David Nickeas: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 163 of 163 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 01/01/2024 Martin Mere 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 18/02/2024 Crossens 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 01/01/2024 Lunt LWT 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 11/05/2024 Marshside 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 15 Pintail Anas acuta 16 Teal Anas crecca 17 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 01/01/2024 Lunt LWT 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Martin Mere 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 28/01/2024 Leighton Moss RSPB 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 Scaup Aythya marila 18/03/2024 Marshside 22 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 04/03/2024 Leighton Moss 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 28/01/2024 Morecambe Bay 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 08/01/2024 Aldcliffe pools 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2024 Crosby Marine Lake 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 29/01/2024 Kimnel Bay 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 28/01/2024 Morecambe Bay 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 24/02/2024 Birkdale Cop 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 32 Swift Apus apus 29/04/2024 Clitheroe 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 39 Coot Fulica atra 40 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Crosby Marine Lake 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 43 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 08/03/2024 Marshside 44 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 45 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 17/01/2024 Cheshire Lines path 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 47 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius ********** ********** 48 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 49 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22/04/2024 North Moss Lane, Formby 50 Curlew Numenius arquata 51 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 28/01/2024 Morecambe Bay 52 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 53 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 08/01/2024 Martin Mere 54 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 15/04/2024 Marshside 55 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/01/2024 Middleton, Lancs 56 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 01/05/2024 Marshside 57 Redshank Tringa totanus 58 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 01/05/2024 Marshside 59 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 28/01/2024 Morecambe Bay 60 Knot Calidris canutus 61 Ruff Calidris pugnax 62 Sanderling Calidris alba 17/03/2024 Birkdale beach 63 Dunlin Calidris alpina 64 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 28/01/2024 Morecambe Bay 65 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 15/04/2024 Marshside 66 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 67 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 14/01/2024 Crossens inner 68 Common Gull Larus canus 69 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 70 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 12/02/2024 Blackburn 71 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 72 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 73 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 01/01/2024 Crosby Marine Lake 74 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 75 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 28/01/2024 Middleton, Lancs 76 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 17/03/2024 Marshside 77 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 28/01/2024 Leighton Moss 78 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 79 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 80 Great White Egret Ardea alba 81 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 82 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 83 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 84 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 85 Buzzard Buteo buteo 86 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/01/2024 Martin Mere 87 Little Owl Athene noctua 14/01/2024 Gravel Lane, Banks 88 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 12/02/2024 Marshside RSPB 89 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/01/2024 90 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18/03/2024 Leisure Lakes 91 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 92 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 93 Merlin Falco columbarius 94 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 95 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 01/01/2024 Lunt LWT 96 Jay Garrulus glandarius 97 Magpie Pica pica 98 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 99 Rook Corvus frugilegus 100 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 101 Raven Corvus corax 08/01/2024 Aldcliffe pools 102 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 29/01/2024 North Wales 103 Coal Tit Periparus ater 104 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 28/01/2024 Leighton Moss 105 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 106 Great Tit Parus major 107 Skylark Alauda arvensis 108 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 18/03/2024 Marshside 109 Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/04/2024 Ainsdale NR 110 House Martin Delichon urbicum 22/04/2024 North Moss Lane, Formby 111 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 28/01/2024 Leighton Moss RSPB 112 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 113 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 31/03/2024 Birkdale NR 114 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 115 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15/04/2024 Marshside 116 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/04/2024 Foul Lane 117 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 29/04/2024 Lancs/Yorks border 118 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10/01/2024 Garden 119 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 05/05/2024 Spurn 120 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 05/05/2024 Sammy's Point 121 Whitethroat Curruca communis 11/04/2024 Marshside 122 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 123 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 124 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 28/01/2024 Leighton Moss RSPB 125 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 28/01/2024 Leighton Moss RSPB 126 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 127 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 128 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 129 Redwing Turdus iliacus 130 Blackbird Turdus merula 131 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 132 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 06/04/2024 Ainsdale NR 133 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 09/05/2024 Foul Lane 134 Robin Erithacus rubecula 135 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 29/04/2024 Moor Piece NR 136 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 29/04/2024 Moor Piece NR 137 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 09/05/2024 Marshside 138 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 139 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/03/2024 Marshside 140 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 29/04/2024 The Inn at Whitewell 141 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 142 Dunnock Prunella modularis 143 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 12/04/2024 Crossens 144 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2024 Martin Mere 145 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 146 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 04/03/2024 Ulverston 147 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 148 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 18/02/2024 Crossens 149 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 12/02/2024 Marshside RSPB 150 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 151 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 08/01/2024 Martin Mere 152 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 08/01/2024 Aldcliffe pools 153 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 154 Twite Linaria flavirostris 22/01/2024 Southport beach 155 Linnet Linaria cannabina 156 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 07/02/2024 Ainsdale NR 157 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 06/03/2024 Birkdale NR 158 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 159 Siskin Spinus spinus 28/01/2024 Heysham, Lancs 160 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 01/01/2024 Southport beach 161 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 24/02/2024 Blowick Moss 162 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 17/01/2024 Cheshire Lines path 163 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus