Christopher Elmer: Western Palearctic Year List 2022 IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 326 of 326 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 04/01/2022 Cley n 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 05/02/2022 cley n 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 07/01/2022 bk n 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 03/01/2022 gw n 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 16/03/2022 Scot 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2022 cm s 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 04/01/2022 Weybourne n 8 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 07/01/2022 bk n 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2022 bw n & s . Lesvos 10 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 28/01/2022 Ludham n 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 28/01/2022 Ludham n 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/01/2022 ob s 13 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2022 bw n L 14 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Georgia 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 03/01/2022 gw 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula Georgia 17 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2022 bw n 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2022 ob s 19 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2022 bw n 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2022 bp n 21 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2022 bw n 22 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2022 bw n 23 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris M 24 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Georgia 25 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2022 lh l 26 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris scotland march 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 03/01/2022 gw 29 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 17/03/2022 Scot 30 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Musselburgh Scotland 31 Common Eider Somateria mollissima musselburgh scotland 32 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 19/03/2022 Musselburgh Scotland 33 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 19/03/2022 Musselburgh Scotland 34 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra norfolk 35 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis musselburgh scot 36 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 05/01/2022 Titchwell n 37 Smew Mergellus albellus 14/02/2022 Minsmere a pair. 38 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 14/02/2022 Minsmere a pair 39 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/01/2022 Titchwell n 40 Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 15/03/2022 Scotland the red Grouse 41 Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 18/03/2022 Glen shee Scotland 42 Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 17/03/2022 Scotland 43 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 15/03/2022 Scotland 44 Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi Step Kasbegi Georgia 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 20/01/2022 lady annes drive holkham n 46 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2022 cm s 47 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 03/01/2022 east brundall n 48 Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar March in Georgia. 49 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 18/09/2022 thessaloniki Greece. large flocks in town 50 Common Swift Apus apus M 51 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus majorca 52 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Georgia steppes 53 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 04/06/2022 Gib pt n r 54 Rock Dove Columba livia sept, Lesvos. 55 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2022 bw n 56 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2022 bp n 57 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur M & uk Frampton marshes n res. 58 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2022 bp n 59 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Georgia & Lesvos 60 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 11/01/2022 rolb n 61 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 15/08/2022 snipes marsh walsey hills, cley norfolk uk 62 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2022 bp n 63 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2022 lh l 64 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata M 65 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio M 66 Common Crane Grus grus Heard hickling broad Norfolk 67 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2022 cm l 68 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 11/01/2022 ormesby broad n 69 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Scotland & Norfolk England 70 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 71 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus M 72 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus M & Minsmere ( july ) 73 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2022 Bw n 74 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus M 75 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 01/01/2022 bw n 100 birds seen 76 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 01/01/2022 bw n 77 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2022 bw n & s 78 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/01/2022 gb n 79 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 09/04/2022 Thornwick pools Flamborough a pair 80 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2022 bw n 81 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus M 82 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus smm july. 83 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2022 bw n 84 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 05/01/2022 titchwell n 85 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 01/01/2022 bw n 86 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 25/10/2022 n cley east bank serpentine. 87 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 15/02/2022 Minsmere 88 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola winterton flushed on the dunes. Dec 2022 89 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2022 cm low s 90 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos april 2022 filey dams yorkshire uk 91 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 02/04/2022 2 at potter heigham nat res,field to the north 92 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis sept, Kalloni saltpans, Lesvos 93 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola M & Potter Heigham marsh ( July ) 94 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2022 bw n 95 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 08/07/2022 minsmere scrape 17 birds. 96 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia M & cley norfolk 7/6/22 97 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 06/01/2022 Sheringham 98 Red Knot Calidris canutus 05/01/2022 Titchwell n 99 Ruff Calidris pugnax 21/01/2022 cley n 100 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea M & Gib pt nat res.( June ) 101 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Titchwell 102 Sanderling Calidris alba 03/01/2022 gb n 103 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2022 bw n & s 104 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 09/01/2022 lnees s 105 Little Stint Calidris minuta M 106 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 08/08/2022 n cley 107 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola M 108 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 04/06/2022 Gib pt n res 109 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica M 110 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 25/08/2022 tg 111 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida M 112 Black Tern Chlidonias niger M 113 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 26/08/2022 tg 114 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Farne islands May. 115 Common Tern Sterna hirundo M 116 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Coquet island Northumberland. 117 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 05/04/2022 cley norfolk uk 118 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Amble Northumbria May. 119 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 05/02/2022 cley n 120 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei sept Kalloni saltpans, Lesvos 121 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2022 bp n 122 Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Georgia. March 2022 123 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii M 124 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 03/01/2022 gb n 125 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2022 hbbw n & s 126 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 19/03/2022 Holy rood pk Edinburgh Scotland 127 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 08/08/2022 n cley, the serpentine area. 128 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2022 bw n & s 129 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis M & norfolk, gorleston pier 5/12 130 Armenian Gull Larus armenicus march, Georgia 131 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2022 hbbw n & s 132 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 13/03/2022 Scot 133 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2022 bw n & s 134 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 04/01/2022 Cley. N 135 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 09/04/2022 Bempton rspb reserve y. 136 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 09/04/2022 Bempton y. 137 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle scot march 138 Razorbill Alca torda scot march 139 Common Murre Uria aalge scotland march 140 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 17/01/2022 cley n 141 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica march Scotland. 142 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Scot 143 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 09/04/2022 Bempton Yorkshire England uk The bird was roosting on a grassy section of a cliff face and was being viewed by “ large crowds of birders. 144 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18/01/2022 hunstanton cliffs 145 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis majorca 146 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus M 147 Black Stork Ciconia nigra georgia ,eagle mtn, march 148 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 28/12/2022 Po . Ria Formosa. Nr Faro Airport. 149 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 150 Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus georgia march 2022 151 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2022 bw n 152 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis Scot 153 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus M 154 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 05/04/2022 the serpentine cley nat reserve norfolk 155 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 14/02/2022 Minsmere 156 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus M 157 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax M 158 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2022 bw n 159 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides M 160 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis M 161 Great Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2022 cm s 162 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2022 cm s 163 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea M 164 Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus august, Lake Kerkini, Greece 165 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Georgia March 2022 166 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 16/04/2022 hornsey mere yorkshire uk 167 Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus georgia march 2022 168 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Georgia March 2022 169 Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Georgia March 2022 170 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 18/09/2022 Thessaloniki , Greece 171 Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina Georgia 172 Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga georgia 173 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus M & Greece 174 Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Georgia 175 Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Georgia 176 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Georgia 177 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2022 bw n 178 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis March 2022 179 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2022 cm s 180 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 18/01/2022 titchwell n 181 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Georgia 182 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 02/09/2022 Lesvos 183 Red Kite Milvus milvus 18/01/2022 titchwell n 184 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Georgia & Scotland - march. 185 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Georgia 186 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2022 cm s 187 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 21/01/2022 titchwell n 188 Little Owl Athene noctua 27/08/2022 tg 189 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 10/02/2022 Acle straight norfolk. 190 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 191 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops M 192 European Roller Coracias garrulus 26/08/2022 tg 193 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 02/01/2022 ob s 194 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 18/06/2022 5 at Trimingham norfolk. 195 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla M 196 Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius Georgia 197 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Georgia 198 Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Georgia 199 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 07/01/2022 Brundall rail stn n 200 Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Georgia 201 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 04/01/2022 Walsey hills. N 202 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2022 hbp bw 203 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae M & Lesvos 204 Merlin Falco columbarius Scotland march 2022 205 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 16/05/2022 lakenheath, seen from a train. 206 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 04/01/2022 Cley. N 207 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus 14/09/2022 thessaloniki airport Greece 208 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri 25/01/2022 marston marshes res norwich n 209 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus M 210 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Georgia western canyons 211 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus sept, Lesvos 212 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor sept, Lesvos 213 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator M 214 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 25/08/2022 tg 215 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 06/01/2022 Cley n 216 Iberian Magpie Cyanopica cooki 28/12/2022 Po . Seen just north of Faro airport car pk. 217 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2022 bw n 218 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Georgia 219 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Georgia Kasbegi 220 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2022 bp n 221 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2022 cm s 222 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2022 bw n 223 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Georgia 224 Northern Raven Corvus corax Georgia 225 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 13/03/2022 Nethy Bridge Scotland 226 Coal Tit Periparus ater 07/01/2022 strump fen n 227 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Scot 228 Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris sept, Lesvos- Lifer 2022 229 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 07/01/2022 strump fen n 230 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2022 ob s 231 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2022 cm s 232 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 07/01/2022 buckenham m n 233 Woodlark Lullula arborea 234 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2022 nd n 235 Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae M 236 Crested Lark Galerida cristata georgia 237 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris georgia 238 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 239 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra georgia 240 Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei Georgia , Lisi lake. 241 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 242 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris M & Lesvos 243 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica yorkshire april 244 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum M 245 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica M 246 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 05/01/2022 titch n 247 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2022 248 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus south landing flamborough oct 2022 249 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus april thornwick pools flamborough yorks 250 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Scot 251 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus april M. 252 Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon M 253 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus april filey dams yorks 254 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 18/05/2022 bure pk gt yarmouth norfolk uk 255 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia april flamborough head, lighthouse area 256 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis M 257 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 22/01/2022 winterton n 258 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 259 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 18/06/2022 trimingham norfolk uk 260 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala M & lesvos 261 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis april, danes dyke, yorkshire 262 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 16/02/2022 Minsmere 263 Balearic Warbler Curruca balearica M 264 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla april, bempton rspb ,nature trail yorks 265 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 18/01/2022 titchwell n 266 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 03/01/2022 gw n 267 Krüper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi Georgia & Lesvos 268 Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer Georgia & Lesvos 269 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Georgia + Scarborough uk 11/4/22 270 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Georgia - March. 271 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 13/01/2022 damgate wood Acle n 272 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2022 bw n 273 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 15/05/2022 M 274 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 03/01/2022 gw n 275 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 06/01/2022 cley n 276 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2022 cm s 277 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2022 nrr n 278 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 19/01/2022 holkham dunes nat res n 279 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Georgia 280 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata M 281 Mediterranean Flycatcher Muscicapa tyrrhenica M 282 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2022 bp n 283 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos M 284 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca M & gt yarmouth cemetery, norfolk uk 16/8/22 285 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 10/01/2022 s. denes gt yar n 286 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus M 287 Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Yes 01/03/2022 kazbegi Georgia Totals of 8+ birds seen at Stepantsminda Georgia in scrub just north of the village. seen by a guided tour group lead by Alex Rukhaia. 288 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius M 289 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra M 290 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02/01/2022 cm s 291 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 09/04/2022 Bempton rspb reserve. 1 in field north of car pk 292 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Georgia 293 Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii Georgia 294 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Georgia 295 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Georgia 296 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 22/01/2022 winterton n 297 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Georgia 298 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2022 nd n 299 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Georgia 300 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2022 gyc 301 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava M 302 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 14/03/2022 Nethy Bridge Scotland 303 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2022 cm s 304 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Lesvos, sept. 305 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/01/2022 cm s 306 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 18/01/2022 titchwell n 307 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/01/2022 hbp n 308 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 05/01/2022 Titchwell n 309 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Georgia 310 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 05/01/2022 Sheringham common. N 311 Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla Yes 01/03/2022 stepantsminda Georgia 3 seen just north of the village in scrub and perched up. seen with Alex Rukhaia's Bird Tour group in Georgia. 312 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/01/2022 Walsey hills. N 313 Twite Linaria flavirostris georgia 314 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 13/01/2022 Damgate wood Acle n 315 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Scot 316 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Scotland March 2022 317 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2022 bp n 318 Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus Georgia 319 European Serin Serinus serinus M 320 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 02/01/2022 cm s 6 flock 321 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis feb cley 4 . 322 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Scotland 323 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 12/02/2022 Alton water Suffolk 324 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Georgia 325 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Lesvos, sept 326 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 18/01/2022 titchwell n