John Watts: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 200 of 200 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 08/01/2023 Brancaster. 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 03/09/2023 Middleton RSPB Unknown origin 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 Nature trail. 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 29/01/2023 Brancaster With large Pink footed Goose flock, feeding, distantly. 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 08/01/2023 Titchwell. 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 08/01/2023 Titchwell. 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Nature trail. 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 08/01/2023 Nene washes. 2 close flybys. 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/01/2023 Nene washes 30+ on Floods. 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 29/01/2023 Shernbourne road, Norfolk. Singleton, flyover. 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/marsh. 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 08/04/2023 Tuckleshome NR. Adult Male, near spit. Also pair at Ladywalk NR on 21/5. 13 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB Male, distantly from seawall 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 Nature trail 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 08/01/2023 Titchwell saltwater pool. 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 Nature trail 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Nature trail 18 Pintail Anas acuta 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/marsh. 4 males. 19 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 Nature trail 20 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 03/06/2023 Ladywalk NR. Re-found on B pool, after being reported absent for 2 days. 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina ********** ********** 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 08/01/2023 Titchwell fen pool. 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 01/02/2023 Dishley pool. Female..showing well, diving. 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 Flashes. 25 Scaup Aythya marila 12/02/2023 Eyebrook reservoir 1st winter Male and adult female near dam. 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 23/09/2023 South Gare Several (10+) seen flying low passed incoming ships towards Redcar. 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 17/01/2023 Whitemoor Hayes. 2 pair. 28 Smew Mergellus albellus 12/02/2023 Eyebrook reservoir 1 Adult Male, near dam. 29 Goosander Mergus merganser 15/01/2023 Alvecote ( Teal pool ) 1 M + 5 F. 30 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 08/01/2023 Titchwell, on sea. 2 M + 1 F. 31 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis ********** ********** 32 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 16/04/2023 Goyt valley Cat + Fidle area. 33 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 29/01/2023 A149 Nr Castle Rising. 3-4 at side of road in field. 34 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 08/01/2023 Thorney. 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 19/01/2023 Oakthorpe SF. 36 Swift Apus apus 30/04/2023 Middleton RSPB Several low over Jubilee south. 37 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 28/05/2023 Lakenheath RSPB. Several, mostly from Joist viewpoint. 38 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 Feral. 39 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2023 Nature trail. 40 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Nature trail. 41 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 08/08/2023 Behind garden. HBNS. Heard to " purr" twice, not seen or heard again. 42 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2023 Local. 43 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 08/01/2023 Nene washes Hbns. 44 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Flashes 45 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 Nature trail. 46 Crane Grus grus 29/01/2023 Nene washes. 6, in flight. 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 15/01/2023 Alvecote ( pretty pigs ) 3. 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 15/01/2023 Alvecote ( pretty pigs ) 2. 49 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 28/05/2023 Weeting Heath NWT. 2 adults from West hide. 50 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 08/01/2023 Brancaster Golf course. 51 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB. 2 on 360 pool. 52 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/ marsh 30+ resting. 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 08/01/2023 Titchwell beach. 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/ marsh 100+ resting. 55 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08/01/2023 Titchwell beach. 56 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 08/04/2023 Middleton RSPB 4 in flight+5 more at Whitemoor Hayes. 57 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2023 Nature trail. 58 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 11/04/2023 Menorca pool Single bird on top bank. 6 birds seen 28thApril on rocks on Barmouth beach. 59 Curlew Numenius arquata 08/01/2023 Titchwell brackish pool. 60 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 08/01/2023 Titchwell beach. 61 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/ marsh. 20+ resting. 62 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/ marsh 2 resting. 63 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 28/05/2023 Eyebrook reservoir Male , feeding near Tern Rafts. 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 08/04/2023 Middleton RSPB Jubilee pool. 65 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 04/03/2023 Menorca pool Shallow pool. 66 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB. 2 from main carpark area. 67 Redshank Tringa totanus 08/01/2023 Titchwell. 68 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 01/10/2023 Frampton RSPB On Saltmarsh with 3+ Ruff. 69 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 26/09/2023 Blacktoft Sands. Several from Singleton hide. 70 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 19/05/2023 Middleton RSPB Distant, briefly, same area as Temmincks. 71 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 08/01/2023 Titchwell beach. 72 Knot Calidris canutus 08/01/2023 Titchwell beach. 73 Ruff Calidris pugnax 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB Several from carpark. 74 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 26/09/2023 Blacktoft Sands 5+ from Singleton hide. 75 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 19/05/2023 Middleton RSPB Jubilee south. Distant and very brief, resting in cover most of the time. 76 Sanderling Calidris alba 08/01/2023 Titchwell beach. 77 Dunlin Calidris alpina 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/ marsh With resting Lapwing. 78 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 23/09/2023 South Gare Lighthouse Upto 4 seen with Turnstones on rocks towards Lighthouse. 79 Little Stint Calidris minuta 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB. 1 from north carpark area briefly. 80 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 01/10/2023 Frampton RSPB Seen well from footpath looking towards 360 hide. 81 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 03/10/2023 Bodymoor Heath GP Seen very well on disused GP’s 82 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 18/06/2023 Kilnsea, Spurn. 45 pairs at colony near Beacon ponds. 83 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 30/04/2023 Middleton RSPB Pair bathing on Jubilee North. 84 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 25/04/2023 Mawddach estuary/Fairbourne. Upto 6 birds feeding at low tide. 85 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 18/06/2023 Bempton RSPB 100’s on breeding cliffs,very vocal. 86 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Local. 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB. Several seen, 1st on 360 pool on island. 88 Common Gull Larus canus 15/01/2023 Alvecote ( Teal Pool) Singleton. 89 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 03/02/2023 Chasewater reservoir. 1st winter bird near dam. 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 08/01/2023 Brancaster. 91 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 10/02/2023 Chasewater reservoir. 2nd. winter,near dam. 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 17/01/2023 Whitemoor Hayes. Singleton. 93 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 10/02/2023 Chasewater reservoir. Juvenile, near dam. 94 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 Local. 95 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 10/02/2023 Chasewater reservoir. Adult,near dam. 96 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 23/09/2023 South Gare Dark phase seen harassing gulls occasionally,before flying out to sea. 97 Puffin Fratercula arctica 18/06/2023 Bempton RSPB 1 pair showed really well near nesting tunnel. 98 Razorbill Alca torda 18/06/2023 Bempton RSPB 1,000’s on breeding ledges. 99 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 18/06/2023 Bempton RSPB 1,000’s on cliffs. 100 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 29/01/2023 Titchwell marsh. 1, on sea. 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18/06/2023 Bempton RSPB Several on ledges + gliding along cliffs. 102 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 28/04/2023 Barmouth, offshore. Upto 4 birds feeding backwards and forwards offshore at low tide. 103 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 01/10/2023 Frampton marsh RSPB Seen several times in flight over Saltmarsh. 104 Gannet Morus bassanus 18/06/2023 Bempton RSPB 1,000’s at sea and on ledges. 105 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 23/09/2023 South Gare Female showed extremely well from the old pilots pier for upto 25 minutes before flying further out to green bouy....Lifer number 1 this year. 106 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2023 Thortit. 107 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 18/06/2023 Bempton RSPB 2 fly by from look out . 108 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB. 2 feeding on 360 pool. 109 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 08/04/2023 Middleton RSPB HBNS...single boom. 110 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 07/06/2023 Ladywalk NR Seen from Bittern hide , showed well for upto 4 minutes + flight views. 111 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 01/05/2023 Watermead CP. All 3 seen extremely well on Grebe pool. 112 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 08/01/2023 Titchwell. 113 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 04/10/2023 Willington GP 4 with Cattle, viewed from 1st platform, showed extremely well. 114 Great White Egret Ardea alba 08/01/2023 Nene washes. 115 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 08/01/2023 Nene washes. 116 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 28/05/2023 Rutty Breeding pair at Manson Bridge. 117 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 22/01/2023 Edison rd, outflow. Male, briefly visiting tit flock. 118 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 119 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 08/01/2023 Titchwell. Female. 120 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 29/01/2023 Nene washes. Adult Male,in to roost. 121 Red Kite Milvus milvus 08/01/2023 Nene washes 2 hunting washes. 122 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 26/01/2023 Menorca unit. On post in newly planted area alongside entrance track. Satellite tagged IOW bird on route back after spending winter in Scotland 123 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 Local. 124 Barn Owl Tyto alba 08/01/2023 A47 nr Tugby. 5 + seen at Nene washes later. 125 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 29/01/2023 Nene washes. 2 roosting in hedgerow. 126 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 08/01/2023 Nene washes. 1 flushed by Barn Owl. 127 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 29/01/2023 Nene washes. In tree hole in centre of small wood. Also 1 seen Watermead CP on main footpath (1/5th 128 Hoopoe Upupa epops 20/05/2023 New Arley ( Warwickshire) Showed really well in large private garden...3rd day. 129 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 29/01/2023 Nene washes. On bush, near bridge. 130 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2023 Local. 131 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 08/01/2023 Nene washes. 132 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 08/01/2023 Nene washes Mobbed by Barn Owl. 133 Merlin Falco columbarius 08/04/2023 Whitemoor Hayes Female in flight, found by Geoff. 134 Hobby Falco subbuteo 28/05/2023 Lakenheath RSPB 4+ hunting over Joist fen. 135 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 08/01/2023 Titchwell F/ marsh Continually flushing waders. 136 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 29/06/2023 Middleton RSPB Viewed distantly from near East screen 1st ever sighting of a full breeding adult Male. 137 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/01/2023 Willesley. 138 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Local. 139 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Local. 140 Rook Corvus frugilegus 08/01/2023 A47 nr Thorney. 141 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Local. 142 Raven Corvus corax 20/01/2023 Stretton en le Field. 2 over church. 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2023 Thortit FS. 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Local 145 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2023 Local. 146 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 28/05/2023 Lakenheath RSPB. Heard then seen Female in flight towards Joist fen. 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 29/01/2023 Titchwell marsh. Singleton, over Freshmarsh. 148 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 15/03/2023 Menorca pool 2 birds feeding. 149 Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/04/2023 Whitemoor Hayes Near landfill entrance. 150 House Martin Delichon urbicum 28/04/2023 Penmaenpool Bridge 2 birds collecting mud from the low tidal estuary. 151 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 22/01/2023 Edison rd, outflow. Close to outflow. Along channel. 152 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Local. 153 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 08/01/2023 Brancaster Calling continuously after 10 minutes wait. 154 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 24/02/2023 Attenborough NR A “jigsaw “ bird, between the railway lines and Attenborough. + the 2nd Siberian Chiffchaff this year. 155 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 08/04/2023 Middleton RSPB 2 birds, several later at Tuckleshome. 156 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 19/01/2023 Oakthorpe SF. 3 + overwintering. 6+ at Edison outflow 22/1st. 157 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 08/04/2023 Middleton RSPB 2 or 3 in song. 158 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 30/04/2023 Middleton RSPB Boardwalk pond, several around reserve. 159 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 01/05/2023 Watermead CP 2+ reeling in shrub near Bridge, 1 seen briefly. 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 08/04/2023 Middleton RSPB Near 2 bridges 161 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 27/04/2023 Mawddach trail. Male in full song. 162 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 04/05/2023 Minorca pool. In song just off the bridle path. 163 Whitethroat Curruca communis 30/04/2023 Middleton RSPB Good numbers in song at suitable habitat. 164 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 09/02/2023 Middleton RSPB Fischer’s mill plantation. 165 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Local. 166 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 15/01/2023 Alvecote ( Orchard ) 167 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 22/01/2023 Edison rd, outflow With tit flock. 168 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Local. 169 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 05/01/2023 Local. 170 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 17/01/2023 Local. 171 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/01/2023 Menorca unit. 172 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 173 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2023 Local. 174 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 28/05/2023 Weeting Heath Seen near West hide. Also at C/Chase 9/6 175 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Local. 176 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 22/01/2023 HS2 site at Marston (Kingsbury) 1st winter bird, in compound on wooden fence line, feeding/ showing well. 177 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 09/06/2023 Cannock Chase S/ stones. Hbns, then confirmed near nestsite near Steppingstones. 178 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 25/04/2023 Fairbourne Golf club. Adult Male on wire. 179 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 17/01/2023 Whitemoor Hayes. Male. 180 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 27/04/2023 Lake Cregennan Several around the lakes above Arthog. 181 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 16/04/2023 Goyt valley Usual site. 182 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 17/01/2023 Whitemoor Hayes. Small flock...12+. 183 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Local. 184 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Local. 185 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 07/05/2023 Frampton RSPB. 1 flyover from seawall. 186 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22/01/2023 Edison rd, outflow Several along channel. 187 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 17/01/2023 Whitemoor Hayes 3 birds. White wagtail seen at Whitemoor Hayes 8/4th 188 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 19/01/2023 Oakthorpe SF. Several on wires and F/beds. 189 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 09/06/2023 Cannock Chase, 7 springs. Seen displaying and singing between 7 springs and S/Stones. 190 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 191 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 09/02/2023 Middleton RSPB Fischer’s mill Bridge. Female. 192 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 05/02/2023 Cromford. 4 in trees near Willersley Hall. 193 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 15/01/2023 Alvecote ( Orchard) 2 pair. 194 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2023 Local. 195 Linnet Linaria cannabina 22/01/2023 HS2 site Marston. (Kingsbury) 5 birds on small tree. 196 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 08/01/2023 Titchwell. 197 Siskin Spinus spinus 05/02/2023 Calton lees. Small flock (4) fly overs. 198 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 19/01/2023 Oakthorpe SF. 2 on wires. Also along Cliff road, Bempton 18/6 199 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 17/01/2023 Whitemoor Hayes. Small flock....6+. 200 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 19/01/2023 Oakthorpe SF. Double figures on F/beds.