Brian Mellow: Cornwall Mainland 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 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 16 Pintail Anas acuta 17 Teal Anas crecca 18 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 22 Scaup Aythya marila 23 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 03/01/2020 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 26 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 33 Swift Apus apus 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 38 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 39 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 40 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 42 Coot Fulica atra 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 44 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 46 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 47 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 52 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 53 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 54 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 55 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 27/11/2020 crows an wra 42 years since i last saw one in cornwall. 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 60 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 61 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 04/01/2020 62 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 63 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 65 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 23/08/2020 drift 66 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 67 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 68 Redshank Tringa totanus 69 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 70 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 71 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 72 Knot Calidris canutus 73 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 74 Sanderling Calidris alba 75 Dunlin Calidris alpina 76 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 77 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 13/09/2020 hayle 78 Little Stint Calidris minuta 79 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 06/09/2020 hayle 80 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 81 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 82 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 83 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 84 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 85 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 86 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 88 Common Gull Larus canus 89 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 90 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 91 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 92 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 93 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 94 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 95 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 96 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 97 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 98 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 99 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 100 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 101 Puffin Fratercula arctica 102 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 103 Razorbill Alca torda 104 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 105 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 106 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 107 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 05/02/2020 pendower 108 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 109 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 110 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 111 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 112 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 113 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 114 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 115 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 116 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 117 Gannet Morus bassanus 118 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 119 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 120 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 121 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 122 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 15/01/2020 st clement 123 Great White Egret Ardea alba 124 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 125 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 126 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 127 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 128 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 129 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 130 Red Kite Milvus milvus 131 Black Kite Milvus migrans 132 Buzzard Buteo buteo 133 Barn Owl Tyto alba 134 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 135 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 136 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 137 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 138 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 139 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 140 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 141 Merlin Falco columbarius 142 Hobby Falco subbuteo 143 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 144 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 16/10/2020 Chapel porth St Agnes only shrike of the year so far 145 Jay Garrulus glandarius 146 Magpie Pica pica 147 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 148 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 149 Rook Corvus frugilegus 150 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 151 Raven Corvus corax 152 Coal Tit Periparus ater 153 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 154 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 155 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 156 Great Tit Parus major 157 Woodlark Lullula arborea 158 Skylark Alauda arvensis 159 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 160 Swallow Hirundo rustica 161 House Martin Delichon urbicum 162 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 163 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 164 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 165 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 166 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 167 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 168 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 169 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 170 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 171 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 172 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 173 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 174 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 175 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 176 Whitethroat Curruca communis 177 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 178 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 179 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 180 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 181 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 182 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 183 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 184 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 185 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 186 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 187 Redwing Turdus iliacus 188 Blackbird Turdus merula 189 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 190 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 191 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 192 Robin Erithacus rubecula 193 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 194 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 195 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 196 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 197 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 198 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 199 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 200 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 22/11/2020 penberth super male 201 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 202 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 203 Dunnock Prunella modularis 204 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 205 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 206 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 207 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 18/05/2020 st just 208 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 209 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 210 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 02/02/2020 Sennen 211 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 212 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 213 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 214 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 215 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 216 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 217 Linnet Linaria cannabina 218 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 07/11/2020 trevose 219 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 220 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 221 Siskin Spinus spinus 222 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 223 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 224 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 225 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 226 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 227 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 228 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus