Steve Coney: Herefordshire Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 138 of 138 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 WGP 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 04/03/2023 Credenhill 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2023 WGP 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 30/01/2023 R. Wye - Clifford 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 WGP 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 03/02/2023 R. Wye - Clifford 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 27/02/2023 WGP 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16/01/2023 Lower Lugg Meadows 9 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 WGP 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 WGP 11 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 WGP 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 WGP 13 Pintail Anas acuta 28/01/2023 Hereford quarry 14 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 WGP 15 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 04/06/2023 Brockhall Lake 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2023 WGP 17 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 03/03/2023 WGP 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 WGP 19 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 11/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 20 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 21 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2023 Wapley Hill 22 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 16/11/2023 Tarrington 23 Swift Apus apus 25/04/2023 Hereford quarry 24 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 Tupsley 25 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2023 WGP 26 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 WGP 27 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 Pikestye 28 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2023 WGP 29 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 WGP 30 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 WGP 31 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 WGP 32 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2023 WGP 33 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/02/2023 Brockhall Lake 34 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 23/04/2023 35 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2023 Bradnor Hill 36 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 22/04/2023 Brockhall Lake 37 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 30/03/2023 Brockhall Lake 38 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2023 WGP 39 Curlew Numenius arquata 05/02/2023 Brockhall Lake 40 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 21/04/2023 Brockhall Lake 41 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 27/02/2023 WGP 42 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 04/06/2023 Croft Amberley 43 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2023 WGP 44 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19/04/2023 Kenchester pools 45 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 10/01/2023 Lower Lugg Meadows 46 Redshank Tringa totanus 19/03/2023 Brockhall Lake 47 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 27/08/2023 Brockhall Lake 48 Ruff Calidris pugnax 27/08/2023 Brockhall Lake 49 Dunlin Calidris alpina 29/04/2023 Brockhall Lake 50 Little Stint Calidris minuta 04/06/2023 Brockhall Lake 51 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Lower Lugg meadows 52 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/03/2023 Brockhall Lake 53 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 Lower Lugg meadows 54 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Upper Lugg meadows 55 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 01/01/2023 Upper Lugg meadows 56 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 Upper Lugg meadows 57 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/11/2023 Wellington GP 58 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 WGP 59 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2023 WGP 60 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 20/02/2023 R. Wye - Hampton Park 61 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2023 WGP 62 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 WGP 63 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 02/08/2023 Bodenham Lake 64 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2023 WGP 65 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 66 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 WGP 67 Barn Owl Tyto alba 13/06/2023 Aston Crews 68 Little Owl Athene noctua 17/01/2023 Wergins Bridge 69 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 10/12/2023 Hereford quarry 70 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 20/05/2023 71 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 14/01/2023 Hereford quarry 72 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 06/01/2023 Hereford quarry 73 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 12/02/2023 Brockhall Lake 74 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2023 R. Lugg - Bodenham 75 Hobby Falco subbuteo 15/07/2023 Upper Lugg Meadows With Tricia 76 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 03/03/2023 Wergins Bridge 77 Jay Garrulus glandarius 04/01/2023 Woolhope 78 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 WGP 79 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 WGP 80 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 Wapley Hill 81 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 WGP 82 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2023 Walbrook 83 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 31/12/2023 Cranes Lane, Leominster 84 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2023 Wapley Hill 85 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 86 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 01/01/2023 Wapley Hill 87 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 WGP 88 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Wapley Hill 89 Skylark Alauda arvensis 18/01/2023 Upper Lugg Meadows 90 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 30/03/2023 Hereford quarry 91 Swallow Hirundo rustica 02/04/2023 Lower Lugg Meadows 92 House Martin Delichon urbicum 16/04/2023 93 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 24/05/2023 Hereford quarry With Tony Eveleigh 94 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 WGP 95 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 07/05/2023 Barnett Wood 96 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 25/04/2023 Hereford quarry 97 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/01/2023 WGP 98 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 24/05/2023 Hereford quarry With Tony Eveleigh 99 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 25/04/2023 Hereford quarry 100 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 01/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 101 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 23/04/2023 Titley pool 102 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 29/04/2023 Kenchester pools 103 Whitethroat Curruca communis 23/04/2023 Duke Street, Withington 104 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2023 WGP 105 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 WGPO 106 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 20/02/2023 Hampton Park 107 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2023 Hereford Quarry 108 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 WGP 109 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2023 Shobdon I.E. 110 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 111 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2023 WGP 112 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 WGP 113 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2023 WGP 114 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 07/05/2023 Barnett Wood 115 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 WGP 116 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 10/05/2023 Moccas Hill Wood 117 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 15/04/2023 Hereford quarry 118 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 12/02/2023 Hereford Point, Holmer 119 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 23/04/2023 Bradnor Hill 120 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 22/02/2023 R. Arrow - Pembridge 121 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Pikestye 122 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 123 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 22/04/2023 Brockhall Lake 124 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 12/02/2023 Kenchester pools 125 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 WGP 126 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2023 WGP 127 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 07/05/2023 Barnett Wood 128 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 WGP 129 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 15/01/2023 Shobdon church 130 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 15/01/2023 Shobdon church 131 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2023 WGP 132 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 WGP 133 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2023 WGP 134 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/01/2023 WGP 135 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Bodenham Lake 136 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2023 WGP 137 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19/01/2023 Lower Lugg Meadows 138 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2023 WGP