Kenneth Morrison: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 185 of 185 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/01/2020 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 20/01/2020 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 17/01/2020 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 16/02/2020 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 21/01/2020 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 27/10/2020 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19/01/2020 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 12/04/2020 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Pintail Anas acuta 20 Teal Anas crecca 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 18/03/2020 Marshside 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 11/01/2020 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26 Scaup Aythya marila 27 Eider Somateria mollissima 25/01/2020 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18/02/2020 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 02/01/2020 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 07/02/2020 Brockholes 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 03/01/2020 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 11/01/2020 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 18/02/2020 35 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 18/02/2020 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 21/01/2020 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 27/01/2020 39 Swift Apus apus 20/04/2020 40 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 25/04/2020 41 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 42 Stock Dove Columba oenas 17/01/2020 43 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 44 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 45 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 21/02/2020 46 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 47 Coot Fulica atra 48 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 49 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 08/01/2020 50 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11/03/2020 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 52 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 26/02/2020 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 15/01/2020 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 10/01/2020 55 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 56 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 06/04/2020 57 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 58 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 19/05/2020 59 Curlew Numenius arquata 60 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 15/01/2020 61 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 62 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 10/01/2020 Marshside 63 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 02/10/2020 Marshside 64 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 65 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 01/10/2020 Martin Mere WWT 66 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 09/10/2020 Marshside 67 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 20/04/2020 68 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 30/07/2020 MMWWT 69 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 26/04/2020 70 Redshank Tringa totanus 71 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 21/07/2020 72 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 19/04/2020 73 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2020 74 Knot Calidris canutus 15/01/2020 75 Ruff Calidris pugnax 03/01/2020 76 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 15/05/2020 77 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 18/05/2020 78 Sanderling Calidris alba 02/01/2020 79 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/01/2020 80 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 13/01/2020 New Brighton 81 Little Stint Calidris minuta 11/05/2020 82 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 19/05/2020 83 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 29/08/2020 84 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 19/05/2020 85 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 23/06/2020 86 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20/05/2020 87 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 88 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 07/01/2020 89 Common Gull Larus canus 15/01/2020 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 91 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 07/01/2020 92 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2020 93 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 18/02/2020 94 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 25/01/2020 95 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18/02/2020 96 Gannet Morus bassanus 18/02/2020 97 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 98 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/01/2020 99 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 15/04/2020 100 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 101 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11/01/2020 102 Great White Egret Ardea alba 10/01/2020 103 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 104 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 11/01/2020 105 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 03/01/2020 106 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 107 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 108 Buzzard Buteo buteo 109 Barn Owl Tyto alba 110 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 111 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 31/01/2020 112 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 03/01/2020 113 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 114 Merlin Falco columbarius 115 Hobby Falco subbuteo 11/08/2020 Marshside Also Bearded vulture Woodhead Reservoir 3rd Aug 116 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 117 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 13/01/2020 sefton park 118 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 11/03/2020 119 Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/03/2020 120 Magpie Pica pica 121 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 18/02/2020 122 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 123 Rook Corvus frugilegus 05/01/2020 124 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 125 Raven Corvus corax 02/02/2020 126 Coal Tit Periparus ater 03/01/2020 127 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 25/01/2020 128 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 17/01/2020 129 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 130 Great Tit Parus major 03/01/2020 131 Skylark Alauda arvensis 12/01/2020 132 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 22/03/2020 133 Swallow Hirundo rustica 09/04/2020 134 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2020 135 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 25/01/2020 136 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 137 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 05/04/2020 138 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 11/01/2020 139 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 27/04/2020 140 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 25/04/2020 141 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 19/04/2020 142 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 05/04/2020 143 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/04/2020 144 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/02/2020 145 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 146 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 03/01/2020 147 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 03/01/2020 148 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 149 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 03/01/2020 150 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 151 Redwing Turdus iliacus 152 Blackbird Turdus merula 153 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 154 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 10/04/2020 155 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 07/05/2020 156 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2020 157 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 07/04/2020 158 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 14/03/2020 Ashton's flash 159 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 03/01/2020 160 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2020 161 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 18/02/2020 162 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 03/01/2020 163 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2020 164 Dunnock Prunella modularis 165 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 27/05/2020 166 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/01/2020 167 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 168 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 15/01/2020 169 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 22/04/2020 170 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 20/01/2020 171 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 25/01/2020 172 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 03/01/2020 173 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 18/02/2020 174 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 19/01/2020 175 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 176 Twite Linaria flavirostris 07/01/2020 177 Linnet Linaria cannabina 11/01/2020 178 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 18/02/2020 179 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 18/02/2020 180 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 181 Siskin Spinus spinus 03/01/2020 182 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 11/01/2020 183 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 184 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 01/06/2020 185 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 03/01/2020