Raymond Turner: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 180 of 180 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 18/01/2020 Portland 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 23/10/2020 Dunster Marsh 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10/01/2020 Ham Wall 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 18/01/2020 Radipole 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14/02/2020 Stover Country Park 10 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 21/01/2020 Man Sands 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2020 Stains Res 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 Stains Res 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 10/01/2020 Ham Wall 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 15 Pintail Anas acuta 26/02/2020 Blashford Lakes NR 16 Teal Anas crecca 17/01/2020 Vellator 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 12/12/2020 Barrow Gurney 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 12/01/2020 Upper Tamar Lake 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Stains Res 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 09/03/2020 Aberdeen 21 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 12/12/2020 Barrow Gurney 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Stains Res 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 12/01/2020 Heartland Point 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 25 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 08/03/2020 Scotland 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Riverside 27 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 04/01/2020 Simonsbath 28 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ********** ********** 29 Swift Apus apus 16/05/2020 Wilsham 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 26/04/2020 Weir Water 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 16/01/2020 Barnstaple Feral pigeon. 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 10/08/2020 Charles 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 02/01/2020 Riverside 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 05/01/2020 Polti 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 19/01/2020 Bude Canal 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 12/01/2020 Lower Tamar Lake 37 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Stains Res 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 39 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Stains Res 40 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 18/01/2020 Portland 41 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 01/01/2020 Stains Res 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 18/01/2020 Portland 43 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 14/07/2020 Steart 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 24/06/2020 Steart 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 11/03/2020 Isley Marsh 46 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 19/01/2020 Maer Lake 47 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 48 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 24/06/2020 Steart 49 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 18/01/2020 Lodmoor 50 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 27/12/2020 Bude 51 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 29/08/2020 Isley Marsh 52 Curlew Numenius arquata 19/01/2020 Maer Lake 53 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 19/03/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 54 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 19/01/2020 Maer Lake 55 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 29/11/2020 County Gate 56 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18/01/2020 Lodmoor 57 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 31/10/2020 Fremington Quay 58 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19/03/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 59 Redshank Tringa totanus 12/02/2020 Lelant Saltings 60 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 12/02/2020 Lelant Saltings 61 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 13/02/2020 St Ives 62 Knot Calidris canutus 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 63 Ruff Calidris pugnax 27/12/2020 Maer Lake 64 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11/09/2020 Maer Lake 65 Sanderling Calidris alba 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 66 Dunlin Calidris alpina 18/01/2020 Lodmoor 67 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 11/12/2020 Westward Ho! 68 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 26/09/2020 Minehead 69 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 13/06/2020 Lynmouth 70 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Stains Res 71 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 18/01/2020 Portland 72 Common Gull Larus canus 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 73 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 12/01/2020 Heartland Point 74 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 12/01/2020 Heartland Point 75 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 76 Razorbill Alca torda 13/06/2020 Lynmouth 77 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 21/01/2020 Broadsands 78 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 21/01/2020 Broadsands 79 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 12/01/2020 Fremington Pill 80 Gannet Morus bassanus 12/01/2020 Heartland Point 81 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Stains Res 82 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 21/01/2020 Broadsands 83 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 19/01/2020 Fremington Pill 84 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 24/06/2020 Steart 85 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 17/01/2020 Vellator 86 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 12/01/2020 Fremington Pill 87 Great White Egret Ardea alba 10/01/2020 Ham Wall 88 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 10/01/2020 Ham Wall 89 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 23/08/2020 Durleigh Res 90 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 23/08/2020 Shapwick Heath 91 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 03/01/2020 RHS Rosemoor 92 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 93 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18/01/2020 Radipole 94 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus ********** ********** 95 Red Kite Milvus milvus 29/01/2020 A399 nr North Molton turn 96 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2020 Riverside 97 Barn Owl Tyto alba 03/03/2020 Ham Wall 98 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 05/01/2020 Riverside 99 Hoopoe Upupa epops 25/02/2020 Badminston 100 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 12/01/2020 Fremington Pill 101 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 19/03/2020 Yarner Woods 102 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 03/01/2020 RHS Rosemoor 103 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 25/01/2020 Meeth Quarry NR 104 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 17/01/2020 Baggy Point 105 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 20/06/2020 Cothelstone 106 Merlin Falco columbarius 24/06/2020 Webber's Post 107 Hobby Falco subbuteo 09/05/2020 Exmoor 108 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/01/2020 Room Hill 109 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 04/01/2020 Room Hill 110 Jay Garrulus glandarius 12/02/2020 Cubert 111 Magpie Pica pica 10/01/2020 Room Hill 112 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 03/01/2020 RHS Rosemoor 113 Rook Corvus frugilegus 16/01/2020 Charles 114 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 04/01/2020 Room Hill 115 Raven Corvus corax 03/01/2020 RHS Rosemoor 116 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 117 Coal Tit Periparus ater 02/01/2020 Riverside 118 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 08/03/2020 Scotland 119 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 02/01/2020 Riverside 120 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 12/01/2020 Lower Tamar Lake 121 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 02/01/2020 Riverside 122 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2020 Riverside 123 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 18/01/2020 Radipole 124 Skylark Alauda arvensis 03/03/2020 Steart 125 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19/03/2020 Bowling Green Marsh 126 Swallow Hirundo rustica 10/04/2020 Wilsham 127 House Martin Delichon urbicum 20/04/2020 Wilsham 128 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 10/01/2020 Ham Wall 129 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2020 Riverside 130 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 20/04/2020 Wilsham 131 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 21/01/2020 Broadsands 132 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 18/10/2020 Yellond 133 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/07/2020 Upper Tamar Lake 134 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 24/06/2020 Steart 135 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia ********** ********** 136 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20/04/2020 Wilsham 137 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 24/06/2020 Steart 138 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 30/07/2020 Huntspill 139 Whitethroat Curruca communis 20/04/2020 Wilsham 140 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 21/01/2020 Man Sands 141 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2020 Riverside 142 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 04/01/2020 Room Hill 143 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 19/01/2020 Lower Tamar Lake 144 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 145 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 18/09/2020 Portland 146 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 04/01/2020 Room Hill 147 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 04/01/2020 Riverside 148 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 149 Redwing Turdus iliacus 03/01/2020 RHS Rosemoor 150 Blackbird Turdus merula 02/01/2020 Riverside 151 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 12/02/2020 Cubert 152 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 01/01/2020 Whipsnade zoo 153 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 09/05/2020 Exmoor 154 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2020 Riverside 155 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 09/05/2020 Exmoor 156 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 20/04/2020 Wilsham 157 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 26/04/2020 Weir Water 158 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2020 Room Hill 159 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 02/05/2020 Exmoor 160 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 161 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2020 Riverside 162 Dunnock Prunella modularis 05/01/2020 Riverside 163 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 12/01/2020 Upper Tamar Lake 164 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 Stains Res 165 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 12/01/2020 Upper Tamar Lake 166 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 12/02/2020 Cubert 167 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 02/01/2020 Riverside 168 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 13/11/2020 Wilsham 169 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 04/01/2020 Room Hill 170 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 05/01/2020 Wimbleball Lake 171 Linnet Linaria cannabina 17/01/2020 Baggy Point 172 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 16/05/2020 Wilsham 173 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 174 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 175 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2020 Riverside 176 Siskin Spinus spinus 08/01/2020 Riverside 177 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 09/03/2020 Cairngorms 178 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 21/01/2020 Broadsands 179 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 21/01/2020 Broadsands 180 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 12/01/2020 Lower Tamar Lake