Martyn Jones: Britain Year List 2019 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 204 of 204 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 12/02/2019 Frampton Marsh 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 10/01/2019 Findhorn Bay 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2019 Elton Hall Flash 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2019 Elton Hall Flash 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 20/01/2019 Rufford About 350 of them in a field along the A59 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 13/02/2019 Norfolk 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2019 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/04/2019 Padley Gorge, Derbyshire 3 males and 3 females. 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/06/2019 Lunt Meadows LWT Either a male in eclipse or a female. 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2019 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 12/02/2019 Frampton Marsh 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2019 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2019 15 Pintail Anas acuta 02/01/2019 16 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2019 17 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 15/02/2019 RSPB Titchwell - Norfolk 5 birds 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 06/02/2019 St. Aidan's RSPB 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 17/03/2019 Llyn Bran, North Wales Distant 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 Scaup Aythya marila 09/03/2019 Elton Reservoir 2 males 4 females 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 10/01/2019 Burghead 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 10/01/2019 Burghead 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 10/01/2019 Burghead 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 10/01/2019 Burghead Male and females 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 09/01/2019 Lochindorb 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire Redhead on river. 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 10/01/2019 Burghead 29 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 09/01/2019 Lochindorb 30 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 28/03/2019 World's End, Llangollen 17, possibly 19 males 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 19/02/2019 Pilling, Lancashire 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 10/01/2019 Grantown-on Spey 33 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 13/02/2019 Sea Palling - Norfolk 34 Swift Apus apus 20/05/2019 Lunt Meadows, Sefton 35 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Yes 08/08/2019 Methley, Yorkshire Distant, hazy, but distinguishing features seen. 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 20/05/2019 North Uist 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2019 Tyldesley, Greater Manchester 38 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2019 Tyldesley, Greater Manchester 39 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 02/01/2019 40 Corncrake Crex crex 20/05/2019 Balranald RSPB. North Uist 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2019 42 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2019 43 Crane Grus grus 13/02/2019 Hickling Broad / Stubb Mill Six in total 44 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 10/01/2019 Findhorn Bay 45 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 18/04/2019 Barton-upon-Humber 46 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/01/2019 47 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 08/04/2019 Lunt Meadows, Sefton A pair. 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 10/01/2019 Burghead 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta ********** ********** 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 14/02/2019 RSPB Titchwell 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 28/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire 52 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 17/09/2019 Lunt Meadows LWT 53 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 24/04/2019 Great Orme, North Wales 2 males and 1 female 54 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 15/02/2019 Salthouses - Norfolk 55 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 20/05/2019 Lunt Meadows, Sefton 56 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2019 57 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 20/05/2019 North Uist 58 Curlew Numenius arquata 12/02/2019 Frampton Marsh 59 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 15/02/2019 RSPB Titchwell - Norfolk 60 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/01/2019 61 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2019 62 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 17/03/2019 RSPB Conwy Distant 63 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 20/05/2019 Loch Mor, Benbecula 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 03/05/2019 Balmacara, Loch Alsh 65 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 27/02/2019 Old Moor RSPB 66 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 24/04/2019 Conwy RSPB, North Wales 67 Redshank Tringa totanus 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire On river edge. 68 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 19/07/2019 Cresswell Ponds, Northumberland 69 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/06/2019 Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 15/02/2019 Salthouses - Norfolk 71 Knot Calidris canutus 16/10/2019 Kilnsea Wetlands 72 Ruff Calidris pugnax 12/02/2019 Frampton Marsh 73 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 20/05/2019 Lunt Meadows, Sefton 74 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 17/09/2019 Crossens Inner Marsh, Marshside RSPB At least five juvenile birds 75 Sanderling Calidris alba 15/02/2019 Winterton Dunes - Norfolk 5 birds 76 Dunlin Calidris alpina 15/02/2019 RSPB Titchwell - Norfolk 5 birds 77 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 20/05/2019 Berneray 78 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 20/05/2019 Balranald RSPB. North Uist 79 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 24/06/2019 Doffcocker Lodge, Bolton 80 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 19/07/2019 Coquet Island, Northumberland 81 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 03/07/2019 Cemlyn Bay, Anglesey 82 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 22/04/2019 Blacktoft Sands RSPB 6 at Marshland Hide before flying off. 83 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 20/05/2019 The Minch 84 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2019 85 Common Gull Larus canus 20/05/2019 North Uist 86 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2019 87 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 10/03/2019 Old Moor RSPB 88 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/01/2019 89 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2019 90 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 31/03/2019 Cutacre Country Park, Little Hulton 91 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 25/08/2019 North Sea off Scarborough 92 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 15/05/2019 Berneray 93 Puffin Fratercula arctica 20/05/2019 The Minch 94 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 20/05/2019 Uig Harbour 95 Razorbill Alca torda 20/05/2019 The Minch 96 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 20/05/2019 The Minch 97 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 10/01/2019 Burghead 98 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 20/05/2019 Grimsay 99 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 20/05/2019 Skye 100 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 04/05/2019 Skye 101 Gannet Morus bassanus 20/05/2019 The Minch 102 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2019 103 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 10/01/2019 Burghead 104 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 13/06/2019 Marshside RSPB 105 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 04/04/2019 Blacktoft Sands RSPB One landed briefly, but didn't stay long. 106 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 22/04/2019 Blacktoft Sands RSPB One flew across the reeds and into its roost at about 4:45pm - Singleton Hide. 107 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 20/01/2019 Marshside RSPB 108 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 15/03/2019 Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB, Wirral 109 Great White Egret Ardea alba 23/01/2019 Parkgate, Wirral 110 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2019 111 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 28/03/2019 Llyn Brenig, North Wales Blue 24 is back 112 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 20/05/2019 Loch Eynort, South Uist 113 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 31/01/2019 Lunt Meadows, Sefton 114 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 23/01/2019 Parkgate, Wirral 115 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 23/01/2019 Parkgate, Wirral 116 Red Kite Milvus milvus 06/02/2019 St. Aidan's RSPB 117 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 20/05/2019 North Uist 118 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2019 Sandbach 119 Barn Owl Tyto alba 05/01/2019 Lowercroft Reservoir 120 Little Owl Athene noctua 20/01/2019 Banks 121 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 02/01/2019 Sandbach Flashes 122 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs 123 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 13/02/2019 Barton Broad 124 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 11/01/2019 Loch Garten 125 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 29/07/2019 Dunham Massey Park At least six. 126 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire 127 Merlin Falco columbarius 23/01/2019 Parkgate, Wirral 128 Hobby Falco subbuteo 25/05/2019 Leigh, Greater Manchester 129 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 23/01/2019 Parkgate, Wirral 130 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 16/10/2019 Easington, near Spurn 131 Jay Garrulus glandarius 09/03/2019 Elton Reservoir Feeders 2 birds 132 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2019 Tyldesley, Greater Manchester 133 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 24/04/2019 Great Orme, North Wales 134 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire 135 Rook Corvus frugilegus 10/01/2019 Findhorn Bay 136 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 137 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 09/01/2019 Findhorn Bay 138 Raven Corvus corax 09/01/2019 Cairngorm car park 139 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 04/01/2019 Hulme, Manchester At least 6 birds possibly 12 in with lots of Redwing and a couple of Mistle Thrushes 140 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2019 141 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 09/01/2019 Grantown-on Spey 142 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 12/08/2019 Leighton Moss RSPB 143 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 09/03/2019 Elton Reservoir Feeders 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2019 Tyldesley, Greater Manchester 145 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2019 146 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 06/02/2019 St. Aidan's RSPB 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 11/02/2019 Burwell Fen 148 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 14/02/2019 Holkham - Norfolk At least six birds. 149 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 10/04/2019 St. Aidan's RSPB 150 Swallow Hirundo rustica 10/04/2019 Reedness near Blacktoft Sands RSPB 151 House Martin Delichon urbicum 21/05/2019 Bickershaw Rucks 152 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 18/04/2019 Far Ings Many singing and a brief glimpse of one 153 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus ********** ********** 154 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 18/11/2019 Bempton Cliffs RSPB Singing and feeding well. 155 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 06/04/2019 Leigh Spinners 156 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21/05/2019 Bickershaw Rucks 157 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 01/02/2019 Hope Carr Nature Reserve, Leigh 158 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 09/09/2019 Blacktoft Sands RSPB 159 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 03/07/2019 Cors Ddyga, Anglesey Definitely heard, may be seen 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 18/04/2019 Barton-upon-Humber Singing 161 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22/04/2019 Blacktoft Sands RSPB Or was it a Reed Warbler? 162 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 14/02/2019 Holkham - Norfolk 163 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 13/02/2019 Hickling Broad / Stubb Mill At least 3 164 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 27/01/2019 Hope Carr Sewage Works 165 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 26/01/2019 Alance Bridge, Bolton 166 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 09/01/2019 Grantown-on Spey 167 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 18/11/2019 Far Ings LWT Can't believe I hadn't added this species 168 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire Breaking snail on stone. 169 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 04/01/2019 Hulme, Manchester 170 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/01/2019 Hulme, Manchester 30+ birds 171 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2019 Tyldesley, Greater Manchester 172 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 11/02/2019 Burwell Fen 173 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 26/04/2019 Stanage Edge Male and female 174 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2019 175 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 26/04/2019 Padley Gorge At least three singing males - Box no.14 looks good. 176 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 16/10/2019 Kilnsea 177 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 06/06/2019 Near Strid Wood on the bolton Abbey Estate in Wharfedale Three males and one female seen 178 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 21/06/2019 Wrynose Pass, Lake District 179 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 31/01/2019 Lunt Meadows, Sefton 180 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 28/03/2019 North Wales Moors 3, 2 males and a female 181 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Yes 10/09/2019 Pilling, Lancashire Eastern Black-eared Wheatear or perhaps Pied Wheatear - the jury is still out. 182 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 20/03/2019 Yarrow Valley Park, Chorley 183 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 02/01/2019 184 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2019 185 Dunnock Prunella modularis 12/02/2019 Frampton Marsh 186 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 09/06/2019 Holly Bush Lane, Rixton 187 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 27/01/2019 Hope Carr Sewage Wirks 188 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 21/01/2019 Hope Carr Nature Reserve, Leigh 189 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 28/03/2019 World's End, Llangollen 190 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 11/05/2019 South Uist Date needs checking. 191 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 09/01/2019 Grantown-on Spey 192 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 11/01/2019 Loch Garten 193 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 26/01/2019 Alance Bridge, Bolton 194 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 09/03/2019 Elton Reservoir Feeders Lots 195 Twite Linaria flavirostris 19/02/2019 Knott End-on-Sea, Lancashire At least 50+ birds. 196 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20/01/2019 Crossen's Outer Marsh, Marshside 197 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 15/02/2019 Sculthorpe Nature Reserve - Norfolk 198 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 09/03/2019 Elton Reservoir Feeders Lots 199 Siskin Spinus spinus 15/02/2019 Sculthorpe Nature Reserve - Norfolk 200 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 06/11/2019 Great Orme, North Wales 201 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 11/01/2019 Cairngorm Ski Car Park 202 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 07/05/2019 Balranald RSPB, North Uist 203 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 03/01/2019 Bonby Carrs, Lincolnshire 204 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 23/01/2019 Parkgate, Wirral