Tony Sheridan: Britain Year List 2005 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 197 of 197 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 17/01/2005 Train from Rhosymedre to Redruth 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 16/01/2005 Conwy 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 16/02/2005 Ynys-hir 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 16/01/2005 Caer Hun 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 13/02/2005 Inner Marsh Farm 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 16/02/2005 Ynys-hir 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 14/05/2005 Burnham Norton 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13/02/2005 Raby Mere Pool 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14/05/2005 Burnham Norton 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16/01/2005 Conwy 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 16/01/2005 Conwy 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 15 American Wigeon Mareca americana 23/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 17 Pintail Anas acuta 13/02/2005 Inner Marsh Farm 18 Teal Anas crecca 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 25/01/2005 Porth reservoir 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 11/01/2005 Helston 23 Scaup Aythya marila 16/01/2005 Conwy 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 16/01/2005 Llanfairfechan 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 16/01/2005 Conwy 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 16/01/2005 Caer Hun 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 16/01/2005 Llanfairfechan 29 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 30 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 20/02/2005 World's End 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 14/05/2005 North Creake 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 16/01/2005 Conwy 33 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 14/05/2005 Near Wells, Norfolk 34 Swift Apus apus 17/04/2005 Taunton 35 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 16/05/2005 Lakenheath 36 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2005 Bournemouth 37 Stock Dove Columba oenas 22/02/2005 Train from Shrewsbury to Redruth 38 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus January; Dorset or Cornwall. 39 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 14/05/2005 Grafham Water 40 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto January; Dorset or Cornwall. 41 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 16/01/2005 Conwy 42 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 43 Coot Fulica atra 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 44 Crane Grus grus 15/05/2005 Hickling 45 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 46 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 27/02/2005 Hayle Estuary 47 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 16/01/2005 Llanfairfechan 48 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 02/03/2005 Portscatho 49 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 12/01/2005 Swanpool 50 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 16/05/2005 Weeting Heath 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 52 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 14/05/2005 Burnham Norton 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 16/02/2005 Clettwr 55 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 18/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 56 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 19/05/2005 Rutland Water 57 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus January; Dorset or Cornwall. 58 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 25/04/2005 Marazion Marsh 59 Curlew Numenius arquata 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 60 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 61 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 62 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 25/10/2005 Drift Reservoir 63 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 18/05/2005 Wolferton 64 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 65 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 66 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 16/02/2005 Clettwr 67 Redshank Tringa totanus 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 68 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 18/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 69 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 71 Knot Calidris canutus 24/01/2005 Penzance 72 Ruff Calidris pugnax 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 73 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 14/05/2005 Burnham Norton 74 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 18/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 75 Sanderling Calidris alba 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 76 Dunlin Calidris alpina 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 77 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 24/01/2005 Penzance 78 Little Stint Calidris minuta 19/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 79 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 80 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 81 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/05/2005 Cley 82 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 83 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 17/05/2005 Minsmere 84 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 85 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 18/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 86 Common Gull Larus canus 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 87 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 09/03/2005 Hayle Estuary 88 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2005 Bournemouth 89 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 06/05/2005 Threemilestone 90 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 10/01/2005 Marazion Bay 91 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 09/02/2005 Newlyn 92 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 10/01/2005 Marazion Bay 93 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 26/02/2005 Penzance 94 Razorbill Alca torda 28/02/2005 Penzance 95 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 09/02/2005 Penzance 96 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 16/01/2005 Llanfairfechan 97 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 02/03/2005 Portscatho 98 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 09/02/2005 Newlyn 99 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 11/01/2005 Hell's Mouth 100 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 10/04/2005 Porthgwarra 101 Gannet Morus bassanus 11/01/2005 Godrevy 102 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 10/01/2005 Marazion Bay 103 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 11/01/2005 Godrevy 104 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 28/02/2005 Near Loe Pool 105 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 15/05/2005 Holkham 106 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 107 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 108 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 19/05/2005 Rutland Water 109 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 15/05/2005 Great Ryburgh 110 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 111 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10/04/2005 Marazion Marsh 112 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 16/02/2005 Ynys-hir 113 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus ********** ********** 114 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16/02/2005 Ynys-hir 115 Buzzard Buteo buteo January; Dorset or Cornwall. 116 Barn Owl Tyto alba 28/02/2005 Near Loe Pool 117 Little Owl Athene noctua 20/05/2005 Barr Beacon 118 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 19/02/2005 Kinmel Bay 119 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 29/12/2005 St. Michael Penkivel 120 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 16/02/2005 Clettwr 121 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 16/01/2005 Llanbedr-y-Cenin 122 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus January; Dorset or Cornwall. 123 Merlin Falco columbarius 14/05/2005 North Creake 124 Hobby Falco subbuteo 15/05/2005 Great Ryburgh 125 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 126 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 20/02/2005 World's End 127 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 14/05/2005 Burnham Norton 128 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 16/05/2005 Minsmere 129 Jay Garrulus glandarius 19/02/2005 Llanbedr-y-Cenin 130 Magpie Pica pica January; Dorset or Cornwall. 131 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 16/02/2005 Clararch 132 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula January; Dorset or Cornwall. 133 Rook Corvus frugilegus January; Dorset or Cornwall. 134 Carrion Crow Corvus corone January; Dorset or Cornwall. 135 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 10/04/2005 Land's End 136 Raven Corvus corax 09/02/2005 Land's End 137 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 17/01/2005 Train from Rhosymedre to Redruth 138 Coal Tit Periparus ater 16/01/2005 Llanbedr-y-Cenin 139 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 14/02/2005 Venus Pool 140 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 141 Great Tit Parus major 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 142 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 14/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 143 Woodlark Lullula arborea 16/05/2005 Weeting Heath 144 Skylark Alauda arvensis 13/02/2005 Flint 145 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 10/04/2005 Marazion Marsh 146 Swallow Hirundo rustica 10/04/2005 Marazion Marsh 147 House Martin Delichon urbicum 25/04/2005 Land's End 148 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 16/05/2005 Minsmere 149 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 150 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 25/10/2005 Cot Valley 151 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 10/04/2005 Marazion Marsh 152 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 11/01/2005 Helston 153 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 19/05/2005 Willington 154 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 14/05/2005 Burnham Norton 155 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 18/05/2005 Titchwell Marsh 156 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 15/05/2005 Salthouse Heath 157 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 17/05/2005 North Warren 158 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 17/05/2005 North Warren 159 Whitethroat Curruca communis 09/05/2005 Nare Head 160 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 17/05/2005 Dunwich Heath 161 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 11/01/2005 Helston 162 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 163 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 14/02/2005 Venus Pool 164 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 16/02/2005 Ynys-hir 165 Starling Sturnus vulgaris January; Dorset or Cornwall. 166 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 167 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 16/01/2005 Llanbedr-y-Cenin 168 Redwing Turdus iliacus January; Dorset or Cornwall. 169 Blackbird Turdus merula January; Dorset or Cornwall. 170 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 13/02/2005 Inner Marsh Farm 171 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16/05/2005 Weeting Heath 172 Robin Erithacus rubecula January; Dorset or Cornwall. 173 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 27/02/2005 Penzance 174 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 175 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 28/03/2005 Mount Snowdon 176 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 21/05/2005 Ty Mawr 177 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 14/02/2005 Venus Pool 178 House Sparrow Passer domesticus January; Dorset or Cornwall. 179 Dunnock Prunella modularis 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 180 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 14/05/2005 Chosely 181 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 11/01/2005 Helston 182 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba January; Dorset or Cornwall. 183 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 184 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 27/02/2005 Marazion Marsh 185 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 10/01/2005 Marazion Beach 186 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs January; Dorset or Cornwall. 187 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 16/01/2005 Llanbedr-y-Cenin 188 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 10/01/2005 Marazion Marsh 189 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 190 Twite Linaria flavirostris 13/02/2005 Flint 191 Linnet Linaria cannabina 10/01/2005 Hayle Estuary 192 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 20/02/2005 World's End 193 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 13/01/2005 Barncoose, Redruth 194 Siskin Spinus spinus 27/03/2005 Aberdunant 195 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 14/02/2005 Venus Pool 196 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 27/03/2005 Aberdunant 197 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 13/02/2005 Flint