Dave Davies: Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man Year List 2023 BOU/IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 193 of 193 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 11/11/2023 Cley Nature reserve 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/02/2024 Somerset 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 01/02/2024 Somerset 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2022 Middleton Lakes 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2022 Middleton Lakes 16 American Wigeon Mareca americana 22/05/2023 Isle of Mull 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 18 Pintail Anas acuta 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 19 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2022 Middleton Lakes 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 01/02/2024 Somerset 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 15/01/2024 Sandwell RSPB 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 14/02/2024 Berwickshire 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 18/03/2024 Norfolk 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 32 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 22/06/2023 Roydon Common, Norfolk 33 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 15/05/2023 Ardnamurchan 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 22/05/2023 Isle of Mull 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2022 Calke Abbey NT 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2022 Calke Abbey NT 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 39 Corncrake Crex crex 22/05/2023 Isle of Mull 40 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 41 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 42 Crane Grus grus 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 44 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 15/01/2024 Sandwell RSPB 46 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 16/04/2023 St Aidan's RSPB 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 20/03/2024 Minsmere RSPB 48 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Yes 04/05/2023 Frampton Marsh RSPB 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 52 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 21/06/2023 Cley Nature reserve 53 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 14/02/2024 Berwickshire 54 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 04/05/2023 Frampton Marsh RSPB 55 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 16/05/2023 Ardnamurchan 56 Curlew Numenius arquata 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 57 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 31/01/2024 Somerset 58 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 59 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Norfolk 60 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Norfolk 61 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 62 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 02/09/2023 Minsmere RSPB 63 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 04/05/2023 Frampton Marsh RSPB 64 Redshank Tringa totanus 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 65 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 02/09/2023 Minsmere RSPB 66 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 21/06/2023 Cley Nature reserve 67 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 68 Knot Calidris canutus 02/09/2023 Minsmere RSPB 69 Ruff Calidris pugnax 31/01/2024 Somerset 70 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 02/09/2023 Minsmere RSPB 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/01/2022 Titchwell RSPB 73 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 18/03/2024 Norfolk 74 Little Stint Calidris minuta 23/06/2023 Titchwell RSPB 75 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23/06/2023 Titchwell RSPB 76 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 19/05/2023 Isle of Mull 77 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 04/05/2023 Rutland Water 78 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 79 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 22/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 80 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 19/05/2023 Isle of Mull 81 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2022 Middleton Lakes 82 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 18/03/2024 Norfolk 83 Common Gull Larus canus 15/05/2023 Ardnamurchan 84 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2022 Middleton Lakes 85 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 86 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 20/03/2024 Minsmere RSPB 87 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 19/05/2023 Isle of Mull 88 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 19/05/2023 Isle of Mull 89 Puffin Fratercula arctica 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 90 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 19/05/2023 Isle of Mull 91 Razorbill Alca torda 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 92 Guillemot Uria aalge 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 93 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 94 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 14/02/2024 Berwickshire 95 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 19/05/2023 Isle of Mull 96 Gannet Morus bassanus 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 97 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 98 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 99 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Norfolk 100 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 20/03/2024 Minsmere RSPB 101 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 28/08/2023 Cambridgeshire 102 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 103 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 104 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 105 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2022 Middleton Lakes 106 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 04/05/2023 Rutland Water 107 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 22/05/2023 Isle of Mull 108 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 109 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 22/06/2023 Roydon Common, Norfolk 110 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 111 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 24/05/2023 Isle of Mull 112 Red Kite Milvus milvus 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 113 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 114 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 115 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/02/2024 Somerset 116 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 24/05/2023 Isle of Mull 117 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 05/01/2022 Sculthorpe nature reserve 118 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 31/01/2024 Somerset 119 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 19/06/2023 Trimingham, Norfolk 120 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 02/09/2023 Minsmere RSPB 121 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2022 Sculthorpe nature reserve 122 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 123 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 124 Hobby Falco subbuteo 22/06/2023 Roydon Common, Norfolk 125 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Suffolk 126 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 15/01/2024 Sandwell RSPB 127 Jay Garrulus glandarius 05/01/2022 Sculthorpe nature reserve 128 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 129 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 130 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 131 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 132 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 133 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 134 Raven Corvus corax 31/01/2024 Somerset 135 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Norfold 136 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 137 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 138 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 139 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 20/03/2024 Minsmere RSPB 140 Skylark Alauda arvensis Norfolk 141 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Norfolk 142 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 25/04/2023 Coombes Valley RSPB 143 Swallow Hirundo rustica 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 144 House Martin Delichon urbicum 22/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 145 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 146 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 147 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 148 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 31/01/2024 Somerset 149 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 150 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 22/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 151 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 16/04/2023 St Aidan's RSPB 152 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 04/05/2023 Rutland Water 153 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 154 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 20/03/2024 Minsmere RSPB 155 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Norfolk 156 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 157 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 02/01/2022 Calke Abbey NT 158 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Norfolk 159 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 160 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 15/01/2024 Sandwell RSPB 161 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 16/05/2023 Ardnamurchan 162 Redwing Turdus iliacus 163 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 164 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 165 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 166 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 25/04/2023 Coombes Valley RSPB 167 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 18/03/2024 Norfolk 168 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 25/04/2023 Coombes Valley RSPB 169 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 16/05/2023 Ardnamurchan 170 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 171 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 172 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 24/05/2023 Isle of Mull 173 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 04/01/2022 Welney WWT 174 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 175 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 176 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 04/05/2023 Frampton Marsh RSPB 177 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 09/04/2024 South Stack RSPB 178 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Norfolk 179 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Norfolk 180 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 24/05/2023 Isle of Mull 181 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 20/03/2024 Minsmere RSPB 182 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 183 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 184 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Norfolk 185 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 05/01/2022 Sculthorpe nature reserve 186 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2022 Calke Abbey NT 187 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2023 Middleton Lakes 188 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 189 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2022 Calke Abbey NT 190 Siskin Spinus spinus 18/03/2024 Norfolk 191 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Norfolk 192 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 15/02/2024 Berwickshire 193 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 15/01/2024 Sandwell RSPB