Ryan Stead: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 124 of 124 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 25/03/2023 Wellington GP, Herefordshire 3 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 4 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/11/2023 Sizewell Beach, Suffolk 5 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 21/11/2023 Hoo estate, Nr Luton Airport 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 15/06/2023 nr Midland Karting, Fradley, Staffs 7 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19/03/2023 River Clun, Jay Bridge, Leintwardine, Herefordshire 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 10 Wigeon Mareca penelope 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 03/01/2023 Telford 12 Pintail Anas acuta 20/11/2023 Ham Wall, Somerset 13 Teal Anas crecca 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 14 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 03/06/2023 Brockhall GP, Herefordshire 15 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 01/04/2023 Bodenham, Herefordshire 16 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 17 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 21/03/2023 Chasewater Reservoir, Staffs 18 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire Fishing Lake 19 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 03/05/2023 Fradley, Staffs 20 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 21 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 22 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 23 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 14/01/2023 Hereford 24 Stock Dove Columba oenas 22/01/2023 Church Hill, Leintwardine 25 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 26 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 09/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire garden 27 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 28 Coot Fulica atra 14/01/2023 Wellington GP, Herefordshire 29 Crane Grus grus 25/10/2023 Sizewell Beach, Suffolk 30 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire Fishing Lake 31 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire Fishing Lake 32 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 22/03/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 33 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 06/10/2023 Minsmere, Suffolk Pair 34 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/06/2023 Brockhall GP, Herefordshire 35 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 01/04/2023 Brockhall GP, Herefordshire 36 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 37 Curlew Numenius arquata 27/05/2023 Long Mynd, Shropshire 38 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 07/03/2023 Fiddler's Elbow, A4113, east of Leintwardine, Herefordshire 39 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 23/02/2023 Ravenshaw Wood, north of Curborough, Staffordshire 2 40 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 02/05/2023 Brockhall GP, Herefordshire 41 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 03/02/2023 Fradley Industrial Estate 42 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 25/01/2023 Telford, Shropshire 43 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 01/04/2023 Brockhall GP, Herefordshire 44 Common Gull Larus canus 20/11/2023 Nr Ham Wall, Somerset 45 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 14/01/2023 Hereford 46 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 03/01/2023 SW of Much Wenlock, Shropshire 47 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 48 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 21/03/2023 Chasewater Reservoir, Staffs 49 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 29/01/2023 River Teme, Leintwardine 50 Great White Egret Ardea alba 14/01/2023 Wellington GP, Herefordshire 2 51 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 03/01/2023 Telford 52 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 04/10/2023 Goose Hill, Suffolk 53 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 54 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 55 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 06/10/2023 Minsmere, Suffolk 56 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 57 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 58 Barn Owl Tyto alba ********** ********** 59 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 15/05/2023 Newton, Bucknell, Herefordshire On telephone wire 60 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/06/2023 River Clun, Leintwardine 61 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 62 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 29/01/2023 Bircher Common, Herefordshire 63 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 05/01/2023 Fradley, Staffs 64 Merlin Falco columbarius 20/11/2023 A46, nr Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire 65 Hobby Falco subbuteo 05/06/2023 Over - Midland Karting, Fradley, Staffs 66 Peregrine Falco peregrinus ********** ********** 67 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 16/04/2023 Collier Row, Romford 68 Jay Garrulus glandarius 11/02/2023 East of Leintwardine, Herefordshire 2 69 Magpie Pica pica 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 70 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 71 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 72 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 73 Raven Corvus corax 29/01/2023 Bircher Common, Herefordshire 74 Coal Tit Periparus ater 19/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 75 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 76 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 77 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 06/10/2023 Minsmere, Suffolk 78 Woodlark Lullula arborea 20/09/2023 Goose Hill, Suffolk 8 79 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 80 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 22/03/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 81 Swallow Hirundo rustica 18/04/2023 Fradley, Staffs 82 House Martin Delichon urbicum 21/04/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 83 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 14/01/2023 Wellington GP, Herefordshire 84 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 01/05/2023 Clunton Coppice, Shropshire 85 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 01/04/2023 Bodenham, Herefordshire 86 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 21/03/2023 Chasewater Reservoir, Staffs 87 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 01/04/2023 Bodenham, Herefordshire 88 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 03/06/2023 River Clun, Leintwardine 89 Whitethroat Curruca communis 24/04/2023 Fradley, Staffs 90 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 91 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 92 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 93 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 19/01/2023 Netherstowe Lane, Curborough, Staffs 94 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 95 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 16/02/2023 B4368, east of Millichope Park, Shropshire 96 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 05/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire Garden 97 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 98 Blackbird Turdus merula 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 99 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 100 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 101 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 01/05/2023 Clunton Coppice, Shropshire 102 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 28/04/2023 Water-break's-its-neck, Powys 103 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 28/01/2023 South of Fradley Industrial Estate, Staffs 2 104 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 09/04/2023 Titterstone Clee, Shropshire 105 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 24/02/2023 River Clun, Jay Bridge, Leintwardine, Herefordshire singleton, downstream 106 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 107 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 108 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 16/06/2023 Fradley, Staffs pair feeding fledgling 109 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 110 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 111 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 17/02/2023 Bircher Common, Herefordshire 112 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 20/09/2023 Goose Hill, Suffolk 113 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 114 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 28/02/2023 Shobdon Churchyard, Herefordshire 4 115 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 07/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire Garden 116 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/02/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 36 117 Twite Linaria flavirostris 06/10/2023 Beach, Minsmere, Suffolk Pair 118 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 119 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 19/11/2023 Bury Ditches, Shropshire 120 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 121 Siskin Spinus spinus 17/02/2023 Bircher Common, Herefordshire 122 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 07/01/2023 Venus Pool, Shropshire 123 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire 124 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2023 Leintwardine, Herefordshire