Julian Branscombe: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 170 of 170 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 9 Wigeon Mareca penelope 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 11 Pintail Anas acuta 29/12/2021 Porthellick Pool 12 Teal Anas crecca 13 Pochard Aythya ferina 14 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 15 Scaup Aythya marila 16 Eider Somateria mollissima 17 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 18 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 20 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 21 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 21/03/2021 Fens nr Cambridge 22 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ********** ********** 23 Swift Apus apus 24 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 25 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 26 Stock Dove Columba oenas 27 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 28 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 29 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 30 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 31 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 32 Coot Fulica atra 33 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 34 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 14/03/2021 River Cam (?) on way to Wicken Fen 35 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 36 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 37 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 38 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 39 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 40 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 41 Curlew Numenius arquata 42 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 43 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 44 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 45 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 25/10/2022 Porth Hellick Pool Seen well today, but not tail or underwing detail. ID confirmed by others. Probably the 4th time I've seen this bird. 46 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 47 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 14/10/2021 St Mary's 48 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 49 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 50 Redshank Tringa totanus 51 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 52 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 53 Sanderling Calidris alba 54 Dunlin Calidris alpina 55 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 56 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 57 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 58 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 59 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 60 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 61 Common Gull Larus canus 62 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 63 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 64 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 65 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 66 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 25/03/2021 Newlyn 67 Razorbill Alca torda 68 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 69 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 70 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 71 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 72 Gannet Morus bassanus 10/01/2021 73 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 74 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 75 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 76 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 77 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 78 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 05/12/2021 Longstone 79 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 80 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 81 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 82 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 83 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 84 Red Kite Milvus milvus 20/03/2021 Oxon (16 at once in Abingdon and others on way) 85 Buzzard Buteo buteo 86 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 87 Hoopoe Upupa epops 88 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 21/03/2021 Wicken Fen 89 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 90 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 91 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 92 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 93 Merlin Falco columbarius 94 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 95 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 96 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 97 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 98 Jay Garrulus glandarius 99 Magpie Pica pica 100 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 101 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 102 Rook Corvus frugilegus 103 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 104 Raven Corvus corax 105 Coal Tit Periparus ater 106 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 107 Great Tit Parus major 108 Woodlark Lullula arborea 109 Skylark Alauda arvensis 110 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 111 Swallow Hirundo rustica 112 House Martin Delichon urbicum 113 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 24/10/2022 Porth Hellick (around bay and point at edge of bay towards Gian't Castle / Salakee Down Nice close views. 114 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 21/03/2021 Wicken Fen 115 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 116 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 117 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 16/10/2021 Newford Farm Ponds, St Mary's 118 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 119 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 120 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 02/11/2021 Content Lane, St Mary's 121 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 122 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 123 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 16/09/2021 Maypole, St Mary's 124 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 125 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 126 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 127 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 29/10/2021 St Mary's (nr Content Farm) Very dull first autumn bird 128 Whitethroat Curruca communis 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 130 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 131 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 132 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 133 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 134 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 135 Redwing Turdus iliacus 136 Blackbird Turdus merula 137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 138 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 02/11/2021 Content Lane, St Mary's 139 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 140 Robin Erithacus rubecula 141 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 142 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 143 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 25/04/2021 Predannack, Lizard 144 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 145 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 146 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 147 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 148 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 13/06/2021 Newlyn 149 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 150 Dunnock Prunella modularis 151 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 152 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 153 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 154 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 27/10/2021 St Mary's On after-work dog walk, in fairly small improved pasture by road. 155 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 156 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 157 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Late April, Kenidjack 158 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 159 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 160 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 161 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 162 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 163 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 164 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 165 Linnet Linaria cannabina 166 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 167 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 168 Siskin Spinus spinus 169 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 170 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus