Liz Clipson: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 206 of 206 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2021 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 21/05/2021 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2021 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2021 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2021 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2021 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2021 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2021 16 Pintail Anas acuta 17 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2021 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2021 19 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 24/10/2021 Belvide, Staffs 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2021 21 Scaup Aythya marila 24/10/2021 Belvide, Staffs 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2021 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 28 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 29 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 30 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2021 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 27/02/2021 33 Swift Apus apus 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2021 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2021 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2021 40 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2021 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 42 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 44 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 45 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 46 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 52 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 54 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 29/08/2021 Blacktoft Sands, Yorks 55 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 56 Curlew Numenius arquata 57 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 58 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 59 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 60 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 61 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 62 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 63 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 02/01/2021 65 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 66 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 67 Redshank Tringa totanus 68 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 69 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 71 Knot Calidris canutus 72 Ruff Calidris pugnax 73 Sanderling Calidris alba 74 Dunlin Calidris alpina 75 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 76 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 77 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 78 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 79 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 80 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 81 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 82 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 83 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 84 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 85 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2021 86 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 20/05/2021 RSPB St. Aidans 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 88 Common Gull Larus canus 89 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 91 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 93 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 94 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 95 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 96 Puffin Fratercula arctica 97 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 98 Razorbill Alca torda 99 Little Auk Alle alle 100 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 101 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 102 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 103 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 104 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 29/08/2021 RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Yorks 105 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 106 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 107 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 108 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 109 Gannet Morus bassanus 110 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2021 111 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 112 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 113 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 114 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 115 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 116 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 117 Great White Egret Ardea alba 118 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 119 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 120 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 121 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 122 Red Kite Milvus milvus 123 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2021 124 Barn Owl Tyto alba 125 Little Owl Athene noctua 126 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 127 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 128 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 02/01/2021 129 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 130 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 131 Hobby Falco subbuteo 132 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 02/01/2021 133 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 134 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/01/2021 135 Magpie Pica pica 02/01/2021 136 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 02/01/2021 137 Rook Corvus frugilegus 138 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 139 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 140 Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2021 141 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2021 142 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 02/01/2021 143 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2021 145 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2021 146 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 148 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 149 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 150 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 151 Swallow Hirundo rustica 152 House Martin Delichon urbicum 153 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 154 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 155 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 156 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 157 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 158 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 159 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 160 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 161 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 20/05/2021 Heslington East Lake 162 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 163 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 164 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 165 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 166 Whitethroat Curruca communis 167 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 168 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 169 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 02/01/2021 170 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 171 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 172 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 173 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 174 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2021 175 Blackbird Turdus merula 02/01/2021 176 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2021 177 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 178 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2021 179 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 180 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 181 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 182 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 183 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 184 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2021 185 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 186 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 187 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 02/01/2021 188 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 189 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 190 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 191 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 192 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 193 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2021 194 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 195 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 196 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 197 Twite Linaria flavirostris 198 Linnet Linaria cannabina 199 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 200 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 201 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni ********** ********** 202 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 203 Siskin Spinus spinus 204 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 205 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 206 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus