Purbeck Birds: Isle of Purbeck Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 193 of 193 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 9 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 11 Wigeon Mareca penelope 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 13 Pintail Anas acuta 14 Teal Anas crecca 15 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 16 Scaup Aythya marila 17 Eider Somateria mollissima 18 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 19 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 23 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 24 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 25 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 26 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 27 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 28 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 29 Swift Apus apus 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 37 Coot Fulica atra 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 39 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 41 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 46 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 47 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 48 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 49 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 50 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 51 Curlew Numenius arquata 52 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 53 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 54 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 55 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 56 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 57 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 58 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 59 Redshank Tringa totanus 60 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 61 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 63 Knot Calidris canutus 64 Sanderling Calidris alba 65 Dunlin Calidris alpina 66 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 67 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 68 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 30/03/2024 Shipstal point 69 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 70 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 71 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 72 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 73 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 74 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 75 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 14/05/2024 Holme water meadows 76 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 77 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 78 Common Gull Larus canus 79 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 80 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 81 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 82 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 83 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 84 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 85 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 86 Puffin Fratercula arctica 87 Razorbill Alca torda 88 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 89 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 90 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 91 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 92 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 93 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 94 Gannet Morus bassanus 95 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 96 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 97 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 98 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 99 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 100 Great White Egret Ardea alba 101 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 102 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 103 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 104 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 105 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 106 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 107 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 108 Red Kite Milvus milvus 109 Buzzard Buteo buteo 110 Barn Owl Tyto alba 111 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 112 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 113 Hoopoe Upupa epops 114 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 115 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 116 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 117 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 118 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 119 Merlin Falco columbarius 120 Hobby Falco subbuteo 121 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 122 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 123 Jay Garrulus glandarius 124 Magpie Pica pica 125 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 126 Rook Corvus frugilegus 127 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 128 Raven Corvus corax 129 Coal Tit Periparus ater 130 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 131 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 132 Great Tit Parus major 133 Woodlark Lullula arborea 134 Skylark Alauda arvensis 135 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 136 Swallow Hirundo rustica 137 House Martin Delichon urbicum 138 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 139 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 140 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 141 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 142 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 143 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 144 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 145 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 146 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 147 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 148 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 149 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 150 Whitethroat Curruca communis 151 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 152 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 153 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 154 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 155 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 156 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 157 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 158 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 159 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 160 Redwing Turdus iliacus 161 Blackbird Turdus merula 162 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 163 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 164 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 165 Robin Erithacus rubecula 166 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 167 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 168 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 169 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 170 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 171 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 172 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 173 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 174 Dunnock Prunella modularis 175 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 176 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 177 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 178 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 179 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 180 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 181 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 182 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 183 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 184 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 185 Linnet Linaria cannabina 186 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 187 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 188 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 189 Siskin Spinus spinus 190 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 191 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 192 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 193 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus