Ian Hughes: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 182 of 182 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 14/01/2024 Hoylake. 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 12/01/2024 Martin Mere, Burscough. 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 29/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 17/01/2024 Lunt Meadows, Lancashire. 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 25/01/2024 Hundred End, Southport. 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 19/01/2024 Burton Marsh. 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19/01/2024 Arrowe Park. 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 09/05/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 22/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 20 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2024 Southport. 21 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 17/01/2024 Lunt Meadows, Lancashire. 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 12/01/2024 Martin Mere, Burscough. 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 25 Scaup Aythya marila 27/03/2024 Marshside rspb. 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 05/04/2024 Hilbre Island. 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18/01/2024 West Kirby 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 06/03/2024 Hoylake. 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 05/01/2024 Crosby Marina. 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 18/01/2024 West Kirby. 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 13/01/2024 Meols. 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 14/01/2024 West Kirby. 33 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 15/03/2024 World's End Minera. 34 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 15/03/2024 World's End Minera. 35 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 24/01/2024 Ormskirk. 36 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 37 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 12/01/2024 Martin Mere, Burscough. 38 Swift Apus apus 06/05/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 39 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 04/05/2024 Leasowe. 40 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 41 Stock Dove Columba oenas 12/01/2024 Burscough. 42 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 15/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 46 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/01/2024 Sefton Park, Liverpool. 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 06/01/2024 Birkenhead Docks. 49 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 25/03/2024 Bidston Moss Lake. 50 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 51 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 19/02/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 52 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 14/01/2024 Hoylake. 53 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 05/01/2024 Southport. 54 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 14/01/2024 Meols. 55 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 20/04/2024 Willaston. 56 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 57 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 16/04/2024 New Brighton. 58 Curlew Numenius arquata 03/01/2024 Eastham. 59 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 10/02/2024 Hoylake. 60 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 61 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 12/02/2024 Parkgate. 62 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 06/01/2024 Moreton. 63 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 26/01/2024 Burscough. 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 13/03/2024 Queensferry. 65 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 66 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 22/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 67 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 31/01/2024 Leasowe. 68 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 69 Knot Calidris canutus 14/01/2024 West Kirby. 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 29/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 71 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 17/05/2024 Marshside rspb. 72 Sanderling Calidris alba 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 73 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 74 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 75 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 10/05/2024 Hesketh Out Marsh rspb. 76 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 15/04/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 77 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 05/04/2024 Hilbre Island. 78 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 05/03/2024 Leasowe. 79 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 24/04/2024 Great Orme. 80 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 81 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 27/03/2024 Marshside rspb. 82 Common Gull Larus canus 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 83 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 84 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 85 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 10/01/2024 Thingwall. 86 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 24/04/2024 Great Orme. 87 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 02/02/2024 Little Orme, Llandudno. 88 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 05/04/2024 Hilbre Island. 89 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 05/01/2024 Crosby Marina. 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 02/02/2024 Little Orme, Llandudno. 91 Gannet Morus bassanus 27/03/2024 Hoylake. 92 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 93 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/02/2024 Little Orme, Llandudno. 94 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 27/03/2024 Marshside rspb. 95 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 96 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 12/01/2024 Martin Mere, Burscough. 97 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 98 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 99 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2024 Wallasey. 100 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 101 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 09/01/2024 Parkgate. 102 Red Kite Milvus milvus 15/03/2024 World's End Minera. 103 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 104 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/03/2024 Lunt Meadows, Lancashire. 105 Little Owl Athene noctua 19/01/2024 Burton Marsh. 106 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 12/02/2024 Burton Marsh. 107 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 108 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 109 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 15/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 110 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 111 Merlin Falco columbarius 05/01/2024 Southport. 112 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 25/01/2024 Southport. 113 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 07/01/2024 Sefton Park, Liverpool. 114 Jay Garrulus glandarius 10/01/2024 Bidston. 115 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 116 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 02/02/2024 Little Orme, Llandudno. 117 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 118 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 Hooton. 119 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 120 Raven Corvus corax 08/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 121 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 23/01/2024 Halkyn, N.Wales. 122 Coal Tit Periparus ater 08/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 123 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 09/02/2024 Three Sisters, Bryn. 124 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 125 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 126 Skylark Alauda arvensis 05/01/2024 Southport. 127 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 25/03/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 128 Swallow Hirundo rustica 01/04/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 129 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 130 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 18/03/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 131 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 132 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 29/03/2024 Leasowe. 133 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 12/01/2024 Martin Mere, Burscough. 134 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 26/04/2024 Red Rocks, West Kirby. 135 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 22/04/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 136 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 21/04/2024 Leasowe. 137 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 29/03/2024 Leasowe. 138 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 28/04/2024 Leasowe. 139 Whitethroat Curruca communis 26/04/2024 Leasowe. 140 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2024 Hooton. 141 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 142 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 08/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 143 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 29/02/2024 Moore Nature Reserve. 144 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 145 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 146 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 07/01/2024 Liverpool. 147 Redwing Turdus iliacus 03/01/2024 Eastham. 148 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Hooton. 149 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 12/01/2024 Burscough. 150 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 03/04/2024 Leasowe. 151 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 12/05/2024 Leasowe. 152 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Hooton. 153 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 03/05/2024 White Coppice, Lancs. 154 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 02/02/2024 Horton's Nose, Rhyl. 155 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 06/04/2024 Leasowe. 156 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 24/04/2024 Burton Marsh. 157 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 15/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb. 158 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22/03/2024 Leasowe. 159 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 23/01/2024 Wepre Park. 160 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 10/05/2024 Hesketh Out Marsh rspb. 161 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Hooton. 162 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 Hooton. 163 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 23/04/2024 Leasowe. 164 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/02/2024 Hooton. 165 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2024 New Brighton. 166 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 05/01/2024 Southport. 167 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 24/04/2024 Pensychnant. 168 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 23/02/2024 Crossens, Southport. 169 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 02/02/2024 Little Orme, Llandudno. 170 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Hooton. 171 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 12/01/2024 Martin Mere, Burscough. 172 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 10/01/2024 Bidston. 173 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/01/2024 Wallasey. 174 Linnet Linaria cannabina 08/01/2024 Burton Marsh. 175 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 15/03/2024 Llyn Brenig. 176 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 15/03/2024 Llyn Brenig. 177 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Wallasey. 178 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2024 Burton Mere rspb 179 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 05/01/2024 Southport. 180 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 01/03/2024 Burscough. 181 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 24/01/2024 Ormskirk. 182 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 12/01/2024 Martin Mere, Burscough.