Paul Bebbington: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 197 of 197 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 18/01/2024 Frampton marsh. 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Middlewich. 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 07/01/2024 Lunt meadows. 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 30/01/2024 Llay pool. 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 23/03/2024 Slimbridge. 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Middlewich 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 07/01/2024 Marshside. 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 07/01/2024 Marshside. 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 04/01/2024 Burton Marsh. 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 03/01/2024 Burton mere 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 06/02/2024 Acre Nook. 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 29/03/2024 Woolston Eyes. 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Middlewich 19 Pintail Anas acuta 07/01/2024 Marshside. 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Middlewich 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 04/02/2024 Lunt meadows. 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 21/03/2024 Carsington Water. 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 09/01/2024 Mere farm quarry. 24 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes ********** ********** 25 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 06/02/2024 Taylor Park. St Helens. 26 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Middlewich 27 Scaup Aythya marila 30/01/2024 Marbury Park. 28 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 22/03/2024 Woolston Eyes. 29 Eider Somateria mollissima 28/01/2024 Knott End. 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 09/01/2024 Lapwing Hall pool. 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 11/01/2024 Newchurch Common. 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2024 Middlewich 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan. 34 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 29/03/2024 Woolston Eyes. 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 01/02/2024 Chimneys. 36 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 03/03/2024 World's end. 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 21/01/2024 Flitcham Abbey Farm. 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 18/01/2024 Frampton. 40 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 16/05/2024 Ideford Common. 41 Swift Apus apus 22/04/2024 Middlewich. 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2024 Middlewich 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2024 Middlewich 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Middlewich 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 18/01/2024 Frampton marsh. 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 48 Coot Fulica atra 04/01/2024 Burton mere 49 Crane Grus grus 23/03/2024 Slimbridge. 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/01/2024 Lunt meadows. 51 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 08/01/2024 Middlewich 52 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan. 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 29/03/2024 Woolston Eyes. 54 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan. 55 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11/02/2024 Burton mere. 56 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 18/01/2024 Frampton marsh. 57 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 07/01/2024 Marshside. 58 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan. 59 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 60 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 17/04/2024 Sandbach flashes. 61 Curlew Numenius arquata 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 62 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 20/01/2024 Stiffkey. 63 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 64 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 24/02/2024 Middlewich. 65 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 01/01/2024 Middlewich 66 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2024 Middlewich 67 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17/04/2024 Sandbach flashes. 68 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 06/01/2024 Middlewich. 69 Redshank Tringa totanus 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 70 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 17/03/2024 Hesketh out marsh. 71 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan. 72 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan. 73 Knot Calidris canutus 19/01/2024 Titchwell. 74 Ruff Calidris pugnax 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 75 Sanderling Calidris alba 19/01/2024 Titchwell. 76 Dunlin Calidris alpina 18/01/2024 Frampton marsh. 77 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14/01/2024 Rhos-on-sea. 78 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes ********** ********** 79 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 27/04/2024 Out of Poole. 80 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 08/03/2024 Marbury. 81 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 11/04/2024 Great Orme. 82 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 83 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 08/03/2024 Sandbach flashes. 84 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 85 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 86 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 03/01/2024 Middlewich. 87 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 03/01/2024 Middlewich 88 Razorbill Alca torda 03/03/2024 Llanddulas. 89 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 03/03/2024 Llanddulas. 90 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan. 91 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 07/01/2024 Crosby marina. 92 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 21/03/2024 Carsington Water. 93 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 28/04/2024 Out of Poole. 94 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27/04/2024 95 Gannet Morus bassanus 11/04/2024 Great Orme. 96 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Middlewich 97 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 14/01/2024 Rhos-on-sea. 98 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 25/02/2024 Middleton. 99 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 17/03/2024 Marshside. 100 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 30/01/2024 Marbury Park. 101 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 102 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 04/01/2024 Burton Marsh. 103 Great White Egret Ardea alba 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 104 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 Middlewich 105 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 21/04/2024 Llyn Brenig. 106 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 09/01/2024 Chads pool. 107 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 04/01/2024 Burton Marsh. 108 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 19/01/2024 Wareham Green. 109 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 19/01/2024 Wareham Green. Norfolk 110 Red Kite Milvus milvus 14/01/2024 Spinnies. 111 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 26/04/2024 Wareham Channel. Dorset. 112 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 Middlewich 113 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/01/2024 Middlewich 114 Little Owl Athene noctua 04/01/2024 115 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 12/02/2024 116 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/02/2024 Burton Marsh. 117 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 19/01/2024 Titchwell. 118 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 11/01/2024 Newchurch Common. 119 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 14/01/2024 Spinnies 120 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 10/03/2024 Venus pool. 121 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 19/01/2024 Burton mere. 122 Merlin Falco columbarius 19/01/2024 Wareham Green. 123 Hobby Falco subbuteo 16/05/2024 124 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 11/02/2024 Parkgate. 125 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 17/01/2024 Chorlton. 126 Jay Garrulus glandarius 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 127 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Middlewich 128 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 11/04/2024 Great Orme. 129 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Middlewich 130 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 131 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Middlewich 132 Raven Corvus corax 30/01/2024 Middlewich 133 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 14/01/2024 Llanddulas. 134 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2024 Middlewich 135 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 20/01/2024 Lynford Arboretum. 136 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 13/02/2024 Tittesworth. 137 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 138 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Middlewich 139 Skylark Alauda arvensis 07/01/2024 Marshside. 140 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 08/03/2024 Marbury. 141 Swallow Hirundo rustica 21/03/2024 142 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2024 Sandbach flashes. 143 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 11/03/2024 Middlewich. 144 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2024 Middlewich 145 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 04/04/2024 Burton mere wetlands. 146 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 15/03/2024 Middlewich. 147 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 06/05/2024 Middlewich. 148 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/04/2024 Conwy rspb. 149 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 08/05/2024 150 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10/01/2024 Middlewich. 151 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 24/04/2024 Lapwing Hall pool. 152 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 22/04/2024 Middlewich. 153 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2024 Conwy rspb. 154 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 17/05/2024 Labraador Bay. 155 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 24/03/2024 Nagshead. 156 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 09/01/2024 Lapwing lane. 157 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 05/01/2024 Middlewich 158 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 04/01/2024 Burton mere 159 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 30/01/2024 Nant Mill. 160 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Middlewich 161 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2024 Middlewich 162 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 163 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 164 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Middlewich 165 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2024 Middlewich 166 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 18/04/2024 167 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Middlewich 168 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 21/04/2024 Coed Hafod. 169 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 16/04/2024 Bickerton Hill. 170 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 18/04/2024 171 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2024 Burton mere. 172 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 28/03/2024 Leasowe. 173 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/01/2024 Llanfairfechan 174 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 09/01/2024 Lapwing lane. 175 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Middlewich 176 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 Middlewich 177 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 08/04/2024 Middlewich. 178 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2024 Middlewich 179 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 Middlewich 180 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 04/01/2024 Burton mere 181 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 07/05/2024 The Cloud 182 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 11/04/2024 183 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Middlewich 184 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 09/01/2024 Lapwing lane. 185 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 20/01/2024 Lynford Arboretum 186 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 11/01/2024 Newchurch Common. 187 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2024 Middlewich 188 Twite Linaria flavirostris 28/01/2024 Knott End. 189 Linnet Linaria cannabina 04/01/2024 Burton Marsh. 190 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 15/01/2024 Moston Green 191 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 15/01/2024 Moston Green. 192 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 20/01/2024 Lydford Arboretum. 193 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Middlewich 194 Siskin Spinus spinus 04/01/2024 Burton mere wetlands. 195 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 18/01/2024 Frampton marsh 196 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 17/05/2024 197 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 18/01/2024 Frampton marsh.