Alan Tilmouth: Northumberland Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 341 of 341 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 28/09/2023 Ross 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 28/02/2023 Beehive Flash 6 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 06/11/2009 Budle Bay 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 9 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 10 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 14 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 26/05/2014 Castle Island 15 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 16 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 17 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 09/09/2014 Castle Island 19 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 20 Gadwall Mareca strepera 21 Wigeon Mareca penelope 22 American Wigeon Mareca americana 24/11/1991 Cresswell Pond 23 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 24 Pintail Anas acuta 25 Teal Anas crecca 26 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 27 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 28 Pochard Aythya ferina 29 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 29/03/2017 Silverlink NR 30 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 06/11/1988 Bothal Pond 31 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 32 Scaup Aythya marila 33 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 21/10/2011 Marden Quarry 34 Eider Somateria mollissima 35 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 21/12/2021 Cambois adult drake (S Taylor) 36 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 37 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 38 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 15/04/2011 Stag Rocks, Bamburgh 39 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 40 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 26/02/2021 Cresswell Pond 41 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 42 Smew Mergellus albellus 43 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 08/03/2002 Woodhorn Flashes 44 Goosander Mergus merganser 45 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 46 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 47 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 48 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 49 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 50 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 51 Quail Coturnix coturnix 52 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 53 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 54 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 17/03/2023 Bamburgh 55 Swift Apus apus 56 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 30/10/2022 Amble two of the signifivant Oct 2022 influx. 57 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 58 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 59 Stock Dove Columba oenas 60 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 61 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 62 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 63 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 12/08/1989 Newton Pool 64 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 65 Coot Fulica atra 66 Crane Grus grus 67 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 68 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 01/01/1993 Druridge Pools 69 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 70 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 71 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 72 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 73 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 74 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 31/08/2019 Druridge Pools 75 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 76 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 77 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 78 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 22/06/1991 Druridge Pools 79 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 20/09/2013 St. Mary's 80 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 81 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 82 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 83 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 84 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yes 01/05/2023 Low Newton 85 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 17/05/2012 Lindisfarne NNR 86 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 87 Curlew Numenius arquata 88 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 89 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 90 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 05/10/2011 East Chevington NWT 91 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 92 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 93 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 94 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 01/11/2021 Newstead Flash 95 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 96 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 97 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 03/03/1990 Blyth Estuary 98 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 99 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 27/07/2013 Aln Estuary 100 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 101 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 102 Redshank Tringa totanus 103 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 15/06/1999 East Chevington 104 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 105 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 106 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 13/11/2011 Hauxley 107 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 108 Knot Calidris canutus 109 Ruff Calidris pugnax 110 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 11/07/1989 Druridge Pools 111 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 06/08/2012 Low Newton By the Sea 112 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 113 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 114 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 05/06/2021 Blyth Estuary 115 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 116 Sanderling Calidris alba 117 Dunlin Calidris alpina 118 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 119 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 01/10/2016 Boulmer, Northumberland 120 Little Stint Calidris minuta 121 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 122 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 123 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 20/08/2009 Cresswell Pond 124 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Yes 12/06/2014 Hauxley NR 125 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 28/07/2014 Castle Island 126 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Yes 01/07/2013 Farne Islands 127 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 128 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 129 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 15/09/2010 Cresswell Pond 130 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 131 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 132 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 133 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 134 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Yes 10/06/1989 Farne Islands 135 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 136 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 137 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 07/12/2013 Seahouses 138 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 139 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 03/06/2016 Castle Island 1st-summer 140 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 141 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 142 Common Gull Larus canus 143 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 13/08/2014 Amble 144 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 145 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 04/08/2011 Newbiggin 146 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 147 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 148 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 149 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 150 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 151 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 152 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 153 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 154 Puffin Fratercula arctica 155 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 156 Razorbill Alca torda 157 Little Auk Alle alle 158 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 159 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 160 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 161 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 21/01/2017 East Chevington NWT 162 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 163 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 24/03/1996 Blyth estuary 164 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 165 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 166 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 167 Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Yes 01/07/2021 Newbiggin Point 168 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 29/08/2022 Newbiggin Point 169 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 170 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 12/10/2021 Snab Point 171 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 172 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 173 Gannet Morus bassanus 174 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 175 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 176 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 26/09/2009 Bothal Pond 177 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 178 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 179 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 23/06/2014 Gosforth Park NR 180 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 181 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 182 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 08/11/2010 Morpeth 183 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 184 Great White Egret Ardea alba 185 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 186 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 04/05/2013 East Chevington NWT 187 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 188 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 27/05/2002 Newbiggin 189 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 190 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 191 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 192 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 193 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 194 Red Kite Milvus milvus 195 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 196 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 13/11/2014 Harthope Valley 197 Buzzard Buteo buteo 198 Barn Owl Tyto alba 199 Little Owl Athene noctua 200 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 201 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 202 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 203 Hoopoe Upupa epops 204 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 205 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 21/10/2017 Druridge Bay 206 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 207 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 208 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 209 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 210 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 211 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 21/09/2023 Eglingham juvenile 212 Merlin Falco columbarius 213 Hobby Falco subbuteo 214 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 215 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 29/11/2019 Wallsend 216 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 217 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 20/05/2013 Holy Island 218 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 05/05/2014 Hemscott Hill 219 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 220 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 15/10/2020 Holy Island 221 Jay Garrulus glandarius 222 Magpie Pica pica 223 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 224 Rook Corvus frugilegus 225 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 226 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 227 Raven Corvus corax 228 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 229 Coal Tit Periparus ater 230 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 231 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 232 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 233 Great Tit Parus major 234 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 235 Skylark Alauda arvensis 236 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 237 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 12/05/2001 Woodhorn (village) 238 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 239 Swallow Hirundo rustica 240 House Martin Delichon urbicum 241 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 242 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti ********** ********** 243 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 244 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 245 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Yes 03/05/2014 Newbiggin 246 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 26/01/2002 Lynemouth 247 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 248 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 249 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 22/10/2001 Newbiggin 250 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 251 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 252 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 253 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 13/10/2023 Holy Island 254 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 04/06/2014 Cresswell Pond 255 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 256 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 257 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 258 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Yes 15/08/2010 Druridge Bay 259 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 260 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 261 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 262 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 263 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 264 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 15/06/2020 Holy Island 266 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 06/05/2000 East Chevington 267 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 04/10/2013 Druridge Pools 268 Whitethroat Curruca communis 269 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 270 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 271 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 272 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 273 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 274 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Yes 07/05/2021 Newbiggin 275 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 276 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 277 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 05/10/2016 Holy Island 278 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 279 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 280 Redwing Turdus iliacus 281 Blackbird Turdus merula 282 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 283 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 284 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 20/03/2017 Prestwick Carr 285 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 286 Robin Erithacus rubecula 287 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 29/06/2009 Howlett hall 288 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 289 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 290 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 291 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 09/05/2013 Low Newton by the Sea 292 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 09/10/2010 Newbiggin 293 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 294 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 295 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 296 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 20/10/2013 Howick Haven 297 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 298 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 299 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 19/10/2016 Holy Island 300 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 07/11/1999 Snab Point 301 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 14/10/2012 Holy Island 302 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 303 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 304 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 305 Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Yes 29/10/2016 Newbiggin by the Sea 306 Dunnock Prunella modularis 307 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 308 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 15/12/2019 Prestwick Carr 309 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 15/05/1991 Hauxley 310 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 311 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 312 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 313 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 314 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 315 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 23/04/2021 Low Newton 316 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 18/11/2020 Amble 317 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 318 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 319 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 320 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 321 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 322 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 323 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 324 Twite Linaria flavirostris 325 Linnet Linaria cannabina 326 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 327 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 328 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 329 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 330 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 331 Siskin Spinus spinus 332 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 333 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 334 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 335 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 336 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 18/02/1990 Big Waters 337 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 338 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 01/10/1989 Newbiggin 339 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 22/10/1988 Druridge Pools 340 Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala Yes 23/10/1999 Woodhorn 341 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus