Hrafn Archer: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 270 of 270 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 04/03/2023 Foryd Bay, Gwynedd. 74 x Pale-belled Geese and 4 x Dark-bellied Brent Geese (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 122 birds. 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 14/03/2023 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire. 114 feral birds. 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 84 birds. 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 15/11/2023 Slamannan, Clyde. 70+ birds. 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 30/09/2023 Carstairs Junction, South Lanarkshire. c750 birds (with A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 09/10/2023 Kergord, Central Mainland, Shetland. adult (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 14/03/2023 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire. 208 European White-fronted Geese. 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 19 birds. 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 15/01/2023 Thorney, Cambridgeshire. 4 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 15/01/2023 Thorney, Cambridgeshire. c750 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 05/02/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Warwickshire. 2 birds (with A Barter, J Hague & D Hutton). 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10/01/2023 Seaton Wetland, Devon. 8 birds. 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 30/04/2023 Calke Abbey, Derbyshire. 3 adult males (with R Bailey). 15 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 04/03/2023 Foryd Bay, Gwynedd. adult male (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 26/05/2023 Scatness , Shetland. adult male (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 3 males. 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 67 birds. 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 10 birds. 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 26/05/2023 Scatness , Shetland. adult male (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 11 birds. 22 Pintail Anas acuta 08/01/2023 Lea Marston Lake, Warwickshire. 2 x males (with D Hutton). 23 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 35 birds. 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 28/10/2023 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. male (with A Barter & R Gilbert). 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 27/08/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. eclipse male. 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 08/01/2023 Lea Marston Lake, Warwickshire. 7 birds (with D Hutton). 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 23/02/2023 Dishley Pool, Loughborough, Leicestershire. female. 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 26 birds. 29 Scaup Aythya marila 15/01/2023 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire. male & female (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 03/05/2023 Branston Pits, Staffordshire. male (with T Perrins). 31 Eider Somateria mollissima 29/04/2023 Largo Bay, Fife. 20+ birds (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 32 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 04/03/2023 Llanddulas, Conwy. adult male (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 33 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 04/03/2023 Llanddulas, Conwy. 3 adult males and 1 female (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 34 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 29/04/2023 Largo Bay, Fife. adult male (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 35 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri Yes 29/04/2023 Largo Bay, Fife. adult male (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver) - First for Britain. 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 04/03/2023 Llanddulas, Conwy. 500c birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 29/05/2023 Loch of Spiggie, South Mainland, Shetland. male (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 15/01/2023 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire. 10+ birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 15/01/2023 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire. 12+ birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 40 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 29/04/2023 Whinfell Tarn, Cumbria. adult male (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 41 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 6 birds. 42 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 04/03/2023 Foryd Bay, Gwynedd. 25 x birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis ********** ********** 44 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 27/05/2023 Brunt Hamarsland, Shetland. 2 birds (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 45 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 08/01/2023 Kingsbury, Warwickshire. 2 x males. 46 Quail Coturnix coturnix 30/05/2023 Swinister, South Mainland, Shetland. singing male (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 47 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 15/01/2023 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire. 7 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 48 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 15/06/2023 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire. 3 males (with J Allen, P Andrews, A Barter, J Hague, I Moore, J Oliver, T Perrins, S Nuttall & S Richards.). 49 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 26/03/2023 Doxey Marsh, Staffordshire. 1 bird (with J Allen, P Andrews, A Barter, P Jones, P Locker, S Nuttall, J Oliver, T Perrins, S Richards et al). 50 Swift Apus apus 03/05/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 51 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 19/11/2023 Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk. juvenile (with J Allen, A Barter & D Hutton). 52 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 31/05/2023 Kergord, Central Mainland, Shetland. singing male (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 53 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 26/05/2023 Pool of Virkie , Shetland. 12 birds (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 54 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 55 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 8 birds. 56 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 3 birds. 57 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 05/02/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire. 2 birds (with A Barter & J Hague). 58 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 4 birds. 59 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 7 birds. 60 Crane Grus grus 15/01/2023 Nene Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. 9 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 61 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 3 birds. 62 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 29/04/2023 Largo Bay, Fife. 2 birds (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 63 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 64 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 29/04/2023 Stubber's Green, West Midlands. summer-plumage bird (with P Andrews). 65 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ********** ********** 66 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 12/02/2023 Stubber's Green, Walsall, West Midlands. 2 birds (with A Barter). 67 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 30/04/2023 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire. adult (with I Burgess, K Donaghy & M Yapp). 68 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 14/03/2023 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire. 69 birds. 69 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 28/10/2023 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. 3 birds (with A Barter & R Gilbert). 70 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2023 Birchmoor, Warwickshire. 38 birds. 71 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 02/10/2023 Eshaness, North Mainland, Shetland. juvenile (P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 72 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 01/05/2023 Low Newton, Northumberland. 1 bird (with A Barter). 73 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 02/04/2023 Bodymoor Heath, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 74 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 103 birds. 75 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yes 01/05/2023 Low Newton, Northumberland. adult (with A Barter) - First for Britain. 76 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 11/04/2023 Summer Leys NR, Northamptonshire. male (with D Hutton). 77 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 28/10/2023 Sennen, Cornwall. juvenile (with A Barter & R Gilbert). 78 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 29/04/2023 Largo Bay, Fife. 1 bird (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 79 Curlew Numenius arquata 16/02/2023 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear. 1 bird. 80 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/05/2023 Brownsea Island, Dorset. 28 birds (with A Barter). 81 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 16/02/2023 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear. 1 bird. 82 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 19/11/2023 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk. adult (with J Allen, A Barter & D Hutton). 83 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 84 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 20/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 85 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 8 birds. 86 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 20/08/2023 Scillonian III Crossing, Cornwall. 2 birds (with J Allen, J Holtham, J Oliver, S Nuttall & S Richards). 87 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus ********** ********** 88 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 16/04/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 1 bird. 89 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 08/01/2023 Hams Hall, Warwickshire. 1 bird (with D Hutton). 90 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 26/08/2023 Bodymoor Heath Pit, Warwickshire. juvenile. 91 Redshank Tringa totanus 16/02/2023 Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear. 4 birds. 92 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 28/05/2023 Loch of Spiggie, Shetland. summer-plumage bird (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 93 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 04/03/2023 Foryd Bay, Gwynedd. 3 x birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 94 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/03/2023 Foryd Bay, Gwynedd. 9 x birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 95 Knot Calidris canutus 09/09/2023 Seal Sands, Cleveland. juvenile (with A Barter). 96 Ruff Calidris pugnax 14/03/2023 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire. 10 birds. 97 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 09/09/2023 Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland. juvenile (with A Barter). 98 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 09/09/2023 Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland. juvenile (with A Barter). 99 Sanderling Calidris alba 26/05/2023 Pool of Virkie , Shetland. 118 birds (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 100 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/03/2023 Foryd Bay, Gwynedd. 80 x birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 101 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 26/05/2023 Scatness , Shetland. 3 birds (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 102 Little Stint Calidris minuta 28/05/2023 Pool of Virkie, South Mainland, Shetland. adult (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 103 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 20/09/2023 Bodymoor Heath Pits, Warwickshire. juvenile (with A Barter). 104 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 26/05/2023 Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire. 1 bird (with R Gilbert). 105 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 01/05/2023 Brownsea Island, Dorset. first-winter (with A Barter). 106 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 26/05/2023 Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire. 50+ birds (with R Gilbert). 107 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 11/04/2023 Summer Leys NR, Northamptonshire. 4 birds (with D Hutton). 108 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 29/04/2023 Largo Bay, Fife. 2 birds (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 109 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 05/03/2023 Attenborough NR, Nottingamshire adult (with S Richards). 110 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 20/08/2023 Scillonian III Crossing, Cornwall. 6 adults (with J Allen, J Holtham, J Oliver, S Nuttall & S Richards). 111 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 12 birds. 112 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 13/08/2023 Porthgwarra, Cornwall. adult. 113 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. adult. 114 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 21/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire. first-winter (with J Allen & T Perrins). 115 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 10/01/2023 Exeter, Devon. 4 birds. 116 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 21/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire. adult (with J Allen). 117 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 21/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire. 10+ birds (with J Allen & T Perrins). 118 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 4 birds. 119 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 21/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire. adult (with J Allen & T Perrins). 120 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 28/05/2023 Quendale, South Mainland, Shetland. dark phase bird (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 121 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 05/07/2023 Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1 bird. 122 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 26/05/2023 Aberdeen to Lerwick Crossing , Shetland. 3 birds (with R Gilbert). 123 Puffin Fratercula arctica 26/05/2023 Aberdeen to Lerwick Crossing , Aberdeenshire. 7 birds (with R Gilbert). 124 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 26/05/2023 Lerwick , Shetland. 3 birds (with R Gilbert). 125 Razorbill Alca torda 04/03/2023 Great Orme, Conwy. 5 birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 126 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 04/03/2023 Great Orme, Conwy. 3 birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 127 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 04/03/2023 Llanddulas, Conwy. 4 birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 128 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 31/05/2023 Banna Minn, Central Mainland, Shetland. adult winter (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 129 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 21/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire. 1 bird (with J Allen & T Perrins). 130 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 03/06/2023 Sumburgh Hotel, South Mainland, Shetland. first-summer (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 131 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 05/07/2023 Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1 bird. 132 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 29/05/2023 Mouse Broch, Isle of Mousa. c60 birds (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 133 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 04/03/2023 Great Orme, Conwy. 1 bird (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 134 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 12/08/2023 Porthgwarra, Cornwall. c340 birds (with J Allen, J Oliver & M Smyth). 135 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 05/07/2023 Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1 bird. 136 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 12/08/2023 Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1 bird (with J Allen, J Oliver & M Smyth). 137 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 26/05/2023 Aberdeen to Lerwick Crossing , Aberdeenshire. 5 birds (with R Gilbert). 138 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 03/07/2023 Porthgwarra, Cornwall. 1 bird. 139 Gannet Morus bassanus 29/04/2023 Largo Bay, Fife. 4+ birds (with P Andrews, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 140 Red-footed Booby Sula sula Yes 20/08/2023 Bishop's Rock Lighthouse, Isles of Scilly. first-summer white morph (with J Allen, J Holtham, J Oliver, S Nuttall & S Richards). 141 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 09/09/2023 South Gare, Cleveland. adult female (with A Barter, R Gilbert & P Jones). 142 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 3 birds. 143 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 21/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire. first-winter (with J Allen & T Perrins). 144 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 19/11/2023 Stiffkey Fen, Norfolk. juvenile (with J Allen, A Barter & D Hutton). 145 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk. 3 immatures (with J Oliver & S Richards). 146 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 29/04/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire. adult (with J Allen, P Andrews & S Nuttall). 147 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 15/01/2023 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire. 1 bird (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 148 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 25/02/2023 Attenborough NR, Nottinghamshire. 2 birds (with D Hutton & S James). 149 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 150 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 4 birds. 151 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 10/09/2023 Long Marston, Warwickshire. juvenile (with J Allen, K Donaghay & T Perrins). 152 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 26/05/2023 Ythan Estuary, Aberdeenshire. 2 birds (with R Gilbert). 153 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes 20/07/2023 Horsey Mere, Norfolk. 1 bird (with R Gilbert & S Richards). 154 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. male. 155 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 15/01/2023 Nene Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. 4+ birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 156 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 15/01/2023 Nene Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. male (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 157 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 19/11/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk. second-winter female (with J Allen, A Barter & D Hutton). 158 Red Kite Milvus milvus 15/01/2023 Thorney, Cambridgeshire. 2 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 159 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ********** ********** 160 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 161 Barn Owl Tyto alba 15/01/2023 Nene Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. 4 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 162 Little Owl Athene noctua 12/02/2023 Rushall, West Midlands. 1 bird (with A Barter). 163 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 15/01/2023 Nene Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. 2 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 164 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 15/01/2023 Nene Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. 4 birds (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 165 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 10/09/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 166 Hoopoe Upupa epops 18/05/2023 New Arley, Warwickshire. adult (with A Barter & P Cashmore). 167 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 168 Bee-eater Merops apiaster Trimingham, Norfolk. 3 birds (with J Oliver & S Richards). 169 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 02/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. female. 170 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 08/01/2023 Lea Marston Lake, Warwickshire. 1 bird (with D Hutton). 171 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2023 Birchmoor, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 172 Merlin Falco columbarius 12/02/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire. female (with J Allen & A Barter). 173 Hobby Falco subbuteo 03/05/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 174 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 06/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. male. 175 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 176 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 11 birds. 177 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 04/03/2023 Great Orme, Conwy. 2 birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 178 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 8 birds. 179 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 8 birds. 180 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 181 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 26/05/2023 Lerwick , Shetland. 2 birds (with R Gilbert). 182 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 1 bird. 183 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 07/02/2023 Bedlington, Northumberland. 1 bird. 184 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2023 Newton Regis, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 185 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 21/01/2023 Gailey Reservoir, Staffordshire. 1 bird (with S Richards). 186 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 187 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 188 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 30/03/2023 Old Moor RSPB, South Yorkshire. female. 189 Skylark Alauda arvensis 06/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 190 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 24/03/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 6 birds. 191 Swallow Hirundo rustica 24/03/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 192 House Martin Delichon urbicum 06/04/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 193 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 01/06/2023 Spiggie, South Mainland, Shetland. adult (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 194 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 03/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 195 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 7 birds. 196 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 04/10/2023 Lunna Hamnavoe, Central Mainland, Shetland. 1 bird (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 197 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 16/02/2023 Willington, County Durham. singing male. 198 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 08/04/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. singing male. 199 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/01/2023 Coton Lakes, Warwickshire. 2 birds (with D Hutton). 200 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 01/10/2023 Grutness, South Mainland, Shetland. first-winter (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 201 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 16/04/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. singing male. 202 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 01/06/2023 Sumburgh Hotel, South Mainland, Shetland. adult (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 203 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 29/04/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire. 2+ singing males (with P Andrews). 204 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 14/06/2023 Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. singing male (with J Allen, P Jones, P Locker, T Perrins & S Richards ). 205 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 22/09/2023 St Ann’s Head, Pembrokeshire. 1 bird (with T Perrins). 206 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 02/10/2023 Brae, Central Mainland, Shetland. 1 bird (P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 207 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 07/01/2023 Glascote, Staffordshire. male. 208 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 28/04/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. singing male. 209 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 08/10/2023 Lerwick, Central Mainland, Shetland. first-winter (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 210 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 22/04/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. singing male. 211 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 02/06/2023 West Voe of Sumburgh, South Mainland, Shetland. adult male (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 212 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22/04/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 2 singing males. 213 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 06/08/2023 Arne RSPB, Dorset. 2 birds (with J Allen, A Barter & R Gilbert). 214 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 215 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 3 birds. 216 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 21/01/2023 Gailey Reservoir, Staffordshire. 1 bird (with S Richards). 217 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 15/01/2023 Nene Washes RSPB, Cambridgeshire. 1 bird (with J Allen, D Hutton & T Perrins). 218 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 4 birds. 219 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 01/10/2023 Lunna, Central Mainland, Shetland. first-winter (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 220 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 05/10/2023 Gorie, Isle of Bressay, Shetland. 1 bird (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 221 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 222 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 223 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 224 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 225 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 30 birds. 226 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 11/04/2023 Borough Hill, Northamptonshire. male & female (with D Hutton). 227 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 27/08/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 2 birds. 228 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 2 birds. 229 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 01/10/2023 Sound, Central Mainland, Shetland. 1 bird (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 230 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 05/10/2023 Fladdabister, South Mainland, Shetland. 1 bird (with A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 231 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 07/10/2023 Lerwick, Central Mainland, Shetland. first-winter (with A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 232 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 22/01/2023 Marston, Warwickshire. female (with C Waring). 233 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 02/09/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. male (with T Perrins). 234 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 28/08/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. juvenile. 235 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 02/10/2023 Lunna Hamnavoe, Central Mainland, Shetland. first-winter (P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 236 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. male & female. 237 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22/03/2023 Broadsands, Devon. 2 males. 238 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 10/01/2023 Seaton Wetland, Devon. 1 bird. 239 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 16/02/2023 Willington, County Durham. 1 bird. 240 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 12/02/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire. 4 birds (with J Allen & A Barter). 241 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 16 birds. 242 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 243 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 23/04/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. female. 244 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 01/10/2023 Sound, Central Mainland, Shetland. first-winter (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 245 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 02/01/2023 Newton Regis, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 246 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 18 birds. 247 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 248 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 02/10/2023 Voxter, North Mainland, Shetland. 1 bird (P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 249 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 04/03/2023 Great Orme, Conwy. 2 birds (with D Hutton & J Oliver). 250 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. male, 251 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 05/02/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Warwickshire. 2 birds (with A Barter & J Hague). 252 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 05/10/2023 Gorie, Isle of Bressay, Shetland. 1 bird (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 253 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 4 birds. 254 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Staffordshire. 2 birds. 255 Twite Linaria flavirostris 28/05/2023 Scousburgh Sands, Shetland. male (with R Gilbert). 256 Linnet Linaria cannabina 12/02/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire. 23 birds (with J Allen & A Barter). 257 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 29/05/2023 Loch of Clickimin, Central Mainland, Shetland. 3 birds (with J Allen & R Gilbert). 258 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 15/01/2023 Dordon, Warwickshire. 1 bird in the garden briefly. 259 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 260 Siskin Spinus spinus 05/02/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Warwickshire. 2 birds (with A Barter, J Hague & D Hutton). 261 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 02/10/2023 Eshaness, North Mainland, Shetland. 34 birds (P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 262 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 02/01/2023 Seckington, Warwickshire. 1 bird. 263 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 22/03/2023 Broadsands, Devon. male & female. 264 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 04/10/2023 Hoswick, South Mainland, Shetland. first-winter (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 265 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 22/10/2023 Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. first-winter male (with A Barter & J Oliver). 266 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2023 Alvecote Pools, Warwickshire. 2 birds. 267 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 09/10/2023 Houbie, Fetlar, Shetland. first-winter (with P Andrews, A Barter, R Gilbert & J Oliver). 268 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 22/09/2023 St Govan’s Head, Pembrokeshire. first-winter male (with T Perrins). 269 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Yes 23/09/2023 Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire. first-winter (with P Andrews, R Gilbert, S Nuttall, T Perrins & S Richards et al). 270 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 23/09/2023 Flimston, Pembrokeshire. 1 bird (with A Barter, R Gilbert, J Oliver & T Perrins et al).