Brian Thompson: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 180 of 180 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 3 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 4 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 18/04/2021 Moreton Lane, CVL 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/04/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13/07/2021 Forest of Dean, Glos 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 10/04/2021 Herriotts pool, CVL 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20/03/2021 Weston Airfield, Somerset 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 24/02/2021 Keynsham, Bristol 14 Pintail Anas acuta 18/04/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 15 Teal Anas crecca 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 16 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 24/11/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 17 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 19/04/2021 Cheddar Reservoir 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 15/03/2021 Barrow Tanks, Somerset 20 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 15/03/2021 Barrow Tanks, Somerset 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 12/12/2021 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, Glamorgan 23 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 25/02/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 24 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2021 Barrow tank no2 25 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 11/07/2021 Langford Lakes, Wiltshire 26 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 29/04/2021 Thursley Common 27 Stock Dove Columba oenas 13/03/2021 Durham, Somerset 28 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 29 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 05/01/2021 Whitchurch, Bristol 30 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 20/03/2021 Weston Airfield, Somerset 31 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 20/03/2021 Ubley, Somerset 32 Coot Fulica atra 15/03/2021 Barrow Tanks, Somerset 33 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 15/03/2021 Barrow Tanks, Somerset 34 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 15/03/2021 Barrow Tanks, Somerset 35 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 36 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/08/2021 Stratford hide, CVL 37 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 38 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 27/06/2021 Pilning Wetlands, S. Glos. 39 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 40 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 29/05/2021 Powderham Marshes, Devon 41 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 19/09/2021 Dawlish Warren, Devon 42 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 43 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius ********** ********** 44 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 09/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 45 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 05/05/2021 Barrow tank no2 46 Curlew Numenius arquata 29/05/2021 Exminster Marshes, Devon 47 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 04/04/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 48 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 05/12/2021 Stratford hide, CVL 49 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 13/07/2021 Forest of Dean, Glos 50 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 20/03/2021 Weston Airfield, Somerset 51 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 03/04/2021 Barrow Tank no1 52 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/08/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 53 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 07/07/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 54 Redshank Tringa totanus 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 55 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 10/08/2021 Goldcliff Pools, Gwent 56 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 27/07/2021 Goldcliff, Gwent 57 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 17/04/2021 Tenby, Pembrokeshire 58 Ruff Calidris pugnax 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 59 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 60 Sanderling Calidris alba 08/05/2021 Ferrybridge, Dorset 61 Dunlin Calidris alpina 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 62 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 17/04/2021 Tenby, Pembrokeshire 63 Little Stint Calidris minuta 26/04/2021 Goldcliffe, Newport 64 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 29/09/2021 Cheddar Reservoir, Somerset 65 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 08/05/2021 Ferrybridge, Dorset 66 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 08/05/2021 Abbotsbury, Dorset 67 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 11/08/2021 Stratford hide, CVL 68 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 21/05/2021 Severn Beach, S. Glos 69 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 17/04/2021 Tenby, Pembrokeshire 70 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17/04/2021 Tenby, Pembrokeshire 71 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 26/04/2021 Cardiff Bay, Cardiff 72 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 17/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs 73 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 21/05/2021 Severn Beach, S. Glos 74 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 26/04/2021 Cardiff Bay, Cardiff 75 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 76 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 26/04/2021 Cardiff Bay, Cardiff 77 Common Gull Larus canus 30/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 78 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2021 Saltford, Keynsham 79 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 14/07/2021 Herons Green, CVL 80 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 81 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 82 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 08/05/2021 RSPB Lodmoor, Dorset 83 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 21/05/2021 Severn Beach, S. Glos 84 Puffin Fratercula arctica 17/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs 85 Razorbill Alca torda 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 86 Little Auk Alle alle 21/11/2021 Weymouth Harbour, Dorset 87 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 88 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 12/12/2021 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, Glamorgan 89 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 90 Gannet Morus bassanus 17/04/2021 Tenby, Pembrokeshire 91 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 29/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 92 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 17/04/2021 Tenby, Pembrokeshire 93 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 14/09/2021 Channel View, Clevedon 94 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 19/05/2021 Goldcliff, Newport, Gwent 95 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 14/06/2021 Ham Wall, Somerset 96 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 13/03/2021 Basingstoke 97 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 17/03/2021 Herons Green, CVL 98 Great White Egret Ardea alba 04/04/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 99 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 100 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 04/04/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 101 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 11/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 102 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 04/04/2021 Chew Valley Lake 103 Red Kite Milvus milvus 13/03/2021 Thursley Common, Surrey 104 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2021 Warmley, Bristol 105 Little Owl Athene noctua 28/08/2021 Compton Dando 106 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 25/06/2021 Icklingham, Suffolk 107 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 07/07/2021 Herriotts Pool, CVL 108 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 04/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol. 109 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 09/02/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 110 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2021 Warmley, Bristol 111 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 11/07/2021 Langford Lakes, Wiltshire 112 Hobby Falco subbuteo 29/04/2021 Thursley Common 113 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 25/02/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 114 Jay Garrulus glandarius 12/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 115 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 116 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 117 Rook Corvus frugilegus 17/04/2021 Tenby, Pembrokeshire 118 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 119 Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2021 Newton St Loe, Bath 120 Coal Tit Periparus ater 10/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 121 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 122 Great Tit Parus major 17/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 123 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 20/03/2021 Weston Airfield, Somerset 124 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 14/06/2021 Ham Wall, Somerset 125 Woodlark Lullula arborea 29/04/2021 Thursley Common 126 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20/03/2021 Weston Airfield, Somerset 127 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 03/04/2021 Barrow tanks 128 Swallow Hirundo rustica 03/04/2021 Barrow Tanks 129 House Martin Delichon urbicum 10/04/2021 Herriotts pool, CVL 130 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 14/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 131 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 132 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 03/04/2021 Barrow Tanks 133 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 15/03/2021 Barrow Tanks, Somerset 134 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 02/05/2021 Pit 82, Cotswold Water Park 135 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 05/06/2021 Ham Wall, Somerset 136 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 12/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 137 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 138 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 139 Whitethroat Curruca communis 12/04/2021 Chipping Sodbury Common 140 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 29/04/2021 Thursley Common 141 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 142 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 143 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 03/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 144 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 145 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 146 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 03/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 147 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 03/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 148 Redwing Turdus iliacus 07/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 149 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 150 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 05/01/2021 Whitchurch, Bristol 151 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 27/04/2021 Chipping Sodbury Common 152 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 153 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 154 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 12/04/2021 Chipping Sodbury Common 155 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 12/04/2021 Bristol Science Park, Lyde Green 156 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 27/04/2021 Chipping Sodbury Common 157 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 13/03/2021 Thursley Common, Surrey 158 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 12/04/2021 Chipping Sodbury Common 159 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 17/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs 160 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 06/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 161 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 162 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 19/04/2021 Cheddar Reservoir, Somerset 163 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 08/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 164 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 07/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 165 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 08/05/2021 Cogden Beach, Dorset 166 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 13/03/2021 Thursley Common, Surrey 167 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 13/07/2021 Forest of Dean, Glos 168 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 08/05/2021 Portland, Dorset 169 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 170 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 03/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 171 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 03/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 172 Linnet Linaria cannabina 12/04/2021 Chipping Sodbury Common 173 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 13/03/2021 Thursley Common, Surrey 174 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2021 Stockwood, Bristol 175 Siskin Spinus spinus 03/02/2021 Stockwood Open Space, Bristol 176 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 19/09/2021 Dawlish Warren, Devon 177 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 13/03/2021 Thursley Common, Surrey 178 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 13/03/2021 Thursley Common, Surrey 179 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 13/03/2021 Thursley Common, Surrey 180 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 11/04/2021 Barcombe Cross, Sussex