Dave Musgrove: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 139 of 139 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Swilly 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 11/04/2024 South ings 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 North Ings 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 28/03/2024 Swilly Park Just 1 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 ERB 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/03/2024 Main lake. St. Aidan's. 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 06/01/2024 Main lake. 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 27/01/2024 Adel Dam 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 07/04/2024 St Aidan's south ings 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2024 Astley 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Astley Around 50 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Main Lake 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 ERB 14 Pintail Anas acuta 06/01/2024 Main lake. 15 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Astley 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Astley 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Astley 18 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2024 Main Lake 19 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2024 Astley 20 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 02/04/2024 Timble 21 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 06/01/2024 Hillside St. Aidan's 22 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 Marina area 23 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2024 Astley Old Lane 24 Swift Apus apus 23/04/2024 Over the river. 25 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 03/02/2024 Leeds city centre 26 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2024 Hillside 27 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Main Lake 28 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Fleet Lane 2 on embankment fence line 29 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 ERB 30 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 ERB 31 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 11/01/2024 Astley 32 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Main Lake 33 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 16/03/2024 Bowers Lake 34 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 28/01/2024 Astley 4 35 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 07/04/2024 St Aidan's south ings 36 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 27/03/2024 Main Spit 37 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Lagoon Islands 38 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2024 Astley Around 50 39 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 11/04/2024 South ings 40 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 06/01/2024 Ridge and furrow 41 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 05/02/2024 Main lake. 3 in flight. 42 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/04/2024 St Aidan's lagoon islands 43 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 04/04/2024 St Aidan's 44 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2024 Main Lake 45 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11/04/2024 St Aidan's 46 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/02/2024 Main lake. Just one flying with lapwings. 47 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 11/05/2024 WRB 6 48 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 21/04/2024 St Aidan's 1 over main lake, 2 on Astley 49 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 03/03/2024 Bempton RSPB 50 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Astley 51 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 04/04/2024 St Aidan's 2 52 Common Gull Larus canus 08/01/2024 Main Spit 53 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 22/01/2024 St Aidan's 54 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Main Lake 55 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 22/01/2024 St Aidan's 1 adult 56 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 06/01/2024 Main lake. 57 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 22/01/2024 St Aidan's 58 Razorbill Alca torda 03/03/2024 Bempton RSPB 59 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 03/03/2024 Scarborough 60 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 03/03/2024 Scarborough 61 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 03/03/2024 Scarborough 62 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 03/03/2024 Scarborough 63 Gannet Morus bassanus 03/03/2024 Bempton RSPB 64 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Astley 65 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 03/03/2024 Scarborough 66 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 01/01/2024 North Ings 67 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 04/04/2024 St Aidan's 1 in flight. 68 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 Astley 69 Great White Egret Ardea alba 06/01/2024 Ridge and furrow 70 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 North Ings 71 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2024 Hillside hedge 72 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 06/01/2024 Ridge and furrow 73 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2024 Hillside 74 Buzzard Buteo buteo 13/01/2024 Astley hillside 75 Barn Owl Tyto alba 06/01/2024 Hillside St. Aidan's 76 Little Owl Athene noctua 01/01/2024 Astley Riding stables 77 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 78 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 06/01/2024 Hillside St. Aidan's Lowther setaside fields. 79 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 06/01/2024 Hillside St. Aidan's 80 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2024 Ridge and furrow 81 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2024 Ridge and furrow 82 Hobby Falco subbuteo 11/05/2024 Over Astley 83 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 08/01/2024 South ings. 84 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 24/02/2024 Swilly Park 85 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15/01/2024 Temple Newsam Woods 86 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Hillside 87 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Astley Lane 88 Rook Corvus frugilegus 11/01/2024 Swilly Park 89 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Astley 90 Raven Corvus corax 05/01/2024 Walla Crag, Borrowdale 2 91 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 01/01/2024 Crossgates 27 birds 92 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2024 Garden 93 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2024 Marina area 94 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Garden 95 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Garden 96 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 13/01/2024 ERB Swillington ings. 97 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2024 Hillside 98 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 24/03/2024 Over Bower's 50+ 99 Swallow Hirundo rustica 04/04/2024 St Aidan's 4 100 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2024 ERB 101 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2024 Hillside hedges 102 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 04/04/2024 St Aidan's 103 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/01/2024 Filterbeds 2 on embankment fence line 104 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/04/2024 St Aidan's Channel near Black Pipe Bay. 105 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 01/01/2024 Garden 1st ever on fatball feeders 106 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 11/05/2024 Methley Copse 107 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 21/04/2024 St Aidan's From car park. 108 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2024 St Aidan's Near Lowther. 109 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2024 Filterbeds 110 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Hillside hedge 111 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 11/01/2024 Temple Newsam Woods 112 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 11/01/2024 Temple Newsam Woods 113 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Swillington village 114 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2024 Astley Riding stables 115 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2024 Football fields 3 116 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2024 Astley Old Lane 117 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Garden 118 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Garden 119 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2024 Hillside 120 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 24/03/2024 St Aidan's 121 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 03/03/2024 Bempton RSPB 122 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Swillington village 123 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 Filterbeds 124 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 07/04/2024 St Aidan's south ings 3 125 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2024 Filterbeds 126 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 Filterbeds 127 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2024 Filterbeds 128 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 11/01/2024 Lemonroyd WTW 129 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 03/03/2024 Bempton RSPB 130 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Filterbeds 131 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 06/01/2024 Ridge and furrow Lowther setaside fields. 132 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2024 Marina 133 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 08/01/2024 VC. Carpark, St.Aidan's 134 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2024 Hillside 135 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 08/01/2024 Wood Lane 136 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Marina 137 Siskin Spinus spinus 15/01/2024 Eshald plantation 138 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 08/01/2024 Wood Lane 139 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2024 ERB