Ashley Pitney: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 254 of 254 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 10/02/2024 Norfolk 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 06/04/2024 Worcestershire 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 03/03/2024 Near Frome 15 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 01/01/2024 Grey lake somerset 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 19/03/2024 Catcott somerset X2 drakes and 1 female 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 06/04/2024 North Yorkshire 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 Pintail Anas acuta 23 Teal Anas crecca 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 04/03/2024 Hampshire 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 30 Scaup Aythya marila 31 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 31/03/2024 Cardiff 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 33 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 34 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 35 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 36 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 03/02/2024 Norfolk holkham gap 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 38 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 06/04/2024 kinross Scotland 39 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 40 Smew Mergellus albellus 22/02/2024 Scotland Adult drake 41 Goosander Mergus merganser 42 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 29/03/2024 Cheshire 44 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 45 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 46 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 26/03/2024 West raynham Norfolk 47 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 48 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 49 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 10/05/2024 Frome 50 Swift Apus apus 21/04/2024 Ham wall somerset 51 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 02/03/2024 Salisbury, plain 52 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 21/04/2024 Acres down 53 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 54 Stock Dove Columba oenas 55 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 56 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 57 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 58 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 13/05/2024 Somerset levels 59 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 60 Coot Fulica atra 61 Crane Grus grus 62 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 63 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 64 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 65 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 66 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 22/03/2024 Salisbury 67 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 68 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 20/04/2024 Frampton marsh 69 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 70 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 71 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 72 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 73 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 30/03/2024 Steart Marshes 74 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 75 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 76 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 07/05/2024 Dorset 77 Curlew Numenius arquata 78 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 79 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 80 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 26/03/2024 Cley marshes Norfolk 81 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 82 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 83 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 84 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 26/03/2024 Norfolk 85 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 21/04/2024 Normandy marsh 86 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 14/04/2024 Lodmoore 87 Redshank Tringa totanus 88 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 26/03/2024 Frampton marsh rspb 89 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 90 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 91 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 92 Knot Calidris canutus 93 Ruff Calidris pugnax 94 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 28/04/2024 Hampshire 95 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 11/05/2024 Rainham marsh 96 Sanderling Calidris alba 97 Dunlin Calidris alpina 98 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 02/03/2024 Portland 99 Little Stint Calidris minuta 30/03/2024 Slimbridge 100 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 20/04/2024 Frampton marsh 101 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 20/04/2024 Frampton marsh 102 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 31/03/2024 Arne 103 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 10/04/2024 CVL somerset 104 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 31/03/2024 Arne 105 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 23/03/2024 Ferry bridge 106 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 107 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 06/04/2024 Loch leven NNR perth & kinross 108 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 21/01/2024 Cornwall 109 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 110 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 111 Common Gull Larus canus 112 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 113 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 114 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 115 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 116 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 117 Puffin Fratercula arctica 05/05/2024 Bempton 118 Razorbill Alca torda 119 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 120 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 121 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 122 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 123 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 23/03/2024 Portland bill 124 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 24/03/2024 Knepp 125 Gannet Morus bassanus 126 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 127 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 128 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 129 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 130 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 03/03/2024 Ham wall somerset levels In flight 131 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 05/05/2024 North Yorkshire 132 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 133 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 134 Great White Egret Ardea alba 135 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 136 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 30/03/2024 Chew Valley Lake 137 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 28/04/2024 New forest 138 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 139 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 140 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 141 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 142 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 31/03/2024 Gower wales 143 Red Kite Milvus milvus 144 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 145 Buzzard Buteo buteo 146 Barn Owl Tyto alba 147 Little Owl Athene noctua 148 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 149 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 150 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 151 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 152 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 153 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 154 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 155 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 156 Merlin Falco columbarius 157 Hobby Falco subbuteo 17/04/2024 Bristol 158 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 159 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 160 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 161 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 16/02/2024 West Sussex 162 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 17/04/2024 Abbotsbury 163 Jay Garrulus glandarius 164 Magpie Pica pica 165 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 166 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 167 Rook Corvus frugilegus 168 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 169 Raven Corvus corax 170 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 171 Coal Tit Periparus ater 172 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 173 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 174 Great Tit Parus major 175 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 26/03/2024 Cley marshes Norfolk 176 Woodlark Lullula arborea 177 Skylark Alauda arvensis 178 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 179 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 180 Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/04/2024 kinross 181 House Martin Delichon urbicum 06/04/2024 kinross Scotland 182 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 183 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 184 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 21/04/2024 Acres down 185 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 27/02/2024 186 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 01/04/2024 ChapmanSlade 187 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 188 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 20/04/2024 Frampton marsh 189 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 04/04/2024 Westhay 190 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 20/04/2024 North cave wetlands 191 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 08/04/2024 Sand point avon 192 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 193 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 23/04/2024 Ham wall somerset levels 194 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 14/04/2024 Templecombe 195 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 14/04/2024 Portland 196 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/04/2024 Templecombe 197 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 198 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 03/03/2024 Ham wall Somerset levels 199 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 200 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 201 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 202 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 203 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 204 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 205 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 206 Redwing Turdus iliacus 207 Blackbird Turdus merula 208 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 209 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 22/03/2024 Hampshire 210 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 20/01/2024 Tophill 211 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 02/05/2024 Frome 212 Robin Erithacus rubecula 213 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 09/05/2024 Dorset 214 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 28/04/2024 Slimbridge Gloucestershire 215 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 14/04/2024 Quantocks 216 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 02/03/2024 Portland 217 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 08/04/2024 Near chipping sodbury 218 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 13/04/2024 Lansdown 219 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 220 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 221 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 222 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 223 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 224 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Yes 05/05/2024 Pitstone quarry Buckinghamshire 225 Dunnock Prunella modularis 226 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 04/04/2024 Somerset levels 227 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 228 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 229 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 230 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 231 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 14/04/2024 Quantocks 232 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 233 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 234 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 235 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 236 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 237 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 238 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 239 Twite Linaria flavirostris 240 Linnet Linaria cannabina 241 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 242 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 243 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 21/04/2024 Acres down 244 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 245 Siskin Spinus spinus 246 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 247 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 248 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 249 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 250 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 251 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 252 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 253 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 07/04/2024 Gillingham Dorset 254 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 22/02/2024 Scotland