Al McNee: Scotland Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 223 of 223 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 09/01/2022 Embo 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06/05/2022 ********** 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 24/01/2022 Beauly 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2022 Wester Dalziel 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2022 Wester Dalziel 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2022 Loch Flemington 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 30/01/2022 Loch Flemington 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2022 Whiteness Head 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 22/04/2022 Loch Flemington 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18/05/2022 Sutherland 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 09/01/2022 Tain 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 18/05/2022 Sutherland 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2022 Inverness 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2022 Allanfearn 15 Pintail Anas acuta 09/01/2022 Tain 16 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2022 Inverness 17 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 29/01/2022 Embo 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 15/01/2022 Nether Kinellan 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2022 Loch Flemington 20 Scaup Aythya marila 15/01/2022 Jemimaville 21 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 24/03/2022 Littleferry 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 09/01/2022 Brora 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 02/04/2022 Tarbat Ness 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 29/01/2022 Embo 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 09/01/2022 Brora 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2022 Loch Flemington 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 09/01/2022 Brora 29 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 05/03/2022 Glen Kyllachy 30 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 02/04/2022 Achnasheen 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 29/04/2022 Udale Bay 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2022 Tomhommie 33 Quail Coturnix coturnix 31/05/2022 Lerwick 34 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 11/02/2022 Blackfold 35 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 08/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 36 Swift Apus apus 14/05/2022 Inverness 37 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 31/10/2022 Lossiemouth 38 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 29/04/2022 Blackfold 39 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 27/03/2022 Altandhu 40 Stock Dove Columba oenas 17/06/2022 Udale Bay 41 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2022 Inverness 42 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 05/10/2022 Gott 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 15/01/2022 Fortrose 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 13/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2022 Whiteness Head 46 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2022 Loch Flemington 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 48 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 27/09/2022 Meikle Loch 49 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 09/01/2022 Embo 50 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 27/09/2022 Meikle Loch 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2022 Inverness 52 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 07/10/2022 *************** 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 19/03/2022 Whiteness Head 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 29/03/2022 Newton of Leys 55 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 56 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 09/01/2022 Brora 57 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 28/04/2022 Merkinch LNR 58 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2022 Inverness 59 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/01/2022 Whiteness Head 60 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 05/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 61 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 24/03/2022 Dornoch 62 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 14/02/2022 Merkinch LNR 63 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 09/01/2022 Brora 64 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 29/01/2022 Embo 65 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 25/05/2022 Shetland 66 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17/04/2022 Skelbo 67 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 06/05/2022 ********** 68 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2022 Inverness 69 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 03/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2022 Allanfearn 71 Knot Calidris canutus 01/01/2022 Whiteness Head 72 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/05/2022 Sutherland 73 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 02/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 74 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 18/05/2022 Sutherland 75 Sanderling Calidris alba 09/01/2022 Brora 76 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2022 Inverness 77 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 09/01/2022 Embo 78 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 27/09/2022 Meikle Loch 79 Little Stint Calidris minuta 25/05/2022 Pool of Virkie 80 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 28/09/2022 Loch of Spiggie 81 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12/08/2022 Tarbat Ness 82 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 09/05/2022 Alturlie 83 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 06/05/2022 Chanonry Point 84 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 24/03/2022 Dornoch Point 85 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 29/01/2022 Brora 86 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16/01/2022 Tarbat Ness 87 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2022 Allanfearn 88 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 11/08/2022 Broadford Bay 89 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2022 Allanfearn 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2022 Inverness 91 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 03/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 92 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 05/03/2022 Deshar, A95 93 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29/01/2022 Embo 94 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 27/03/2022 Ullapool 95 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 14/05/2022 Tarbat Ness 96 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 21/08/2022 The Minch 97 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 14/05/2022 Tarbat Ness 98 Puffin Fratercula arctica 27/03/2022 Achnahaird 99 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 16/01/2022 Tarbat Ness 100 Razorbill Alca torda 24/03/2022 Dornoch Point 101 Little Auk Alle alle 20/11/2022 Tarbat Ness 102 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 16/01/2022 Tarbat Ness 103 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 09/01/2022 Embo 104 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 09/01/2022 Brora 105 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/01/2022 Clachnaharry 106 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 24/05/2022 Runtie's Geo 107 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 21/08/2022 The Minch 108 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 11/04/2022 Tarbat Ness 109 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 21/08/2022 The Minch 110 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 31/08/2022 North Ronaldsay 111 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 11/04/2022 Tarbat Ness 112 Gannet Morus bassanus 19/03/2022 Whiteness Head 113 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2022 Alturlie 114 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 11/04/2022 Tarbat Ness 115 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 08/10/2022 Skaw 116 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 07/10/2022 Loch of Spiggie 117 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 23/05/2022 Loch of Strathbeg 118 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2022 Loch Flemington 119 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 02/04/2022 A832 120 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Yes 04/06/2022 Strath Brora 121 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 05/03/2022 Coignafearn 122 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 10/01/2022 Inverness 123 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 01/02/2022 Inverness 124 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 27/09/2022 Loch of Strathbeg 125 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 19/02/2022 Easter Dalziel 126 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 127 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 27/03/2022 Black Isle 128 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2022 Whiteness Head 129 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 19/07/2022 Inverness 130 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 131 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 04/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 132 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 03/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 133 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2022 Whiteness Head 134 Merlin Falco columbarius 15/01/2022 Eathie Mains 135 Hobby Falco subbuteo 05/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 136 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 28/04/2022 Coignafearn 137 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 07/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 138 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 01/10/2022 Hillswick 139 Jay Garrulus glandarius 10/04/2022 Dochgarroch 140 Magpie Pica pica 30/01/2022 Fort George 141 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2022 Wester Dalziel 142 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2022 Wester Dalziel 143 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2022 Inverness 144 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 01/01/2022 Allanfearn 145 Raven Corvus corax 08/01/2022 Craigs Phadrig and Dunain 146 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 05/03/2022 Nethy Bridge 147 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2022 Inverness 148 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 11/02/2022 Blackfold 149 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2022 Inverness 150 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2022 Inverness 151 Skylark Alauda arvensis 09/01/2022 Dornoch 152 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 22/04/2022 Loch Flemington 153 Swallow Hirundo rustica 22/04/2022 Loch Flemington 154 House Martin Delichon urbicum 22/04/2022 Loch Flemington 155 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 156 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 06/05/2022 Achilty Oakwood 157 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 29/09/2022 Hillwell 158 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 01/10/2022 Wester Quarff 159 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 16/04/2022 Dochgarroch 160 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 19/03/2022 Whiteness Head 161 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 08/05/2022 Merkinch LNR 162 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 01/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 163 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 08/10/2022 Norwick 164 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 03/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 165 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 29/04/2022 Rosemarkie 166 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20/04/2022 Inverness 167 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 18/05/2022 Garve 168 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 07/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 169 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 06/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 170 Whitethroat Curruca communis 08/05/2022 Inverness 171 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 04/01/2022 Craigs Phadrig and Dunain 172 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 08/01/2022 Craigs Phadrig and Dunain 173 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 04/01/2022 Craigs Phadrig and Dunain 174 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2022 Inverness 175 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 01/10/2022 West Yell 176 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 09/10/2022 Lerwick 177 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 09/01/2022 Brora 178 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2022 Fort George 179 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/02/2022 Merkinch LNR 180 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2022 Inverness 181 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 06/02/2022 Culblair 182 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 28/04/2022 Coignafearn 183 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 01/05/2022 Sumburgh 184 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 185 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 28/09/2022 Hoswick 186 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 10/05/2022 Craigellachie 187 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 23/04/2022 Insh 188 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 04/05/2022 Blackfold 189 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 03/09/2022 North Ronaldsay 190 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 09/01/2022 Brora 191 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 27/03/2022 Altandhu 192 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 193 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 05/05/2022 Lonnie 194 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 195 Dunnock Prunella modularis 03/01/2022 Inverness 196 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 25/05/2022 Pool of Virkie 197 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 02/10/2022 Brae 198 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 03/03/2022 Alness river 199 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 06/02/2022 Inverness 200 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 15/01/2022 Cromarty 201 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 28/04/2022 Blackfold 202 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 29/09/2022 Hillwell 203 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 04/10/2022 Hillswick 204 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 16/12/2022 Dornoch 205 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 03/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 206 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2022 Inverness 207 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 07/01/2022 Wester Dalziel 208 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 03/01/2022 Merkinch LNR 209 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2022 Inverness 210 Twite Linaria flavirostris 18/05/2022 Sutherland 211 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2022 Tomhommie 212 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 02/10/2022 Vassa 213 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 19/03/2022 Whiteness Head 214 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 29/09/2022 Toab 215 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 07/01/2022 Craigs Phadrig and Dunain 216 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2022 Dochgarroch 217 Siskin Spinus spinus 02/01/2022 Inverness 218 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 02/04/2022 Tarbat Ness 219 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 16/12/2022 Dornoch 220 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 01/01/2022 Tomhommie 221 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 08/10/2022 Norwick 222 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 15/01/2022 Eathie Mains 223 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 05/10/2022 Maywick