Kathryn Lunn: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 201 of 201 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 24/03/2024 Stiffkey, Norfolk 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh With Brent Geese 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Bramhall, Cheshire 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 10/02/2024 Saltholme 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 14/01/2024 Lunt Meadows 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 14/01/2024 Southport 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 14/01/2024 Jeremy Lane, Glasson, Lancaster Lifer 9 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 27/01/2024 Old Moor Lifer. With 4 Greylags. Probable escapee. 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 14/01/2024 Jeremy Lane, Glasson, Lancaster Lifer 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 14/01/2024 Jeremy Lane, Glasson, Lancaster 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex Lifer 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13/01/2024 Swillington Ings 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/01/2024 Bramhall, Cheshire 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 24/02/2024 New Shot Island in River Clyde, Scotland 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Bramhall, Cheshire 22 Pintail Anas acuta 14/01/2024 Lunt Meadows 23 Teal Anas crecca 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 14/01/2024 Lunt Meadows Lifer 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex About 800, looking for Canvasback 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 30/03/2024 Woolston Eyes NR, Cheshire Male & Female in breeding plumage 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 24/02/2024 Milngavie, Clyde, Scotland Male 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 24/02/2024 Barr Loch, Lochwinnoch, Scotland 31 Eider Somateria mollissima 14/01/2024 Knott-End on Sea 32 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex Lifer 33 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs Lifer 34 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 27/01/2024 Pugneys Lifer 35 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 36 Smew Mergellus albellus 14/01/2024 Lunt Meadows Male, brief, but good close view. Distant view (via telescope) of female at Audenshaw Res in 2023 was 1st sighting. 37 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 38 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 30/03/2024 Woolston Eyes NR, Cheshire 39 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 27/01/2024 Deer Hill 40 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 10/02/2024 North Yorkshire 2 males lekking watched by 7 females 41 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 13/01/2024 Swillington Ings 42 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 43 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 03/03/2024 Swillington Ings 44 Swift Apus apus 27/04/2024 Swillington Ings 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 07/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex Proper Rock Doves seen 20.1.24 at Bempton 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 27/01/2024 Old Moor 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Macclesfield 48 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Macclesfield 49 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 02/03/2024 Leighton Moss 50 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Bramhall, Cheshire 51 Coot Fulica atra 13/01/2024 Swillington Ings 52 Crane Grus grus 24/03/2024 Willow dene Fen, Norfolk 6 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 27/01/2024 Old Moor 54 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 16/03/2024 Burton Rigg, Scarborough 55 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 56 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 30/03/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffs Male in breeding plumage 57 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 03/03/2024 Swillington Ings 58 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 14/01/2024 Crosby Marina 59 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 60 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 24/03/2024 Stiffkey, Norfolk 61 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 14/01/2024 Jeremy Lane, Glasson, Lancaster 62 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 06/04/2024 Southport 63 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 06/04/2024 Marshside, Lancs 64 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 65 Curlew Numenius arquata 14/01/2024 Southport Later same day saw dozens from Jeremy Lane, Glasson, Lancaster 66 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 20/01/2024 Filey Brigg 67 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 14/01/2024 Ribble Estuary 68 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 24/03/2024 Stiffkey, Norfolk 69 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 13/01/2024 Swillington Ings Lifer. 70 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 14/01/2024 Ribble Estuary 71 Redshank Tringa totanus 14/01/2024 Crosby Marina 72 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 73 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 10/02/2024 Saltholme 74 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 10/02/2024 Saltholme 75 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 14/01/2024 Crosby Marina 76 Knot Calidris canutus 20/01/2024 Filey Brigg 77 Sanderling Calidris alba 06/04/2024 Ainsdale Beach, Lancs 78 Dunlin Calidris alpina 14/01/2024 Southport 79 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs Lifer 80 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 04/05/2024 Swillington Ings 81 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 82 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 30/04/2024 Swillington Ings 83 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 20/04/2024 Swillington Ings 84 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 06/04/2024 Ainsdale Beach, Lancs 85 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 06/04/2024 Marshside, Lancs 86 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16/03/2024 Bempton Cliffs 87 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 88 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 03/01/2024 Slaithwaite 89 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 06/04/2024 Marshside, Lancs 90 Common Gull Larus canus 14/01/2024 Crosby Marina 91 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 27/01/2024 Ravensthorpe Lifer. Eye not very dark. Distinguished from Herring Gulls by white, smaller head and longer wings. 92 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2024 Bradford BD58HW 93 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 14/01/2024 Southport 94 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 14/01/2024 Crosby Marina 95 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 24/02/2024 Strathclyde Waterpark, Clyde, Scotland 96 Razorbill Alca torda 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs 97 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 20/01/2024 Scarborough Harbour 98 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs 99 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 14/01/2024 Crosby Marina LHS 100 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 20/01/2024 Scarborough Harbour 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 10/02/2024 Whitburn Coastal Park 102 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 20/04/2024 Swillington Ings Blue ringed bird. Circled over, chased by BH Gulls 103 Gannet Morus bassanus 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs 104 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 105 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs 'Lifer': Have probably seen lots of times before, but not ID'd before. 106 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 13/01/2024 Swillington Ings 107 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 10/02/2024 Saltholme 108 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 03/03/2024 Swillington Ings 109 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 110 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 14/04/2024 Fairburn Ings 111 Great White Egret Ardea alba 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 112 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 113 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 14/01/2024 Lunt Meadows 114 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 115 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 14/01/2024 Jeremy Lane, Glasson, Lancaster Lifer. A male 116 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 24/03/2024 Stiffkey, Norfolk 117 Red Kite Milvus milvus 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 118 Buzzard Buteo buteo 07/01/2024 M11, Cambs 119 Barn Owl Tyto alba 03/02/2024 Meltham 120 Little Owl Athene noctua 03/02/2024 Meltham 121 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 10/02/2024 Saltholme 122 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/02/2024 Linthwaite 123 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 20/01/2024 Top Hill Low 124 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 17/03/2024 Slaithwaite 125 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 07/01/2024 M11, Cambs 126 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 27/01/2024 Old Moor A pair, perched on a pylon 127 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 03/03/2024 Swillington Ings 128 Jay Garrulus glandarius 27/01/2024 Pugneys 129 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Bramhall, Cheshire 130 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 06/01/2024 Linthwaite 131 Rook Corvus frugilegus 07/01/2024 M11, Cambs 132 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Macclesfield 133 Raven Corvus corax 10/02/2024 Whaw, North Yorkshire 134 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 06/01/2024 Crossgates, Leeds 135 Coal Tit Periparus ater 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 136 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 137 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 10/02/2024 Fairburn Ings 138 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Macclesfield 139 Great Tit Parus major 03/01/2024 Bradford BD58HW 140 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 13/01/2024 Swillington Ings 141 Woodlark Lullula arborea 09/03/2024 Budby Common, Notts 142 Skylark Alauda arvensis 03/03/2024 Swillington Ings 143 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 23/03/2024 Swillington Ings 144 Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/04/2024 Ainley Top 145 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 27/01/2024 Old Moor 146 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2024 Bradford BD58HW 147 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 04/05/2024 Rivelin, S Yorks 148 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/04/2024 Banks Marsh, Lancs 149 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 150 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 151 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 20/04/2024 Swillington Ings 152 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 27/04/2024 Saltholme 153 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 27/01/2024 Wombwell 154 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 04/05/2024 Swillington Ings 155 Whitethroat Curruca communis 27/04/2024 Saltholme 156 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 24/03/2024 Kelling Heath, Norfolk 157 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 16/03/2024 Bempton Cliffs 158 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 13/01/2024 Swillington Ings 159 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 160 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 19/01/2024 Cromwell Bottom 161 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 19/01/2024 Cromwell Bottom 162 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 163 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 07/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex 164 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 06/01/2024 Linthwaite 165 Redwing Turdus iliacus 06/01/2024 Linthwaite 166 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Macclesfield 167 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 14/01/2024 Ribble Estuary 168 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 04/05/2024 Cutthroat Bridge, Derbys 169 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 20/01/2024 Top Hill Low 170 Robin Erithacus rubecula 04/01/2024 Bradford BD58HW 171 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 04/05/2024 Padley Gorge, Derbys 172 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 23/04/2024 Marsden 173 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 174 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 175 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 27/01/2024 Linthwaite 176 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs 177 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Macclesfield 178 Dunnock Prunella modularis 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 179 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 13/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 180 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 181 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 182 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 02/03/2024 Ulverston 183 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 14/01/2024 Southport 184 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 04/05/2024 Padley Gorge, Derbys 185 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 14/01/2024 Ribble Estuary 186 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 20/01/2024 Bempton Cliffs 187 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 188 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 19/01/2024 Cromwell Bottom 189 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 13/01/2024 swilling 190 Twite Linaria flavirostris 14/01/2024 Knott-End on Sea Lifer 191 Linnet Linaria cannabina 27/01/2024 Wombwell 192 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 24/03/2024 N Norfolk 193 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 27/01/2024 Old Moor About 5 194 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 07/01/2024 Aberton reservoir, Essex 195 Siskin Spinus spinus 03/02/2024 Linthwaite 196 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 14/01/2024 Southport Lifer 197 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 09/03/2024 Budby Common, Notts 198 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/01/2024 Swillington Ings 199 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 27/04/2024 Hartlepool 200 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 07/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex Lifer 201 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 24/02/2024 Kilwinning, Scotland American visitor