Ian Bennell: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 199 of 199 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 25/01/2020 Old Hunstanton,Norfolk 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 25/01/2020 Thornham,Norfolk 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 25/01/2020 Holkham Freshmarsh,Norfolk 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Tringford Reservoir,Herts 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 05/01/2020 Shingle Street,Suffolk 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 25/01/2020 Holkham Freshmarsh,Norfolk 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 27/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 29/05/2020 Tringford Reservoir,Herts 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Apsley,Herts 16 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 17 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 18 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 05/01/2020 Minsmere RSPB,Suffolk 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 22/12/2020 Marsworth Reservoir,Herts 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 20/06/2020 Holy Island,N'berland 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 25/01/2020 Holkham,Norfolk 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25/01/2020 Holkham,Norfolk 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 22/12/2020 Marsworth Reservoir,Herts 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 29 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 31/08/2020 Hazelhead,S.Yorks 30 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 25/01/2020 Holkham Freshmarsh,Norfolk 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 05/01/2020 Shottisham,Suffolk 33 Swift Apus apus 19/04/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 25/04/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts Feral 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 38 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 39 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 40 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 41 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Tringford Reservoir,Herts 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 44 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 16/08/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 45 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 46 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 47 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 48 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 25/01/2020 Ickburgh,Norfolk 49 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 06/10/2020 Castle Down,Tresco,Scilly 50 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 51 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 16/05/2020 Tringford Reservoir,Herts 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 53 Curlew Numenius arquata 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 54 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 55 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 56 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 05/10/2020 Porth Hellick,St.Mary's,Scilly 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 05/01/2020 Bawdsey,Suffolk 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 59 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 24/05/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 16/05/2020 Marsworth Reservoir,Herts 61 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 16/08/2020 Tringford Reservoir,Herts 62 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 16/08/2020 College Lake NR,Bucks 63 Redshank Tringa totanus 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 64 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 04/10/2020 Old Town,St.Mary's,Scilly 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 67 Knot Calidris canutus 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 25/01/2020 Burnham Overy Staithe,Norfolk 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 71 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 07/10/2020 Porth Hellick Pool,St.Mary's,Scilly 72 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 25/04/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 73 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20/06/2020 Holy Island,N'berland 74 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 16/05/2020 Marsworth Reservoir,Herts 75 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs RSPB,E.Yorks 76 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Apsley,Herts 77 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 02/10/2020 Hayle Estuary,Cornwall 78 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 79 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 26/01/2020 Sheringham,Norfolk 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 81 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 82 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 83 Puffin Fratercula arctica 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs RSPB,E.Yorks 84 Razorbill Alca torda 20/06/2020 Holy Island,N'berland 85 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 20/06/2020 Holy Island,N'berland 86 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 05/01/2020 East Lane,Suffolk 87 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 88 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs RSPB,E.Yorks 89 Gannet Morus bassanus 20/06/2020 Holy Island,N'berland 90 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 91 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 20/06/2020 Holy Island,N'berland 92 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 17/10/2020 College Lake NR,Bucks 93 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 20/09/2020 Warham Greens,Norfolk 94 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 25/01/2020 Titchwell RSPB,Norfolk 95 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 96 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 25/01/2020 Burnham Overy Staithe,Norfolk 97 Great White Egret Ardea alba 26/01/2020 Holkham Freshmarsh,Norfolk 98 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 99 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 02/04/2020 Hunton Bridge,Herts 100 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 13/01/2020 Watford,Herts 101 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 05/01/2020 Hollesley Marshes RSPB,Suffolk 102 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 25/01/2020 Stiffkey Marshes,Norfolk 103 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2020 Bourne End,Herts 104 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 105 Little Owl Athene noctua 27/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 106 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs RSPB,E.Yorks 107 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 17/07/2020 Halsey Fields,Herts 108 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2020 Hollesley Marshes RSPB,Suffolk 109 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 110 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 111 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 03/01/2020 Kings Langley,Herts 112 Merlin Falco columbarius 05/01/2020 Shingle Street,Suffolk 113 Hobby Falco subbuteo 29/05/2020 Tringford Reservoir,Herts 114 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 09/01/2020 Watford,Herts 115 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 02/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 116 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 20/09/2020 Wells Woods,Norfolk 117 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 20/09/2020 Warham Greens,Norfolk 118 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 Apsley,Herts 119 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 120 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 02/10/2020 Godrevy NT,Cornwall 121 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Apsley,Herts 122 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 123 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 124 Raven Corvus corax 29/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 125 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 26/01/2020 Salthouse,Norfolk 126 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 127 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 25/01/2020 Lynford Arboretum,Norfolk 128 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 129 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 130 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 26/01/2020 Cley NWT,Norfolk 131 Woodlark Lullula arborea 25/01/2020 Lynford Arboretum,Norfolk 132 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 133 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs RSPB,E.Yorks 134 Swallow Hirundo rustica 07/04/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 135 House Martin Delichon urbicum 19/04/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 136 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 05/01/2020 Hollesley Marshes RSPB,Suffolk 137 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 138 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 05/10/2020 Porth Hellick,St.Mary's,Scilly 139 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 04/05/2020 Halsey Fields,Herts 140 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 26/01/2020 Salthouse,Norfolk 141 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 16/05/2020 Marsworth Reservoir,Herts 142 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 20/06/2020 Far Ings NR,Lincs 143 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 27/04/2020 Watford,Herts 144 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 02/03/2020 Mundens Estate,Herts 145 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 27/04/2020 Watford,Herts 146 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 03/10/2020 Telegraph,St.Mary's,Scilly 147 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 23/04/2020 Gaddesden Row,Herts 148 Whitethroat Curruca communis 27/04/2020 Watford,Herts 149 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 29/04/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 150 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 05/01/2020 Bawdsey,Suffolk 151 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 152 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 07/01/2020 Garston,Herts 153 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 22/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 154 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 155 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 156 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 15/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 157 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 158 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 159 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 160 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 08/02/2020 Pitstone Hill,Bucks 161 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 18/10/2020 Stiffkey Marshes,Norfolk 162 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 163 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 03/10/2020 Dump,St.Mary's,Scilly 164 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 20/09/2020 Wells Woods,Norfolk 165 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 03/10/2020 School,St.Mary's,Scilly 166 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 18/10/2020 Holme NOA,Norfolk 167 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 08/10/2020 Porthloo Beach,St.Mary's,Scilly 168 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 20/09/2020 Warham Greens,Norfolk 169 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 05/10/2020 Higher Moors,St.Mary's,Scilly 170 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 05/01/2020 Hollesley Marshes RSPB,Suffolk 171 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 05/01/2020 Hollesley Marshes RSPB,Suffolk 172 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 04/10/2020 Airport,St.Mary's,Scilly 173 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs RSPB,E.Yorks 174 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 05/01/2020 Bawdsey,Suffolk 175 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 176 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 25/04/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 177 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 25/01/2020 Sedgeford,Norfolk 178 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 06/01/2020 Mundens Estate,Herts 179 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 Wilstone Reservoir,Herts 180 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 05/01/2020 Hollesley Marshes RSPB,Suffolk 181 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 13/09/2020 Hemel Hempstead,Herts 182 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 09/10/2020 Garrison,St.Mary's,Scilly 183 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 25/01/2020 Holkham,Norfolk 184 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 03/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 185 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 18/10/2020 Holme NOA,Norfolk 186 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 25/01/2020 Lynford Arboretum,Norfolk 187 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 26/01/2020 Wells,Norfolk 188 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 05/01/2020 Minsmere RSPB,Suffolk 189 Twite Linaria flavirostris 25/01/2020 Thornham,Norfolk 190 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/01/2020 Thornham,Norfolk 191 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 15/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 192 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 25/01/2020 Lynford Arboretum,Norfolk 193 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2020 Cassiobury Park,Herts 194 Siskin Spinus spinus 05/01/2020 Freston,Suffolk 195 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 04/10/2020 Peninnis,St.Mary's,Scilly 196 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 25/01/2020 Holkham,Norfolk 197 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 08/02/2020 Gaddesdon Row,Herts 198 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 25/01/2020 Lynford Arboretum,Norfolk 199 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 08/10/2020 Pool Road,Tresco,Scilly 1st Winter Male