Helen Croft: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 264 of 264 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 06/10/2019 Seaton Sands 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 17/09/1994 Orkney 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 06/10/2019 Seaton Sands 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 18/05/2019 Orkney 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 22/09/2019 Aberlady 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 27/11/2021 Skateraw 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/08/2019 Northumbria 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 27/11/2022 Lanchashire 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/11/2019 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 28/05/2021 Lackford Lakes NR 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 17/05/2019 Orkney 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19/09/2020 Seafield Pond 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12/08/2019 Musselburgh 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/08/2019 Holy Island 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 12/09/2019 Musselburgh 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 17/09/2019 Edinburgh 18 Pintail Anas acuta 19/09/2021 White Sands Quarry 19 Teal Anas crecca 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 29/05/2021 Baston 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 12/11/2019 White Sands Quarry 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 18/04/2021 Glasgow 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/08/2019 Northumberland 24 Scaup Aythya marila 31/08/2019 Amble 25 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 12/02/2022 Glasgow 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 15/05/2018 Orkney 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 18/08/2019 Musselburgh 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 15/10/2019 Fernyness 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 19/01/2020 Musselburgh 32 Smew Mergellus albellus 12/02/2022 Glasgow 33 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 08/05/2021 Loch of Kinnordy 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 25/07/2019 Seton Sands 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 22/09/2019 Fernyness 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 05/04/2020 Pentlands 37 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 08/12/2019 Moorfoots 38 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 08/09/2019 Torness 39 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 03/08/2019 Achiltibuie 40 Quail Coturnix coturnix 08/06/2021 Boghall Farm 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 29/09/2019 Dunbar 42 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 29/05/2021 West Stow 43 Swift Apus apus 31/05/2019 Edinburgh 44 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 08/07/2020 Gladhouse 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 29/06/2021 Islay 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 15/08/2019 Aberlady 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 48 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 14/05/2022 Westray 49 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/08/2019 Edinburgh 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 15/09/2019 Little France 51 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 15/06/2019 Dumfries 52 Coot Fulica atra 26/06/2019 Midlands 53 Crane Grus grus 26/05/2021 Lakenheath Fenn 54 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/08/2019 Northumbria 55 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 01/07/2021 Loch Feorlin 56 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 10/09/2019 Musselburgh 57 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 10/09/2019 Musselburgh 58 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 10/09/2019 Musselburgh 59 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 25/05/2021 St Aidan's Nature Park 60 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 29/05/2021 Caveh 61 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 17/05/2019 Orkney 62 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 31/08/2019 Morpeth 63 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 20/04/2021 Gosford Bay 64 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 05/10/2019 East Lothian 65 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 29/09/2019 Dunbar 66 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 16/08/2020 Newbiggin on Sea 67 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 14/06/2021 Cresswell 68 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08/09/2019 Torness 69 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 30/03/2021 Gladhouse 70 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 71 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 15/10/2021 Blacktoft Sands 72 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 03/07/2020 JMCP 73 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 15/05/2019 Orkney 74 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/08/2019 Holy Island 75 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/08/2019 Holy Island 76 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 77 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 14/11/2020 Eden estuary, Fife 78 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 15/11/2019 Cresswell 79 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 27/09/2021 Caspian Pool 80 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 15/11/2020 Gladhouse 81 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 82 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 27/11/2021 Dunbar 83 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 25/05/2021 Grindon Lough 84 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 85 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 09/05/2021 Budle Bay 86 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 07/08/2021 Musselburgh 87 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 03/09/2020 Musselburgh 88 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/08/2019 Holy Island 89 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 90 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 91 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/08/2019 Bamburgh 92 Knot Calidris canutus 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 93 Ruff Calidris pugnax 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 94 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 24/08/2020 Musselburgh 95 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 15/10/2021 St Aiden's RSPB 96 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 06/06/2021 Blyth 97 Sanderling Calidris alba 18/09/2020 Barns Ness 98 Dunlin Calidris alpina 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 99 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 21/10/2020 Newbiggin on Sea 100 Little Stint Calidris minuta 18/09/2020 Barns Ness 101 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 18/08/2019 Musselburgh 102 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23/05/2021 Ythan Estuary 103 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 29/05/2021 Long Nanny 104 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 22/08/2020 Druridge 105 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 23/05/2021 Ythan Estuary 106 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 06/07/2020 Seacliff 107 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 16/08/2020 Alnwick 108 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 109 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 29/08/2020 Torness 110 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 15/05/2019 Orkney 111 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 13/08/2019 Seton Sands 112 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/07/2019 Seton Sands 113 Common Gull Larus canus 31/08/2019 Amble 114 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 06/04/2021 Cockmuir 115 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 06/04/2021 Cockmuir 116 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 25/05/2019 Edinburgh 117 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 15/05/2019 Orkney 118 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 15/05/2022 Westray 119 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29/05/2019 Edinburgh 120 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 29/09/2020 Torness 121 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 29/09/2019 Dunbar 122 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 17/05/2019 Noss 123 Puffin Fratercula arctica 15/05/2019 Orkney 124 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 15/05/2019 Orkney 125 Razorbill Alca torda 15/05/2019 Orkney 126 Little Auk Alle alle 12/11/2019 Orkney 127 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 15/05/2019 Orkney 128 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 15/05/2019 Shetland 129 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 06/07/2019 Applecross 130 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 28/06/2021 Islay ferry 131 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 05/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs 132 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 18/05/2019 Shetland 133 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18/05/2019 Shetland 134 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 29/08/2020 Torness 135 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 29/08/2020 Torness 136 Gannet Morus bassanus 18/05/2019 Shetland 137 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 06/07/2019 Applecross 138 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 18/05/2019 Shetland 139 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 31/10/2021 Gorebridge 140 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 13/07/2019 Tyninghame 141 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 26/05/2021 Lakenheath Fenn 142 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 13/07/2019 Tyninghame 143 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 19/06/2021 Shapwick Heath 144 Great White Egret Ardea alba 30/08/2020 Loch Fyne 145 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/07/2019 Applecross 146 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 30/03/2021 Gladhouse 147 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 08/08/2020 Cairngorms 148 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 31/08/2019 Amble 149 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 08/03/2020 Cairngorms 150 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 22/08/2020 Druridge 151 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 28/06/2021 Isla 152 Red Kite Milvus milvus 26/06/2019 Midlands 153 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 01/07/2021 Islay 154 Buzzard Buteo buteo 28/05/2019 Edinburgh 155 Barn Owl Tyto alba 25/07/2019 Longniddry 156 Little Owl Athene noctua 25/05/2021 St Aidan's Nature Park 157 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14/06/2020 Arthur's Seat 158 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/08/2020 Druridge 159 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 25/07/2019 Woodhall Dean 160 Hoopoe Upupa epops 27/08/2020 Dunbar 161 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 162 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 20/06/2021 Yarner Wood, Devon 163 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 15/10/2019 Gosford Bay 164 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 10/04/2021 Springfield Mill 165 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 26/06/2019 Midlands 166 Merlin Falco columbarius 12/10/2021 Lundy 167 Hobby Falco subbuteo 26/05/2021 Lakenheath Fenn 168 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 08/09/2019 Torness 169 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 12/02/2022 Glasgow 170 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 06/10/2019 Torness 171 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 20/10/2020 Holy Island 172 Jay Garrulus glandarius 08/12/2019 Moorfoots 173 Magpie Pica pica 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 174 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 30/06/2021 Islay 175 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 176 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 177 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 178 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 02/07/2019 Applecross 179 Raven Corvus corax 15/05/2019 Shetland 180 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 01/12/2019 Dundee 181 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 182 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 14/03/2020 Aviemore 183 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 27/05/2021 Santon Downham 184 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 31/08/2019 Amble 185 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 186 Great Tit Parus major 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 187 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 01/12/2019 Tay Reedbeds 188 Woodlark Lullula arborea 29/05/2021 Thetford 189 Skylark Alauda arvensis 08/09/2019 Torness 190 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 12/03/2022 Holy Island 191 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 13/07/2019 Tyninghame 192 Swallow Hirundo rustica 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 193 House Martin Delichon urbicum 29/06/2019 Dumfries 194 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 26/05/2021 Lakenheath Fenn 195 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 11/09/2019 Edinburgh 196 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 23/04/2021 Longniddry 197 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 06/10/2019 Holy Island 198 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 20/10/2020 Holy Island 199 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/10/2019 Holy Island 200 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 15/08/2019 Aberlady 201 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 06/10/2019 Holy Island 202 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 06/06/2021 East Chevington 203 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/07/2020 Portmore Reservoir 204 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 14/06/2021 Barns Ness 205 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 25/05/2021 St Aidan's Nature Park 206 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 30/05/2020 207 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 31/08/2019 Amble 208 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 19/05/2021 Esk Bridge 209 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 06/10/2019 Torness 210 Whitethroat Curruca communis 08/09/2019 Torness 211 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 20/06/2021 Aylebeare Common 212 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 22/10/2020 South Gare 213 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 29/09/2019 Barns Ness 214 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 22/06/2019 Dumfries 215 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 22/09/2019 Aberlady 216 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 21/08/2019 Craiglockhart 217 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 31/08/2019 Seaton 218 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 219 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/06/2019 Edinburgh 220 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 15/10/2019 Gosford Bay 221 Redwing Turdus iliacus 06/10/2019 Holy Island 222 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 223 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/11/2019 Newcastle 224 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 06/10/2019 Holy Island 225 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 18/07/2020 Braemar 226 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/06/2019 Edinburgh 227 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 28/05/2021 Lackford Lakes NR 228 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 22/05/2021 Barns Ness 229 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 27/08/2020 Torness 230 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 20/10/2020 Bamburgh 231 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 08/03/2020 Dunbar 232 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 22/05/2021 Tweeddaleburn 233 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 11/07/2020 Portmore Reservoir 234 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/06/2019 Pentlands 235 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 08/09/2019 Torness 236 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 20/10/2020 Boulmer 237 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 25/10/2019 Water of Leith 238 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 31/08/2019 Amble 239 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 240 Dunnock Prunella modularis 31/08/2019 Amble 241 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 08/09/2019 Torness 242 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22/09/2019 Craiglockhart 243 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 22/06/2019 Dumfries 244 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 245 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 26/05/2021 May Day Hides 246 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 30/01/2022 Dunbar 247 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 17/05/2019 Orkney 248 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/06/2019 Edinburgh 249 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 15/11/2020 Tweeddaleburn 250 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 13/03/2021 Esk Bridge 251 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/05/2019 Edinburgh 252 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 03/10/2020 Crail 253 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 06/10/2019 Torness 254 Twite Linaria flavirostris 02/07/2019 Applecross 255 Linnet Linaria cannabina 13/08/2019 Musselburgh 256 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 03/08/2019 Achiltibue 257 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12/01/2020 Whitburn 258 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 17/07/2019 Dorset 259 Siskin Spinus spinus 06/10/2019 Holy Island 260 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 14/03/2020 Cairngorms 261 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 03/10/2020 Crail 262 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 08/09/2019 Torness 263 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 20/06/2021 Sigford 264 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/06/2019 Edinburgh