John Doragh: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 161 of 161 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 11/02/2023 Hilbre Island 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 07/01/2023 Heswall 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2023 Ashdale Road 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 05/02/2023 Marshside 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/04/2023 Berwyn 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 23/05/2023 Martin Mere 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 28/01/2023 Mere Sands Wood 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 05/02/2023 Marshside 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 16 Pintail Anas acuta 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 17 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 16/05/2023 RSPB Old Moor 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 11/02/2023 Hilbre Island 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 11/02/2023 Hilbre Island 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 22/04/2023 Brockholes 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 28/01/2023 Mere Sands Wood 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/03/2023 Llandulas 26 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 30/05/2023 Yorkshire Dales 27 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 30/05/2023 Yorkshire Dales 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 29/04/2023 Formby, North Moss Lane 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 05/02/2023 Churchtown Moss 31 Swift Apus apus 13/05/2023 Chirk 32 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 Penny Lane Feral Pigeon 33 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2023 Burscough 34 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Penny Lane 35 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2023 Heatherdale Road 36 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 13/02/2023 Sefton Park 37 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 38 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 05/03/2023 Rhos-on-Sea 41 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2023 Otterspool promenade 42 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 08/04/2023 Burton Mere Wetlands 43 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 07/01/2023 Thursaston 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 05/02/2023 Marshside 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 18/05/2023 Gronant 46 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 06/05/2023 Lunt Meadows 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 29/04/2023 Formby, North Moss Lane 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 07/01/2023 Heswall 50 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 07/01/2023 Heswall 51 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 07/01/2023 Heswall 52 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 06/05/2023 Lunt Meadows 53 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 16/09/2023 Border Hide, RSPB BMW 54 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2023 Otterspool promenade 55 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 15/04/2023 Rhyl, river Clwyd 56 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2023 Otterspool promenade 57 Knot Calidris canutus 29/01/2023 Meols 58 Ruff Calidris pugnax 16/09/2023 Border Hide, RSPB BMW 59 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 03/06/2023 RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands 60 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 23/05/2023 Martin Mere 61 Sanderling Calidris alba 08/04/2023 Meols 62 Dunlin Calidris alpina 07/01/2023 Thursaston 63 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14/01/2023 New Brighton pontoons 64 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 18/05/2023 Gronant 65 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 31/05/2023 East Chevington 66 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 31/05/2023 Long Nanny 67 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 22/04/2023 Brockholes 68 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/04/2023 Rhyl 69 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 01/06/2023 East Chevington 70 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 30/05/2023 Tyne Bridge 71 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 72 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 Jericho Lane 73 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 74 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 07/01/2023 Heswall 75 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 76 Puffin Fratercula arctica 31/05/2023 Farne Islands 77 Razorbill Alca torda 31/05/2023 Farne Islands 78 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 31/05/2023 Farne Islands 79 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 05/03/2023 Rhos-on-Sea 80 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/03/2023 Rhos-on-Sea 81 Gannet Morus bassanus 31/05/2023 Farne Islands 82 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 Otterspool promenade 83 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 05/03/2023 Rhos-on-Sea 84 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 12/08/2023 RSPB Old Moor 85 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 07/01/2023 Heswall 86 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16/09/2023 Border Hide, RSPB BMW 87 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 88 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 Otterspool promenade 89 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 29/04/2023 Formby, North Moss Lane 90 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 05/02/2023 Marshside 91 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 92 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 05/02/2023 Marshside 93 Red Kite Milvus milvus 19/03/2023 Bishop Thornton 94 Buzzard Buteo buteo 07/01/2023 Heswall 95 Barn Owl Tyto alba 08/12/2023 Martin Mere 96 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 07/01/2023 Heswall 97 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 21/01/2023 Sefton Park 98 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 03/06/2023 RSPB Burton Mere Wetlands 99 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 08/01/2023 Childwall Woods 100 Merlin Falco columbarius 05/02/2023 Marshside 101 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 07/01/2023 Heswall 102 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 103 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 31/05/2023 Long Nanny 104 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 105 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Barndale Road 106 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 107 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2023 Burscough 108 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Greenbank Lane 109 Raven Corvus corax 07/01/2023 Heswall 110 Coal Tit Periparus ater 08/01/2023 Childwall Woods 111 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 21/09/2023 RSPB Leighton Moss 112 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 113 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Jericho Lane 114 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 22/10/2023 RSPB Leighton Moss 115 Skylark Alauda arvensis 07/01/2023 Heswall 116 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 08/04/2023 Leasowe 117 Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/04/2023 Leasowe 118 House Martin Delichon urbicum 16/05/2023 RSPB Old Moor 119 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 120 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 13/05/2023 Lake Vyrnwy 121 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 15/04/2023 Rhyl Marine Lake 122 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/04/2023 Burton Mere Wetlands 123 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 06/05/2023 Lunt Meadows 124 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 23/05/2023 Martin Mere 125 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 31/05/2023 East Chevington 126 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 07/01/2023 Heswall 127 Whitethroat Curruca communis 28/04/2023 Speke/Garston 128 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 08/01/2023 Childwall Woods 129 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 23/01/2023 Wirral Way, Neston 130 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 08/01/2023 Childwall Woods 131 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 21/01/2023 Sefton Park 132 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Dovedale Road 133 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 07/01/2023 Heswall 134 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 135 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2023 Greenbank Park 136 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Jericho Lane 137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 08/12/2023 Martin Mere 138 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 02/06/2023 Buttertubs 139 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 140 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13/05/2023 Lake Vyrnwy 141 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/02/2023 Crosby 142 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 08/04/2023 Heswall 143 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 23/04/2023 Berwyn, from Chain Bridge 144 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 23/05/2023 Red Cat Lane, Burscough 145 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2023 Ormskirk station 146 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2023 Ormskirk station 147 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 23/04/2023 Berwyn, start of canal 148 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 Jericho Lane 149 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 07/01/2023 Heswall 150 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 24/06/2023 Cannock Chase 151 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 11/02/2023 Hilbre Island 152 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Sefton Park 153 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 24/06/2023 Cannock Chase 154 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2023 Martin Mere 155 Linnet Linaria cannabina 07/01/2023 Heswall 156 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Penny Lane 157 Siskin Spinus spinus 13/05/2023 Lake Vyrnwy 158 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 25/02/2023 Southport 159 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 05/02/2023 Churchtown Moss 160 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 29/04/2023 Formby, North Moss Lane 161 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2023 Martin Mere