Paul Coates: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 193 of 193 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 08/01/2020 Swillington ings. 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 5 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 05/02/2020 4 at Wheldrake ings. 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 10/12/2020 2 on hillside swillington 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 07/02/2020 Swillington ings. 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 09/01/2020 Adel Dam 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 20/05/2020 Astley Lake Swillington ings. 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 16 Pintail Anas acuta 17 Teal Anas crecca 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 03/03/2020 Johnny Brown's common south kirkby west yorkshire. Drake. 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 Scaup Aythya marila 16/01/2020 Nosterfield quarry 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 03/04/2020 Horton bank top country park. Bradford West Yorkshire. 2 flocks over 21.40pm 22.00pm 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2020 24 Smew Mergellus albellus 16/01/2020 Female nosterfield quarry. 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 26 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 05/01/2020 Settle North Yorkshire 27 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 08/03/2020 Ogden moor. West Yorkshire. 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 10/01/2020 Swillington ings fleet lane. 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 15/01/2020 Swillington ings 31 Swift Apus apus 09/05/2020 4 over our House. 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 23/05/2020 Bolton Abbey. 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 20/06/2020 Bempton cliffs 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 08/03/2020 Horton bank top country park. Bradford. 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 39 Coot Fulica atra 40 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 08/01/2020 Swillington ings. 41 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 13/03/2020 Swillington ings. 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/01/2020 Skipton 43 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11/03/2020 Swillington ings. 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2020 Main Lake Swillington ings. 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 09/05/2020 Horton bank top country park. 46 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 26/05/2020 Lindley wood reservoir. 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 16/04/2020 Thornton moor road. West Yorkshire. 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 20/06/2020 Flamborough on beach 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 18/02/2020 Swillington ings. 52 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 16/01/2020 Swillington ings 53 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 25/11/2020 Swillington ings. 54 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 08/01/2020 Swillington ings. 55 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 30/05/2020 Nosterfield Nature Reserve . Main lake. 56 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 23/05/2020 Bolton Abbey. 57 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh RSPB 58 Redshank Tringa totanus 16/01/2020 Nosterfield LNR. 11 on main lake. 59 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 16/01/2020 Nosterfield LNR On main lake. 60 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh RSPB 61 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20/06/2020 Filey. 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 20/06/2020 Bridlington sea front 63 Knot Calidris canutus 18/03/2020 Swillington ings. 64 Ruff Calidris pugnax 16/01/2020 Nosterfield LNR. 65 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh RSPB 66 Sanderling Calidris alba 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh RSPB 67 Dunlin Calidris alpina 18/03/2020 Swillington ings. 68 Little Stint Calidris minuta 16/09/2020 Swillington ings. 69 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 20/06/2020 Filey Brigg 70 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 15/06/2020 Fairburn RSPB 71 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 26/05/2020 Lindley wood reservoir. 72 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 09/09/2020 Flamborough 73 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh RSPB. 74 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 20/06/2020 Bempton RSPB reserve. 75 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 76 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 12/09/2020 Redcar tarn Keighley West Yorkshire Adult. 77 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 18/03/2020 Swillington ings. 78 Common Gull Larus canus 05/01/2020 79 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 17/01/2020 Redcar Tarn off Black Hill Lane. West Yorkshire. 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2020 81 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 20/06/2020 Flamborough. 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 83 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 11/03/2020 Main lake swillington ings. 84 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 26/01/2020 Redcar Tarn near Keighley West Yorkshire. 85 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 09/09/2020 Flamborough 86 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 20/06/2020 Flamborough. 87 Puffin Fratercula arctica 20/06/2020 North Landings Flamborough. 88 Razorbill Alca torda 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton. 89 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton. 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton. 91 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 09/09/2020 Flamborough head. 92 Gannet Morus bassanus 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton . 93 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2020 94 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton. 95 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 22/03/2020 Fairburn RSPB. 96 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 24/06/2020 Swillington ings. 97 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 15/01/2020 Swillington ings 98 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 15/06/2020 Fairburn RSPB 99 Great White Egret Ardea alba 24/01/2020 Swillington ings. 100 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 101 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 17/05/2020 Denholme moor flying west over reservoir 10.30am.. 102 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 06/08/2020 Gouthwaite Reservoir 11.25am . 103 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2020 Swillington ings. 104 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2020 Male at Swillington ings 105 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 23/09/2020 Upwood Holiday Park.. Black moor road near Howarth. Gliding through valley.14.45pm. Juv ringtail. 106 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2020 Swillington ings. 107 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2020 Swillington ings. 108 Barn Owl Tyto alba 02/01/2020 Newsam Green Farm Leeds. 109 Little Owl Athene noctua 02/01/2020 Swillington ings. 110 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 26/05/2020 Dob park near Otley. 111 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 08/01/2020 4 birds on hillside swillington ings. 112 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/01/2020 Temple Newsam woods near Leeds. 113 Hoopoe Upupa epops 30/09/2020 Collingham near Leeds. 114 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2020 115 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 27/11/2020 Bradford West Yorkshire. Male. 116 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 117 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 118 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 119 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 18/06/2020 Biggin North Yorkshire Female 120 Hobby Falco subbuteo 23/05/2020 Bolton Abbey. 121 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 16/01/2020 Nosterfield LNR. 122 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 26/02/2020 Coach road Swillington ings. 123 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 21/10/2020 South kirkby West Yorkshire Male. 124 Jay Garrulus glandarius 05/01/2020 Shipley 125 Magpie Pica pica 05/01/2020 126 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 05/01/2020 Langcliffe near Settle North Yorkshire 1st winter. 127 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 128 Rook Corvus frugilegus 129 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 130 Raven Corvus corax 06/08/2020 1 over Middlesmoor Nidderdale. 131 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 12/01/2020 1 in trees Studio Road Leeds. 132 Coal Tit Periparus ater 133 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 21/05/2020 Low wood. Riddlesden near Bingley. 134 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 09/01/2020 Adel Dam. 135 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 136 Great Tit Parus major 137 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 07/02/2020 Swillington ings. 138 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/01/2020 Soil hill Queensbury. 139 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 11/03/2020 3 birds Swillington ings. 140 Swallow Hirundo rustica 11/04/2020 One over my house 7.45pm Bradford. 141 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23/05/2020 Stridd woods. 142 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 05/02/2020 Fairburn RSPB. Down the cut. 143 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 144 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 03/04/2020 Horton Bank Top Country park Bradford. 145 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 10/01/2020 Swillington ings 146 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 20/04/2020 Horton bank top country park. 147 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 14/04/2020 Horton bank top country park. 148 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19/03/2020 Skipton woods. 149 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 23/04/2020 Horton bank top country park. 150 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 11/06/2020 Harden moor near Bingley West Yorkshire. 151 Whitethroat Curruca communis 23/04/2020 Horton bank top country park. 152 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 10/01/2020 Swillington ings. 153 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 154 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 155 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/01/2020 156 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 10/06/2020 Collingham in cherry tree male summer plumage. Starr farm Compton Lane. 157 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 158 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 08/01/2020 Temple Newsam woods. 159 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 160 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2020 Fleet Lane 161 Blackbird Turdus merula 162 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 05/01/2020 Skipton. 163 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 06/08/2020 How Stream Gorge Nidderdale 164 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 23/05/2020 Stridd woods. 165 Robin Erithacus rubecula 166 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 23/05/2020 Stridd woods. 167 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 23/09/2020 Taylor Lane. Bradshaw, near Queensbury. 168 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 23/05/2020 Bolton Abbey. 169 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 15/01/2020 Swillington ings 170 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15/04/2020 M & F on Sheep hill lane Bradford. 171 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 23/05/2020 Bolton Abbey. 172 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton. 173 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 174 Dunnock Prunella modularis 175 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10/06/2020 Starr Farm Collingham. 176 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 177 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 178 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 179 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 02/01/2020 Filter beds Swillington ings 180 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton. 181 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 182 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 09/01/2020 Adel Dam near Otley. 183 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 184 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 05/01/2020 Skipton. 185 Twite Linaria flavirostris 07/11/2020 3 over Horton bank top country park. 186 Linnet Linaria cannabina 187 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 10/01/2020 Swillington ings 188 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 20/06/2020 29 passed Hunmanby Gap Filey. 189 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 190 Siskin Spinus spinus 02/01/2020 Methley Copse Swillington ings 191 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton cliff's 192 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19/01/2020 RSPB Bempton. 193 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus