Gary James: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 167 of 167 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 28/02/2021 Sheffield area 4 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 12/02/2021 Sheffield area 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/02/2021 Sheffield 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 19/03/2021 St Aidens NR, W. Yorks 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/01/2021 Sheffield area 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 04/04/2021 Adwick Washlands, S Yorks 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2021 Sheffield 14 Pintail Anas acuta 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 15 Teal Anas crecca 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 18 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 30/04/2021 Sheffield area 19 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 20 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/03/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 21 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 23/05/2021 Oban 22 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2021 Garden 23 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 09/03/2021 Austerfield, S. Yorks 24 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 05/06/2021 Sheffield area 25 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2021 Adwick Washlands, S Yorks 26 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 13/05/2021 Padley Gorge, N Derbys 27 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2021 Sheffield 28 Stock Dove Columba oenas 05/01/2021 Garden 29 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 Garden 30 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2021 Garden 31 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 02/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands NR, East Yorks 32 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2021 Sheffield 33 Coot Fulica atra 26/05/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 35 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 36 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 20/05/2021 Highlands 37 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 19/03/2021 St Aidens NR, W. Yorks 38 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 39 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 29/03/2021 Wombwell Ings NR, South Yorks 40 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 23/01/2021 Sheffield area 41 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 29/03/2021 Wombwell Ings NR, South Yorks 42 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 29/03/2021 Wombwell Ings NR, South Yorks 43 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 44 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 02/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands NR, East Yorks World first. 45 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/03/2021 Sheffield area 46 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands NR, East Yorks 47 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 29/05/2021 Sheffield area 48 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18/04/2021 Sheffield area 49 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/04/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 50 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 22/04/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 51 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 02/05/2021 Adwick Washlands, S Yorks 52 Redshank Tringa totanus 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 53 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 02/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands NR, East Yorks World first. 54 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands NR, East Yorks 55 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 07/06/2021 Filey 56 Ruff Calidris pugnax 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 57 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 10/10/2021 St Aidens NR, W. Yorks World first 58 Sanderling Calidris alba 24/08/2021 Bridlington, East Yorks 59 Dunlin Calidris alpina 22/04/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 60 Little Stint Calidris minuta 13/05/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 61 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 02/09/2021 Idle Washlands, Notts 62 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 07/06/2021 Filey 63 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 23/08/2021 Hornsea Mere, East Yorks 64 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 07/06/2021 Filey 65 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2021 Sheffield 66 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2021 From garden 67 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 68 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 From garden 69 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 14/10/2021 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 70 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/01/2021 Sheffield 71 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2021 Sheffield 72 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 12/03/2021 Sheffield area World first just 3 miles from home. 73 Puffin Fratercula arctica 07/06/2021 Filey 74 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 24/05/2021 Oban 75 Razorbill Alca torda 07/06/2021 Filey 76 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 07/06/2021 Filey 77 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 07/06/2021 Filey 78 Gannet Morus bassanus 07/06/2021 Filey 79 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2021 Sheffield 80 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 23/08/2021 Bempton Cliffs, E Yorks 81 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 14/10/2021 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 82 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 02/05/2021 Denaby Ings, S Yorks 83 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 19/03/2021 St Aidens NR, W. Yorks 84 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/04/2021 Adwick Washlands, S Yorks 85 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 14/10/2021 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 86 Great White Egret Ardea alba 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 87 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 19/01/2021 Sheffield 88 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 22/05/2021 Highlands 89 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 26/01/2021 Garden 90 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 28/02/2021 Sheffield area 91 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands NR, East Yorks 92 Red Kite Milvus milvus 19/03/2021 St Aidens NR, W. Yorks 93 Buzzard Buteo buteo 28/02/2021 Sheffield area 94 Barn Owl Tyto alba 29/05/2021 Sheffield area 95 Little Owl Athene noctua 12/02/2021 Sheffield area 96 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 05/01/2021 Garden 97 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 14/10/2021 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 98 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 14/01/2021 Garden 99 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 04/04/2021 Adwick Washlands, S Yorks 100 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 23/01/2021 Sheffield area 101 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 22/05/2021 Highlands 102 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 15/02/2021 Sheffield 103 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2021 Garden 104 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 Garden 105 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 25/01/2021 Sheffield 106 Rook Corvus frugilegus 19/01/2021 Sheffield 107 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 Garden 108 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 24/05/2021 Oban 109 Raven Corvus corax 13/05/2021 Padley Gorge, N Derbys 110 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2021 Garden 111 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 22/05/2021 Highlands 112 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 Garden 113 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2021 Garden 114 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 02/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands NR, East Yorks 115 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 116 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 14/04/2021 Sheffield 117 Swallow Hirundo rustica 19/04/2021 Sheffield area 118 House Martin Delichon urbicum 14/04/2021 Sheffield 119 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 04/04/2021 Adwick Washlands, S Yorks 100 up. 120 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2021 Garden 121 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 19/04/2021 Sheffield area 122 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 29/03/2021 Garden 123 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 02/05/2021 Adwick Washlands, S Yorks 124 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/05/2021 Denaby Ings, S Yorks 125 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 06/01/2021 Garden 126 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 05/05/2021 Sheffield 127 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 30/04/2021 Sheffield area 128 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22/04/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 14/01/2021 Garden 130 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2021 Garden 131 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2021 Garden 132 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2021 Garden 133 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 26/01/2021 Sheffield area 134 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 16/01/2021 Garden 135 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 17/01/2021 Sheffield 136 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2021 From garden 137 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 Garden 138 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 26/01/2021 Sheffield area 139 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 18/04/2021 Sheffield area 140 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 20/05/2021 Highlands 141 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Garden 142 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13/05/2021 Padley Gorge, N Derbys 143 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 06/02/2021 Sheffield area 144 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/02/2021 Sheffield 145 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/04/2021 Sheffield area 146 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 17/01/2021 Sheffield 147 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 23/08/2021 Bempton Cliffs, E Yorks 148 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2021 Garden 149 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 Garden 150 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 19/04/2021 Sheffield area 151 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 28/02/2021 Sheffield area 152 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2021 Sheffield 153 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 154 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 13/05/2021 Padley Gorge, N Derbys 155 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 07/06/2021 Filey 156 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 Garden 157 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 01/03/2021 Garden 158 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2021 Garden 159 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2021 Garden 160 Twite Linaria flavirostris 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks 161 Linnet Linaria cannabina 05/02/2021 Misson, Notts 162 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 14/01/2021 Garden 163 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 24/03/2021 Sheffield area 164 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2021 Garden 165 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2021 Garden 166 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 21/04/2021 Sheffield 167 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/02/2021 Orgreave Lakes, S Yorks