Michael Lawrence: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 176 of 176 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 03/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 24/01/2024 North Warren, Suffolk 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 15/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 24/01/2024 North Warren, Suffolk 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 24/01/2024 Minsmere 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 08/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18/03/2024 Lakenheath, Suffolk 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 04/01/2024 Abberton Res 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 17 Pintail Anas acuta 24/01/2024 Minsmere 18 Teal Anas crecca 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 29/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 04/03/2024 Aldeburgh, Suffolk 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 23 Scaup Aythya marila 16/02/2024 Abberton Res 24 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 09/02/2024 Abberton Res 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 29/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 27 Smew Mergellus albellus 03/02/2024 Abberton Res 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 03/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 30 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 19/02/2024 Choseley, Norfolk 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 04/01/2024 Goldhanger, Essex 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 29/01/2024 Swaffham, Norfolk 33 Swift Apus apus 01/05/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 08/05/2024 Minsmere 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex Feral 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 38 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 08/05/2024 Wrabness 39 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 40 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 07/02/2024 Titchwell 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 42 Coot Fulica atra 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 12/02/2024 Alton Water, Suffolk 46 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 08/04/2024 Cavenham Heath, Suffolk 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 03/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 48 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 22/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/01/2024 Manningtree, Essex 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 07/02/2024 Titchwell 52 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 12/01/2024 Manningtree, Essex 53 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 15/04/2024 Abberton Res 54 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 07/02/2024 Titchwell 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 58 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 25/03/2024 Cley 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 15/01/2024 Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 26/04/2024 Abberton Res 61 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 26/04/2024 Abberton Res 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 63 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 18/03/2024 Frampton Marsh 64 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 12/02/2024 Walberswick, Suffolk 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 12/01/2024 Manningtree, Essex 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 03/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 67 Knot Calidris canutus 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 29/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 07/02/2024 Titchwell 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 71 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 04/03/2024 Lowestoft, Suffolk 72 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 22/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 73 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 15/04/2024 Abberton Res 74 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/04/2024 Minsmere 75 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 22/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 76 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 12/02/2024 Sizewell, Suffolk 77 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 78 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/03/2024 Titchwell 79 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 81 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 82 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 83 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 03/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 84 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 07/02/2024 Hunstanton, Norfolk 85 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 86 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 29/01/2024 Stiffkey, Norfolk 87 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 19/02/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 88 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 18/03/2024 Lakenheath, Suffolk 89 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 90 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 07/02/2024 Welney, Norfolk 91 Great White Egret Ardea alba 08/01/2024 Abberton Res 92 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 93 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 08/01/2024 Abberton Res 94 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 26/02/2024 Cockley Cley, Norfolk 95 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 96 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 24/01/2024 Minsmere 97 Red Kite Milvus milvus 12/01/2024 Colchester, Essex 98 Black Kite Milvus migrans 13/05/2024 Minsmere 99 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 19/02/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 100 Buzzard Buteo buteo 15/01/2024 Cockley Cley, Norfolk 101 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 07/02/2024 Eldernell, Cambs 102 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 07/02/2024 Eldernell, Cambs 103 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 07/02/2024 Eldernell, Cambs 104 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 12/01/2024 Manningtree, Essex 105 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 13/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 106 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 24/01/2024 Minsmere 107 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 108 Hobby Falco subbuteo 08/05/2024 Minsmere 109 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 03/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 110 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 05/05/2024 Orpington, Kent 111 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 26/02/2024 Weeting, Norfolk 112 Jay Garrulus glandarius 08/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 113 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 114 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 115 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 116 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 117 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 14/01/2024 Colchester, Essex 118 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 119 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 15/01/2024 Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 120 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 121 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 122 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 07/02/2024 Titchwell 123 Woodlark Lullula arborea 26/02/2024 Brandon, Suffolk 124 Skylark Alauda arvensis 29/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 125 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 15/04/2024 Minsmere 126 Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/04/2024 Lakenheath, Suffolk 127 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 24/01/2024 Minsmere 128 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2024 Mistley, Essex 129 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 15/04/2024 Minsmere 130 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 18/03/2024 Lakenheath, Suffolk 131 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 08/04/2024 Lakenheath, Suffolk 132 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 08/04/2024 Lakenheath, Suffolk 133 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 08/04/2024 Cavenham Heath, Suffolk 134 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 08/04/2024 Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 135 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 26/04/2024 Abberton Res 136 Whitethroat Curruca communis 08/04/2024 Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 137 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 12/02/2024 Dunwich Heath, Suffolk 138 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 15/01/2024 Lynford, Norfolk 139 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 140 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 15/01/2024 Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 141 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 15/01/2024 Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 142 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 143 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 08/01/2024 Ipswich, Suffolk 144 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 15/01/2024 Lynford, Norfolk 145 Redwing Turdus iliacus 08/01/2024 Abberton Res 146 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 147 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 08/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 148 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 149 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 08/04/2024 Lackford Lakes, Suffolk 150 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 04/03/2024 Sizewell, Suffolk 151 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 15/04/2024 Abberton Res 152 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 153 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 25/03/2024 Cley 154 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 07/02/2024 Welney, Norfolk 155 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 156 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 157 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 26/04/2024 Abberton Res 158 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 08/04/2024 Cavenham Heath, Suffolk 159 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 160 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 161 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 03/01/2024 Abberton Res 162 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 163 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 29/01/2024 Lynford, Norfolk 164 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 29/01/2024 Lynford, Norfolk 165 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 24/01/2024 Minsmere 166 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 14/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 167 Twite Linaria flavirostris 29/01/2024 Cley 168 Linnet Linaria cannabina 07/02/2024 Titchwell 169 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 24/01/2024 Minsmere 170 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 15/01/2024 Lynford, Norfolk 171 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 East Bergholt, Suffolk 172 Siskin Spinus spinus 15/01/2024 Lynford, Norfolk 173 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 19/02/2024 Snettisham, Norfolk 174 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 29/01/2024 Lynford, Norfolk 175 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 07/02/2024 Welney, Norfolk 176 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 04/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex Life bird