Charles Farrell: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 166 of 166 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Moelfre 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2021 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2021 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 05/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Slattocks, Rochdale Canal 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2021 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 30/10/2021 UK, Anglesey, Afon Alaw Estuary 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 14/04/2021 UK, Cheshire, Knutsford, Tatton Park 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Lligwy Beach 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14/04/2021 UK, Cheshire, Knutsford, Tatton Park 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2021 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 06/01/2021 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2021 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2021 14 Pintail Anas acuta 05/04/2021 UK, Leeds, Great Preston, RSPB St Aidans 15 Teal Anas crecca 13/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook NR Heard first on 7th Jan at Finedon, Northants 16 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 11/05/2021 UK, Gtr London, Kensal Town, Regents Canal 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 21/02/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 27/02/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Whalley Range, Alexandria Park 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2021 20 Scaup Aythya marila 25/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Moelfre 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 12/09/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Traeth Lligwy 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2021 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 11/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 17/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, NewHey, Piethorn Reservoir 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 26/02/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Oldham, RSPB Dovestones 27 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 30/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Din Lligwy 28 Swift Apus apus 10/05/2021 UK, Herts, Lee Valley, 70 Acres Lake 29 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 10/05/2021 UK, Herts, Lee Valley, 70 Acres Lake Heard only 30 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2021 31 Stock Dove Columba oenas 11/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Hopwood 32 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 33 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2021 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2021 35 Coot Fulica atra 10/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Boggart Hole Clough 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 06/01/2021 37 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 24/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir 38 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 05/04/2021 UK, Leeds, Great Preston, RSPB St Aidans 39 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 21/02/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir 40 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 21/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, Low Newton-by-the-Sea 41 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 18/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, Seahouses 42 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2021 43 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 18/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Lligwy Beach 44 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn 45 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2021 46 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn 47 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/04/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Oldham, Castleshaw Reservoirs Heard first on 17-Mar-21 at Birtle 48 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 30/10/2021 UK, Anglesey, Afon Alaw Estuary 49 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 22/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, Druridge Pools 50 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 05/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Boarshaw Flashes 51 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27/05/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Oldham, RSPB Dovestones 52 Redshank Tringa totanus 05/04/2021 UK, Leeds, Great Preston, RSPB St Aidans 53 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 10/07/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Alaw Estuary 54 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn 55 Knot Calidris canutus 21/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, Low Newton-by-the-Sea 56 Sanderling Calidris alba 03/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Lligwy Beach 57 Dunlin Calidris alpina 18/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Lligwy Beach 58 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14/11/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn Bay 59 Little Stint Calidris minuta 30/08/2021 UK, West Sussex, Pagham Harbour area 60 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 19/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, Holy Island 61 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 18/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, The Farne Islands 62 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn 63 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Lligwy Beach 64 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 11/07/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn Bay 65 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 22/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, Druridge Pools 66 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Moelfre 67 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2021 68 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn 69 Common Gull Larus canus 04/01/2021 70 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 71 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 24/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir 72 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 04/01/2021 73 Puffin Fratercula arctica 18/05/2021 UK, Northumberland, The Farne Islands 74 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 01/05/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Moelfre 75 Razorbill Alca torda 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Lligwy Beach 76 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Lligwy Beach 77 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 14/11/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Cemlyn Bay 78 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, RSPB South Stacks 79 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 20/06/2021 Wales, Anglesey, The Range Miles offshore 80 Gannet Morus bassanus 18/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Bull Bay 81 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2021 82 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 18/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Bull Bay 83 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, RSPB Cors Dygga Heard only 84 Little Egret Egretta garzetta ********** ********** 85 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 02/01/2021 86 Great White Egret Ardea alba ********** ********** 87 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea ********** ********** 88 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 30/08/2021 UK, West Sussex, Pagham Harbour area 89 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 16/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 90 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, RSPB Cors Dygga 91 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 26/12/2021 UK, North Merseyside, Southport, RSPB Marshside 92 Red Kite Milvus milvus ********** ********** 93 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 09/10/2021 UK, Isle of Wight, Brading Marshes 94 Buzzard Buteo buteo ********** ********** 95 Barn Owl Tyto alba 15/04/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Rochdale, Red Lumb 96 Little Owl Athene noctua 05/04/2021 UK, Leeds, Great Preston, RSPB St Aidans 97 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 17/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges Heard only 98 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 21/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 99 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major ********** ********** 100 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis ********** ********** 101 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus ********** ********** 102 Hobby Falco subbuteo 10/05/2021 UK, Herts, Lee Valley, 70 Acres Lake 103 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 29/01/2021 Uk, Gtr Manchester, Manchester City Centre 104 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 10/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Moston Cemetery 105 Jay Garrulus glandarius 13/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook NR Heard first on 12th Jan at Alkrington Woods 106 Magpie Pica pica ********** ********** 107 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, RSPB South Stacks 108 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula ********** ********** 109 Rook Corvus frugilegus ********** ********** 110 Carrion Crow Corvus corone ********** ********** 111 Raven Corvus corax 03/04/2021 UK, Lancashire, Forest of Bowland, Dunsop Valley 112 Coal Tit Periparus ater ********** ********** 113 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus ********** ********** 114 Great Tit Parus major ********** ********** 115 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 31/12/2021 Uk, Yorkshire, Leeds, RSPB St Aidans Heard Only 116 Skylark Alauda arvensis ********** ********** 117 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 25/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Radcliffe 118 Swallow Hirundo rustica 03/04/2021 UK, Lancashire, Forest of Bowland, Dunsop Valley 119 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, RSPB South Stacks Maybe 120 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti ********** ********** 121 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus ********** ********** 122 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 27/05/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Oldham, RSPB Binn Green 123 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 09/04/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 124 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook NR 125 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 26/04/2021 UK, Gtr London, Stratford, Olympic Park 126 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 30/04/2021 UK, Wales, Conwy, RSPB Conwy Heard first 30-Apr-21 at RSPB Conwy 127 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 05/06/2021 Gtr Manchester, Rochdale, Kingsway Business Park 128 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla ********** ********** 129 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 28/04/2021 UK, Gtr London, North Kensington, Little Wormwood Scrubs Heard first on 28-Apr-21 at Little Wormwood Scrubs 130 Whitethroat Curruca communis 24/04/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Holcombe Moor Heard first on 24-Apr-21 131 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 13/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Alkrington Heard first on 5th Jan in Wellingborough 132 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes ********** ********** 133 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 24/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir Heard first on 15th Jan at Alkrington Woods 134 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 18/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 135 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 12/09/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Amlwch 136 Starling Sturnus vulgaris ********** ********** 137 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 19/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook NR Heard first on 19th Jan at Wince Brook 138 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus ********** ********** 139 Redwing Turdus iliacus ********** ********** 140 Blackbird Turdus merula ********** ********** 141 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris ********** ********** 142 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 24/04/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Holcombe Moor 143 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16/08/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook NR 144 Robin Erithacus rubecula ********** ********** 145 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola ********** ********** 146 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 24/04/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Holcombe Moor 147 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 23/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton 148 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 20/05/2021 UK, Scotland, Coldingham 149 House Sparrow Passer domesticus ********** ********** 150 Dunnock Prunella modularis ********** ********** 151 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 11/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Middleton, Wince Brook NR Heard first 11th Jan at Alkrington Woods 152 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba ********** ********** 153 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis ********** ********** 154 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 18/04/2021 UK, Wales, Anglesey, Bull Bay 155 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs ********** ********** 156 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 25/03/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir 157 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 11/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington Woods and Rhodes Lodges 158 Greenfinch Chloris chloris ********** ********** 159 Twite Linaria flavirostris 26/12/2021 UK, North Merseyside, Southport, Southport Pier area 160 Linnet Linaria cannabina 05/04/2021 UK, Leeds, Great Preston, RSPB St Aidans 161 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 24/01/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Bury, Elton Reservoir 162 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis ********** ********** 163 Siskin Spinus spinus 04/02/2021 UK, Gtr Manchester, Alkrington, Blackley Golf Course 164 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 26/12/2021 UK, North Merseyside, Southport, Southport Pier area 165 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella ********** ********** 166 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus ********** **********