David Nickeas: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 173 of 173 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 3 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 09/12/2021 Crossens Outer 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 21/04/2021 Marshside 7 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 23/09/2021 Marshside 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 28/06/2021 Martin Mere 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 04/08/2021 Yarrow Valley CP 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 05/04/2021 Marshside 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 Pochard Aythya ferina 12/01/2021 Marine Lake 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 15/03/2021 Marshside 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 12/01/2021 Southport beach 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 10/11/2021 River Ribble 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 10/04/2021 Marshside 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 27 Quail Coturnix coturnix ********** ********** 28 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 29 Swift Apus apus 30/04/2021 Marshside 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 31/08/2021 Cheshire Lines Juvenile 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 37 Coot Fulica atra 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 39 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 40 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 41 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 23/02/2021 Marshside 42 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/01/2021 Southport beach 43 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 44 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 19/07/2021 Hesketh out marsh 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/02/2021 Southport beach 46 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 11/04/2021 Marshside 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22/04/2021 Southport beach 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 26/04/2021 Birkdale beach 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 52 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 26/04/2021 Marshside 53 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 16/01/2021 Ainsdale NR 54 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 55 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 15/04/2021 Marshside 56 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/06/2021 Martin Mere 57 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 28/04/2021 Marshside 58 Redshank Tringa totanus 59 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 19/07/2021 Hesketh out marsh 60 Knot Calidris canutus Birkdale beach 61 Ruff Calidris pugnax 62 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 05/05/2021 Marshside 63 Sanderling Calidris alba 64 Dunlin Calidris alpina 12/01/2021 Southport beach 65 Little Stint Calidris minuta 10/05/2021 Marshside 66 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 15/09/2021 HOM E 67 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey 68 Common Tern Sterna hirundo ********** ********** 69 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey 70 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey 71 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey 72 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 11/07/2021 South Stack RSPB 73 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 74 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 05/02/2021 Marshside 75 Common Gull Larus canus 76 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 77 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 78 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 79 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 14/08/2021 Formby beach 80 Puffin Fratercula arctica 11/07/2021 South Stack RSPB 81 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey 82 Razorbill Alca torda 11/07/2021 South Stack RSPB 83 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 11/07/2021 South Stack RSPB 84 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 85 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 28/05/2021 Marshside 86 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 01/05/2021 Marshside 87 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 88 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 03/01/2021 KBO 89 Great White Egret Ardea alba 90 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 91 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 06/05/2021 Birkdale NR 92 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 93 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 94 Buzzard Buteo buteo 95 Little Owl Athene noctua 06/09/2021 Spurn 96 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 06/03/2021 Marshside 97 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 98 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 15/01/2021 3 Pools 99 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 27/12/2021 Roach Bridge 100 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 101 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 10/11/2021 River Ribble 102 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 103 Merlin Falco columbarius 104 Hobby Falco subbuteo 09/08/2021 Three Pools 105 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 106 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 21/02/2021 Flabo 107 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 06/09/2021 Spurn 108 Jay Garrulus glandarius 109 Magpie Pica pica 110 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 111 Rook Corvus frugilegus 112 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 113 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 11/07/2021 South Stack RSPB 114 Raven Corvus corax 115 Coal Tit Periparus ater 116 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 23/10/2021 Martin Mere 117 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 118 Great Tit Parus major 119 Skylark Alauda arvensis 120 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 26/04/2021 Three Pools 121 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2021 Marshside 122 House Martin Delichon urbicum 26/04/2021 Three Pools 123 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 124 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 09/05/2021 KBO 125 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 28/02/2021 Ainsdale NR 126 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 03/04/2021 Birkdale NR 127 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/03/2021 Cheshire Lines 128 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Yes 12/09/2021 Bempton Cliffs 129 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 06/09/2021 Spurn 130 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21/04/2021 Marshside 131 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/04/2021 Marshside 132 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 23/04/2021 KBO 133 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 16/01/2021 Ainsdale NR 134 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca ********** ********** 135 Whitethroat Curruca communis 17/04/2021 KBO 136 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 137 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 138 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 139 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 18/01/2021 Ainsdale NR 140 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 141 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 142 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 143 Redwing Turdus iliacus 144 Blackbird Turdus merula 145 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 07/01/2021 146 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16/05/2021 Pitt's Ho Covert 147 Robin Erithacus rubecula 148 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 01/04/2021 Birkdale NR 149 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 10/05/2021 Marshside 150 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 151 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 05/04/2021 Marshside 152 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 04/08/2021 Yarrow Valley CP 153 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 28/06/2021 Martin Mere 154 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 155 Dunnock Prunella modularis 156 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 16/04/2021 Birkdale Cop 157 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 158 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 159 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 160 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 26/04/2021 Marshside 161 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 162 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 15/02/2021 KBO 163 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 164 Twite Linaria flavirostris 12/01/2021 Southport beach 165 Linnet Linaria cannabina 12/01/2021 Southport beach 166 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 25/04/2021 Ainsdale NR 167 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 25/02/2021 Birkdale NR 168 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 169 Siskin Spinus spinus 10/04/2021 KBO 170 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 11/11/2021 Ainsdale 171 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 172 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 01/03/2021 Cheshire Lines 173 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus