Mike Stokes: Shropshire Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 123 of 123 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 11/01/2021 Shrewsbury 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 03/01/2021 Shrewsbury 3 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 03/01/2021 Shrewsbury 4 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 23/03/2021 Venus Pool 5 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 31/01/2021 Atcham 6 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 10/05/2021 Leighton Bends Pair 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 11/01/2021 Mère Pool, Shrewsbury 5 pairs 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 15/02/2021 Venus Pool 9 Wigeon Mareca penelope 31/01/2021 Eyton 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 11 Pintail Anas acuta 24/01/2021 Eyton 1 pair 12 Teal Anas crecca 07/01/2021 The Weir, Shrewsbury A single drake 13 Pochard Aythya ferina 18/01/2021 Monkmoor, Shrewsbury A single drake. 14 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 08/02/2021 Monkmoor, Shrewsbury A single drake 15 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 15/02/2021 Venus Pool A single drake on the fishing pool. 16 Goosander Mergus merganser 04/01/2021 Shrewsbury 20 17 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 15/04/2021 The Long Mynd 18 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 19 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2021 Hencote 5 20 Swift Apus apus 07/05/2021 Shrewsbury 21 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 10/05/2021 Near Dryton 22 Stock Dove Columba oenas 10/01/2021 Shrewsbury 1 23 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 24 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 25 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2021 Greenfields, Shrewsbury 1. Plus 2 more heard only. 26 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 03/01/2021 Shrewsbury 27 Coot Fulica atra 11/01/2021 Shrewsbury 28 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/01/2021 The Weir, Shrewsbury 1 29 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 15/02/2021 Venus Pool 30 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 26/02/2021 Venus Pool 31 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 24/01/2021 Eyton 32 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 20/04/2021 Venus Pool 33 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 23/03/2021 Venus Pool Pair 34 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 24/01/2021 Eyton 35 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2021 Near Gravelhill 2 36 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 19/08/2021 Venus Pool 9 (7 Juvs.) 37 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 01/01/2021 Hencote 1 38 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 12/01/2021 Near Radbrook, Shrewsbury 39 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 20/04/2021 Venus Pool 40 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 26/02/2021 Venus Pool 41 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 30/08/2021 Whixall Floods 1 42 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 30/08/2021 Ellesmere Juv. 43 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 04/01/2021 Shrewsbury 44 Common Gull Larus canus 24/01/2021 Eyton 1 45 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 3 46 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 2 47 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 03/01/2021 Berwick 48 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 31/01/2021 Atcham 1 49 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 05/01/2021 Uffington 50 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 05/01/2021 Shrewsbury Pair 51 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 31/05/2021 BH 52 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 19/10/2021 Whixall Moss 53 Red Kite Milvus milvus 12/01/2021 Shrewsbury 54 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 2 55 Barn Owl Tyto alba 19/08/2021 Berwick Wharf 56 Little Owl Athene noctua 06/01/2021 Shrewsbury 57 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 17/06/2021 Jackfield 58 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 07/01/2021 Shrewsbury 59 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 03/01/2021 Shrewsbury 60 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 02/03/2021 Venus Pool 61 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 1 62 Hobby Falco subbuteo 30/08/2021 Whixall Moss 1 63 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 23/08/2021 Pearhill Farm Male. Also a juvenile on Whixall Moss on the 30th of August. 64 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 2 65 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 66 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 67 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 68 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 69 Raven Corvus corax 03/01/2021 Shrewsbury 70 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 3 71 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 05/01/2021 Haughmond Hill 72 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 73 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 74 Skylark Alauda arvensis 19/01/2021 Near Rodington A pair 75 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 23/03/2021 Venus Pool 76 Swallow Hirundo rustica 11/04/2021 Near Berrington 77 House Martin Delichon urbicum 11/04/2021 Venus Pool 78 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 79 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 31/05/2021 Clunton Coppice 80 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 11/04/2021 Venus Pool 81 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 26/02/2021 Near Berrington Early singer 82 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 14/04/2021 Near Shrewsbury 83 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 24/04/2021 Near Shrewsbury 84 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury Male in garden. 85 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 29/04/2021 Near Shrewsbury 86 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 29/04/2021 Ebury Hill 87 Whitethroat Curruca communis 20/04/2021 Eaton Mascott 88 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 89 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 90 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 05/01/2021 Haughmond Hill 91 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 03/01/2021 Shrewsbury 92 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 93 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 06/01/2021 Shrewsbury 94 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 95 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 96 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 97 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 98 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 31/05/2021 Bridges 99 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 100 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 26/04/2021 The Wrekin 5 101 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 11/04/2021 Venus Pool A single male 102 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 11/02/2021 Battlefield, Shrewsbury 1 103 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 11/04/2021 Venus Pool 2m & 1f 104 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 02/03/2021 Cound Stank 105 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 106 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 107 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 11/04/2021 Venus Pool A single male 108 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/01/2021 Shrewsbury 109 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 5 110 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 5 111 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 26/04/2021 The Wrekin 2 112 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 113 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 15/02/2021 Venus Pool A single female 114 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 1 115 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 03/01/2021 Shrewsbury 116 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 117 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 02/02/2021 Near Mousecroft, Shrewsbury 1 feeding on thistle. 118 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 05/01/2021 Abbey Woods 119 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2021 Shrewsbury 120 Siskin Spinus spinus 03/01/2021 Alkmund Park 121 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 19/01/2021 Near Rodington 1 122 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19/01/2021 Near Hollowdene 123 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 11/02/2021 Battlefield, Shrewsbury