Julian Pickering: Swillington Ings Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 155 of 155 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 11/03/2023 South ings 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 07/03/2023 Main lake , St Aidans 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 10/06/2023 Oxbow Not the full breeding plumage 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 23/04/2023 Astley 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 15 Pintail Anas acuta 11/02/2023 Astley 16 Teal Anas crecca 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 21/05/2023 Astley Drake 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 20 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 09/04/2023 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 23 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 15/04/2023 Triangle field 24 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 25 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 18/04/2023 Llama field! 26 Swift Apus apus 22/04/2023 Caroline 27 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 29/04/2023 28 Stock Dove Columba oenas 29 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 30 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 17/04/2023 31 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 04/09/2023 Erb 32 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 33 Coot Fulica atra 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 35 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 11/02/2023 Astley 36 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11/02/2023 Wrb 37 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 38 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 07/05/2023 39 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 25/03/2023 Bulge 40 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 06/05/2023 Main spit, St Aidans Summer plumage and one in transition 41 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 14/02/2023 42 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 21/02/2023 Main spit, St Aidans 43 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 04/04/2023 Main lake , St Aidans 44 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 45 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 23/04/2023 Warren! Overhead 46 Curlew Numenius arquata 47 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 19/04/2023 Main lake 1 then 4 then 14! 48 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 11/02/2023 49 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 14/10/2023 50 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 15/02/2023 51 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 52 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 13/04/2023 Caroline spit 53 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 14/02/2023 54 Redshank Tringa totanus 14/02/2023 55 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 04/09/2023 Erb 56 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 19/04/2023 Main lake and black pipe bay 3 57 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/05/2023 58 Ruff Calidris pugnax 29/03/2023 Large island 3 59 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 21/09/2023 Cattle gate flats 60 Sanderling Calidris alba 23/04/2023 Bpb and main spit 61 Dunlin Calidris alpina 07/03/2023 Main lake , St Aidans 62 Little Stint Calidris minuta 30/05/2023 Main spit, St Aidans 2 63 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 27/04/2023 64 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 16/04/2023 From warren 2 65 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 09/04/2023 66 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 19/04/2023 Main lake 23 best count 67 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 68 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 21/02/2023 "nesting" island 69 Common Gull Larus canus 14/02/2023 70 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 11/02/2023 Main spit, St Aidans 71 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 72 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 11/02/2023 Main spit, St Aidans 73 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 11/02/2023 Main lake , St Aidans 74 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 21/10/2023 Bowers 75 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 07/04/2023 Bowers Winter plumage 76 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 77 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 04/10/2023 Over the ings 78 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 13/04/2023 Middle ings 79 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 09/04/2023 80 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 11/02/2023 Main lake , St Aidans 81 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18/10/2023 10! 82 Great White Egret Ardea alba 14/02/2023 83 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 84 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 11/09/2023 Erb 85 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 86 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 11/02/2023 R&f , St Aidans 87 Red Kite Milvus milvus 88 Buzzard Buteo buteo 89 Barn Owl Tyto alba 14/10/2023 90 Little Owl Athene noctua 07/03/2023 Behind dragline 91 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14/10/2023 92 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 14/10/2023 93 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 94 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 95 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 29/04/2023 Balance reservoir 96 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 97 Hobby Falco subbuteo 03/05/2023 Over swilly park and Astley Flew for an extended period appeared to be taking insects with its talons! 98 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 21/02/2023 South ings 99 Jay Garrulus glandarius 21/02/2023 100 Magpie Pica pica 101 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 29/03/2023 102 Rook Corvus frugilegus 23/04/2023 Warren! 103 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 104 Raven Corvus corax 22/04/2023 Caroline seats Flew SSW 105 Coal Tit Periparus ater 03/11/2023 Near lock cottage 106 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 03/11/2023 Near lock cottage 107 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 108 Great Tit Parus major 109 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 23/04/2023 Behind twin benches at Astley 110 Skylark Alauda arvensis 14/02/2023 111 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 21/03/2023 112 Swallow Hirundo rustica 13/04/2023 Astley 113 House Martin Delichon urbicum 09/04/2023 114 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 14/02/2023 115 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 116 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 17/04/2023 117 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 02/03/2023 118 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 29/04/2023 119 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 26/04/2023 120 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 25/04/2023 121 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 03/04/2023 Warren, lowther, riverside Like Buses! 122 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 27/04/2023 123 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 27/04/2023 124 Whitethroat Curruca communis 26/04/2023 125 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 126 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 127 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 128 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 129 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/03/2023 130 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/05/2023 131 Redwing Turdus iliacus 132 Blackbird Turdus merula 133 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 07/03/2023 Lowther! 134 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 30/08/2023 Hillside 135 Robin Erithacus rubecula 136 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 30/08/2023 Oddball compound Juvenile 137 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 23/04/2023 138 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 11/02/2023 Wrb 139 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2023 Trailer gate field 2m1f moving as a group! 140 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 25/05/2023 Pottery lane 141 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/03/2023 142 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 08/04/2023 South ings 2m1f 143 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 144 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 145 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 146 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 147 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 148 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 149 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/03/2023 150 Linnet Linaria cannabina 17/04/2023 151 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 21/10/2023 152 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 153 Siskin Spinus spinus 154 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 21/05/2023 Gamblethorpe 155 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus