David Beckerton: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 164 of 164 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 21/03/2024 Hunstanton, Norfolk 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 23/03/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 1000 plus 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 30/01/2024 Nr.Boston,Lincolnshire 400+ flying over. 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 29/03/2024 Ingleby,Derbyshire 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 07/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 19 birds on the water,a Pool record. 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 21/03/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 25/01/2024 Wanlip North,Leicestershire 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/01/2024 Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 07/01/2024 Cossington Meadows,Leicestershire 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 16 Pintail Anas acuta 06/03/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 2 Males,1 Female 17 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 13/01/2024 Watermead Park,Leicestershire Female on John Merricks Lake. 21 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 01/01/2024 Swithland Res. Leics. 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 23 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 23/04/2024 Seahouses,Northumberland 1 male and 2 females,lovely close views. 24 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2024 Swithland Res. Leics. 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 25/01/2024 Cossington,Leicestershire 1 male,4 females. 26 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 21/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 27 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 22/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 28 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2024 Nr.Loughborough,Leics. 29 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/02/2024 Nr. Ingoldmells,Lincolnshire 30 Swift Apus apus 29/04/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 31 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 01/05/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 32 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 33 Stock Dove Columba oenas 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 34 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 35 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur ********** ********** 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 18/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 39 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 40 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Swithland Res. Leics. 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 21/03/2024 Hunstanton, Norfolk 43 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 30/04/2024 Frampton Marsh,Lincolnshire 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 07/03/2024 Thornton Res. Leicestershire 1 bird on the dam 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 22/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 23/04/2024 Seahouses,Northumberland 47 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 16/04/2024 Rutland Water 48 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 07/01/2024 Cossington Meadows,Leicestershire 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 30/01/2024 Nr.Boston,Lincolnshire 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 21/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 52 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14/04/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 54 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 25/01/2024 Wanlip North,Leicestershire 5 birds. 55 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/02/2024 Nr. Ingoldmells,Lincolnshire 56 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 30/04/2024 Frampton Marsh,Lincolnshire 57 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 30/04/2024 Frampton Marsh,Lincolnshire 58 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 22/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 59 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 22/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 60 Knot Calidris canutus 24/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 61 Ruff Calidris pugnax 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 62 Sanderling Calidris alba 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 63 Dunlin Calidris alpina 22/04/2024 Budle Bay,Northumberland 64 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 16/04/2024 Rutland Water 65 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16/04/2024 66 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 07/03/2024 Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire 4 birds off the dam. 67 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 68 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 69 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 70 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 07/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 4th winter bird. 71 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 72 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 11/04/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 1 adult. 73 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 12/02/2024 Shawell,Leicestershire 74 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 75 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 23/04/2024 Seahouses,Northumberland 76 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 11/01/2024 Carsington Reservoir,Derbyshire 77 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 21/03/2024 Hunstanton, Norfolk 78 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 23/04/2024 Seahouses,Northumberland 79 Gannet Morus bassanus 23/04/2024 Seahouses,Northumberland 80 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 81 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 22/04/2024 Seahouses,Northumberland 82 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 21/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 83 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 84 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 12/02/2024 Nr.Stanford Hall,Leicestershire 85 Great White Egret Ardea alba 07/01/2024 Cossington Meadows,Leicestershire 86 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 87 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 16/04/2024 Rutland Water 88 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 89 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 21/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 90 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 22/03/2024 Wells Next The Sea,Norfolk 91 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 92 Buzzard Buteo buteo 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 93 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 94 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2024 Wanlip North,Leicestershire 95 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 12/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 96 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 06/01/2024 Braunstone Park,Leicester 97 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 08/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 98 Hobby Falco subbuteo 29/04/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 99 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 100 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 06/01/2024 Braunstone Park,Leicester 101 Jay Garrulus glandarius 08/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 102 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 103 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 104 Rook Corvus frugilegus 05/01/2024 Wanlip North,Leicestershire 105 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 106 Raven Corvus corax 07/01/2024 Cossington Meadows,Leicestershire 107 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 01/01/2024 Markfield,Leicestershire 17 birds 108 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 109 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 16/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 110 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 11/01/2024 Carsington Reservoir,Derbyshire 111 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 112 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 113 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 114 Skylark Alauda arvensis 09/01/2024 Anstey Lane,Groby,Leicestershire 10 + birds feeding. 115 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 31/03/2024 Cropston Res, Leicestershire 20 off the dam. 116 Swallow Hirundo rustica 29/03/2024 Swarkstone Bridge,Derbyshire 117 House Martin Delichon urbicum 16/04/2024 Rutland Water 118 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 119 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 120 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 08/04/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 121 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 07/01/2024 Cossington Meadows,Leicestershire 122 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/04/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 123 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 04/05/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 124 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 08/05/2024 Rutland Water 125 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 08/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire Male in the back garden. 126 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 29/04/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 127 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 08/05/2024 Eyebrook Reservoir 128 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/04/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 129 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 27/02/2024 Watermead,Leics. 130 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 131 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 132 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 133 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 134 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 135 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 136 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 137 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 138 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 139 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 05/01/2024 Wanlip North,Leicestershire 140 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 30/03/2024 Warren Hills, Leicestershire 1 lovely male. 141 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 21/05/2024 Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire 142 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 143 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus ********** ********** 144 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 17/01/2024 Bradgate Park,Leicestershire 145 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 11/04/2024 Bradgate Park, Leicestershire 2 males below Old John. 146 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 08/03/2024 Cromford,Derbyshire 147 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Markfield,Leicestershire 148 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 149 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 30/04/2024 Frampton Marsh,Lincolnshire 150 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 06/03/2024 Bradgate Park,Leicestershire 151 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 04/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 152 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 07/01/2024 Cossington Meadows,Leicestershire 153 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 25/03/2024 Titchwell, Norfolk 154 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 24/04/2024 Lindisfarne,Northumberland 155 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 156 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 157 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 03/01/2024 Groby,Leicestershire 158 Linnet Linaria cannabina 09/01/2024 Anstey Lane,Groby,Leicestershire cir.25 birds. 159 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 08/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 160 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 161 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Groby Pool, Leicestershire 162 Siskin Spinus spinus 04/01/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 163 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 26/02/2024 Groby Pool,Leicestershire 164 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 05/01/2024 Wanlip North,Leicestershire