Rob Hunton: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 246 of 246 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 31/03/2023 St Aidans 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 31/03/2023 St Aidans 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 05/01/2023 Easington Straight 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 08/01/2023 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 27/10/2023 South over churchfield 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/03/2023 Beaon Ponds flew north west up the Humber 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 05/01/2023 Easington Straight 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/09/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 22/04/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 16 American Wigeon Mareca americana 24/09/2023 Kilnsea wetlands 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2023 18 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2023 Welwick Saltmarsh 19 Teal Anas crecca 20 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 28/05/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 31/03/2023 St Aidans 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 13/03/2023 Beacon ponds Drake with the 2 Scaup 23 Scaup Aythya marila 14/01/2023 Kilnsea wetlands 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 20/02/2023 North on seawatch 25 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 20/02/2023 South on seawatch 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 08/01/2023 27 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 13/10/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 28 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 06/01/2023 Beacon Ponds 4 (1 drake 3 fm) 29 Goosander Mergus merganser 18/02/2023 north on seawatch drake 30 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 12/05/2023 North over sea 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 14/04/2023 Sammy’s Point 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 06/01/2023 Kew 33 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 17/03/2023 Warren 34 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 04/10/2023 Cliff Farm 35 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 19/03/2023 South over the humber 36 Swift Apus apus 28/04/2023 South over obs 37 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 25/10/2023 South 38 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 02/05/2023 Triangle 39 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 40 Stock Dove Columba oenas 41 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 42 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 28/05/2023 Over Kilnsea 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 25/03/2023 Canal 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 46 Coot Fulica atra 08/02/2023 Canal Scrape 47 Crane Grus grus 23/04/2023 West Carlton, Aldbrough 48 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 49 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 17/02/2023 South on Seawatch 50 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 22/10/2023 Beacon Ponds 51 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 31/03/2023 St Aidans 52 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 06/01/2023 Beacon Ponds 53 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus ********** ********** 54 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 17/02/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 55 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 08/01/2023 56 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 57 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 29/07/2023 Warren 58 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 23/05/2023 Paull Holme Strays 59 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08/01/2023 60 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 31/03/2023 St Aidans 61 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 62 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 23/08/2023 Warren 63 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 18/04/2023 over Kew 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 06/01/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 67 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 14/09/2023 Canal Scrape 68 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 21/01/2023 Church Field 69 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 31/05/2023 Clubleys 70 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 08/01/2023 71 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 28/04/2023 Beacon Ponds 72 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13/06/2023 canal 73 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 05/05/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 74 Redshank Tringa totanus 75 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 22/04/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 76 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 22/04/2023 Beacon Ponds 77 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 27/02/2023 Chalk Bank 78 Knot Calidris canutus 05/01/2023 79 Ruff Calidris pugnax 31/03/2023 St Aidans 80 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 30/05/2023 Humber 81 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 02/05/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 82 Sanderling Calidris alba 23/02/2023 Beacon Ponds 83 Dunlin Calidris alpina 08/01/2023 84 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 12/05/2023 Godwin Battery 85 Little Stint Calidris minuta 15/05/2023 Beacon Ponds 86 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 25/08/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 87 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 02/05/2023 88 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 13/08/2023 89 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 27/05/2023 Patrington Haven 90 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 29/04/2023 Out the Humber 91 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 01/05/2023 St Aidans 92 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 02/07/2023 Beacon Ponds 93 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20/04/2023 north past seawatch hut 94 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 13/04/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 95 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 08/01/2023 96 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 97 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 31/01/2023 south on sea watch 98 Common Gull Larus canus 99 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 04/04/2023 100 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 101 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 27/06/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 102 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 103 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 25/03/2023 South on seawatch 104 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 20/01/2023 seawatch 105 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 13/09/2023 North at numpties 106 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 02/07/2023 South at sea 107 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 15/09/2023 South at sea Fully spooned adult 108 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 03/08/2023 Warren 2 south 109 Puffin Fratercula arctica 26/06/2023 south at sea 110 Razorbill Alca torda 11/02/2023 111 Little Auk Alle alle 25/11/2023 North from Warren 112 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 08/01/2023 113 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 114 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 12/05/2023 North over sea 115 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 17/07/2023 Warren Caught & ringed 116 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 13/09/2023 North off Bluebell 117 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 31/01/2023 south on sea watch 118 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 16/08/2023 Off seawatching hide 119 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 09/08/2023 Sea watching North 120 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 08/09/2023 Off beacon lane 121 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 12/05/2023 North over sea 122 Gannet Morus bassanus 123 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 08/01/2023 124 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 13/08/2023 125 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 03/10/2023 Over triangle 126 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 22/04/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 127 Bittern Botaurus stellaris St Aidans 128 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 05/01/2023 Welwick Saltmarsh 129 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 26/05/2023 Well Field 130 Great White Egret Ardea alba 29/03/2023 south past the narrows 131 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 25/01/2023 Beacon Ponds 132 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 02/05/2023 north/east out to sea from Beacon Ponds 133 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2023 134 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 08/01/2023 135 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 05/01/2023 Welwick Saltmarsh 136 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 02/05/2023 north past the lighthouse 137 Red Kite Milvus milvus 13/01/2023 Beacon ponds 138 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 21/10/2023 Long Bank 139 Buzzard Buteo buteo 140 Barn Owl Tyto alba 05/01/2023 Welwick Saltmarsh 141 Little Owl Athene noctua 14/01/2023 Grange farm 142 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 25/02/2023 Crown & Anchor 143 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 08/04/2023 Chalk bank 144 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 04/02/2023 Thetford 145 Hoopoe Upupa epops 28/10/2023 Point 146 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 08/01/2023 147 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 19/05/2023 South over 148 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 18/08/2023 Sammys 149 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 09/04/2023 Kew 150 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 08/04/2023 Point 151 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 152 Merlin Falco columbarius 05/01/2023 Welwick Saltmarsh 153 Hobby Falco subbuteo 07/05/2023 Sammys 154 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 05/01/2023 Welwick Saltmarsh 155 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 02/10/2023 Warren 156 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 11/06/2023 Vicars Lane horse paddocks 157 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 23/05/2023 Clubleys & Southfield Farm Male & female 158 Jay Garrulus glandarius 04/02/2023 Thetford 159 Magpie Pica pica 160 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 05/01/2023 Patrington 161 Rook Corvus frugilegus 08/01/2023 162 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 163 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 07/03/2023 West of Sammy’s Point seen from car park 164 Raven Corvus corax 26/02/2023 U-turned at the warren 165 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 24/10/2023 North Field 166 Coal Tit Periparus ater 25/04/2023 Burton Riggs 167 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 168 Great Tit Parus major 169 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 21/01/2023 canal 170 Woodlark Lullula arborea 20/03/2023 Warren 171 Skylark Alauda arvensis 05/01/2023 172 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 06/01/2023 Beacon Ponds 2 173 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 31/03/2023 St Aidans 174 Swallow Hirundo rustica 31/03/2023 St Aidans 175 House Martin Delichon urbicum St Aidans 176 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 02/01/2023 177 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 10/02/2023 Kew 178 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 27/08/2023 Obs 179 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 21/09/2023 Sammys 180 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 27/10/2023 Warren 181 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 31/03/2023 St Aidans 182 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 17/03/2023 Warren 183 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2023 Canal 184 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 21/05/2023 Church Field 185 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/05/2023 Easington Straight 186 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris ********** ********** 187 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 04/06/2023 Kew/Church yard 188 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 28/04/2023 North of Chalk Bank 189 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 31/03/2023 St Aidans 190 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 18/08/2023 Warren 191 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 02/09/2023 Canal 192 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 23/04/2023 warren 193 Whitethroat Curruca communis 27/04/2023 Spurn 194 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 10/03/2023 Lighthouse 195 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 22/03/2023 Four ways 196 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 08/01/2023 197 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 198 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 05/07/2023 Kew 199 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 200 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 08/01/2023 201 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 21/01/2023 North Field 202 Redwing Turdus iliacus 08/01/2023 203 Blackbird Turdus merula 204 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 08/01/2023 205 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 14/04/2023 Sammy’s Point 206 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 31/05/2023 Crown and Anchor 207 Robin Erithacus rubecula 208 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 17/09/2023 Old boat house 209 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 07/05/2023 Sammy’s Point 210 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 17/09/2023 Sammys 211 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 10/03/2023 Lifeboat Cottages 212 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10/04/2023 Little Hedge 213 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 02/05/2023 southfield farm 214 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 215 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 10/03/2023 Lighthouse 216 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 217 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 218 Dunnock Prunella modularis 219 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 08/04/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 220 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 08/01/2023 221 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 06/01/2023 Beacon Ponds 222 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 223 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 07/05/2023 Sammy’s Point 224 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 31/03/2023 St Aidans 225 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 08/01/2023 226 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 227 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 20/03/2023 Canal bushes 228 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 16/04/2023 Kilnsea 229 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 30/03/2023 Church Field 230 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 29/06/2023 Sykes Field Singing 231 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 232 Twite Linaria flavirostris 16/10/2023 Warren 233 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2023 234 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 24/10/2023 Warren 235 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 14/09/2023 Churchfield 236 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 25/10/2023 Warren 237 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 04/07/2023 Over Kew 238 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 239 Siskin Spinus spinus 15/01/2023 Kew 240 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus ********** ********** 241 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 08/01/2023 242 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 18/03/2023 south 243 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 06/01/2023 Listening Dish Hedge 244 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 14/05/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands 245 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 21/09/2023 Numpties 246 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus