Dennis Morrison: Britain Year List 2019 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 228 of 228 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/10/2019 Unst, Shetland 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 27/02/2019 Shetland 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 27/02/2019 Shetland 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 04/01/2019 Hogganfield loch, Clyde 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 06/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 05/01/2019 Seafield pond, Lothian 12 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 06/06/2019 Druidge, Northumberland 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18/05/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 14 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 15/06/2019 Frankfield Loch, Clyde 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 08/01/2019 Figgate Park, Lothian 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 06/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Pintail Anas acuta 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 20 Teal Anas crecca 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 24 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 04/07/2019 St Abbs, Borders 25 Eider Somateria mollissima 06/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 26 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 26/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 06/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 28 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 19/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 06/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 06/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 32 Smew Mergellus albellus 26/12/2019 Cameron Reservoir, Fife 33 Goosander Mergus merganser 34 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 25/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 05/01/2019 Hopes reservoir, Lothian 36 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 06/04/2019 Cairngorms 37 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 06/04/2019 Undisclosed 38 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 07/04/2019 Highlands 39 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 01/05/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 07/04/2019 Perthshire 42 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2019 Saltholme, Cleveland 43 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Yes 09/08/2019 Mickletown, Yorkshire 44 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 12/05/2019 Pentland Hills, Lothian 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/05/2019 Saltholme, Cleveland 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 48 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 27/09/2019 Quendale, Shetland 49 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 08/01/2019 Inverleith pond, Lothian 51 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 52 Coot Fulica atra 53 Little Crake Zapornia parva Yes 17/09/2019 Blacktoft Sands, Yorkshire 54 Crane Grus grus 06/01/2019 Coldstream, Borders 55 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 56 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 27/02/2019 Shetland 57 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 06/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 58 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 31/10/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 59 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 60 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 29/08/2019 Greenlaw Farm Pond, Foulden, Borders 61 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 02/05/2019 Saltholme, Cleveland 62 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 18/05/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 63 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 27/02/2019 Shetland 64 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 23/07/2019 Holy Island, Northumberland 65 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 11/01/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 66 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 12/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 67 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 68 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 02/08/2019 Tyninghame, Lothian 69 Curlew Numenius arquata 70 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 71 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 72 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 26/09/2019 Thorntonloch, Lothian 73 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 25/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 74 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 18/05/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 75 Redshank Tringa totanus 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 76 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 14/08/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 77 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/08/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 78 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 79 Knot Calidris canutus 11/01/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 80 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 04/07/2019 Scaling Dam, Cleveland 81 Dunlin Calidris alpina 11/01/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 82 Little Stint Calidris minuta 27/09/2019 Spiggie, Shetland 83 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 19/08/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 84 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 28/09/2019 Grutness, Shetland 85 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 86 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 04/07/2019 Saltholme, Cleveland 87 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 02/05/2019 Saltholme, Cleveland 88 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 21/04/2019 Torness, Lothian 89 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 90 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 27/02/2019 Shetland 91 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 92 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 93 Common Gull Larus canus 94 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 95 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 29/01/2019 Balgray Reservoir, Clyde 96 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 97 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 27/02/2019 Shetland 98 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29/01/2019 Balgray Reservoir, Clyde 99 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 29/01/2019 Balgray Reservoir, Clyde 100 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 25/07/2019 Ferny Ness, Lothian 101 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 02/10/2019 Unst, Shetland 102 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 27/02/2019 Shetland 103 Razorbill Alca torda ********** ********** 104 Little Auk Alle alle 10/11/2019 Whitesands Quarry, Lothian 105 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 26/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 106 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 19/09/2019 Barns Ness, Lothian 107 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 07/04/2019 Undisclosed 108 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 02/10/2019 Unst, Shetland 109 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 27/02/2019 Shetland 110 Gannet Morus bassanus 27/02/2019 Shetland 111 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 03/09/2019 Kynance Cove, the Lizard, Cornwall 112 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 113 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 114 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 115 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 12/02/2019 Glencourse reservoir, Lothian 116 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 05/01/2019 Seafield pond, Lothian 117 Great White Egret Ardea alba 06/01/2019 Coldstream, Borders 118 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 119 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 09/04/2019 Lothian 120 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus ********** ********** 121 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 11/01/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 122 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 123 Red Kite Milvus milvus 09/02/2019 Dumfries and Galloway 124 Buzzard Buteo buteo 125 Barn Owl Tyto alba 28/01/2019 A7, Midlothian 126 Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus Yes 27/02/2019 Tresta, Shetland 127 Little Owl Athene noctua 25/05/2019 Flitcham Abbey, Norfolk 128 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 02/10/2019 Ronas Hill, Shetland 129 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 09/02/2019 Dumfries and Galloway 130 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 11/01/2019 Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh 131 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 29/09/2019 Ollaberry, Shetland 132 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 26/04/2019 Barns Ness, Lothian 133 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 09/02/2019 Dumfries and Galloway 134 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 22/12/2019 Whipsnade, Bedfordshire 135 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 136 Merlin Falco columbarius 07/04/2019 Highlands 137 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 138 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 14/10/2019 Easington, Yorkshire 139 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 03/10/2019 Cunningsburgh, Shetland 140 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 28/09/2019 Levenwick, Shetland 141 Jay Garrulus glandarius 09/02/2019 Dumfries and Galloway 142 Magpie Pica pica 143 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 03/09/2019 Kynance Cove, the Lizard, Cornwall 144 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 145 Rook Corvus frugilegus 146 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 147 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 27/02/2019 Shetland 148 Raven Corvus corax 09/02/2019 Dumfries and Galloway 149 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 06/01/2019 Dunbar, Lothian 150 Coal Tit Periparus ater 151 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 27/03/2019 Sizergh Castle, Cumbria 152 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 02/05/2019 Beacon Hill, Northumberland 153 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 154 Great Tit Parus major 155 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 156 Skylark Alauda arvensis 11/01/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 157 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 12/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 158 Swallow Hirundo rustica 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire 159 House Martin Delichon urbicum 07/05/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 160 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 25/05/2019 Titchwell, Norfolk 161 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 06/01/2019 Coldstream, Borders 162 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 27/09/2019 Geosetter, Shetland 163 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 25/04/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 164 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 23/02/2019 Bonnyrigg, Lothian In my back garden 165 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 27/09/2019 South Punds, Shetland 166 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 02/05/2019 Saltholme, Cleveland 167 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 08/10/2019 Barns Ness, Lothian 168 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 02/05/2019 Saltholme, Cleveland 169 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 21/04/2019 Skateraw, Lothian 170 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 21/04/2019 Skateraw, Lothian 171 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 12/06/2019 Perthshire 172 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 03/10/2019 Lerwick, Shetland 173 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 26/09/2019 Torness, Lothian 174 Whitethroat Curruca communis 01/05/2019 Musselburgh, Lothian 175 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 14/10/2019 Flamborough, Yorkshire 176 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/03/2019 Straiton, Lothian 177 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 06/01/2019 Port Seton, Lothian 178 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 06/01/2019 Coldstream, Borders 179 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/01/2019 Figgate Park, Lothian 180 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 181 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 08/01/2019 Figgate Park, Lothian 182 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 183 Redwing Turdus iliacus 08/01/2019 Edinburgh 184 Blackbird Turdus merula 185 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 06/03/2019 Gladhouse, Lothian 186 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 22/12/2019 Whipsnade, Bedfordshire 187 Robin Erithacus rubecula 188 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 27/09/2019 Geosetter, Shetland 189 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 18/05/2019 Barns Ness, Lothian 190 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 27/09/2019 Quendale, Shetland 191 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 27/09/2019 South Punds, Shetland 192 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 29/11/2019 Dunbar, Lothian 193 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 02/05/2019 Beacon Hill, Northumberland 194 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 06/07/2019 Black Lochs, Argyll 195 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 28/09/2019 Break, Shetland 196 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 12/05/2019 Pentland Hills, Lothian 197 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 21/04/2019 Torness, Lothian 198 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Yes 11/09/2019 Fluke Hall, Lancashire 199 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 12/05/2019 Pentland Hills, Lothian 200 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 201 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 202 Dunnock Prunella modularis 203 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 21/04/2019 Torness, Lothian 204 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 17/12/2019 Prestwick Carr, Northumberland 205 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22/01/2019 Edinburgh 206 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 06/01/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 207 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 208 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 06/06/2019 Northumberland 209 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 28/09/2019 Cunningsburgh, Shetland 210 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 05/01/2019 Torness, Lothian 211 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 212 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 213 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 05/01/2019 Stenton, Lothian 214 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 27/03/2019 Sizergh Castle, Cumbria 215 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 06/01/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 216 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 06/01/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 217 Twite Linaria flavirostris 06/01/2019 Tyninghame, Lothian 218 Linnet Linaria cannabina 219 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 05/01/2019 Hopes Reservoir, Lothian 220 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 05/01/2019 Hopes Reservoir, Lothian 221 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 05/01/2019 Hopes Reservoir, Lothian Coues's 222 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12/02/2019 Glencourse reservoir, Lothian 223 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 224 Siskin Spinus spinus 14/02/2019 Aberlady, Lothian 225 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 06/04/2019 Cairngorms 226 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 21/04/2019 Torness, Lothian 227 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 28/09/2019 Sumburgh Head, Shetland 228 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 27/03/2019 Leighton Moss, Lancashire