Tom Perrins: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 252 of 252 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 16/01/2022 Marshside 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 05/03/2022 Greylake 17 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 Gadwall Mareca strepera 20 Wigeon Mareca penelope 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 Pintail Anas acuta 23 Teal Anas crecca 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 29 Scaup Aythya marila 30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 31 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 17/04/2022 Musselburgh 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 33 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 34 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 35 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 36 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 37 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 38 Smew Mergellus albellus 39 Goosander Mergus merganser 40 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 41 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 42 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 43 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 44 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 45 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 46 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 47 Swift Apus apus 48 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 49 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 50 Stock Dove Columba oenas 51 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 52 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 53 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 54 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 55 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 56 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 57 Coot Fulica atra 58 Crane Grus grus 59 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 60 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 61 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 62 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 63 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 64 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 65 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 66 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 67 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 68 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 69 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 71 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 72 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 23/05/2022 Hickling 73 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 26/08/2022 Redcar 74 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 75 Curlew Numenius arquata 76 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 77 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 78 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 79 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 80 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 81 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 82 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 83 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 84 Redshank Tringa totanus 85 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 86 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 87 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 88 Knot Calidris canutus 89 Ruff Calidris pugnax 90 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 91 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 92 Sanderling Calidris alba 93 Dunlin Calidris alpina 94 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 95 Little Stint Calidris minuta 96 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 97 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 23/10/2022 Slimbridge 98 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 99 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 23/05/2022 Hickling 100 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 101 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22/04/2022 102 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 103 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 104 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 105 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 106 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 107 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 108 Common Gull Larus canus 109 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 110 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 08/08/2022 Grafham Water 111 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 112 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 113 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 114 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 115 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 116 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 26/08/2022 Redcar 117 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 118 Puffin Fratercula arctica 119 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 120 Razorbill Alca torda 121 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 122 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 123 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 124 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 125 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 126 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 127 Gannet Morus bassanus 128 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 129 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 130 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 131 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 132 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 133 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 07/10/2022 Scousbrough, Shetland 134 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 19/06/2022 Ladywalk 135 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 136 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 137 Great White Egret Ardea alba 138 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 139 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 25/08/2022 140 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 141 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 142 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 143 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 144 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 145 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 146 Red Kite Milvus milvus 147 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 148 Buzzard Buteo buteo 149 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 150 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 151 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 152 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 26/08/2022 Woodhall Spa 153 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 154 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 155 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 22/10/2022 Alvecote 156 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 157 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 158 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 159 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 29/05/2022 Worth Marshes 160 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Yes 29/05/2022 Worth Marshes 161 Merlin Falco columbarius 162 Hobby Falco subbuteo 163 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 164 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 165 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 26/08/2022 Redcar 166 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 03/07/2022 Bempton 167 Jay Garrulus glandarius 168 Magpie Pica pica 169 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 170 Rook Corvus frugilegus 171 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 172 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 173 Raven Corvus corax 174 Coal Tit Periparus ater 175 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 176 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 178 Great Tit Parus major 179 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 180 Skylark Alauda arvensis 181 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 182 Swallow Hirundo rustica 183 House Martin Delichon urbicum 184 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 185 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 186 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 187 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 11/10/2022 Ocraquoy, Shetland 188 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 189 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 190 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 22/05/2022 Snettisham 191 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 192 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 193 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Yes 04/10/2022 Wester Quarff, Shetland 194 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 195 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 196 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 197 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 198 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 199 Whitethroat Curruca communis 200 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 201 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 202 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 203 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 204 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 205 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 09/10/2022 Lerwick, Shetland 206 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 207 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 208 Redwing Turdus iliacus 209 Blackbird Turdus merula 210 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 211 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 212 Robin Erithacus rubecula 213 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 214 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 10/10/2022 215 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 216 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 217 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 218 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 05/10/2022 Quendale, Shetland 219 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 220 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 221 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 222 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 223 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 224 Dunnock Prunella modularis 225 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 226 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 03/10/2022 Gott, Shetland 227 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 228 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 229 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 230 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 231 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 03/10/2022 Aith, Shetland 232 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 03/10/2022 Hillswick 233 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 234 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 235 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 236 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 12/10/2022 Ocraquoy, Shetland 237 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 238 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 239 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 240 Twite Linaria flavirostris 241 Linnet Linaria cannabina 242 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 243 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 244 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 03/10/2022 Sound, Shetland 245 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 246 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 247 Siskin Spinus spinus 248 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 249 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 250 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 251 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 252 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 05/10/2022 Maywick, Shetland