David Blakeman: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 249 of 249 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 05/02/2020 Lincs 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2020 Staffs 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 02/01/2020 Staffs 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2020 Staffs 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 04/01/2020 Cheshire 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 05/02/2020 Norfolk 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2020 Staffs 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 22/01/2020 Staffs 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/01/2020 Staffs 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 03/01/2020 Cheshire 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/01/2020 Staffs 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14/05/2020 Staffs 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2020 Staffs 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2020 Staffs 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2020 Staffs 16 American Wigeon Mareca americana 19/06/2020 Northumberland 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Staffs 18 Pintail Anas acuta 03/01/2020 Cheshire 19 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2020 Staffs 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 02/08/2020 Notts 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2020 Staffs 22 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 04/03/2020 West Midlands 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 19/12/2020 Derbyshire 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2020 Staffs 25 Scaup Aythya marila 01/02/2020 Lancs 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 05/02/2020 Norfolk 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 05/02/2020 Norfolk 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 22/03/2020 Staffs 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 03/01/2020 Cheshire 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 04/02/2020 Cheshire 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 02/01/2020 Staffs 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/02/2020 Norfolk 33 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 24/01/2020 Derbyshire 34 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 05/02/2020 Norfolk 35 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 Staffs 36 Quail Coturnix coturnix 20/06/2020 Derbyshire 37 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 04/01/2020 Cheshire 38 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ********** ********** 39 Swift Apus apus 23/04/2020 Staffs 40 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 22/04/2020 Staffs 41 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 19/06/2020 Northumberland 42 Stock Dove Columba oenas 04/01/2020 Cheshire 43 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Staffs 44 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 11/07/2020 Lincs 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Staffs 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 03/01/2020 Cheshire 47 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 23/08/2020 Cheshire 48 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 Staffs 49 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Staffs 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 Staffs 51 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 07/12/2020 Shrops 52 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 19/12/2020 Derbyshire 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 02/01/2020 Staffs 54 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/03/2020 Staffs 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/02/2020 Lancs 56 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 05/02/2020 Lincs 57 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 01/02/2020 Lancs 58 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2020 Staffs 59 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 27/09/2020 Scilly0 60 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 13/05/2020 Staffs 61 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 27/04/2020 Staffs 62 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2020 Staffs 63 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 25/07/2020 Wales 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 03/01/2020 Cheshire 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/02/2020 Lancs 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 04/01/2020 Cheshire 67 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 01/02/2020 Lancs 68 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 04/02/2020 Staffs 69 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 09/01/2020 Staffs 70 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2020 Staffs 71 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 25/10/2020 Derbyshire 72 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 19/06/2020 Northumberland 73 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27/04/2020 Staffs 74 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 04/02/2020 Cheshire 75 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 14/05/2020 Staffs8 76 Redshank Tringa totanus 03/01/2020 Cheshire 77 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 05/02/2020 Lincs 78 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 05/02/2020 Lincs 79 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/02/2020 Lancs 80 Knot Calidris canutus 01/02/2020 Lancs 81 Ruff Calidris pugnax 04/01/2020 Cheshire 82 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11/07/2020 Lincs 83 Sanderling Calidris alba 05/02/2020 Norfolk 84 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/01/2020 Cheshire 85 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 08/09/2020 Staffs 86 Little Stint Calidris minuta 10/08/2020 Yorkshire 87 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 10/08/2020 Yorkshire 88 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 01/06/2020 Staffs 89 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 11/07/2020 Lincs 90 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 30/05/2020 Staffs 91 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 25/07/2020 Wales 92 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14/05/2020 Staffs 93 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 19/06/2020 Northumberland 94 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 19/06/2020 Northumberland 95 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 26/08/2020 Derbyshire 96 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 24/07/2020 Wales 97 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Staffs 98 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 29/06/2020 Staffs 99 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 13/09/2020 Yorkshire 100 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 04/02/2020 Cheshire 101 Common Gull Larus canus 02/01/2020 Staffs 102 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 20/10/2020 Staffs 103 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2020 Staffs 104 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 24/01/2020 Staffs 105 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 05/01/2020 Derbyshire 106 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2020 Staffs 107 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 29/09/2020 Scilly 108 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 25/07/2020 Wales 109 Puffin Fratercula arctica 19/06/2020 Northumberland 110 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 24/07/2020 Wales 111 Razorbill Alca torda 24/07/2020 Wales 112 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 19/06/2020 Northumberland 113 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 25/07/2020 Wales 114 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/01/2020 Derbyshire 115 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 24/07/2020 Wales 116 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 29/09/2020 Scilly 117 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 24/07/2020 Wales 118 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 27/07/2020 Wales 119 Gannet Morus bassanus 24/07/2020 Wales 120 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2020 Staffs 121 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 24/07/2020 Wales 122 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 11/06/2020 Staffs 123 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 03/01/2020 Cheshire 124 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2020 Staffs 125 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 01/02/2020 Lancs 126 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2020 Staffs 127 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2020 Staffs 128 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 18/10/2020 Staffs 129 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 19/06/2020 Northumberland 130 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 02/08/2020 Notts 131 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 04/01/2020 Cheshire 132 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 133 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 04/01/2020 Cheshire 134 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus ********** ********** 135 Red Kite Milvus milvus 07/03/2020 Staffs 136 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 05/02/2020 Norfolk 137 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2020 Staffs 138 Barn Owl Tyto alba 07/01/2020 Staffs 139 Little Owl Athene noctua 02/02/2020 Staffs 140 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 141 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 04/01/2020 Cheshire 142 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 08/01/2020 Staffs 143 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 02/01/2020 Staffs 144 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 27/09/2020 Scilly 145 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor ********** ********** 146 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 Staffs 147 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 10/01/2020 Staffs 148 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Staffs 149 Merlin Falco columbarius 04/01/2020 Cheshire 150 Hobby Falco subbuteo 29/04/2020 Staffs 151 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 06/01/2020 Staffs 152 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 04/03/2020 West Midlands 153 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 02/02/2020 Staffs 154 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 10/08/2020 Yorkshire 155 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 19/09/2020 Norfolk 156 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 Staffs 157 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Staffs 158 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 24/07/2020 Wales 159 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Staffs 160 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2020 Staffs 161 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Staffs 162 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 25/07/2020 Wales 163 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2020 Staffs 164 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 23/01/2020 Staffs 165 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Staffs 166 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 12/03/2020 Staffs 167 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 01/01/2020 Staffs 168 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Staffs 169 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Staffs 170 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 05/02/2020 Lincs 171 Woodlark Lullula arborea ********** ********** 172 Skylark Alauda arvensis 05/02/2020 Lincs 173 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 05/02/2020 Norfolk 174 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 27/04/2020 Staffs 175 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2020 Staffs 176 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2020 Staffs 177 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 02/02/2020 Staffs 178 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Staffs 179 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 13/05/2020 Staffs 180 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 28/09/2020 Scilly 181 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 17/10/2020 Norfolk 182 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 03/04/2020 Staffs 183 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 15/03/2020 Derbyshire 184 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2020 Staffs 185 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 22/04/2020 Staffs 186 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 10/08/2020 Yorkshire 187 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 14/04/2020 Staffs 188 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 03/01/2020 Cheshire 189 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 20/04/2020 Staffs 190 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 03/10/2020 Scilly 191 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 18/04/2020 Staffs 192 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 19/06/2020 Northumberland 193 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/04/2020 Staffs 194 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 11/10/2020 Devon 195 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 27/09/2020 Scilly 196 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 12/01/2020 Staffs 197 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Staffs 198 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Staffs 199 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2020 Staffs 200 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 13/06/2020 Derbyshire 201 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Staffs 202 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 10/10/2020 Scilly 203 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2020 Staffs 204 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2020 Staffs 205 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Staffs7 206 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Staffs 207 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Staffs 208 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 22/04/2020 Staffs 209 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 17/10/2020 Norfolk 210 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 06/05/2020 Staffs 211 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Staffs 212 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 27/09/2020 Scilly 213 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 07/05/2020 Staffs 214 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 17/10/2020 Norfolk 215 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 12/09/2020 Yorkshire 216 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 07/05/2020 Staffs 217 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 15/04/2020 Staffs 218 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 03/01/2020 Cheshire Probable 219 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 22/01/2020 Staffs 220 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2020 Staffs 221 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 02/01/2020 Staffs 222 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 05/01/2020 Derbyshire 223 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Staffs 224 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2020 Staffs 225 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 27/04/2020 Staffs 226 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 05/02/2020 Norfolk 227 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22/01/2020 Staffs 228 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 05/01/2020 Derbyshire 229 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 05/01/2020 Staffs 230 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 14/04/2020 Staffs 231 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 02/01/2020 Staffs 232 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 05/02/2020 Norfolk 233 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Staffs 234 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23/01/2020 Cheshire 235 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 08/12/2020 Derbyshire 236 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2020 Staffs 237 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 Staffs 238 Twite Linaria flavirostris 05/02/2020 Norfolk 239 Linnet Linaria cannabina 04/01/2020 Cheshire 240 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 22/01/2020 Staffs 241 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 04/03/2020 Staffs 242 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 Staffs 243 Siskin Spinus spinus 02/01/2020 Staffs 244 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 27/09/2020 Scilly 245 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 05/02/2020 Norfolk 246 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 25/05/2020 Cheshire 247 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 23/01/2020 Cheshire 248 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2020 Staffs 249 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 08/10/2020 Scilly