Kim Matts: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 245 of 245 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Market deeping 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2021 Watermead 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 02/03/2021 Nr gates hangs well 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2021 Watermead 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 08/04/2021 Frampton 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 16/01/2021 Blakesley 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2021 Swithland 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 08/01/2021 Frampton 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 01/01/2021 X4 thanks roger 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 25/03/2021 Eyebrook 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 25/02/2021 Blackbrook 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 10/04/2021 Rutland water x6 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 05/01/2021 Watermead 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2021 Swithland 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2021 Swithland 17 American Wigeon Mareca americana 28/09/2021 Cambridgeshire 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2021 Swithland 19 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2021 Swithland 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 06/01/2021 Watermead 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2021 Swithland 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 05/02/2021 Staunton Harold lake 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2021 Swithland 25 Scaup Aythya marila Pitsford 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 08/04/2021 Freiston 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 14/12/2021 Mabelthorpe 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 24/07/2021 South gare 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 14/12/2021 Mablethorpe 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2021 Swithland 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 06/01/2021 Watermead 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 08/04/2021 Freiston 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 18/04/2021 Strines 35 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 21/09/2021 Langdon beck 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 16/11/2021 Holkham 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2021 Watermead 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 19/06/2021 Dersingham 40 Swift Apus apus 06/05/2021 Frampton 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 13/04/2021 Holme 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2021 Leicester feral 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 11/01/2021 Abbey park 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 Swithland 45 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 28/07/2021 Snettisham 46 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 11/01/2021 Abbey park 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 27/01/2021 Kelham 48 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2021 Watermead 49 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2021 Swithland 50 Crane Grus grus 18/04/2021 Eldernell 51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 11/01/2021 Abbey park 52 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 05/01/2021 Cropston 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2021 Swithland 54 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 05/01/2021 Draycote 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/04/2021 Frampton 56 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 20/06/2021 Cavenham 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 26/02/2021 Watermead south 58 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 31/03/2021 Rutland water 59 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 29/04/2021 Titchwell 60 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/04/2021 Frampton 61 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 18/08/2021 Frampton 62 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 15/06/2021 Rutland water 63 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 03/05/2021 Piddington 64 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 01/04/2021 Rutland water 65 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 01/04/2021 Frampton 66 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2021 Watermead 67 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 28/08/2021 Blacktoft 68 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 21/04/2021 Rutland water 69 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22/04/2021 Frampton 70 Curlew Numenius arquata 03/01/2021 Deeping 71 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/04/2021 Rutland water 72 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 03/01/2021 Deeping 73 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 22/04/2021 Frampton 74 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 03/02/2021 Nr benscliffe 75 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 76 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 29/04/2021 Nr wells 77 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 17/02/2021 Wanlip north 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 06/05/2021 Frampton 79 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 80 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 22/04/2021 Frampton 81 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 22/04/2021 Frampton thanks Peter 82 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 28/03/2021 Titchwell 83 Knot Calidris canutus 06/05/2021 Titchwell 84 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 85 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 06/05/2021 Frampton 86 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 17/05/2021 Cottenham. X2 87 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 09/10/2021 Swillington Gravel pits Lifer 88 Sanderling Calidris alba 13/04/2021 Titchwell 89 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 90 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 04/04/2021 Penzance. X24 91 Little Stint Calidris minuta 06/05/2021 Frampton 92 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 04/08/2021 Minsmere 93 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 14/09/2021 Eyebrook 94 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 17/10/2021 Hayle estuary 95 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 24/07/2021 South gare 96 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 24/07/2021 Saltholme 97 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 26/05/2021 Summer leys 98 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 21/04/2021 Rutland water 99 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14/04/2021 Eyebrook 100 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 28/03/2021 X10 titchwell 101 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 20/04/2021 Eyebrook 102 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 31/05/2021 Bempton 103 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 21/04/2021 Rutland water 104 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2021 Swithland 105 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Titchwell 106 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2021 Watermead 107 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 26/02/2021 Watermead 108 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 Swithland 109 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 05/01/2021 Watermead 110 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2021 Swithland 111 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2021 Watermead 112 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 04/04/2021 Newlyn. Thank you Mrs MATTS Lifer 113 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 08/01/2021 With Mr green, Jessop and the Brett's 114 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 26/08/2021 Cley 115 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 26/08/2021 Cley 116 Puffin Fratercula arctica 31/05/2021 Bempton 117 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 19/09/2021 Oban 118 Razorbill Alca torda 31/05/2021 Bempton 119 Little Auk Alle alle 23/11/2021 Salthouse 120 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 31/05/2021 Bempton 121 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 02/09/2021 Gibraltar point 122 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 04/12/2021 Rutland water 123 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 04/04/2021 X2 Rutland water 124 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 14/07/2021 Bempton cliffs Lifer 125 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 29/03/2021 Hunstanton 126 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 12/10/2021 Cley 127 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 17/08/2021 Frampton 128 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 28/07/2021 Nr gayton 129 Gannet Morus bassanus 31/05/2021 Bempton 130 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2021 Swithland 131 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 05/01/2021 Draycote 132 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 01/04/2021 Northamptonshire 133 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 01/04/2021 Frampton 134 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 10/06/2021 Blacktoft 135 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 136 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 01/04/2021 Northamptonshire 137 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2021 Swithland 138 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2021 Swithland 139 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 25/03/2021 Eyebrook 140 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 10/06/2021 Wellbeck 141 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 05/01/2021 A 46 Houghton 142 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 29/03/2021 Titchwell 143 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 13/04/2021 Holkham 144 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2021 A47 tugby 145 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 19/09/2021 Scottish island 146 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 147 Barn Owl Tyto alba 29/05/2021 Spurn 148 Little Owl Athene noctua 02/03/2021 Bradgate park 149 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 02/01/2021 X3 deeping 150 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/05/2021 X2 salthouse 151 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 16/10/2021 Sennen 152 Hoopoe Upupa epops 09/05/2021 Drayton Bassett 153 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 04/01/2021 Draycote water 154 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 05/05/2021 Daventry 155 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2021 Swithland 156 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/02/2021 X2 brascote 157 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 08/01/2021 Cossington 158 Merlin Falco columbarius 21/09/2021 Langdon beck 159 Hobby Falco subbuteo 17/05/2021 Fen Drayton 160 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 01/01/2021 Swithland 161 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 15/01/2021 Evington 162 Jay Garrulus glandarius 27/01/2021 Kelham 163 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 Swithland 164 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 20/10/2021 X8 sennen cove 165 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2021 Swithland 166 Rook Corvus frugilegus 10/01/2021 Evington 167 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 Swithland 168 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 19/09/2021 Oban 169 Raven Corvus corax 17/01/2021 Abbey park by river soar 170 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2021 Swithland 171 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2021 Swithland. X4 172 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 27/01/2021 Kelham 173 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 Swithland 174 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2021 Swithland 175 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 28/08/2021 Blacktoft 176 Woodlark Lullula arborea 15/04/2021 Sherwood 177 Skylark Alauda arvensis 26/02/2021 Watermead 178 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 06/12/2021 Holkham 179 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 15/03/2021 One. Wmcp 180 Swallow Hirundo rustica 25/03/2021 Eyebrook 181 House Martin Delichon urbicum 07/04/2021 Cossington 182 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 28/01/2021 Watermead 183 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 04/01/2021 Watermead 184 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 30/04/2021 B/leys 185 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 15/04/2021 Watermead 186 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/01/2021 Watermead 187 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Yes 09/09/2021 Buckton Dell Lifer. 188 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 08/06/2021 Nottinghamshire 189 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 13/04/2021 Watermead 190 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 01/05/2021 Watermead 191 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 05/06/2021 Somerset level's Lifer 192 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10/04/2021 Watermead 193 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 02/05/2021 Eyebrook 194 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 06/12/2021 Wiveton 195 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 11/05/2021 Spurn 196 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 29/05/2021 Spurn Lifer 197 Whitethroat Curruca communis 26/04/2021 Nr abbey park 198 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 04/08/2021 Minsmere 199 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 08/01/2021 Watermead 200 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 08/01/2021 Watermead 201 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2021 Swithland 202 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/01/2021 Watermead 203 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Yes 04/04/2021 Exmouth Devon Lifer thank you again Mrs Matts 204 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 Watermead 205 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 07/01/2021 Abbey park 206 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2021 Abbey park 207 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 208 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 Swithland 209 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 15/01/2021 Evington 210 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 11/04/2021 Hathern 211 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 26/05/2021 Skeffington 212 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Swithland 213 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 18/04/2021 Padley 214 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 11/05/2021 Spurn 215 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 07/04/2021 Cossington. X2 216 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 27/04/2021 Eyebrook 217 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 218 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 03/05/2021 Piddington 219 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 23/11/2021 Cley east bank 220 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 18/04/2021 Derbyshire 221 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 01/01/2021 Eyebrook 222 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2021 Syston 223 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 Swithland 224 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 13/04/2021 Eyebrook 225 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 04/01/2021 Cropston 226 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2021 Swithland 227 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 26/01/2021 Cossington 30+ flock 228 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 18/04/2021 Warren hills 229 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 06/12/2021 Wells 230 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 04/04/2021 Penzance 231 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 Swithland 232 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 16/03/2021 X,3 cossington 233 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 12/12/2021 Lynford aboretum 234 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 15/01/2021 Watermead. X6 235 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 17/01/2021 Abbey park 236 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/02/2021 Nr blackbrook 237 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 25/02/2021 Groby pool 238 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 03/02/2021 Benscliffe 239 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2021 100+ nr Catherine Street 240 Siskin Spinus spinus 22/01/2021 B leys nature res 241 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 21/10/2021 Sennen cove c/p x3 242 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 22/04/2021 Frampton 243 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 22/01/2021 Nr b leys nature res 244 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 30/03/2021 Langford lowlands 245 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 26/01/2021 Cossington