Rackie Powell: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 180 of 180 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 23/02/2023 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 08/01/2023 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 03/12/2023 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 12/01/2023 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 04/02/2023 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 03/12/2023 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 08/01/2023 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 03/12/2023 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 03/12/2023 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 08/01/2023 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 23/02/2023 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 04/05/2023 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 15/01/2023 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 12/01/2023 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 12/01/2023 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 08/01/2023 17 Pintail Anas acuta 23/02/2023 18 Teal Anas crecca 02/02/2023 19 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 19/01/2023 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 04/02/2023 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 08/01/2023 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 05/07/2023 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 04/11/2023 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 25/11/2023 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 15/03/2023 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 16/03/2023 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/07/2023 28 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 17/03/2023 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 04/01/2023 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 15/10/2023 31 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 06/06/2023 32 Swift Apus apus 22/04/2023 33 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 20/05/2023 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 Feral Pigeon 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 20/01/2023 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 05/02/2023 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 08/01/2023 40 Coot Fulica atra 08/01/2023 41 Crane Grus grus 03/12/2023 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 19/01/2023 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 08/01/2023 44 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 25/11/2023 45 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/03/2023 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 04/02/2023 47 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 23/02/2023 48 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 25/11/2023 49 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 05/02/2023 50 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/06/2023 51 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 06/05/2023 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 12/01/2023 53 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 30/04/2023 54 Curlew Numenius arquata 23/02/2023 55 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 25/11/2023 56 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 23/02/2023 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 06/06/2023 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 23/02/2023 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 30/04/2023 60 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13/09/2023 61 Redshank Tringa totanus 23/02/2023 62 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 06/07/2023 63 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 23/02/2023 64 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 13/09/2023 65 Knot Calidris canutus 25/11/2023 66 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 20/05/2023 67 Sanderling Calidris alba 23/02/2023 68 Dunlin Calidris alpina 30/04/2023 69 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 05/07/2023 70 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 29/04/2023 71 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 05/07/2023 72 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 05/07/2023 73 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16/04/2023 74 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 75 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 20/05/2023 76 Common Gull Larus canus 25/11/2023 77 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 78 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 15/04/2023 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 17/02/2023 80 Puffin Fratercula arctica 16/04/2023 81 Razorbill Alca torda 16/04/2023 82 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 16/04/2023 83 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 25/11/2023 84 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 25/11/2023 85 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/11/2023 86 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 16/04/2023 87 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 18/04/2023 88 Gannet Morus bassanus 15/04/2023 89 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 08/01/2023 90 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 16/04/2023 91 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 25/11/2023 92 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 18/02/2023 93 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 15/01/2023 94 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 28/06/2023 95 Great White Egret Ardea alba 13/09/2023 96 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 19/01/2023 97 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 17/03/2023 98 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 24/02/2023 99 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 20/03/2023 100 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 25/11/2023 101 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2023 102 Buzzard Buteo buteo 08/01/2023 103 Barn Owl Tyto alba 07/03/2023 104 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/10/2023 105 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 25/03/2023 106 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 04/01/2023 107 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 17/02/2023 108 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 20/01/2023 109 Merlin Falco columbarius 25/11/2023 110 Hobby Falco subbuteo 22/04/2023 111 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 18/04/2023 112 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 22/04/2023 113 Jay Garrulus glandarius 20/01/2023 114 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 115 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 116 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2023 117 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 118 Raven Corvus corax 26/02/2023 119 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 11/03/2023 120 Coal Tit Periparus ater 15/01/2023 121 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 15/03/2023 122 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 19/02/2023 123 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 04/01/2023 124 Great Tit Parus major 06/01/2023 125 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 22/04/2023 126 Woodlark Lullula arborea 26/02/2023 127 Skylark Alauda arvensis 23/02/2023 128 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 20/03/2023 129 Swallow Hirundo rustica 15/04/2023 130 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2023 131 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 20/03/2023 132 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 08/01/2023 133 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 01/10/2023 134 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 15/04/2023 135 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 20/03/2023 136 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 17/04/2023 137 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 17/04/2023 138 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 17/04/2023 139 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 11/03/2023 140 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 29/04/2023 141 Whitethroat Curruca communis 16/04/2023 142 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 26/02/2023 143 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 16/04/2023 144 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 20/01/2023 145 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 08/01/2023 146 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 20/01/2023 147 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 20/01/2023 148 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 149 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 04/02/2023 150 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 15/03/2023 151 Redwing Turdus iliacus 20/01/2023 152 Blackbird Turdus merula 07/01/2023 153 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 28/01/2023 154 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 18/04/2023 155 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 19/06/2023 156 Robin Erithacus rubecula 06/01/2023 157 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 29/04/2023 158 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 17/04/2023 159 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/04/2023 160 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 23/02/2023 161 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 16/04/2023 162 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 15/03/2023 163 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 01/10/2023 164 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 165 Dunnock Prunella modularis 08/01/2023 166 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 16/04/2023 167 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 06/03/2023 168 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 169 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 15/01/2023 170 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 16/04/2023 171 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 18/04/2023 172 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 08/01/2023 173 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 05/02/2023 174 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 08/01/2023 175 Linnet Linaria cannabina 05/02/2023 176 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 11/03/2023 177 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 04/01/2023 178 Siskin Spinus spinus 15/03/2023 179 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/02/2023 180 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 05/02/2023