Paul Ward: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 241 of 241 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 12/01/2023 titchwell 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 21/02/2023 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 12/01/2023 Norfolk 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 12/01/2023 holkham 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12/01/2023 norfolk 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 08/02/2023 Black park 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 25/05/2023 titchwell 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 17 American Wigeon Mareca americana 01/02/2023 Shapwick Heath Male, mainly asleep 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 19 Pintail Anas acuta 12/01/2023 titchwell 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 22 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 17/11/2023 Abberton reservoir good if distant views of it twice isolated from the flock 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 24 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 11/10/2023 Stanford very distant but confirmed from photo 25 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 08/01/2023 Standlake Male on 3t pit 26 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 27 Scaup Aythya marila 05/12/2023 Udale bay 28 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 18/01/2023 Staines reservoir Mostly asleep but put it’s head up twice 29 Eider Somateria mollissima 12/01/2023 titchwell 30 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 01/11/2023 flamborough south landing 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 12/01/2023 holkham 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 16/01/2023 Budds farm estuary One 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 34 Smew Mergellus albellus 14/01/2023 Broadwater lake Male, very distant 35 Goosander Mergus merganser 08/01/2023 Standlake 6 or more 36 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 12/01/2023 titchwell 37 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 27/09/2023 Blanchland Lots on the moor near Pennypie house 38 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 08/12/2023 Abernethy heard only 39 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 27/09/2023 Blanchland One on the moor near Pennypie house, four on the road out to Corbridge 40 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 12/01/2023 holkham 41 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2023 Stockers farm 42 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 43 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 26/06/2023 Chobham common lots! 44 Swift Apus apus 22/04/2023 dorset 45 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 13/09/2023 Salisbury i know, but two groups of 3 and 11 showed real well. 46 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 28/04/2023 Seaford fly over 47 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 48 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2023 Garden 49 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 50 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 27/06/2023 Marston vale 51 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 52 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23/01/2023 Maple lodge 53 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 54 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 55 Little Crake Zapornia parva Yes 09/11/2023 Linford lakes one good and two distant views. 56 Crane Grus grus 03/01/2023 Lakenheath 57 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 58 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 59 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 12/01/2023 holkham 60 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 16/01/2023 Budds farm estuary Two 61 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 06/06/2023 weeting heath 62 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 12/01/2023 titchwell 63 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 17/05/2023 Frampton Marsh breeding pair 64 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 12/01/2023 titchwell 65 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/01/2023 titchwell 66 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 67 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 12/01/2023 titchwell 68 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 17/05/2023 Frampton Marsh 69 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 70 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 01/02/2023 Burnham on sea Good views with plover flock on beach 71 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 18/07/2023 oare marshes 2 72 Curlew Numenius arquata 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 73 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 12/01/2023 titchwell 74 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 12/01/2023 titchwell 75 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 17/10/2023 cuckmere haven good views with knot, redshank, dunlin and blackwits for comparison. 76 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 26/06/2023 Chobham common at least 2 77 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 78 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 25/05/2023 titchwell 79 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13/02/2023 lemsford springs lots 80 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 03/11/2023 Stodmarsh stunning. showed brilliantly for over an hour 81 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 30/08/2023 Frampton marsh One 82 Redshank Tringa totanus 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 83 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 04/10/2023 Frampton marsh good views near reedbed hide 84 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 12/01/2023 titchwell 85 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 16/01/2023 Budds farm One 86 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 12/01/2023 titchwell 87 Knot Calidris canutus 12/01/2023 titchwell 88 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/07/2023 oare marshes 89 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 30/08/2023 Frampton marsh 4 or 5 90 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 25/05/2023 stiffkey 91 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 04/10/2023 Frampton marsh cracking views from seawall 92 Sanderling Calidris alba 12/01/2023 titchwell 93 Dunlin Calidris alpina 12/01/2023 titchwell 94 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 16/01/2023 Southsea castle 6 or more 95 Little Stint Calidris minuta 25/05/2023 cley 96 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 04/10/2023 Frampton marsh one. distant views 97 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 04/10/2023 Frampton marsh good if mainly distant views. a very educational bird 98 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 25/05/2023 titchwell 99 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 06/06/2023 rutland water 100 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 01/08/2023 Arne 1st w at Shipstal point. good views of it mainly on the deck on a dull day. 101 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 28/04/2023 staines reservoir 102 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 28/04/2023 staines reservoir 103 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 25/05/2023 titchwell 104 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 25/05/2023 titchwell 105 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 29/01/2023 Portland 106 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 16/01/2023 Budds farm Wow. Just wow 107 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 18/07/2023 oare marshes returning bird 108 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 109 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 29/01/2023 Portland 110 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 111 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 112 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 01/08/2023 portland lots 113 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 12/01/2023 norfolk 114 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 115 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 28/08/2023 staines reservoir dark morph distant on south basin. potentially moribund bird 116 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 01/08/2023 portland 1 117 Puffin Fratercula arctica 21/06/2023 skomer 118 Razorbill Alca torda 29/01/2023 Portland 119 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 29/01/2023 Portland 120 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 12/01/2023 holkham 121 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 02/12/2023 Cullen 122 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 29/01/2023 Portland 123 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 12/01/2023 hunstanton 124 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 08/09/2023 Lizard 125 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 14/02/2023 126 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 01/08/2023 portland 2 127 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 07/07/2023 knepp loads!!!! 128 Gannet Morus bassanus 29/01/2023 Portland 129 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 130 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 29/01/2023 Portland 131 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 18/10/2023 Stansted Abbotts superb views on flood at marsh lane 132 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 03/02/2023 lodmoor 133 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 01/02/2023 Shapwick Heath 134 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 05/07/2023 Ouse washes 1 135 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 136 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 04/01/2023 welney at least 3 137 Great White Egret Ardea alba 12/01/2023 Warham 138 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 139 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 06/06/2023 rutland water 140 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 05/07/2023 Swanton novers 141 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 142 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 03/02/2023 acres down pair displaying 143 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 12/01/2023 titchwell 144 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 12/01/2023 warham 145 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 146 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 12/01/2023 holkham 147 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 148 Barn Owl Tyto alba 02/01/2023 Stockers farm 149 Little Owl Athene noctua 21/01/2023 Cassiobury park 150 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 12/01/2023 glandford 151 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/11/2023 Staines Moor probably all 9 - very good views 152 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 20/01/2023 Aquadrome 153 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 154 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 05/07/2023 Trimingham 3 155 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 156 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 157 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 158 Merlin Falco columbarius 30/11/2023 Speyside 159 Hobby Falco subbuteo 11/05/2023 maple lodge 160 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 03/01/2023 Lakenheath 161 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 162 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 10/09/2023 Osterley 163 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 164 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 165 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 21/06/2023 skomer 166 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 167 Rook Corvus frugilegus 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 168 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 169 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 05/12/2023 Udale bay 170 Raven Corvus corax 20/01/2023 Lakenheath 171 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2023 Garden 172 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 02/12/2023 Cairngorm At least 5 near sugar bowl car park 173 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 03/01/2023 Lynford 174 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 175 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 176 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 03/01/2023 Lakenheath 177 Woodlark Lullula arborea 03/02/2023 acres down in full song 178 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2023 Wood oaks farm 179 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 12/01/2023 holkham 180 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 07/04/2023 Stockers farm 181 Swallow Hirundo rustica 07/04/2023 Stockers farm 182 House Martin Delichon urbicum 11/04/2023 Garden 183 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 184 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 185 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 12/01/2023 brancaster 186 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 08/01/2023 Donnington bridge Showed reasonably well 187 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 13/04/2023 maple lodge 188 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 26/01/2023 Maple lodge 189 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Yes 11/09/2023 upper beeding 2 good views, 4 or 5 flight views. cracking bird 190 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/04/2023 aquadrome 191 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 01/05/2023 Maple lodge 192 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 06/04/2023 Maple lodge 193 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 11/05/2023 maple lodge 194 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 28/04/2023 Seaford 195 Whitethroat Curruca communis 25/04/2023 sussex 196 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 26/06/2023 Chobham common 197 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 03/02/2023 acres down lots! 198 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 05/01/2023 Aquadrome 199 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 200 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 201 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/01/2023 Donnington bridge 202 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 203 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 204 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 03/01/2023 Lynford 205 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2023 Stockers farm 206 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 207 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 208 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 06/06/2023 sandon churchyard 209 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 210 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 17/05/2023 stirtloe all least 5 211 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 29/01/2023 Portland Male 212 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 16/08/2023 Woodoaks farm 213 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02/01/2023 Wood oaks farm 214 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 11/04/2023 Woodoaks farm 215 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 01/02/2023 Lyme Regis Usual spot 216 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 04/01/2023 around the fens/ welney 217 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 218 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 219 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 28/04/2023 staines reservoir 220 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 02/01/2023 Garden 221 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2023 Wood oaks farm 222 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 01/02/2023 Wyke Regis In dog field. Flight views and calling 223 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 12/01/2023 norfolk 224 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 22/04/2023 dorset 225 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 16/01/2023 Budds farm One 226 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 227 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 13/02/2023 bramfield churchyard male 228 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 13/02/2023 bramfield churchyard 2 229 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 06/01/2023 Watercress beds St Albans 230 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 06/01/2023 Watercress beds St Albans 231 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2023 Wood oaks farm 232 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 06/01/2023 Watercress beds St Albans 233 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 02/12/2023 Cairngorm Loch Garten 234 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 03/02/2023 acres down male 235 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 aquadrome/ maple lodge 236 Siskin Spinus spinus 06/01/2023 Watercress beds St Albans 237 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 12/01/2023 holkham 238 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 13/02/2023 wallington road at least 5 singing 239 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 03/01/2023 Lynford 240 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 12/01/2023 norfolk 241 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 28/04/2023 Seaford what a bird. Showed well coming to seed. Grip-back for the Cley bird