Mike Wheeler: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 211 of 211 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 30/08/2021 Spurn, Yorks 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 04/02/2021 Holt Fleet, Worcs 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 16/10/2021 Burnham Marshes, Norfolk 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 16/10/2021 Burnham Marshes, Norfolk 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2021 Himley Hall, Staffs 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 20/12/2021 Grimley, Worcs 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 05/06/2021 Loch a'Phuil, Tiree 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 09/05/2021 Belvide, Staffs 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 07/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 27/03/2021 Puxton Marsh, Worcs 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2021 Himley Hall, Staffs 17 Pintail Anas acuta 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 18 Teal Anas crecca 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 06/06/2021 Scarinish, Tiree 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 27/08/2021 Cley, Norfolk 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 29/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 06/06/2021 Scarinish, Tiree 26 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 26/11/2021 Cley, Norfolk 27 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 26/02/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 28 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/04/2021 Ombersley, Worcs 29 Swift Apus apus 23/04/2021 Shapwick Heath, Somerset 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 05/06/2021 Loch a'Phuil, Tiree 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 20/01/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 12/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 36 Corncrake Crex crex 05/06/2021 Balemartine, Tiree 37 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2021 Himley Hall, Staffs 38 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2021 Himley Hall, Staffs 39 Crane Grus grus 31/12/2021 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucs GCP 40 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 28/05/2021 St Aidans RSPB, Yorks 43 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 17/10/2021 Great Cressingham, Norfolk 44 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 27/08/2021 North Point, Norfolk 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 48 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 49 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19/05/2021 Grimley, Worcs 50 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 06/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 51 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 25/02/2021 Grimley, Worcs 52 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 30/08/2021 Blacktoft Sands, Yorks 53 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 13/05/2021 Grimley, Worcs 54 Curlew Numenius arquata 05/06/2021 Balemartine, Tiree 55 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 11/06/2021 Traigh Mor, Tiree 56 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 57 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 07/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 58 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 16/10/2021 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 60 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 31/03/2021 Holt, Worcs 61 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 25/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 25/03/2021 Holt, Worcs 63 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 05/05/2021 Clifton Pits, Worcs 64 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 09/05/2021 Belvide, Staffs 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 06/06/2021 Balemartine, Tiree 67 Knot Calidris canutus 06/06/2021 Cladach a'Chrogain, Tiree 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 06/06/2021 Loch Bhasspol, Tiree 69 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 27/08/2021 Tirchwell RSPB, Norfolk 70 Sanderling Calidris alba 06/06/2021 Cladach a'Chrogain, Tiree 71 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/05/2021 Grimley, Worcs 72 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 27/08/2021 Cley, Norfolk 73 Little Stint Calidris minuta 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 74 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 06/06/2021 Gott Bay, Tiree 75 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 14/09/2021 Grimley, Worcs 76 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 28/04/2021 Upton Warren, Worcs 77 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 08/05/2021 Upton Warren, Worcs 78 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 06/06/2021 Scarinish, Tiree 79 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 23/04/2021 Shapwick Heath, Somerset 80 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 05/06/2021 Oban to Tiree Ferry 81 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 08/05/2021 Upton Warren, Worcs 82 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 83 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 27/08/2021 Tirchwell RSPB, Norfolk 84 Common Gull Larus canus 28/05/2021 St Aidans RSPB, Yorks 85 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 04/01/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 86 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 16/10/2021 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 87 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 28/05/2021 St Aidans RSPB, Yorks 88 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 12/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 89 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 09/06/2021 Hynish, Tiree 90 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 11/06/2021 Ceann a'Mhara, Tiree 91 Puffin Fratercula arctica 05/06/2021 Oban to Tiree Ferry 92 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 04/06/2021 Oban, Argyll 93 Razorbill Alca torda 07/06/2021 Hynish, Tiree 94 Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia Yes 26/11/2021 Wells Harbour, Norfolk 95 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 05/06/2021 Oban to Tiree Ferry 96 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 07/06/2021 Hynish, Tiree 97 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 06/06/2021 Traigh Chornaig, Tiree 98 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 12/08/2021 Scilly Pelagic, Cornwall 99 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 30/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorks 100 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 12/08/2021 Scilly Pelagic, Cornwall 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 05/06/2021 Oban to Tiree Ferry 102 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 16/08/2021 Scilly Pelagic, Cornwall 103 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 05/06/2021 Oban to Tiree Ferry 104 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 10/08/2021 Scillonian III, Cornwall 105 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 106 Gannet Morus bassanus 05/06/2021 Oban to Tiree Ferry 107 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 08/01/2021 Holt Fleet, Worcs 108 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 05/06/2021 Oban to Tiree Ferry 109 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 17/10/2021 Earith, Cambridgeshire 110 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 111 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 112 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 113 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 25/03/2021 Grimley, Worcs 114 Great White Egret Ardea alba 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 115 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 26/02/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 116 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 07/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 117 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 118 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 119 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 24/12/2021 Banks Marsh, Merseyside 120 Red Kite Milvus milvus 23/04/2021 Kerswell Green, Worcs 121 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 122 Barn Owl Tyto alba 15/06/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 123 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 124 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 12/09/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 125 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 126 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 24/12/2021 Samlesbury, Lancs 127 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 128 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 04/01/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 129 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 28/02/2021 Hinksford, Staffs 130 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 131 Merlin Falco columbarius 21/08/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincs 132 Hobby Falco subbuteo 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 133 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 02/05/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 134 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 11/10/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 135 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 15/05/2021 Monk Wood, Worcs 136 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/01/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 137 Magpie Pica pica 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 138 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 139 Rook Corvus frugilegus 08/01/2021 Lakeside Campus, Worcs 140 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 141 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 04/06/2021 Oban, Argyll 142 Raven Corvus corax 28/02/2021 Hinksford, Staffs 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 04/01/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 144 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 145 Willow Tit Poecile montanus ********** ********** 146 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 147 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 148 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 28/05/2021 St Aidans RSPB, Yorks 149 Skylark Alauda arvensis 26/02/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 150 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 05/12/2021 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffs 151 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 31/03/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 152 Swallow Hirundo rustica 25/03/2021 Grimley, Worcs 153 House Martin Delichon urbicum 01/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 154 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 155 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 19/01/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 156 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 02/05/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 157 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 16/10/2021 Walsey Hills, Norfolk 158 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 31/03/2021 Grimley, Worcs 159 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 28/02/2021 Hinksford, Staffs 160 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Yes 12/09/2021 Buckton, Yorks 161 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 162 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 163 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 19/06/2021 Lickey Hills, Worcs 164 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 15/06/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 165 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 06/06/2021 Balephuil, Tiree 166 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 04/02/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 167 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 03/05/2021 Kinver, Staffs 168 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 23/04/2021 Croome, Worcs 169 Whitethroat Curruca communis 23/04/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 170 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 171 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 172 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 26/02/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 173 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 26/02/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 174 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 175 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 176 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 04/01/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 177 Redwing Turdus iliacus 08/01/2021 Lakeside Campus, Worcs 178 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 179 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 08/01/2021 Lakeside Campus, Worcs 180 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16/05/2021 Monk Wood, Worcs 181 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 182 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos ********** ********** 183 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 02/05/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 184 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 02/05/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 185 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 29/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 186 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 05/06/2021 Balemartine, Tiree 187 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 29/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 188 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 189 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 30/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorks 190 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 191 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 192 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 06/04/2021 Grimley, Worcs 193 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 194 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 195 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, Staffs 196 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 02/05/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 197 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 06/06/2021 Balemartine, Tiree 198 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2021 Himley Plantation, Staffs 199 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 200 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 26/11/2021 Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk 201 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 202 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2021 Wall Heath, West Mids 203 Twite Linaria flavirostris 05/06/2021 Balemartine, Tiree 204 Linnet Linaria cannabina 31/03/2021 Holt, Worcs 205 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 206 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 04/01/2021 Worcester University, Worcs 207 Siskin Spinus spinus 14/03/2021 Wyre Forest, Worcs 208 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 16/10/2021 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 209 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 30/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs RSPB, Yorks 210 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 30/07/2021 Bempton, Yorks 211 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 31/03/2021 Grimley, Worcs