Anthony Reed: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 228 of 228 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh 1 adult 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 25/10/2020 Holkham 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2020 Hatfield Moor 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 06/12/2020 Westwoodside, Near Donny 3 adults 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 26/01/2020 Misson 2 with Whooper Swan flock 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 01/01/2020 Hatfield Moor. 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/05/2020 Lound 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 26/01/2020 Misson 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 08/01/2020 Worksop, Canche 2 adult males 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/05/2020 Lound 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 13/05/2020 Lound 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 08/01/2020 Welbeck 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 04/01/2020 18 Pintail Anas acuta 15/09/2020 Neatholme Fen, Lound, Notts 2 19 Teal Anas crecca 05/01/2020 Hatfield Moor 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 13/05/2020 Lound 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 04/02/2020 22 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 14/02/2020 Frickley CP, West Yorshire Adult Male 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 16/02/2020 Johnny Brown's Common, Yorkshire Adult Male 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 08/01/2020 Welbeck 25 Scaup Aythya marila 16/08/2020 Druridge, Northumberland 1 Fem 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 06/02/2020 Wintersett. Female 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 04/02/2020 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 17/05/2020 Lound Adult male, Balco 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 08/01/2020 Welbeck 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 22/01/2020 Welbeck Female from bird feeding station 33 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 15/07/2020 Howden 34 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 15/04/2020 35 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 36 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 37 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 26/05/2020 Elkesley woods 38 Swift Apus apus 01/05/2020 39 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 01/05/2020 40 Stock Dove Columba oenas 41 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 42 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 01/05/2020 Lound 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 25/01/2020 Thrybergh CP, Rotherham. 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 46 Coot Fulica atra 08/01/2020 Welbeck 47 Crane Grus grus 03/01/2020 Sandtoft. 2 Adults 48 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 08/01/2020 Welbeck 49 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 13/12/2020 Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire 50 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 08/01/2020 Welbeck 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 19/01/2020 Eagland 52 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 01/05/2020 Lound 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 04/10/2020 Spurn 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 55 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. Adult on Beach 56 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 01/05/2020 Lound 57 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 01/05/2020 Lound 58 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/01/2020 59 Curlew Numenius arquata 08/06/2020 60 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 08/06/2020 Far Ings Nature Reserve 4 61 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 01/01/2020 1 adult, Harworth Pit top. 62 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 26/05/2020 Elkesley woods 63 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 64 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 04/06/2020 Slanes lane, Misson, Notts 65 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 66 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh 67 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 25/04/2020 Lound, Tiln North 68 Redshank Tringa totanus 19/01/2020 69 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 11/11/2020 Nosterfield NR 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 19/01/2020 71 Knot Calidris canutus 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh 72 Ruff Calidris pugnax 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh 73 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11/06/2020 Slanes lane, Misson, Notts 2 74 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Tiln North, Lound. 75 Sanderling Calidris alba 25/08/2020 Glenluce 76 Dunlin Calidris alpina 21/05/2020 Lound, Tiln North 77 Little Stint Calidris minuta 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 78 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 1 Kilnsea wetlands 79 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 80 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh Adult 81 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 16/08/2020 Druridge, Northumberland Adult, molting 82 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 83 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 21/05/2020 Lound, Tiln North 84 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. Adult on Beach 85 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 86 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 04/10/2020 Spurn 87 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 26/07/2020 Filey 88 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 89 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 25/08/2020 Stranraer 90 Common Gull Larus canus 03/01/2020 Goole 91 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 08/01/2020 Welbeck 93 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 08/01/2020 Welbeck 94 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. Adult 95 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. Adult 96 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 25/08/2020 Loch Ryan 1 adult 97 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. 98 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 09/10/2020 Ulrome, East Coast 99 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 10/10/2020 Ulrome, East Coast 1 off shore 100 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 09/12/2020 Hoveringham, Carp Lakes Juvenile bird 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 12/08/2020 102 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Boulmer, Northumberland. 103 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 16/08/2020 Boulmer, Northumberland. 104 Gannet Morus bassanus Adult, Poolsbrook Country Park 105 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 106 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 26/07/2020 Filey 107 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 108 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 08/06/2020 Far Ings Nature Reserve 3 109 Bittern Botaurus stellaris ********** ********** 110 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 19/01/2020 Eagland 111 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 30/07/2020 Slaynes Lane 112 Great White Egret Ardea alba 12/08/2020 113 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 114 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 19/01/2020 Eagland Juvenile 115 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 08/09/2020 Welbeck Abbey 1 low over garden centre 116 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 19/01/2020 Eagland 117 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 28/02/2020 Welbeck 118 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 05/01/2020 Hatfield Moor 119 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 27/12/2020 Hatfield moor Male and Female 120 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2020 Seacroft, Leeds 121 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus ********** ********** 122 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Stainforth, Doncaster 123 Barn Owl Tyto alba 19/01/2020 124 Little Owl Athene noctua 12/07/2020 Frampton Marsh Adult 125 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 126 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/01/2020 3 Adult Harwort Pit top. 127 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 26/02/2020 Sherwood, Major Oak 1 128 Hoopoe Upupa epops 24/05/2020 Ordsall, Retford 129 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 130 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 09/12/2020 Budby Pumping Station Adult 131 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor ********** ********** 132 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 08/01/2020 Welbeck 133 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 26/02/2020 Sherwood forest 134 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 135 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 17/05/2020 Thorn moors 1yr Male 136 Merlin Falco columbarius 05/08/2020 Crowden 137 Hobby Falco subbuteo 17/05/2020 Thorn moors 138 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 05/01/2020 Hatfield Moor Adult female 139 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 02/12/2020 Sprotbrough Flash 140 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 05/01/2020 Hatfield Moor Adult 141 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 12/08/2020 Spurn Point Fem x 1 142 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 18/10/2020 Johnny Brown's Common 143 Jay Garrulus glandarius 08/01/2020 Welbeck 144 Magpie Pica pica 145 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 146 Rook Corvus frugilegus 147 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 148 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 24/08/2020 Wigtown Golf Club 149 Raven Corvus corax 09/04/2020 Osberton Estate 2 adults 150 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 21/01/2020 North Road, Retford 4 Adults 151 Coal Tit Periparus ater 08/01/2020 Welbeck 152 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 22/01/2020 Welbeck 153 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 154 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 155 Great Tit Parus major 156 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 06/12/2020 Lanford Lowfields Adult 157 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 158 Woodlark Lullula arborea 26/02/2020 Budby Common 3 159 Skylark Alauda arvensis 160 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 18/10/2020 South Gare 161 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 16/04/2020 Osberton Estate 162 Swallow Hirundo rustica 15/04/2020 163 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2020 164 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 06/02/2020 Wintersett. 165 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 166 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 23/08/2020 Dumfries and Galloway 167 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 The Leas, S Shields 168 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 22/11/2020 Holme Peirpont, Notts 169 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 19/04/2020 Osberton Estate 170 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 19/01/2020 Pilling, Lancashire Siberian 171 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2020 Osberton Estate 172 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 08/06/2020 Far Ings Nature Reserve Male singing 173 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 26/05/2020 Elkesley woods 174 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 1 @ Warren 175 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 06/05/2020 Lound 176 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 15/04/2020 Osberton Estate 177 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 27/05/2020 Osberton Estate 178 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 06/05/2020 Lound 179 Whitethroat Curruca communis 19/04/2020 Osberton Estate 180 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 03/10/2020 Spurn 181 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 08/01/2020 Welbeck 182 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 183 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 08/01/2020 Welbeck 184 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 26/02/2020 Sherwood, Major Oak 5+ 185 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 06/06/2020 Cudworth, Barnsley 1 1st Summer 186 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 187 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 188 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 189 Redwing Turdus iliacus 190 Blackbird Turdus merula 08/01/2020 Welbeck 191 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2020 Seacroft, Leeds 192 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 05/08/2020 Crowden 3plus 193 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 02/02/2020 Grimsby. 1st Winter Male 194 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 20/05/2020 Osberton Estate Male Singing on chesterfield canal behind the Osberton house 195 Robin Erithacus rubecula 08/01/2020 Welbeck 196 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 18/10/2020 The Leas, S Shields 197 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 198 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 12/08/2020 Spurn Point 1 1st win Fem @ Warren 199 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 04/10/2020 Spurn 200 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 09/06/2020 Clumber Park M and F feeding young. 201 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 06/05/2020 Osberton Estate Male in rape filed all day 202 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 18/10/2020 South Gare 203 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2020 Adult Male, Haroworth pit top 204 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22/04/2020 Osberton Estate 1 M, 2f 205 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 19/01/2020 Eagland 206 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 03/01/2020 Goole 207 Dunnock Prunella modularis 208 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 02/05/2020 209 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19/01/2020 Pilling, Lancashire 210 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 211 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 212 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 06/05/2020 Osberton Estate Male in rape filed all day 213 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 25/08/2020 Glenluce 214 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 # 215 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 04/10/2020 Spurn 216 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 08/01/2020 Thoresby 20+ Thoresby 217 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 08/01/2020 Harworth Pit Top 218 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 08/01/2020 Thoresby 219 Twite Linaria flavirostris 19/01/2020 15+ 220 Linnet Linaria cannabina 19/01/2020 Eagland 221 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 27/08/2020 Airyhemming, Glenluce 222 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 08/02/2020 223 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 # 224 Siskin Spinus spinus 04/10/2020 Spurn 225 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 19/01/2020 Eagland 226 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19/04/2020 Osberton Estate 227 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 29/11/2020 Lanford Lowfields 228 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus