Luke Gravett: Wales Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 200 of 200 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 05/04/2022 Strumble Head 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 04/01/2022 Llanelli WWT 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 05/01/2022 Dryslwyn 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 03/01/2022 Talley Lakes 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/01/2022 Llanelli WWT 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/03/2022 Hensol Castle 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 15/03/2022 Gnoll Park 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 04/01/2022 WWT Llanelli 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 04/01/2022 Llanelli WWT 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 16 Pintail Anas acuta 16/02/2022 WWT Llanelli 17 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 18 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 15/03/2022 Gnoll Park 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 17/01/2022 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 09/10/2022 Talley Lakes 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 22 Scaup Aythya marila 02/02/2022 Gilman point 23 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 30/03/2022 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 31/03/2022 Pembrey Harbour 25 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 07/02/2022 Gilman point 26 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 09/02/2022 Gilman point 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 17/02/2022 New Quay 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 02/02/2022 Gilman point 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 30 Goosander Mergus merganser 10/02/2022 Pencarreg Lake 31 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 10/01/2022 Kidwelly Quay 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 07/02/2022 Gilman point 33 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 21/05/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 34 Swift Apus apus 10/05/2022 Strumble Head 35 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 12/05/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 36 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 25/01/2022 Pendine 37 Stock Dove Columba oenas 05/03/2022 Dryslwyn 38 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 16/02/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 39 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 40 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 09/10/2022 Talley Lakes 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 42 Coot Fulica atra 03/01/2022 Talley Lakes 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 14/02/2022 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 17/02/2022 New Quay 47 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 16/04/2022 Llanelli WWT 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 17/05/2022 Goldcliff 49 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 09/02/2022 Gilman point 50 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 18/10/2022 Llanrhystud 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 23/04/2022 Llanrhystud 52 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 20/03/2022 Llanrhystud 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 23/04/2022 Llanrhystud 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 16/02/2022 Llanelli WWT 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 16/04/2022 Pembrey Harbour 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 04/01/2022 Llanelli WWT 58 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 20/12/2022 Pembrey Burrows 59 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 05/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 60 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 16/02/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 61 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 03/11/2022 Strumble Head 62 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17/01/2022 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir 63 Redshank Tringa totanus 10/01/2022 Kidwelly Quay 64 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 24/09/2022 WWT Llanelli 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 16/03/2022 WWT Llanelli 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 17/02/2022 New Quay 67 Knot Calidris canutus 16/04/2022 Pembrey Harbour 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 17/05/2022 Goldcliff 69 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 04/09/2022 Pembrey Harbour 70 Sanderling Calidris alba 25/01/2022 Pendine 71 Dunlin Calidris alpina 10/01/2022 Kidwelly Quay 72 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 17/02/2022 New Quay 73 Little Stint Calidris minuta 17/05/2022 Goldcliff 74 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 24/09/2022 WWT Llanelli 75 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23/08/2022 Strumble Head 76 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 19/08/2022 Strumble Head 77 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 02/08/2022 Strumble Head 78 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 19/08/2022 Strumble Head 79 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 10/10/2022 Strumble Head 80 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20/03/2022 Ynyslas 81 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 03/06/2022 Taff estuary 82 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 25/03/2022 Strumble Head 83 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 06/09/2022 Strumble Head 84 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 28/04/2022 Sandy Water Park 85 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 86 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 17/02/2022 New Quay 87 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 88 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 89 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 09/08/2022 Pencarreg Lake 90 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 91 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 92 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 06/09/2022 Strumble Head 93 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 03/07/2022 Strumble Head 94 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 06/09/2022 Strumble Head 95 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 07/04/2022 New Quay 96 Puffin Fratercula arctica 25/03/2022 Strumble Head 97 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 25/03/2022 Fishguard Harbour 98 Razorbill Alca torda 09/02/2022 Gilman point 99 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 12/01/2022 Mwnt 100 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 12/01/2022 Mwnt 101 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 27/09/2022 Strumble Head 102 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 17/01/2022 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir 103 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 29/04/2022 Ynyslas 104 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 19/08/2022 Strumble Head 105 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 25/07/2022 Strumble Head 106 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 26/09/2022 Strumble Head 107 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 12/01/2022 Mwnt 108 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 25/07/2022 Strumble Head 109 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 26/09/2022 Strumble Head 110 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 05/04/2022 Strumble Head 111 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 19/08/2022 Strumble Head 112 Gannet Morus bassanus 25/03/2022 Strumble Head 113 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 114 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/02/2022 Gilman point 115 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 16/02/2022 WWT Llanelli 116 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 16/02/2022 WWT Llanelli 117 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 118 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16/04/2022 Llanelli WWT 119 Great White Egret Ardea alba 05/01/2022 Dryslwyn 120 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 121 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 122 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 25/04/2022 Nr Swansea 123 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 22/09/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 124 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 125 Buzzard Buteo buteo 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 126 Barn Owl Tyto alba 18/04/2022 Cross Inn 127 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 19/11/2022 Ginst Point 128 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 11/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 129 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 17/01/2022 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir 130 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 131 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 30/05/2022 Near Margam 132 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 20/05/2022 Kidwelly Quay 133 Merlin Falco columbarius 07/02/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 134 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 07/02/2022 Gilman point 135 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 30/10/2022 Kenfig 136 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 137 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 138 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 02/02/2022 Gilman point 139 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 140 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 141 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 142 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 144 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 18/04/2022 Talley Lakes 145 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 146 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/03/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 148 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17/03/2022 Pencarreg Lake 149 Swallow Hirundo rustica 30/03/2022 Near Margam 150 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23/04/2022 Llanrhystud 151 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/04/2022 Near Margam 152 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 05/01/2022 Dryslwyn 153 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 16/04/2022 Pencarreg Lake 154 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 20/03/2022 Aberystwyth 155 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 25/04/2022 Nr Swansea 156 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 17/05/2022 Goldcliff 157 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 29/04/2022 Ynyslas 158 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20/03/2022 Aberystwyth 159 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 12/06/2022 Pencarreg Lake 160 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 29/05/2022 Skokholm 161 Whitethroat Curruca communis 18/04/2022 Pembrey Harbour 162 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 28/03/2022 Ragwen Point 163 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 20/03/2022 Aberystwyth 164 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 21/03/2022 Aberystwyth 165 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 03/01/2022 Talley Lakes 166 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 167 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 168 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2022 Pencarreg Lake 169 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 07/01/2022 Talley Lakes 170 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 07/01/2022 Talley Lakes 171 Redwing Turdus iliacus 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 172 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 173 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 03/01/2022 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 174 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 25/05/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 175 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 176 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 12/05/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 177 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/04/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 178 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 25/04/2022 Nr Swansea 179 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2022 Pembrey Burrows 180 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20/04/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 181 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 182 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 183 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 02/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 184 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 185 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 186 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 25/04/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 187 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 10/01/2022 Kidwelly Quay 188 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 189 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 04/11/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 190 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 06/01/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 191 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 11/01/2022 Dryslwyn 192 Linnet Linaria cannabina 12/01/2022 Mwnt 193 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/07/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 194 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 04/02/2022 Llidiad nenog 195 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 07/01/2022 Talley Lakes 196 Siskin Spinus spinus 12/03/2022 Llanllwni Mountain 197 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 04/01/2022 Pembrey Burrows 198 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 28/03/2022 Marros 199 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 25/04/2022 Nr Swansea 200 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 22/05/2022 St Ishmaels