020 Raglan Wales 90 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 09/01/2020 Middlebeach Studland 91 Raven Corvus corax 09/01/2020 4 Casterbridge close 92 Coal Tit Periparus ater 11/08/2020 R S P B Arne 93 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 03/01/2020 Newport wetlands R S P B Wales 94 Great Tit Parus major 03/01/2020 Newport wetlands R S P B Wales 95 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 07/02/2020 R S P B Radipole Weymouth Dorset 96 Skylark Alauda arvensis 03/02/2020 Goldcliff Newport Wales 97 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 28/05/2020 R S P B Radipole Weymouth Dorset 98 Swallow Hirundo rustica 11/05/2020 4 Casterbrige close Swanage Dorset 99 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/05/2020 Swanage Dorset 100 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 07/03/2020 Sterte Marshes 101 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne 102 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 30/07/2020 ST Aldhelms head Swanage Dorset 103 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/03/2020 Shapwick Heath Meare Somerset 104 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 03/08/2020 Durlston Country Park Swanage Dorset 105 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 07/07/2020 R S P B Radipole Weymouth Dorset 106 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 11/06/2020 Langton fields 107 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 16/09/2020 Durlston country park Dorset 108 Whitethroat Curruca communis 02/06/2020 ST Aldhelms head Swanage Dorset 109 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 04/07/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 110 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne 111 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 07/03/2020 Shapwick heath Somerset 112 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 12/03/2020 Shapwick Heath Meare Somerset 113 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 11/02/2020 Penny's Farm 114 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 12/02/2020 Langton fields Dorset 115 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 116 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 11/03/2020 Shapwick heath Somerset 117 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 26/02/2020 Middlebere lane nr Wareham Dorset 118 Redwing Turdus iliacus 12/02/2020 Langton fields Swanage 119 Blackbird Turdus merula 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne 120 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 11/08/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 121 Robin Erithacus rubecula 03/01/2020 Newport wetlands R S P B Wales 122 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 07/10/2020 Durlston country park Dorset headland 123 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 17/08/2020 Farlington marshes Portsmouth Hants 124 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 16/03/2020 Mordon bog nr Wareham Dorset 125 Dunnock Prunella modularis 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 126 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 29/08/2020 Hartlandmoor Stud Corfe Dorset 127 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 13/11/2020 Swan brook Swanage Dorset 128 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 19/01/2020 Sanage High St Dorset 129 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 16/03/2020 Morden bog Warehan Dorset 130 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 21/05/2020 Topfield Swanage Dorset 131 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 14/02/2020 Durlston head Swanage 132 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 19/01/2020 4 Casterbrige close Swanage Dorset 133 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne 134 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 12/01/2020 4 Casterbridge close Swanage 135 Linnet Linaria cannabina 15/04/2020 Durlston head Swanage 136 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 26/11/2020 Sika Trail Wareham forest Dorset 137 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 23/01/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 138 Siskin Spinus spinus 20/02/2020 R S P B Arne Dorset 139 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 02/06/2020 ST Aldhelms head Swanage Dorset 140 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 27/09/2020 ST Aldhelms head Swanage Dorset 141 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 03/02/2020 Newport Wetlands Wales