David Buzza: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 215 of 215 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 17/02/2023 Slimbridge 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 Ryan's Field 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 15/01/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 17/02/2023 Slimbridge 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 15/01/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 04/05/2023 Marazion Marsh 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 17/02/2023 Slimbridge 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Long Rock Pool 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 17/02/2023 Slimbridge 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 28/01/2023 Near Trevilley 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 20/05/2023 Hampstead Heath 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/02/2023 Saltram Park 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 02/04/2023 Par Beach Pool 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2023 Gwithian Green NR 19 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 07/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (South cut-oo) 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 26/03/2023 Saltram Park 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 03/01/2023 Loe Pool 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 03/01/2023 Helston Boating Lake 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 26 Scaup Aythya marila 03/02/2023 Point 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 30/10/2023 Drift Reservoir 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 14/02/2023 Spit Beach, Par 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 27/10/2023 Loe Pool, Helston 30 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 01/01/2023 Marazion Beach 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 28/01/2023 Mounts Bay 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 17/02/2023 Barrow Gurney Tank 1 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 05/01/2023 College Reservoir 34 Smew Mergellus albellus 08/02/2023 Eye Brook Reservoir 35 Goosander Mergus merganser 05/01/2023 College Reservoir 36 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30/01/2023 From Restronguet Weir. 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2023 Feock 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 15/01/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 39 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 02/04/2023 Spit Beach Bridge, Par 40 Swift Apus apus 09/05/2023 Long Rock Pool 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 06/05/2023 Windmill Farm NR 42 Stock Dove Columba oenas 03/02/2023 Kennell Vale, Ponsanooth 43 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Garden 44 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 10/09/2023 Ryan's Field SPB 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2023 Gwithian Green NR 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 27/01/2023 St Gothians Sands 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Marazion Marsh 48 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 49 Crane Grus grus 17/02/2023 Slimbridge 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 Long Rock Pool 51 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 07/01/2023 Frenchman's Creek 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 03/01/2023 Loe Pool 53 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 07/01/2023 Frenchman's Creek 54 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 02/01/2023 Pill Creek, Feock 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2023 Mousehole rocks 56 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 05/04/2023 Maer Lake, Bude 57 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 01/02/2023 Wacker Quay 58 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 02/01/2023 Copperhouse Pool, Hayle 59 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 60 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 05/10/2023 Upper Nanquidno Valley 61 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 16/09/2023 St Agnes Head 62 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 01/01/2023 Jubillee Pool Beach 63 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 17/08/2023 Stithians Reservoir 64 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 65 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 05/09/2023 Carnsew Pool, Hayle 66 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 25/10/2023 Sennen 67 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 13/03/2023 Hayle Estuary 68 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 69 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 18/02/2023 Copperhouse Pool, Hayle 70 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 06/01/2023 Sunny Corner, Malpas 71 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 24/10/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 72 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 73 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 09/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (Hutchings Hide) 74 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/04/2023 Marazion Beach 75 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 06/04/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 76 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 24/07/2023 Stithians Reservoir (Hutchings Hide) 77 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2023 Ryan's Field 78 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 03/09/2023 Stithians Reservoir (SH Hide) 79 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 80 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2023 Jubillee Pool Beach 81 Knot Calidris canutus 21/08/2023 Devoran - Tallack's Creek 82 Ruff Calidris pugnax 17/02/2023 Slimbridge 83 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 10/09/2023 Stithians Reservoir (SH Hide) 84 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 01/09/2023 Marazion beach 85 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/01/2023 Gwithian Beach 86 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 87 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 01/01/2023 Jubilee Pool Beach 88 Little Stint Calidris minuta 01/09/2023 Marazion beach 89 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 17/02/2023 Slimbridge 90 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 06/08/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 91 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 28/10/2023 Hayle Estuary 92 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 30/03/2023 Penzance Harbour 93 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 02/04/2023 Spit Beach, Par 94 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16/01/2023 Newlyn Harbour 95 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 05/04/2023 Hayle Estuary 96 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 97 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 02/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 98 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 99 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 18/02/2023 Hayle Estuary 100 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 18/02/2023 Hayle Estuary 101 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Mousehole 102 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 19/02/2023 Lelant Station 103 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2023 Mousehole 104 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 01/03/2023 Newlyn Harbour 105 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 Hayle Estuary 106 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 19/02/2023 Lelant Station 107 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 19/02/2023 Lelant Saltings 108 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 30/01/2023 Pennance Point, Falmouth 109 Razorbill Alca torda 28/01/2023 Newlyn Harbour - outside pier 110 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 27/01/2023 Hell's Mouth 111 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 21/10/2023 Wherrytown, Penzance 112 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 07/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir 113 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 10/01/2023 Hell's Mouth 114 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 01/04/2023 St Ives Island 115 Gannet Morus bassanus 13/01/2023 Castle Beach, Falmouth 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 Mousehole 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 01/01/2023 Marazion Beach 118 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 17/02/2023 RSPB Ham Wall 119 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 15/01/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 120 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 23/04/2023 Boscathnoe Reservoir, Penzance 121 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2023 Copperhouse Pool, Hayle 122 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 30/04/2023 Lethytep Wildlife Haven 123 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 27/01/2023 North Cliffs, Tehidy 124 Great White Egret Ardea alba 08/02/2023 Eye Brook Reservoir 125 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 Marazion Marsh 126 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 09/04/2023 Ruan Lanihorne 127 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 21/08/2023 Stithians Reservoir SH hide 128 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 03/01/2023 Loe Pool 129 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 15/02/2023 Chapel Amble 130 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 29/09/2023 Higher Bochym NNR 131 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16/02/2023 M4 132 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 15/09/2023 Newtown, Isle of Wight 133 Buzzard Buteo buteo 04/01/2023 Helston 134 Barn Owl Tyto alba 15/01/2023 Walmsley Sanctuary 135 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/04/2023 West Penwith 136 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/11/2023 Sunnyside 137 Hoopoe Upupa epops 16/09/2023 Hendra Cottage, West Penwith 138 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 02/01/2023 Black Bridge, Hayle 139 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 09/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (South cut-off) 140 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 11/02/2023 Tehidy Woods 141 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 142 Merlin Falco columbarius 18/11/2023 Bartinney Downs 143 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 30/01/2023 Pennance Point, Falmouth 144 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 01/02/2023 Saltram Park 145 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 20/04/2023 Chapel Carn Brea 146 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 30/09/2023 Caradon Hill 147 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 03/04/2023 Nanjizal 148 Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/01/2023 Penrose Woods 149 Magpie Pica pica 02/01/2023 Garden 150 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 28/01/2023 Boscregan 151 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 02/01/2023 Garden 152 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2023 Garden 153 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hayle Estuary 154 Raven Corvus corax 25/02/2023 Hell's Mouth 155 Coal Tit Periparus ater 05/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir 156 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 09/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (South cut-off) 157 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 05/04/2023 Lower Tamar Lake 158 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2023 Gwithian Green NR 159 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2023 Gwithian Green NR 160 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/01/2023 Guavas, The Lizard 161 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19/03/2023 Mawgan Porth and Walmsley Sanctuary 162 Swallow Hirundo rustica 24/03/2023 Marazion Marsh 163 House Martin Delichon urbicum 14/04/2023 Stithians Reservoir 164 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 22/04/2023 Marazion Marsh 165 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 04/01/2023 Cadgwith 166 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 25/10/2023 Kenidjack Valley 167 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 04/04/2023 Marazion Marsh 168 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 02/01/2023 Gwithian Green NR 169 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 29/04/2023 Porth Joke 170 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 14/05/2023 Marazion Marsh 171 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 28/01/2023 Newlyn Coombe river 172 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 15/10/2023 Treeve Moor 173 Whitethroat Curruca communis 29/04/2023 Porth Joke 174 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 03/01/2023 Penrose Woods 175 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2023 Loe Beach, Feock 176 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2023 Gwithian Green NR 177 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/02/2023 Saltram Park 178 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/04/2023 Golitha Falls 179 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 02/01/2023 Black Bridge, Hayle 180 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 28/01/2023 Boscregan 181 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 10/09/2023 Ryan's Field RSPB 182 Redwing Turdus iliacus 05/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (South cut-off) 183 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Garden 184 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 07/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (South cut-off) 185 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 23/04/2023 Chapel Carn Brea 186 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 04/06/2023 Croft Pascoe 187 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2023 Garden 188 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 09/09/2023 Kenidjack Valley 189 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 13/01/2023 Castle Beach, Falmouth 190 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 31/05/2023 Bodmin Moor 191 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 04/10/2023 Marazion Marsh 192 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 193 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 03/04/2023 Gwennap Head 194 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 08/01/2023 Colyford Common, Seaton Wetlands 195 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 03/02/2023 Kennell Vale, Ponsanooth 196 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2023 Garden 197 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2023 Ryan's Field, Hayle 198 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 23/04/2023 Sennen 199 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 09/09/2023 Marazion Marsh 200 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 03/01/2023 Helston Sewage Works 201 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 202 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2023 Garden 203 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 02/01/2023 Ryan's Field, Hayle 204 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 16/01/2023 Newlyn Harbour 205 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2023 Devoran 206 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 05/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (South cut-off) 207 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2023 Devoran 208 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2023 St Gothian's NR 209 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 05/04/2023 Yarner Wood 210 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2023 Garden 211 Siskin Spinus spinus 14/02/2023 St Andrew's Pool, Par 212 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 22/10/2023 Pendennis Point, Falmouth 213 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 31/05/2023 Bodmin Moor 214 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 28/01/2023 Boscregan 215 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 05/01/2023 Stithians Reservoir (south cut-off)