Henry Cook: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 235 of 235 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 02/05/2021 Minsmere RSPB 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 05/04/2021 Hen Reedbeds, Suffolk 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 08/10/2021 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 13/11/2021 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 25/03/2021 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13/01/2021 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 04/04/2021 Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Pintail Anas acuta 13/09/2021 Bowling Green Marsh RSPB, Devon 20 Teal Anas crecca 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 13/11/2021 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 20/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 24 Scaup Aythya marila 13/11/2021 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 25 Eider Somateria mollissima 12/10/2021 26 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 30/03/2021 Llanddulas, Conwy 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 30/03/2021 Llanddulas, Conwy 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 17/01/2021 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 13/11/2021 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 22/01/2021 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 21/12/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Llanddulas, Conwy 34 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB 36 Swift Apus apus 37 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 04/04/2021 Santon Downham 38 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 13/01/2021 39 Stock Dove Columba oenas 05/02/2021 40 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 41 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 28/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB 42 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 43 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 44 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 45 Coot Fulica atra 46 Crane Grus grus 04/04/2021 Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 22/01/2021 49 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 13/11/2021 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 50 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 52 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 28/05/2021 Trimley Marshes SWT, Suffolk 53 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 04/04/2021 Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk 54 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 26/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 55 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 56 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 24/07/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire 57 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 08/10/2021 58 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 59 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius ********** ********** 60 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 61 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 28/08/2021 Blacktoft Sands RSPB, Yorkshire 62 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 15/04/2021 63 Curlew Numenius arquata 64 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 24/07/2021 Snettisham RSPB, Norfolk 65 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa ********** ********** 66 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 19/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 67 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 26/03/2021 68 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 70 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 71 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 26/04/2021 Pipp's Ford, Suffolk 72 Redshank Tringa totanus 73 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 05/04/2021 Hen Reedbeds, Suffolk 74 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 05/04/2021 Hen Reedbeds, Suffolk 75 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/05/2021 Minsmere RSPB 76 Knot Calidris canutus 20/01/2021 77 Ruff Calidris pugnax 78 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 24/07/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire 79 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 13/10/2021 RSPB St Aidan's, Yorkshire 80 Sanderling Calidris alba 81 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/04/2021 Hen Reedbeds, Suffolk 82 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 14/10/2021 Newington, Yorkshire 83 Little Stint Calidris minuta 05/05/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB 84 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 29/05/2021 Cliffe Pools RSPB, Kent 85 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 02/05/2021 Minsmere RSPB 86 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 10/05/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB 87 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 88 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 19/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 89 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 10/07/2021 Cemlyn Lagoon NWWT, Anglesey 90 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 02/05/2021 Minsmere RSPB 91 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 10/07/2021 Cemlyn Lagoon NWWT, Anglesey 92 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 28/04/2021 93 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 27/03/2021 94 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 08/08/2021 Oare Marshes NR, Kent 95 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 96 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 02/05/2021 Minsmere RSPB 97 Common Gull Larus canus 98 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 99 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 100 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 101 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 102 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 30/03/2021 Brickfields Pond, Denbighshire 103 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 07/10/2021 104 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 07/10/2021 105 Puffin Fratercula arctica 04/07/2021 RSPB Bempton Cliffs 106 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 107 Razorbill Alca torda 108 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 109 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 30/03/2021 Llandulas, Conwy 110 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 09/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorkshire 111 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 12/09/2021 Scillonian III 112 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 113 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 12/09/2021 Scillonian III 114 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 12/09/2021 Scillonian III 115 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 116 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 12/09/2021 Scillonian III 117 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 18/09/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire 118 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 119 Gannet Morus bassanus 04/07/2021 RSPB Bempton Cliffs 120 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 121 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 122 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 123 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 24/07/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire 124 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 04/04/2021 Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk 125 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 126 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11/05/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB 127 Great White Egret Ardea alba 128 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 129 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 11/05/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB 130 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 09/01/2021 131 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 132 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 133 Red Kite Milvus milvus 134 Buzzard Buteo buteo 135 Barn Owl Tyto alba 05/01/2021 136 Little Owl Athene noctua 137 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 138 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 139 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 29/06/2021 Icklingham, Suffolk 140 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 141 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor ********** ********** 142 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 143 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 144 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 145 Merlin Falco columbarius 11/10/2021 146 Hobby Falco subbuteo 04/05/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB 147 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 20/03/2021 148 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 28/05/2021 149 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 25/05/2021 Minsmere RSPB 150 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 23/05/2021 Bawdsey, Suffolk 151 Jay Garrulus glandarius 14/01/2021 152 Magpie Pica pica 153 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 27/03/2021 154 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 155 Rook Corvus frugilegus 156 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 157 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 158 Raven Corvus corax 20/01/2021 159 Coal Tit Periparus ater 160 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 161 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 162 Great Tit Parus major 163 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 05/04/2021 Hen Reedbeds, Suffolk 164 Woodlark Lullula arborea ********** ********** 165 Skylark Alauda arvensis 166 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 167 Swallow Hirundo rustica 168 House Martin Delichon urbicum 06/04/2021 169 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 05/02/2021 170 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 171 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 15/06/2021 Cumbria 172 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 12/09/2021 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 173 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 08/10/2021 174 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 04/04/2021 Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk 175 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 09/01/2021 176 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 17/10/2021 Spurn, Yorkshire 177 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 07/06/2021 Little Wilbraham Fen, Cambs H/O 178 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15/04/2021 Conwy RSPB 179 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15/04/2021 Conwy RSPB 180 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 05/06/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 181 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 182 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19/01/2021 183 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 20/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 184 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 24/04/2021 Needham Market 185 Whitethroat Curruca communis 19/04/2021 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 186 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 02/05/2021 Minsmere RSPB 187 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 188 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 189 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 190 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 13/01/2021 191 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 192 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 193 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 194 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 195 Redwing Turdus iliacus 196 Blackbird Turdus merula 197 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 198 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 12/09/2021 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 199 Robin Erithacus rubecula 200 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos ********** ********** 201 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 202 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 08/10/2021 203 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 204 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 205 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 206 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 27/03/2021 207 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 208 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 209 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 210 Dunnock Prunella modularis 211 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 23/04/2021 Needham Market 212 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 213 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 214 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 06/01/2021 215 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 216 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 217 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 218 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 219 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 07/01/2021 220 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 221 Linnet Linaria cannabina 222 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 223 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 26/03/2021 224 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 225 Serin Serinus serinus 12/10/2021 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 226 Siskin Spinus spinus 227 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 27/03/2021 228 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 27/03/2021 229 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 06/06/2021 Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire 230 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 04/04/2021 Santon Downham 231 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 11/09/2021 Devon 232 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 10/04/2021 Warnham LNR, West Sussex 233 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 12/10/2021 St Mary's, Isles of Scilly 234 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 13/01/2021 235 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 10/04/2021 Barcombe, East Sussex