Robert Gilbert: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 241 of 241 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/06/2023 Scatness 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 westport lake 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/10/2023 Scatness 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2023 westport lake 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 06/01/2023 Over Garden 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 09/10/2023 Kergord 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 westport lake 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 27/05/2023 Sandwater 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 12/02/2023 Trentham lake 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11/02/2023 Hales pools 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 15/01/2023 trentham lake 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 27/05/2023 Scatness 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 westport lake 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 15/01/2023 trentham lake 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 22/01/2023 trentham lake 16 American Wigeon Mareca americana 27/05/2023 Scatness 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 westport lake 18 Pintail Anas acuta 07/10/2023 Loch hillwell 19 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 carmountside flash 20 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 28/10/2023 Hayle estuary 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2023 westport lake 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 westport lake 23 Scaup Aythya marila 14/03/2023 Westport lake 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 29/04/2023 Largo bay 25 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 29/04/2023 Largo bay 26 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 29/04/2023 Largo bay 27 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 29/04/2023 Largo bay 28 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri Yes 29/04/2023 Largo bay 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 24/02/2023 Westport lake 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 28/05/2023 St Ninians bay 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 24/02/2023 Westport lake 32 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 29/04/2023 Whinfell tarn Male might be gen 33 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2023 tunstall park 34 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29/04/2023 Largo bay 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 27/05/2023 Shetland 36 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2023 whitfield valley 37 Quail Coturnix coturnix ********** ********** 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 22/03/2023 Bent lane whitmore 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ********** ********** 40 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 27/03/2023 Doxey marshes 41 Swift Apus apus 01/05/2023 Hanchurch woods 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 01/05/2023 Hanchurch woods 43 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 27/05/2023 Shetland 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2023 South hanford farm 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 trent mersey canal 46 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 burslem 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 04/01/2023 Lordship Lane 48 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 trent mersey canal 49 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 westport lake 50 Crane Grus grus 20/07/2023 horsey 51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 whitfield valley 52 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 29/04/2023 Largo bay 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 08/01/2023 Trentham lake 54 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/10/2023 Top hill low 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 12/02/2023 Trentham lake 56 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 06/08/2023 Rspb arne 57 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 28/10/2023 Hayle estuary 58 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 19/02/2023 The burntwood 59 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 02/10/2023 Eshaness 60 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/05/2023 Lordship Lane 61 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius ********** ********** 62 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 07/01/2023 lordship lane 63 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yes 04/05/2023 Newton-by-the-sea, Northumberland 64 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 28/10/2023 Sennen cornwall 65 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 29/04/2023 Largo bay 66 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/03/2023 lower hartwell farm 67 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 27/05/2023 Virkie 68 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 30/05/2023 Spiggie 69 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 13/01/2023 berryhill fields 70 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 01/01/2023 the burntwood 71 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 13/01/2023 berryhill fields 72 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 22/09/2023 Dartmouth park sandwell valley area Vc39 73 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 27/05/2023 Shetland 74 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27/05/2023 Loch of tingwall 75 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 02/03/2023 river trent near tittensor and barlaston 76 Redshank Tringa totanus 27/05/2023 Ythan estuary 77 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 28/05/2023 Spiggie 78 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 22/08/2023 Lordship Lane 79 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 29/04/2023 Largo bay 80 Knot Calidris canutus 01/10/2023 Greyhope bay 81 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 09/09/2023 Saltholme rspb 82 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 09/09/2023 Saltholme rspb 83 Sanderling Calidris alba 29/04/2023 Largo bay 84 Dunlin Calidris alpina 28/04/2023 Lordship Lane 85 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 27/05/2023 Scatness 86 Little Stint Calidris minuta 28/05/2023 Virkie 87 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 09/09/2023 Greatham creek 88 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 27/05/2023 Ythan estuary 89 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 06/08/2023 Rspb arne shipstal point 90 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 27/05/2023 Ythan estuary 91 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 07/05/2023 Trentham lake 92 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 29/04/2023 Largo bay 93 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 07/01/2023 westport lake 94 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 westport lake 95 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 09/08/2023 Afon wen 96 Common Gull Larus canus 20/01/2023 Penkhull school field 97 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 westport lake 98 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 12/02/2023 Trentham lake 99 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 29/04/2023 Largo bay 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 westport lake 101 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 28/05/2023 Quendale 102 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 27/05/2023 Aberdeen to lerwick boat 103 Puffin Fratercula arctica 27/05/2023 Aberdeen to lerwick boat 104 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 27/05/2023 Lerwick 105 Razorbill Alca torda 27/05/2023 Aberdeen to lerwick boat 106 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 29/04/2023 Largo bay 107 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 29/04/2023 Largo bay 108 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 31/05/2023 Minn beach 109 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 27/05/2023 Scousburgh 110 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 03/06/2023 sumburgh 111 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 29/05/2023 Mousa 112 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 27/05/2023 Aberdeen to lerwick boat 113 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27/05/2023 Aberdeen to lerwick boat 114 Gannet Morus bassanus 29/04/2023 Largo bay 115 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 09/09/2023 South gare 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 westport lake 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 29/04/2023 Largo bay 118 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 09/09/2023 Greatham creek 119 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 08/01/2023 Trentham lake 120 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 22/09/2023 Doxey marshes 121 Great White Egret Ardea alba 20/07/2023 horsey 122 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 westport lake 123 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 28/10/2023 Marazion marsh 124 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 27/05/2023 Ythan estuary 125 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes 20/07/2023 Horsey Mere Norfolk 126 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 03/01/2023 Garden 127 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 128 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 20/07/2023 horsey 129 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 22/10/2023 Flamborough 130 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 03/10/2023 Maywick 131 Red Kite Milvus milvus 11/02/2023 Loggerheads 132 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 28/05/2023 Levenwick 133 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 berryhill fields 134 Barn Owl Tyto alba ********** ********** 135 Little Owl Athene noctua ********** ********** 136 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 137 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/01/2023 the burntwood 138 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2023 westport lake 139 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 04/01/2023 Lordship Lane 140 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 31/03/2023 Parkhall 141 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2023 burslem 142 Merlin Falco columbarius 02/10/2023 Shetland 143 Hobby Falco subbuteo 22/06/2023 Whitfield valley 144 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 14/01/2023 Hanley 145 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 01/01/2023 ford green hall pool 146 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2023 whitfield valley 147 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 trent mersey canal 148 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 21/09/2023 St Govans head Pembrokeshire 149 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 chell heath 150 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 carmountside flash 151 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 trent mersey canal 152 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 27/05/2023 Lerwick 153 Raven Corvus corax 03/01/2023 Bet365 stadium 154 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 22/10/2023 Bridlington 155 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2023 westport lake 156 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 01/01/2023 westport lake 157 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 westport lake 158 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 westport lake 159 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/02/2023 Berryhill 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 18/03/2023 Trentham lake 161 Swallow Hirundo rustica 07/04/2023 Berryhill 162 House Martin Delichon urbicum 12/04/2023 Botteslow flash 163 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 01/06/2023 Spiggie hotel area 164 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 04/03/2023 Lordship Lane 165 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 westport lake 166 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix ********** ********** 167 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 04/10/2023 Swining 168 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 29/03/2023 Lordship Lane 169 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/01/2023 westport lake 170 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 01/10/2023 Grutness 171 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 10/04/2023 Berryhill 172 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 01/06/2023 Sumburgh Hotel 173 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/05/2023 Berryhill 174 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 14/06/2023 lordship lane stoke-on-trent self found 175 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 02/10/2023 Brae 176 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 09/04/2023 Berryhill 177 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 31/03/2023 Berryhill 178 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 27/04/2023 Kingswood 179 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 08/10/2023 Lerwick 180 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 28/04/2023 Lordship Lane 181 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 02/06/2023 Near Sumburgh hotel 182 Whitethroat Curruca communis 17/04/2023 Berryhill 183 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 06/08/2023 Rspb arne 184 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2023 carmountside flash 185 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 trent mersey canal 186 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2023 westport lake 187 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2023 westport lake 188 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 burslem 189 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 01/10/2023 Lunna kirk 190 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 05/10/2023 Bressay, Gorie 191 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2023 westport lake 192 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2023 whitfield valley 193 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2023 westport lake 194 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 stoke garden 195 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 13/01/2023 berryhill fields 196 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 13/04/2023 Berryhill 197 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 12/05/2023 Hanchurch woods 198 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 stoke garden 199 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 01/10/2023 Westhall sound 200 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 04/10/2023 Hoswick 201 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca ********** ********** 202 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 22/10/2023 North landing 203 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 12/04/2023 Botteslow flash 204 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 24/04/2023 Berryhill 205 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 02/10/2023 Lunna hamnavoe 206 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 19/02/2023 Berryhill 207 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 16/03/2023 berryhill fields 208 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 15/01/2023 trentham 209 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 22/03/2023 Bent lane whitmore 210 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 trent mersey canal 211 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 westport lake 212 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 19/04/2023 Lordship Lane 213 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 01/10/2023 Sound lerwick 214 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2023 trent mersey canal 215 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 ford green hall 216 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/01/2023 South hanford farm 217 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 01/05/2023 Hanchurch woods 218 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 02/10/2023 Voxter 219 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 27/05/2023 Sound 220 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 tunstall park 221 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 29/01/2023 the burntwood 222 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 05/10/2023 Bressay, Gorie 223 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2023 westport lake 224 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 westport lake 225 Twite Linaria flavirostris 28/05/2023 Spiggie beach 226 Linnet Linaria cannabina 13/01/2023 berryhill fields 227 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 29/01/2023 the burntwood 228 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 29/01/2023 the burntwood 229 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 04/10/2023 Burn of sound 230 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 westport lake 231 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2023 westport lake 232 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 02/10/2023 Eshaness 233 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 02/07/2023 The burntwood (loggerheads area) 234 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/02/2023 The burntwood 235 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 04/10/2023 Hoswick 236 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 22/10/2023 Flamborough Probable 237 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2023 South hanford farm 238 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 09/10/2023 Houbie Fetlar 239 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 21/09/2023 St Govans head Pembrokeshire 240 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Yes 23/09/2023 Ramsey Island RSPB 241 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 23/09/2023 St Govans head stack rocks Pembrokeshire