Ian Bennell: Cornwall Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 199 of 199 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 5 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 6 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 7 Gadwall Mareca strepera 8 Wigeon Mareca penelope 9 American Wigeon Mareca americana 21/12/2003 Hayle Estuary,Cornwall 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 11 Pintail Anas acuta 12 Teal Anas crecca 13 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 14 Pochard Aythya ferina 15 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 16 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 Scaup Aythya marila 18 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 19/10/2002 Drift Reservoir,Cornwall Drake 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 20 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 21 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 23 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 25 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 26 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 27 Swift Apus apus 28 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 29 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 30 Stock Dove Columba oenas 31 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 32 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 33 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 35 Coot Fulica atra 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 37 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 38 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 39 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 40 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 41 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 42 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 43 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 45 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 49 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 07/10/2016 Perranuthnoe,Cornwall 50 Curlew Numenius arquata 51 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 52 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 53 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 54 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 55 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 56 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 10/03/2007 Hayle Estuary,Cornwall 57 Redshank Tringa totanus 58 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 21/12/2003 Hayle Estuary,Cornwall 59 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 05/10/2018 Devoran Quay,Cornwall 60 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 61 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 62 Knot Calidris canutus 63 Ruff Calidris pugnax 64 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 65 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 66 Sanderling Calidris alba 67 Dunlin Calidris alpina 68 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 69 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 07/10/2016 Davidstow Airfield,Cornwall 70 Little Stint Calidris minuta 71 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 05/10/2018 Drift Reservoir,Cornwall 72 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 73 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 74 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 75 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 76 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 77 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 78 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 79 Common Gull Larus canus 80 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 81 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 83 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 84 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 85 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 86 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 87 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 88 Razorbill Alca torda 89 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 90 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 91 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 92 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 93 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 94 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 95 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 96 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 97 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 98 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 99 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 100 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 101 Gannet Morus bassanus 102 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 103 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 104 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 105 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 106 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 107 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 108 Great White Egret Ardea alba 109 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 110 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 111 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 112 Red Kite Milvus milvus 113 Black Kite Milvus migrans 114 Buzzard Buteo buteo 115 Barn Owl Tyto alba 116 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 28/12/2008 Sperris Quoit,Cornwall 117 Hoopoe Upupa epops 118 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 119 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 120 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 121 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 122 Merlin Falco columbarius 123 Hobby Falco subbuteo 124 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus Yes 10/03/2007 Stepper Point,Cornwall 125 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 126 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 09/10/2008 Nanjizal Valley,Cornwall 127 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 04/10/2019 Church Cove,Lizard,Cornwall 128 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 06/10/2023 Caradon Hill,Cornwall 129 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 130 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 23/10/2021 Pendeen,Cornwall 131 Jay Garrulus glandarius 132 Magpie Pica pica 133 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 134 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 135 Rook Corvus frugilegus 136 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 137 Raven Corvus corax 138 Coal Tit Periparus ater 139 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 140 Great Tit Parus major 141 Skylark Alauda arvensis 142 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 143 Swallow Hirundo rustica 144 House Martin Delichon urbicum 145 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 146 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 147 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 01/09/2019 Trevescan,Cornwall 148 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 149 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 150 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 151 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 152 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 153 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 154 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 155 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 156 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 10/10/2014 Porthgwarra,Cornwal Male not identified to species 157 Whitethroat Curruca communis 158 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 159 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 160 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 161 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 162 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 163 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 17/10/2018 Treeve Common,Cornwall 164 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 165 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 166 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 167 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 168 Redwing Turdus iliacus 169 Blackbird Turdus merula 170 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 171 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 172 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 21/12/2003 Godrevy Point,Cornwall 173 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 174 Robin Erithacus rubecula 175 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 12/10/2019 Nanquidno Valley,Cornwall 176 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 177 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 178 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 179 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 180 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 181 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 182 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 29/03/2002 Nanquidno Valley,Cornwall 183 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 184 Dunnock Prunella modularis 185 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 186 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 187 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 188 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 189 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 07/09/2019 Kynance Cove,Cornwall 190 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 191 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 192 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 193 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 194 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 195 Linnet Linaria cannabina 196 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 197 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 198 Siskin Spinus spinus 199 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus