Dennis Woodward: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 224 of 224 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/01/2020 Hunstanton 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Draycote 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 18/01/2020 Budle Bay 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Draycote 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2020 Snettisham 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 06/01/2020 Nr Horsey 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/01/2020 Choseley 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 06/01/2020 Sea Palling 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 06/01/2020 Sea Palling 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/01/2020 Holkham 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/03/2020 Cannop Ponds 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 29/05/2020 Draycote 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Draycote 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 Draycote 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Draycote 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Draycote 19 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2020 Draycote 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 Draycote 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 24/01/2020 Slimbridge 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 22/01/2020 Rutland 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2020 Draycote 24 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 03/01/2020 Seeswood Pool 25 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 26/01/2020 Priory Country Park 26 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Draycote 27 Scaup Aythya marila 01/01/2020 Draycote 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 18/01/2020 Fisherrow 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 18/01/2020 Fisherrow 30 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 18/01/2020 Fisherrow 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18/01/2020 Goswick 32 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 18/01/2020 Goswick 33 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 02/01/2020 Titchwell 34 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Draycote 35 Smew Mergellus albellus 22/01/2020 Eyebrook 36 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2020 Draycote 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 02/01/2020 Hunstanton 38 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 22/07/2020 Nr Ladybower 39 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 05/02/2020 Wells 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Grandborough 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 02/01/2020 Choseley 42 Swift Apus apus 06/05/2020 Highland Road 43 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 16/05/2020 Ryton Meadows 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Draycote 46 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 20/05/2020 Otmoor 47 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Grandborough 48 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 24/01/2020 Slimbridge 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Draycote 50 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Draycote 51 Crane Grus grus 06/01/2020 Nr Acle 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Draycote 53 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 22/01/2020 Rutland 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Draycote 55 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 02/01/2020 Titchwell 56 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/01/2020 Rutland 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/01/2020 Hunstanton 58 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 02/01/2020 Titchwell 59 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 02/01/2020 Titchwell 60 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2020 Burnham Overy 61 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 02/01/2020 Titchwell 62 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 13/05/2020 Wolston 63 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/01/2020 Hunstanton 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/01/2020 Hunstanton 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/01/2020 Titchwell 67 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 30/01/2020 Southport 68 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 11/01/2020 Dunchurch 69 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 10/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 70 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 11/01/2020 Dunchurch 71 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 12/10/2020 Pennington Marshes 72 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 12/10/2020 Pennington Marshes 73 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 11/06/2020 Watermead Country Park 74 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 02/07/2020 Draycote 75 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 01/01/2020 Wolston 76 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 23/08/2020 Bodymoor GP 77 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2020 Titchwell 78 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 26/02/2020 Blacktoft Sands 79 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 21/08/2020 Brandon Marsh 80 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2020 Hunstanton 81 Knot Calidris canutus 02/01/2020 Titchwell 82 Ruff Calidris pugnax 24/01/2020 Slimbridge 83 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11/07/2020 Frampton Marsh 84 Sanderling Calidris alba 02/01/2020 Titchwell 85 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/01/2020 Titchwell 86 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 11/07/2020 Frampton Marsh 87 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14/05/2020 Napton Reservoir 88 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 04/07/2020 Bempton 89 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Draycote 90 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes ********** ********** 91 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 11/03/2020 Titchwell 92 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Draycote 93 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 01/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 94 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Draycote 95 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 21/06/2020 Draycote 96 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Draycote 97 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 08/01/2020 Shawell 98 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Draycote 99 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 04/07/2020 Bempton 100 Puffin Fratercula arctica 04/07/2020 Bempton 101 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 20/09/2020 Oban 102 Razorbill Alca torda 04/07/2020 Bempton 103 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 18/01/2020 Goswick 104 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 02/01/2020 Titchwell 105 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 01/01/2020 Draycote 106 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 02/01/2020 Hunstanton 107 Gannet Morus bassanus 04/07/2020 Bempton 108 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Draycote 109 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 18/01/2020 Fisherrow 110 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 29/05/2020 Lower Moor 111 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 11/03/2020 Holkham 112 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 23/02/2020 Marsh Lane 113 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2020 Titchwell 114 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 02/01/2020 Burnham Overy 115 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2020 Burnham Overy 116 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Draycote 117 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 30/01/2020 Eagland Hill 118 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 31/05/2020 Rutland 119 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 13/01/2020 Eldernell 120 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 05/02/2020 Cockley Cley 121 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2020 Burnham Overy 122 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 05/02/2020 Stiffkey 123 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 08/10/2020 Dosthill North 124 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2020 Sedgeford 125 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 02/01/2020 Wells 126 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Draycote 127 Barn Owl Tyto alba 12/01/2020 Shifnal 128 Little Owl Athene noctua 13/01/2020 Deeping Lakes 129 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 04/07/2020 Bempton 130 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 24/01/2020 Cotswolds 131 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 20/05/2020 Cubbington 132 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 10/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 133 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 25/02/2020 Warwickshire 134 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Draycote 135 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 10/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 136 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Grandborough 137 Merlin Falco columbarius 25/01/2020 Minworth 138 Hobby Falco subbuteo 13/05/2020 Wolston 139 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/01/2020 Ladywalk 140 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 03/01/2020 Longford Park 141 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Yes 20/09/2020 Tiree 142 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 08/01/2020 Crick 143 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 29/08/2020 Sutton Park 144 Jay Garrulus glandarius 05/01/2020 Cathiron 145 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Grandborough 146 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Grandborough 147 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Grandborough 148 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Draycote 149 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 20/09/2020 Tiree 150 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2020 Draycote 151 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 02/02/2020 Abbots Bromley 152 Coal Tit Periparus ater 05/01/2020 Cathiron 153 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 09/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 154 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 07/01/2020 Ladywalk 155 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Draycote 156 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Draycote 157 Woodlark Lullula arborea 05/02/2020 Santon Warren 158 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2020 Grandborough 159 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 11/03/2020 Holkham 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 13/05/2020 Wolston 161 Swallow Hirundo rustica 18/04/2020 Home 162 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23/04/2020 Earlsdon, Coventry 163 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 07/01/2020 Ladywalk 164 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Grandborough 165 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 12/01/2020 Shifnal 166 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 22/04/2020 Hearsall Common 167 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 12/01/2020 Shifnal 168 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 14/05/2020 Napton Reservoir 169 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 15/06/2020 Far Ings 170 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 13/05/2020 Wolston 171 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 16/04/2020 Hearsall Common 172 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 09/05/2020 Hearsall Common 173 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 14/05/2020 Napton Reservoir 174 Whitethroat Curruca communis 04/05/2020 Memorial Park 175 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 12/01/2020 Whitemoor Haye 176 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2020 Titchwell 177 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Grandborough 178 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 05/01/2020 Cathiron 179 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 12/01/2020 Shifnal 180 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 13/06/2020 Lees 181 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Grandborough 182 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 04/01/2020 Ladywalk 183 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 18/01/2020 Budle Bay 184 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Grandborough 185 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Draycote 186 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Grandborough 187 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 17/05/2020 Elmdon Park 188 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 26/02/2020 Grimsby 189 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 17/10/2020 Stiffkey 190 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 30/05/2020 Charlecote 191 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Grandborough 192 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 25/05/2020 Dowles Brook 193 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 15/01/2020 Studley 194 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/08/2020 Napton Reservoir 195 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 21/08/2020 Houlton Way, Rugby 196 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 30/01/2020 Ashton’s Flash 197 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 08/01/2020 Crick 198 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/08/2020 Coventry Airfield 199 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 06/01/2020 Eccles-on-Sea 200 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 02/03/2020 Cannop Ponds 201 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 22/01/2020 Pitsford 202 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Grandborough 203 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Grandborough 204 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 16/05/2020 Napton Reservoir 205 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 02/01/2020 Sedgeford 206 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/01/2020 Ladywalk 207 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 Draycote 208 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2020 Draycote 209 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 25/05/2020 Dowles Brook 210 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 30/01/2020 Southport 211 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 18/01/2020 Dunbar 212 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Draycote 213 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 05/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 214 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 05/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 215 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 09/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 216 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/01/2020 Ladywalk 217 Twite Linaria flavirostris 05/02/2020 Thornham 218 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2020 Titchwell 219 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 09/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 220 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Grandborough 221 Siskin Spinus spinus 09/01/2020 Brandon Marsh 222 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 15/01/2020 Charlecote 223 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 01/01/2020 Grandborough 224 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 04/01/2020 Ladywalk