Raymond Turner: Somerset Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 157 of 157 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 23/10/2020 Blue Anchor 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 4 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 23/10/2020 Dunster Marsh 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 09/07/2019 Steart 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 28/02/2022 Curry Moor 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 20/10/2019 Ham Wall 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 09/07/2019 Steart 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 17/12/2022 Hawkridge Res 10 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 10/02/2022 Greylake 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 12/05/2023 Steart 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/10/2019 Steart 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 20/08/2019 Ham Wall 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 10/01/2020 Ham Wall 15 American Wigeon Mareca americana 30/10/2022 Mear Heath 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 17 Pintail Anas acuta 03/03/2020 Ham Wall 18 Teal Anas crecca 02/10/2019 Steart 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 16/11/2019 Herriott's Pool (Chew Valley) 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 10/01/2020 Ham Wall 22 Scaup Aythya marila 17/12/2022 Hawkridge Res 23 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 12/12/2020 Barrow Gurney 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 13/04/2021 Simonsbath 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 27 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood Seen on route 28 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ********** ********** 29 Swift Apus apus 27/04/2021 Ham Wall 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 26/04/2020 Weir Water 31 Stock Dove Columba oenas 09/07/2019 Steart 32 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 33 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 34 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 31/07/2022 Ham Wall 35 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 02/10/2019 RSPB Greylake 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 09/07/2019 Steart 37 Coot Fulica atra 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 38 Crane Grus grus 10/02/2022 Greylake 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 20/08/2019 Ham Wall 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 41 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 09/07/2019 Steart 42 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 14/07/2020 Steart 43 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 09/07/2019 Steart 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/10/2019 Steart 45 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 24/06/2020 Steart 46 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 20/08/2019 Ham Wall 47 Curlew Numenius arquata 29/10/2019 Porlock Ridge 48 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/10/2019 Steart 49 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/10/2019 Steart 50 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 20/10/2019 Greylake 51 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 12/12/2020 Barrow Gurney 52 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 29/08/2023 Exmoor 53 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 20/08/2019 Ham Wall 54 Redshank Tringa totanus 29/10/2019 Porlock Ridge 55 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 02/10/2019 Steart 56 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/11/2019 Steart 57 Knot Calidris canutus 02/10/2019 Steart 58 Ruff Calidris pugnax 03/09/2022 Ham Wall 59 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/10/2019 Steart 60 Little Stint Calidris minuta 21/09/2022 Porlock Marsh 61 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 26/09/2020 Minehead 62 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 09/07/2019 Steart 63 Common Gull Larus canus 09/07/2019 Steart 64 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 09/07/2019 Steart 65 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 17/10/2021 Cow Castle 66 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 09/07/2019 Steart 67 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 12/12/2020 Barrow Gurney 68 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 09/07/2019 Steart 69 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 21/05/2022 Ham Wall 70 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 02/10/2019 Steart 71 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 24/06/2020 Steart 72 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 09/07/2019 Steart 73 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 14/10/2023 Ham Wall 74 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 08/08/2018 Catcott LNR 75 Great White Egret Ardea alba 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 76 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 09/07/2019 Steart 77 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 23/08/2020 Durleigh Res 78 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 23/08/2020 Shapwick Heath 79 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 80 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 81 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 82 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 29/02/2020 Exmoor Female 83 Red Kite Milvus milvus 17/10/2020 Chetsford Water 84 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 19/09/2021 Exmoor 85 Buzzard Buteo buteo 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 86 Barn Owl Tyto alba 03/03/2020 Ham Wall 87 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 12/01/2022 Kingsford 88 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 26/08/2021 Catcott 89 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 20/10/2019 Ham Wall 90 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 03/09/2021 Minehead 91 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 92 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 13/02/2023 Cow Castle 93 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 94 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 20/06/2020 Cothelstone 95 Merlin Falco columbarius 29/10/2019 Dunkery Wood 96 Hobby Falco subbuteo 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 97 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/01/2020 Room Hill 98 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 04/01/2020 Room Hill 99 Jay Garrulus glandarius 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 100 Magpie Pica pica 09/07/2019 Steart 101 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 102 Rook Corvus frugilegus 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 103 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 104 Raven Corvus corax 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 105 Coal Tit Periparus ater 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 106 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 107 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 108 Great Tit Parus major 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 109 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 27/01/2023 Bridgewater 110 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20/06/2019 Dunkery Wood 111 Swallow Hirundo rustica 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 112 House Martin Delichon urbicum 02/10/2019 Steart 113 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 114 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 115 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 116 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 117 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 12/05/2023 Ham Wall 118 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 09/07/2019 Steart 119 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 09/07/2019 Steart 120 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 121 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 24/06/2020 Steart 122 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 30/07/2020 Huntspill Huntspill 123 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 18/11/2019 Ham Wall 124 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 125 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 126 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 127 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 128 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 30/12/2019 Porlock Ridge 129 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 130 Redwing Turdus iliacus 29/10/2019 Dunkery Wood 131 Blackbird Turdus merula 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 132 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 29/10/2019 Dunkery Wood 133 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 23/04/2023 Steart 134 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 09/05/2020 Exmoor 135 Robin Erithacus rubecula 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 136 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 09/05/2020 Exmoor 137 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 08/01/2021 Porlock Marsh 138 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 26/04/2020 Weir Water 139 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 26/04/2020 Weir Water 140 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 24/02/2019 Dunkery Wood 141 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 09/05/2020 Exmoor 142 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 143 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 09/07/2019 Steart 144 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 145 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 18/09/2022 Cow Castle 146 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/04/2019 Dunkery Wood 147 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 09/07/2019 Steart 148 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 17/07/2019 Shapwick Heath 149 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 25/04/2023 Cow Castle 150 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/04/2019 Tarr Steps 151 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 152 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 09/07/2019 Steart 153 Linnet Linaria cannabina 18/11/2019 Steart 154 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 14/05/2016 Stonnwall Manor 155 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 09/03/2022 Porlock Weir 156 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 27/01/2024 157 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 09/07/2019 Steart