Richard Yarnell: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 154 of 154 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 09/01/2020 Frampton 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 05/01/2020 Ashington 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Balmacara 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 04/01/2020 Berwick Upon Tweed 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 05/01/2020 Ashington 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/01/2020 Kintail 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 11/01/2020 Rutland 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/01/2020 Ashington 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 06/09/2020 Norwood Park, Southwell 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 05/01/2020 Druridge Bay 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 05/01/2020 Druridge Bay 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Balmacara 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 05/01/2020 Ashington 14 Pintail Anas acuta 11/01/2020 Rutland 15 Teal Anas crecca 05/01/2020 Druridge Bay 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 05/01/2020 Ashington 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 05/01/2020 Ashington 18 Scaup Aythya marila 11/01/2020 Rutland 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 05/01/2020 Druridge Bay 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 09/01/2020 Frampton 21 Smew Mergellus albellus 11/01/2020 Rutland 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 11/01/2020 Rutland 23 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2020 Balmacara 24 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 17/07/2020 Glen Esk 25 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 04/01/2020 Callander 26 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 14/02/2020 Farnsfield 27 Swift Apus apus 04/05/2020 Farnsfield 28 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 03/01/2020 Talisker bay 29 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/05/2020 Brackenhurst 30 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 04/01/2020 Callander 31 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 05/01/2020 Ashington 32 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 05/01/2020 Ashington 33 Coot Fulica atra 05/01/2020 Ashington 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 05/01/2020 Ashington 35 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 11/01/2020 Rutland 36 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11/01/2020 Rutland 37 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2020 Balmacara 38 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 28/07/2020 Druridge Pools 39 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 09/01/2020 Frampton 40 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19/07/2020 Arbroath links 41 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/01/2020 Ashington 42 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 26/08/2020 Frampton 43 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 Balmacara 44 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 09/01/2020 Frampton 45 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 28/07/2020 Druridge Pools 46 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14/07/2020 Arbroath 47 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 28/07/2020 Druridge Pools 48 Redshank Tringa totanus 03/01/2020 Broadford, Skye 49 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 26/08/2020 Frampton 50 Knot Calidris canutus 05/01/2020 Druridge Bay 51 Ruff Calidris pugnax 09/01/2020 Frampton 52 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 26/08/2020 Frampton 53 Sanderling Calidris alba 05/08/2020 Bamburgh 54 Dunlin Calidris alpina 19/07/2020 Arbroath links 55 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 28/07/2020 Druridge Pools 56 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 23/07/2020 Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 57 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 17/06/2020 Langford meadows 58 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 23/07/2020 Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 59 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 12/07/2020 Arbroath 60 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 28/07/2020 Druridge Pools 61 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 14/07/2020 Arbroath 62 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 03/01/2020 Broadford, Skye 63 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 13/07/2020 Arbroath 64 Common Gull Larus canus 11/01/2020 Rutland 65 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Balmacara 66 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Balmacara 67 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 12/01/2020 Rufford Park 68 Puffin Fratercula arctica 13/07/2020 Auchmithie 69 Razorbill Alca torda 14/07/2020 Arbroath 70 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 12/07/2020 Arbroath 71 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 15/07/2020 Backwater reservoir 72 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 12/07/2020 Arbroath 73 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 03/01/2020 Skye 74 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 13/07/2020 Auchmithie 75 Gannet Morus bassanus 12/07/2020 Arbroath 76 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Balmacara 77 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/01/2020 Balmacara 78 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 26/08/2020 Frampton 79 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 09/01/2020 Frampton 80 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 28/07/2020 Druridge Pools 81 Great White Egret Ardea alba 11/01/2020 Rutland 82 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Balmacara 83 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 15/07/2020 Balgives nature reserve 84 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 03/01/2020 Talisker bay 85 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2020 Balmacara 86 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 11/01/2020 Rutland 87 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 09/01/2020 Frampton 88 Red Kite Milvus milvus 04/01/2020 Doune 89 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Balmacara 90 Barn Owl Tyto alba 12/02/2020 Farnsfield 91 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 09/04/2020 Farnsfield 92 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Balmacara 93 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 23/06/2020 Farnsfield 94 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 04/01/2020 Dunbar 95 Merlin Falco columbarius 26/08/2020 Frampton 96 Hobby Falco subbuteo 17/06/2020 Langford meadows 97 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 05/01/2020 Druridge Bay 98 Jay Garrulus glandarius 07/04/2020 Farnsfield 99 Magpie Pica pica 05/01/2020 Druridge Bay 100 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 04/01/2020 Callander 101 Rook Corvus frugilegus 04/01/2020 Callander 102 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 04/01/2020 Callander 103 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 02/01/2020 Balmacara 104 Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2020 Glenelg 105 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Balmacara 106 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 06/09/2020 Norwood Park, Southwell 107 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Balmacara 108 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Balmacara 109 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/05/2020 Brackenhurst 110 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17/06/2020 Langforf 111 Swallow Hirundo rustica 16/04/2020 Farnsfield 112 House Martin Delichon urbicum 02/05/2020 Brackenhurst 113 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 11/01/2020 Rutland 114 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/04/2020 Farnsfield 115 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 02/04/2020 Farnsfield 116 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 17/06/2020 Langford meadows 117 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15/07/2020 Elliot Arbroath 118 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 10/04/2020 Farnsfield 119 Whitethroat Curruca communis ********** ********** 120 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 08/11/2020 Farnsfield 121 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2020 Balmacara 122 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 12/01/2020 Rufford Park 123 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2020 Balmacara 124 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Balmacara 125 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 06/11/2020 Farnsfield 126 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 20/11/2020 Farnsfield 127 Redwing Turdus iliacus 09/01/2020 Frampton 128 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Balmacara 129 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 03/02/2020 Hallam 130 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 17/07/2020 Glen Esk 131 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Balmacara 132 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/07/2020 Glen Esk 133 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 17/07/2020 Glen Lethnot 134 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2020 Balmacara 135 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15/07/2020 West Haven 136 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 17/07/2020 Glen Esk 137 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 03/01/2020 Talisker bay 138 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2020 Balmacara 139 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Balmacara 140 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 28/07/2020 Druridge Pools 141 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 17/07/2020 Glen Esk 142 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 12/07/2020 Arbroath 143 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 14/07/2020 Lunan bay 144 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/01/2020 Balmacara 145 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Balmacara 146 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/04/2020 Farnsfield 147 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 Balmacara 148 Linnet Linaria cannabina 14/07/2020 Arbroath 149 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 11/12/2020 Farnsfield 150 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Balmacara 151 Siskin Spinus spinus 17/07/2020 Glen Lethnot 152 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 14/07/2020 Auchmithie 153 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 02/05/2020 Brackenhurst 154 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 11/01/2020 Rutland