Nick Weston: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 198 of 198 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea Numerous birds 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2022 Abberton - LB Causeway area Numerous birds 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/01/2022 Abberton - LB Causeway area Four birds 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2022 Abberton - LB Causeway area Numerous birds 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 19/02/2022 Nethy Bridge 50+ fields West of Nethy Bridge 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/01/2022 Fairlop Country Park 5 Russian WFs in equestrian centre paddocks 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds from viewpoint 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Two birds from viewpoint 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 20/11/2022 Welney WWT Numerous in flight and local fields 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2022 Abberton - Visitor centre Single bird 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 10+ in flight 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 08/01/2022 Connaught Waters 20+ birds 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds from viewpoint 17 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area 6+ birds 18 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 19 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 19/04/2022 From Gadwall Hide Rye Meads Male 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds from viewpoint 22 Scaup Aythya marila 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway 3 males. 3+ females. 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 20/11/2022 RSPB Titchwell Birds in flight over sea 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry Single bird in flight 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds from viewpoint 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 20/11/2022 RSPB Titchwell Numerous birds on sea 28 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 05/08/2022 Lochindorb Usual numerous birds 29 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus ********** ********** 30 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix ********** ********** 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2022 Stapleford Tawney area Roosting female. Found with II. 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2022 On route to Abberton Numerous 33 Swift Apus apus 07/06/2022 Loughton Seen previously but not added 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 03/05/2022 RSPB Rye Meads Heard calling 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area 15 birds 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2022 On route to Abberton Numerous 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 3+ birds 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 17/09/2022 Fishers Green Bittern watchpoint Bird heard calling 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea Numerous birds 40 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds from viewpoint 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea Single bird in channel 42 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Single bird from viewpoint 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds from viewpoint 44 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea Single bird 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 03/07/2022 Titchwell RSPB Numerous birds with chicks 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 5+ birds 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2022 Abberton - Billets screen area 3+ birds with Lapwing flock 48 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 30/10/2022 South of Fowlmere. Single bird with 80+ Golden Plover 49 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/07/2022 Titchwell RSPB From Island hide 50 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 03/07/2022 Titchwell RSPB From Island hide (previous sighting at Rye Meads not recorded) 51 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous 52 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 08/08/2022 Nairn Beach Flock of 11 birds 53 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 20+ flock 54 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 28/08/2022 Canvey foreshore 2 55 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway 3+ birds 56 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 23/09/2022 Holland Haven Sinlge well hidden bird on far side of scrape 57 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area Numerous birds 58 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 03/09/2022 KGV Res Bird in South Basin 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 08/08/2022 Lochindorb Single bird on South shore 60 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/08/2022 Hanningfield Res Single bird 61 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 28/08/2022 Hanningfield Res Single bird from Point Hide and then Fishing Lodge 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 63 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 28/08/2022 Canvey foreshore 2+ and then 3 at Hanningfield 64 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea Numerous birds 65 Knot Calidris canutus 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 1 in flight 66 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area Single bird 67 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11/09/2022 RSPB Dungeness 4 birds from Denge Hide 68 Sanderling Calidris alba 23/09/2022 The Naze 3+ on the shore with more in flight 69 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 70 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 23/09/2022 Holland Haven Sinlge bird on scrape in front of hide 71 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 03/07/2022 Titchwell RSPB 3 on beach 72 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 03/05/2022 RSPB Rye Meads Single calling adult 73 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 08/08/2022 Findhorn Beach Numerous birds 74 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 08/08/2022 Findhorn Beach Bird in flight 75 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 76 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 77 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 11/09/2022 RSPB Dungeness Juv bird from 1st screen 78 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area Numerous birds 79 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 15/11/2022 Fishers Green From watchpoint - regular bird. 80 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous 81 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2022 Abberton - Billets screen area A few birds with lapwing flock 82 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 3 total inc 2 light phase 83 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 1 in flight 84 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 2 in total 85 Puffin Fratercula arctica 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry Numerous 86 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 5 in total 87 Razorbill Alca torda 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 4 birds 88 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry Numerous with chicks 89 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Single bird from viewpoint 90 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica ********** ********** 91 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Single distant bird from viewpoint 92 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 2 in flight together - then one single 93 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 02/06/2022 Praa Sands 2+ 94 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 29/10/2022 Porthgwarra #325 Single bird flying West with Great and Sooty Shearwaters 95 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 2 in flight together 96 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 29/10/2022 Porthgwarra #324 500+ birds flying West 97 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 150+ 98 Gannet Morus bassanus 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry Numerous adults. A few juveniles. (Not as many as expected) 99 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous birds from viewpoint 100 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 09/08/2022 Ullapool-Stornoway-Ullapool Ferry 2 in flight 101 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 03/07/2022 Titchwell RSPB 3 102 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 15/11/2022 Fishers Green From watchpoint 103 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 2 birds 104 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area Seven birds 105 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Two plus birds from viewpoint 106 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway Numerous birds 107 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 06/08/2022 Highland Wildlife Park Flying over car park 108 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 03/07/2022 Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint #321 - 2 x birds - one displaying with wing claps 109 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 15/01/2022 Santon Downham Male predating Tit from flock 110 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 03/07/2022 Swanton Novers raptor watchpoint 2+ birds 111 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2022 RSPB Rainham 2+ birds over marsh 112 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 24/09/2022 RSPB Wallasea Ring-tail on far side of reserve 113 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2022 Stapleford Tawney area 3+ birds 114 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2022 Abberton - LB Causeway area 2 birds in flight 115 Barn Owl Tyto alba 10/01/2022 Stapleford Tawney Perched bird took flight 116 Little Owl Athene noctua 18/04/2022 A Fields SIngle bird flying up from ground 117 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 04/12/2022 Adventurer's / Burwell Fen Single hunting bird seen from footbridge by Cockup Bridge. 118 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 05/01/2022 Copley Plain Calling male and female 119 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 29/03/2022 RSPB Rye Meads From Kingfisher hub 120 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 26/06/2022 Trimingham Four at sand quarry 121 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 02/01/2022 Fairlop Country Park Bird near paddocks 122 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest Elgin Coppice 123 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church With prey in flight 124 Merlin Falco columbarius 29/10/2022 A394 nr Praa Sands turn off Single bird in flight 125 Hobby Falco subbuteo 30/08/2022 RSPB Rye Meads Single distant bird from Lapwing hide 126 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 30/08/2022 RSPB Rye Meads Flew over Draper Hide 127 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 02/01/2022 Fairlop Country Park Near equestrian centre 128 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest Elgin Coppice 129 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2022 On route to Abberton Numerous 130 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 31/05/2022 Rinsey 1+ pairs in fields 131 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2022 On route to Abberton Numerous 132 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2022 On route to Abberton Numerous 133 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2022 On route to Abberton Numerous 134 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 08/08/2022 Nairn Beach Two+ birds 135 Raven Corvus corax 07/01/2022 Fishers Green 2 calling and in flight 136 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 19/02/2022 Nethy Bridge 4 around Lynstock Crescent 137 Coal Tit Periparus ater 08/01/2022 Connaught Waters Pair 138 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 21/02/2022 Abernethy - North of Ryvoan Bothy Two calling birds 139 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest Elgin Coppice 140 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Birds on path to viewpoint 141 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 2+ birds 142 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 03/07/2022 Titchwell RSPB One heard calling from path 143 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area Numerous birds 144 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 07/08/2022 River Spey @ Nethy Bridge Numerous 145 Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/06/2022 Theydon Mount 2+ (seen previously but not added. 146 House Martin Delichon urbicum 26/06/2022 North of Thetford Single bird in flight 147 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 02/01/2022 RSPB Rainham Numerous singing birds 148 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 07/01/2022 Walthamstow Marsh, near Coppermill Lane CP Small flock 149 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 07/01/2022 Walthamstow Marsh, near Coppermill Lane CP South of the car park. My 3rd. 150 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/08/2022 Blar Mor Singing bird 151 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 07/01/2022 Walthamstow Marsh, near Coppermill Lane CP One here and then 3 at Fishers Green 152 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/04/2022 A47 near Acle Displaying bird seen from road 153 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 03/07/2022 Titchwell RSPB In reeds by path 154 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 27/03/2022 Theydon Mount In woods at Rough Patch 155 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 20/04/2022 Theydon Mount SInging bird at roadside 156 Whitethroat Curruca communis 03/05/2022 RSPB Rye Meads Various singing 157 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 01/06/2022 Seworgan Single singing male 158 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 15/01/2022 Lynford Numerous around the car park 159 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Singing bird on path to viewpoint 160 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest 2+ birds Elgin Coppice 161 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest Elgin Coppice 162 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Numerous 163 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2022 Fairlop Country Park 1 singing bird 164 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest Numerous birds in song 165 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Flying over parking area 166 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2022 On route to Abberton Perched 167 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2022 From Abberton Church Two in flight 168 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 20/09/2022 Cheshunt Park Single bird in old orchard 169 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2022 Loughton Singing bird 170 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 11/09/2022 Dungeness Power Stn 2+ birds 171 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 24/09/2022 RSPB Wallasea 1+ birds with Stonechats along track from car park 172 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 26/10/2022 Bochym Nature Reserve On hedge near NE Offices 173 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea Single male 174 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 05/08/2022 Lochindorb Near Common Gull colony area 175 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 19/02/2022 Nethy Bridge 1 along stream at Balliemore - Speyside Way 176 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 20/11/2022 Welney WWT Birds near feeders behind visitor centre shortly after first light 177 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2022 Abberton - Billets screen area A few birds around farm 178 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2022 Abberton - Billets screen area Single bird next to parking area 179 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 11/09/2022 RSPB Dungeness Single bird from 1st screen 180 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/01/2022 Walthamstow Marsh, near Coppermill Lane CP Fly over 181 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2022 Abberton - from LDLH Causeway 2+ birds 182 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea 3+ birds 183 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 02/01/2022 RSPB Rainham 1 bird on foreshore 184 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 02/01/2022 RSPB Rainham 3 birds on foreshore 185 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2022 Abberton - Wigborough area Numerous birds 186 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 07/01/2022 Holyfield Farm, Fishers Green 2 birds with small Chaffinch flock - in fields East of the farm 187 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest Two in flight over Elgin Coppice (14 at Lynford 15/01/22) 188 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 19/02/2022 Nethy Bridge 5+ around Lynstock Crescent 189 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2022 Hatfield Forest 6 feeding in Elgin Coppice 190 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2022 Abberton - Billets screen area Numerous birds 191 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 19/02/2022 Nethy Bridge 1 along Speyside Way and then flock of 20-30 West Anogach 192 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 21/02/2022 Abernethy - North of Ryvoan Bothy Single bird in flight 193 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2022 Abberton - Visitor centre 8+ birds 194 Siskin Spinus spinus 07/01/2022 Fishers Green Flock of 20+ 195 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 15/02/2022 Cairngorm Base Station car park Flock of 15+ 196 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 12/04/2022 A505 near Duxford Singing bird at roadside. 197 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 22/01/2022 Navestock SIngle bird in field close to large (200+) Brambling and Chaffinch flock. 198 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2022 Cudmore area - Mersea Single female