Malcolm Hawkes: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 254 of 254 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 08/01/2023 Brancaster 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 08/01/2023 Holkham 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 01/03/2023 Earsdon 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 04/02/2023 Weybourne 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 08/01/2023 Holkham 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 04/02/2023 Weybourne 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 08/01/2023 Holkham 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2023 Summer leys 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 26/01/2023 Eldernell 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 26/01/2023 Welney WWT 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/01/2023 Eyebrook Res 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 08/01/2023 Cley 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/02/2023 Woburn Park 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 22/04/2023 Lakenheath rspb 17 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 13/05/2023 Freston Shore 18 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2023 Summerleys 19 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2023 Summer leys 20 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2023 Summerleys 21 American Wigeon Mareca americana 09/07/2023 Frampton marsh 22 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2023 Summerleys 23 Pintail Anas acuta 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 24 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2023 Summer leys 25 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 08/11/2023 Tain links 26 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 01/02/2023 Priory park 27 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 17/11/2023 Abberton reservoir 28 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 29 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 02/10/2023 Stanford Beds 30 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 19/02/2023 Ravensthorpe Res 31 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2023 Summerleys 32 Scaup Aythya marila 18/02/2023 Rutland water 33 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 21/01/2023 Staines res 34 Eider Somateria mollissima 02/03/2023 Stag-rocks 35 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 03/03/2023 Musselburgh 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 08/01/2023 Holkham 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 08/01/2023 Holkham 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 02/01/2023 Eyebrook Res 40 Goosander Mergus merganser 11/02/2023 Woburn Park 41 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 08/01/2023 Holkham 42 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis ********** ********** 43 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 07/04/2023 Cairngorm 44 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix ********** ********** 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 19/02/2023 Cople 46 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 47 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 02/01/2023 Eyebrook Res 48 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 24/06/2023 Norfolk 49 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2023 Wyre Forest 50 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus ********** ********** 51 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2023 Marston Feral Pigeon 52 Stock Dove Columba oenas 19/01/2023 Broom 53 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Marston 54 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur ********** ********** 55 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2023 Summerleys 56 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 57 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2023 Summerleys 58 Crane Grus grus 26/01/2023 Eldernell 59 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 60 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 08/01/2023 Holkham 61 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 62 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 03/03/2023 Musselburgh 63 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 21/01/2023 Staines res 64 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus ********** ********** 65 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 04/02/2023 Tichwell 66 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus ********** ********** 67 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 08/01/2023 Tichwell 68 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 04/02/2023 Tichwell 69 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2023 Summerleys 70 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 24/06/2023 Cley 71 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 29/04/2023 Choseley Barns 72 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 04/03/2023 Seahouses 73 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 30/03/2023 GLE 74 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 75 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 06/05/2023 Ashwell 76 Curlew Numenius arquata 08/01/2023 Holkham 77 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/03/2023 Boulmer 78 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 08/01/2023 Cley 79 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 04/02/2023 Cley 80 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 10/02/2023 Lymford Springs 81 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 29/01/2023 Sandy lodge 82 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2023 Summerleys 83 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 09/04/2023 Loch Broma 84 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/01/2023 Lemford springs 85 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 22/04/2023 Wixhams 86 Redshank Tringa totanus 08/01/2023 Holkham 87 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 05/10/2023 Frampton marsh 88 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 29/04/2023 Frampton marsh 89 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 09/04/2023 Loch Broma 90 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 08/01/2023 Holkham 91 Knot Calidris canutus 23/07/2023 Frampton marsh 92 Ruff Calidris pugnax 08/01/2023 Cley 93 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 31/08/2023 Frampton marsh 94 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 13/05/2023 Fenstanton 95 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 05/10/2023 Frampton marsh 96 Sanderling Calidris alba 02/03/2023 Boulmer 97 Dunlin Calidris alpina 08/01/2023 Cley 98 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 02/03/2023 Stag-rocks 99 Little Stint Calidris minuta 13/05/2023 Frampton Marsh rspb 100 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 29/09/2023 Frampton marsh 101 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 14/09/2023 Summer leys 102 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 05/10/2023 Frampton marsh 103 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 05/06/2023 Minsmere 104 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 23/04/2023 Fen drayton lakes 105 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 29/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 106 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 22/04/2023 Lakenheath RSPB 107 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 05/06/2023 Minsmere 108 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 08/04/2023 Roseisle 109 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 24/06/2023 Cley 110 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 13/01/2023 Stewartby Lake 111 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 112 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 29/04/2023 Frampton marsh 113 Common Gull Larus canus 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 114 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 18/11/2023 Collage Lake 115 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 116 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 19/08/2023 Grafham Water 117 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 08/01/2023 Holkham 118 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 119 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 31/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 120 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 31/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 121 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 04/08/2023 Scillonian ferry 122 South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Yes 31/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 4th for the UK 123 Puffin Fratercula arctica 14/04/2023 Stag rocks 124 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 09/04/2023 Loch Grunard 125 Razorbill Alca torda 02/03/2023 Stag-rocks 126 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 03/03/2023 Musselburgh 127 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 02/03/2023 Stag rocks 128 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 09/04/2023 Loch Grunard 129 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 18/02/2023 Rutland water 130 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 08/04/2023 Roseisle 131 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 29/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 132 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 29/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 133 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 02/03/2023 Stag-rocks 134 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 28/07/2023 Scillonian ferry 135 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 31/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 136 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 29/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 137 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 29/07/2023 Scilly pelagics 138 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27/07/2023 Porthgwarra 139 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 28/07/2023 Scillonian ferry 140 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 09/07/2023 Smithy Fen 141 Gannet Morus bassanus 03/03/2023 Musselburgh 142 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2023 Summerleys 143 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/03/2023 Stag rocks 144 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 19/08/2023 Fen drayton lakes 145 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 18/03/2023 Frampton marsh 146 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 11/03/2023 Ottmoor 147 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 15/04/2023 Ossett Yorkshire 148 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2023 Summer leys 149 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 26/01/2023 Welney WWT 150 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2023 Pitsford reservoir 151 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2023 Summerleys 152 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 11/06/2023 Summerleys 153 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 12/04/2023 Loch Inch 154 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 07/04/2023 Strathdern 155 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 156 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 157 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 08/01/2023 Holkham 158 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 26/01/2023 Eldernell 159 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 160 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 08/01/2023 Holkham 161 Buzzard Buteo buteo 03/01/2023 Toddington 162 Barn Owl Tyto alba 08/01/2023 Tichwell 163 Little Owl Athene noctua 05/06/2023 Eye 164 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 08/01/2023 Cley Spy 165 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 03/11/2023 Cresswell pool Northumberland 166 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 26/01/2023 Eldernell 167 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 26/01/2023 Eldernell 168 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 31/01/2023 Lynford arboretum 169 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 06/05/2023 Priory Park 170 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2023 Pitsford Res 171 Merlin Falco columbarius 08/01/2023 Holkham 172 Hobby Falco subbuteo 22/04/2023 Lakenheath RSPB 173 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 21/01/2023 Fendraton 174 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 21/01/2023 Bramfield 175 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 08/11/2023 Dalnahaitnach 176 Jay Garrulus glandarius 08/01/2023 Holkham 177 Magpie Pica pica 02/01/2023 Summerleys 178 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 27/07/2023 Porthgwarra 179 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 02/01/2023 Marston 180 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2023 Marston 181 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 02/01/2023 Marston 182 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 08/04/2023 Findhorn Bay 183 Raven Corvus corax 18/02/2023 Rutland water 184 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 07/03/2023 Cranfield 185 Coal Tit Periparus ater 22/01/2023 Sandy 186 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 13/04/2023 Nethybridge 187 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 31/01/2023 Lynford arboretum 188 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 02/03/2023 Low Hawkley 189 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2023 Marston 190 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2023 Summerleys 191 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 28/01/2023 Fendraton 192 Woodlark Lullula arborea 22/04/2023 Cavenham Heath 193 Skylark Alauda arvensis 31/01/2023 Cockley Cley 194 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 08/01/2023 Holkham 195 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 10/04/2023 Findhorn Valley 196 Swallow Hirundo rustica 21/04/2023 Stewartby Lake 197 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2023 Ossett Yorkshire 198 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 08/01/2023 Tichwell 199 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 02/01/2023 Summer leys 200 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 02/05/2023 Wyre Forest 201 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 02/01/2023 Summerleys 202 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 09/04/2023 Loch Grunard 203 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 29/01/2023 Northampton 204 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2023 Lakenheath RSPB 205 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 06/05/2023 Priory Park 206 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 31/01/2023 Lackford lakes 207 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 23/04/2023 Fen drayton lakes 208 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22/04/2023 Lakenheath RSPB 209 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 20/02/2023 Priory park 210 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 21/01/2023 Bramfield 211 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 22/01/2023 Sandy 212 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 22/01/2023 Sandy 213 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 09/02/2023 Lynford arboretum 214 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2023 Summerleys 215 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 22/01/2023 Mogerhanger 216 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 31/01/2023 Lynford arboretum 217 Redwing Turdus iliacus 19/01/2023 Ickwell 218 Blackbird Turdus merula 02/01/2023 Marston 219 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 19/01/2023 Broom 220 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 23/04/2023 Pegston hills 221 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 19/06/2023 Hardmead Bucks 222 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Marston 223 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 23/04/2023 Stewartby Lake 224 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 28/04/2023 Tattenhoe Bucks 225 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 04/11/2023 Holy Island Northumberland 226 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 02/05/2023 Wyre Forest 227 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 02/09/2023 Brogbrough Tip pools 228 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 18/02/2023 Rutland water 229 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22/04/2023 Cavenham Heath 230 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 06/04/2023 Pitlochry Dam 231 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 26/01/2023 Welney WWT 232 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 09/01/2023 Wood end 233 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Marston 234 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 29/04/2023 Frampton marsh 235 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 28/01/2023 Lemford springs 236 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2023 Summerleys 237 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/03/2023 Boulmer 238 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 05/03/2023 Wombwell Ings 239 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 03/03/2023 Tweedmouth 240 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2023 Summerleys 241 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 04/02/2023 Tichwell 242 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 31/01/2023 Lynford arboretum 243 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/01/2023 Summer leys 244 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2023 Summer leys 245 Twite Linaria flavirostris 03/11/2023 Cresswell pool Northumberland 246 Linnet Linaria cannabina 19/01/2023 Broom 247 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 04/03/2023 Colt crag res 248 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2023 Marston 249 Siskin Spinus spinus 28/01/2023 Lemford springs 250 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 04/02/2023 Cley 251 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 23/07/2023 Frampton marsh 252 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19/01/2023 Broom 253 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus ********** ********** 254 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2023 Summer leys