Gareth James: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 247 of 247 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 04/01/2020 Scotney Gravel Pits, Kent 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 1 with Canada Geese 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 25/01/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 17/10/2020 Kilnsea, East Yorkshire Flew over Spurn Bird Observatory 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 05/01/2020 Burpham, West Sussex 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 26/01/2020 WWT Welney, Norfolk 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 04/01/2020 Rye, East Sussex 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 05/01/2020 Swanbourne Lake, West Sussex 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 22/03/2020 Coryton, Essex 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 20 Pintail Anas acuta 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex 21 Teal Anas crecca 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 16/12/2020 Priory Pond, Reigate Park, Surrey Female 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 25 Scaup Aythya marila 02/02/2020 Combe Haven, East Sussex 1 drake and 3 females 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 19/01/2020 East Head, West Sussex 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 25/01/2020 Holkham Bay, Norfolk 5 offshore with c5000 Common Scoter 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 04/01/2020 Scotney Gravel Pits, Kent 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex Also eight at Needingham Quarry Lakes on 26/01/20 (two drakes and six redheads) 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 07/11/2020 Upper Beeding, West Sussex Two redheads flew south 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/01/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 34 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 19/01/2020 The Burgh, West Sussex 35 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 04/01/2020 Netherfield, East Sussex 36 Quail Coturnix coturnix 15/06/2020 Steepdown, West Sussex 37 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 15/01/2020 The Downs, West Sussex 38 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 24/07/2020 Heyshott Common, West Sussex 39 Swift Apus apus 25/04/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 40 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 08/05/2020 Knepp Estate, East Sussex 41 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 42 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 43 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 44 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 08/05/2020 Knepp Estate, East Sussex 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23/03/2020 Ouse Estuary NR, Newhaven, East Sussex 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex 48 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 49 Crane Grus grus 26/01/2020 WWT Welney, Norfolk 2 flew over 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 51 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 52 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 30/12/2020 Lancing, West Sussex 2 offshore at Brooklands Park 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex 54 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 55 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 27/06/2020 RSPB Dungeness, Kent 56 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 09/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 57 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 58 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 59 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 27/09/2020 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire Moulting adult 60 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 02/09/2020 Ditchling Beacon, East Sussex 61 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 11/01/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 62 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 25/03/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 63 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 64 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 17/04/2020 off Goring Gap, West Sussex 65 Curlew Numenius arquata 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 66 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 26/01/2020 RSPB Titchwell, Norfolk 67 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 09/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 68 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 05/01/2020 Arundel, West Sussex 69 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 05/01/2020 Arundel, West Sussex 70 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 10/10/2020 Keyhaven Marshes, Hampshire 71 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 27/09/2020 Farlington Marshes, Hampshire 72 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 29/06/2020 RSPB Pulborough Brooks, West Sussex 73 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 11/08/2020 Drift Reservoir, Cornwall Adult 74 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 22/03/2020 Coryton, Essex 75 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 26/07/2020 Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex 76 Redshank Tringa totanus 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 77 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 07/07/2020 Oare Marshes, Kent 78 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 19/01/2020 Fishbourne Creek, West Sussex 79 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 80 Knot Calidris canutus 19/01/2020 Fishbourne Creek, West Sussex 81 Ruff Calidris pugnax 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 82 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 22/08/2020 White’s Creek, Pagham Harbour, West Sussex 83 Sanderling Calidris alba 05/01/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 84 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 85 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 01/03/2020 Newhaven Harbour, East Sussex 86 Little Stint Calidris minuta 26/07/2020 Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex 87 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 17/04/2020 off Goring Gap, West Sussex 88 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 27/06/2020 RSPB Dungeness, Kent 89 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 08/07/2020 off Sandy Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire 90 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 05/04/2020 off George V Avenue, Worthing 91 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 17/04/2020 off Goring Gap, West Sussex 92 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 08/07/2020 off Sandy Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire 93 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 19/01/2020 Chichester Harbour, West Sussex 94 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 05/04/2020 off George V Avenue, Worthing 95 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 04/07/2020 Selsey Bill, West Sussex 96 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 07/07/2020 Oare Marshes, Kent 97 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 98 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 10/01/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 99 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 100 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 03/12/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 1w in roost field 101 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 102 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 21/02/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 103 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 104 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 26/01/2020 Needingham Quarry Lakes, Cambridgeshire 105 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 17/04/2020 off Goring Gap, West Sussex 106 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 24/04/2020 off Goring Gap, West Sussex 107 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 17/04/2020 off Goring Gap, West Sussex 4 flew E 108 Razorbill Alca torda 04/08/2020 Scillonian Crossing, Cornwall 109 Little Auk Alle alle 17/10/2020 Spurn, East Yorkshire Flew north off seawatching hide then landed on sea 110 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 04/08/2020 Scillonian Crossing, Cornwall 111 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 112 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 17/01/2020 Bewl Water, East Sussex 113 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19/01/2020 Selsey Bill, West Sussex 114 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 06/08/2020 Scilly Pelagics, Isles of Scilly 6, c8km south of St Mary’s 115 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 06/08/2020 Scilly Pelagics, Isles of Scilly c300, c8km south of St Mary’s 116 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 01/01/2020 Newhaven Harbour, East Sussex 117 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 04/08/2020 Scillonian Crossing, Cornwall 118 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 04/08/2020 Scillonian Crossing, Cornwall 119 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 04/08/2020 Scillonian Crossing, Cornwall 120 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 03/08/2020 Porthgwarra, Cornwall 121 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 22/04/2020 Knepp Estate, West Sussex With permission 122 Gannet Morus bassanus 31/03/2020 off Goring Gap, West Sussex 123 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 124 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 03/08/2020 Porthgwarra, Cornwall 125 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 09/01/2020 Henfield Levels, West Sussex 126 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 127 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 19/01/2020 Marsh Farm, Sidlesham, West Sussex 128 Great White Egret Ardea alba 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 129 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 130 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 05/10/2020 Burton Mill Pond, West Sussex 131 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 23/08/2020 Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex 132 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus ********** ********** 133 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 17/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 134 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 135 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 136 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 25/01/2020 Stiffkey, Norfolk Adult male and ringtail 137 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 31/08/2020 Thorney Island, West Sussex Juvenile hunting fields near Marker Point 138 Red Kite Milvus milvus 09/01/2020 Chevening, Surrey 139 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 25/01/2020 Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk Juvenile 140 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 141 Barn Owl Tyto alba 05/01/2020 Arundel, West Sussex 142 Little Owl Athene noctua 01/02/2020 Halstow Marshes, Kent 143 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 144 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/03/2020 Newhaven Tide Mills, East Sussex 145 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 16/07/2020 Charlwood, Surrey 146 Hoopoe Upupa epops 20/04/2020 Climping, West Sussex 147 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 19/01/2020 Fishbourne Creek, West Sussex 148 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 06/09/2020 Elmer, West Sussex Showing well on fresh excavations c200m west of Poole Place 149 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 150 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 04/01/2020 Netherfield, East Sussex 151 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 152 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 10/06/2020 Between Beeding Hill and Thundersbarrow Hill, West Sussex 1st summer Male 153 Merlin Falco columbarius 25/01/2020 Brnacaster Staithe, Norfolk 154 Hobby Falco subbuteo 25/03/2020 Crawley, West Sussex 155 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 12/01/2020 Durrington, West Sussex 156 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 10/09/2020 Charlwood, Surrey 10 flew over 157 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 18/10/2020 Skeffling, East Yorkshire Showing well on hawthorn bushes next to Humber 158 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 05/09/2020 North Wall, Pagham Harbour, West Sussex In horse paddocks 159 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 160 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Portslade, East Sussex 161 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 03/08/2020 Porthgwarra, Cornwall 162 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 163 Rook Corvus frugilegus 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 164 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 165 Raven Corvus corax 09/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 166 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 25/01/2020 Salthouse, Norfolk One near church 167 Coal Tit Periparus ater 05/01/2020 Swanbourne Lake, West Sussex 168 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 25/02/2020 Battle Great Wood, East Sussex 169 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 170 Great Tit Parus major 03/01/2020 Iford, East Sussex 171 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 172 Woodlark Lullula arborea 01/02/2020 Ashdown Forest, East Sussex 173 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex 174 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 23/10/2020 Littlestone-on-Sea, Kent Feeding on golf course near small car park 175 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 20/09/2020 Shackleford, Surrey 176 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 09/05/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 1 flew east 177 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Yes 27/11/2020 Kingsdown, Kent 178 Swallow Hirundo rustica 07/04/2020 Ferring Rife, West Sussex One through north 179 House Martin Delichon urbicum 04/01/2020 Battle Sewage Works, East Sussex 180 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 181 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 04/01/2020 South Downs, East Sussex 182 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 13/10/2020 Chalkies Point, Kilnsea, East Yorkshire 183 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 14/10/2020 Middle Camp, Spurn, East Yorkshire 184 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 11/10/2020 Seaford Head, East Sussex 185 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 26/10/2020 Bewbush West Playing Fields, Crawley, West Sussex 186 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/04/2020 Ferring Rife, West Sussex 187 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 04/01/2020 Battle Sewage Works, East Sussex 188 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 06/04/2020 Ferring Rife, West Sussex 189 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 06/05/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 190 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 28/03/2020 Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex 191 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 22/04/2020 Knepp Estate, West Sussex With permission 192 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 15/04/2020 Highdown, Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex 193 Whitethroat Curruca communis 10/04/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 194 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 17/05/2020 Heyshott Common, West Sussex 195 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 04/01/2020 Battle Sewage Works, East Sussex 196 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 04/01/2020 Battle Sewage Works, East Sussex 197 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 198 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 05/01/2020 Patching, West Sussex 199 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 04/01/2020 Battle Sewage Works, East Sussex 200 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 201 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 202 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 04/01/2020 Netherfield, East Sussex 203 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 204 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Kingston, East Sussex 205 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 206 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15/06/2020 Hampshire 207 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 208 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 22/04/2020 Knepp Estate, West Sussex With permission 209 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13/08/2020 Shooters Bottom, Beachy Head, East Sussex 210 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 17/10/2020 Kilnsea, East Yorkshire In hedge opposite Rose Cottage then later in the hand in Church Field 211 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 01/04/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex Female-type at pumping station 212 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/05/2020 Heyshott Common, West Sussex 213 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 18/04/2020 Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex 214 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 21/10/2020 RSPB Medmerry, West Sussex Awaiting DNA confirmation 215 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 216 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 05/04/2020 George V Avenue, Worthing Male on beach 217 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 03/08/2020 Okehampton, Devon 218 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 04/01/2020 Rye, East Sussex 219 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Southwick, West Sussex 220 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 221 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10/04/2020 Goring Gap, West Sussex 222 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 25/01/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk Nominate form tschutschensis 223 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 04/01/2020 Battle Sewage Works, East Sussex 224 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 Newhaven Harbour, East Sussex 225 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 06/12/2020 Marsh Farm, Sidlesham, West Sussex 226 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 04/01/2020 Pett Level, East Sussex 227 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 17/05/2020 Heyshott Common, West Sussex 228 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 02/02/2020 West Rise Marsh, East Sussex 229 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/01/2020 Newhaven Harbour, East Sussex 230 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 231 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 17/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 232 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 04/01/2020 Netherfield, East Sussex 19 between 07:53 and 08:11 from metal gate 233 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 04/01/2020 Battle Sewage Works, East Sussex 234 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 10/01/2020 Ferring Rife, West Sussex 235 Twite Linaria flavirostris 09/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 236 Linnet Linaria cannabina 09/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 237 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 07/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex 238 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 15/06/2020 Hampshire 239 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 04/01/2020 Rye Harbour NR, East Sussex 240 Siskin Spinus spinus 26/01/2020 RSPB Titchwell, Norfolk 241 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 06/10/2020 Beachy Head, East Sussex 242 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 25/01/2020 Holkham Gap, Norfolk c60 in roped off area 243 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 09/01/2020 Coalhouse Fort, Essex 244 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19/01/2020 Fishbourne Creek, West Sussex 245 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 29/11/2020 Thursley Common, Surrey 246 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 29/11/2020 Thursley Common, Surrey 247 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020 Iford Brooks, East Sussex