Dawn Erskine: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 242 of 242 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 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 18 Pintail Anas acuta 19 Teal Anas crecca 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 24 Scaup Aythya marila 25 Eider Somateria mollissima 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 28 Smew Mergellus albellus 29 Goosander Mergus merganser 30 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 31 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 32 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 33 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 34 Quail Coturnix coturnix 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 36 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 37 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 38 Swift Apus apus 39 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 40 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 41 Stock Dove Columba oenas 42 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 43 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 44 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 45 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 46 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 47 Coot Fulica atra 48 Crane Grus grus 49 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 50 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 51 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 52 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 53 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 54 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 55 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 56 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 57 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 58 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 59 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 60 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 61 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 62 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 63 Curlew Numenius arquata 64 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 65 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 66 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 67 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 68 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 69 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 70 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 71 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 72 Redshank Tringa totanus 73 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 06/10/2023 Frampton 74 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 75 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 76 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 77 Knot Calidris canutus 78 Ruff Calidris pugnax 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 80 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 81 Sanderling Calidris alba 82 Dunlin Calidris alpina 83 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 84 Little Stint Calidris minuta 85 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 86 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 06/10/2023 Frampton 87 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 88 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 04/08/2023 Arne 89 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 90 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 91 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 92 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 93 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 23/03/2023 Aberdeens 94 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 95 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 96 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 97 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 98 Common Gull Larus canus 99 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 100 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 101 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 102 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 103 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 104 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 105 Puffin Fratercula arctica 106 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 107 Razorbill Alca torda 108 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 109 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 110 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 111 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 112 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 113 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 114 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 115 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 116 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 117 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 118 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 119 Gannet Morus bassanus 120 Red-footed Booby Sula sula Yes 14/08/2023 Scilly 121 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 09/09/2023 Redcar 122 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 123 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 124 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 125 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 126 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 127 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 128 Great White Egret Ardea alba 129 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 130 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 131 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 132 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 133 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 134 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 135 Red Kite Milvus milvus 136 Black Kite Milvus migrans 137 Buzzard Buteo buteo 138 Barn Owl Tyto alba 139 Little Owl Athene noctua 140 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 141 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 142 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes ********** ********** 143 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 144 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 145 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 146 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 147 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 148 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 149 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 150 Merlin Falco columbarius 151 Hobby Falco subbuteo 152 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 153 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 154 Jay Garrulus glandarius 155 Magpie Pica pica 156 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 157 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 158 Rook Corvus frugilegus 159 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 160 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 161 Raven Corvus corax 162 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 163 Coal Tit Periparus ater 164 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 165 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 166 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 167 Great Tit Parus major 168 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 169 Woodlark Lullula arborea 170 Skylark Alauda arvensis 171 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 172 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 173 Swallow Hirundo rustica 174 House Martin Delichon urbicum 175 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 176 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 177 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 178 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 179 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 180 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 181 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 182 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 183 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 184 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 185 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 186 Whitethroat Curruca communis 187 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 188 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 189 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 190 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 191 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 192 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 193 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 194 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 195 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 30/09/2023 Shetland 196 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 197 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 198 Redwing Turdus iliacus 199 Blackbird Turdus merula 200 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 201 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 202 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 203 Robin Erithacus rubecula 204 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 205 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 206 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 207 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 209 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 210 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 211 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 212 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 213 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 214 Dunnock Prunella modularis 215 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 216 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 217 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 218 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 219 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 220 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 221 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 222 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 223 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 224 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 225 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 226 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 227 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 228 Linnet Linaria cannabina 229 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 230 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 231 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 232 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 233 Siskin Spinus spinus 234 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 235 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 236 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 237 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 238 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 239 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 27/10/2023 Flamborough 240 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 241 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 28/04/2023 Seaford 242 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 26/09/2023 Geosetter