Neil Gordon: Britain Year List 2020 UK400 Club, All records Record(s) 1 to 201 of 201 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 16/08/2020 Newbiggin 2 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 02/12/2020 Chelmarsh 3 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 02/12/2020 Chelmarsh 4 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 03/01/2020 Sefton park 5 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Pine lake 6 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 26/06/2020 High rid resevoir 7 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 24/06/2020 Bempton 8 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 10/06/2020 Liverpool 9 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 24/06/2020 Bempton 10 Atlantic Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Pine lake 11 European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 10/12/2020 Liverpool 12 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 08/02/2020 Brockholes 13 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 12/01/2020 Banks 14 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 Knott end 15 Great White Egret Casmerodius albus 26/07/2020 Hesketh out marsh 16 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 Eagland hill 17 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 01/01/2020 Eagland hill 18 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 13/06/2020 Lunt 19 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 03/01/2020 Sefton park 20 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 01/01/2020 Pilling 21 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 11/10/2020 Banks 22 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2020 Rainford 23 Greylag Goose Anser anser 08/02/2020 Brockholes 24 Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis 03/01/2020 Sefton park 25 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 13/05/2020 Lunt 26 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/08/2020 Pennington flash 27 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Yes 06/08/2020 Carr lane pools 28 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2020 Knott end 29 Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 12/01/2020 Crossens 30 Gadwall Anas strepera 01/01/2020 Pine lake 31 Common Teal Anas crecca 12/01/2020 Crossens 32 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 03/01/2020 Sefton park 33 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 27/02/2020 Nosterfield 34 Garganey Anas querquedula 02/08/2020 Pennington flash 35 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata 12/01/2020 Crossens 36 Northern Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2020 Pine lake 37 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 01/01/2020 Pine lake 38 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 Pine lake 39 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 01/01/2020 Pine lake 40 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 15/08/2020 Boulmer 41 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 04/01/2020 Crosby 42 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 10/06/2020 Liverpool 43 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Pine lake 44 Smew Mergellus albellus 08/02/2020 Brockholes 45 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 16/08/2020 Newbiggin 46 Goosander Mergus merganser 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 47 Red Kite Milvus milvus 27/02/2020 Harrogate 48 Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus Yes 03/08/2020 Croxden 49 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 26/07/2020 Hesketh out marsh 50 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 27/09/2020 Parkgate 51 Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 24/06/2020 Wykeham 52 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 23/01/2020 Liverpool 53 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 Rainford 54 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 08/02/2020 Stainforth 55 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 25/03/2020 Billinge hill 56 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 Rainford 57 Merlin Falco columbarius 12/01/2020 Sollom 58 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 18/05/2020 Lancs 59 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 10/01/2020 Liverpool 60 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 12/01/2020 Banks 61 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 10/02/2020 Rainford 62 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 10/01/2020 Bickerstaffe 63 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 64 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 03/01/2020 Sefton park 65 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 Pine lake 66 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2020 Knott end 67 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 13/05/2020 Lunt 68 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 13/05/2020 Lunt 69 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 27/02/2020 Nosterfield 70 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 15/08/2020 Boulmer 71 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2020 Pilling 72 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 12/08/2020 Spurn 73 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Pilling 74 Red Knot Calidris canutus 04/01/2020 Crosby 75 Sanderling Calidris alba 04/01/2020 Crosby 76 Little Stint Calidris minuta 12/08/2020 Spurn 77 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 17/05/2020 Lunt 78 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 18/05/2020 Lunt 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 16/06/2020 Lunt 80 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 01/01/2020 Blackpool 81 Dunlin Calidris alpina 13/05/2020 Lunt 82 Ruff Philomachus pugnax 12/01/2020 Crossens 83 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 04/01/2020 Crosby 84 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 12/01/2020 Crossens 85 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 01/01/2020 Lancaster 86 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 12/01/2020 Crossens 87 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 15/08/2020 Boulmer 88 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 Pilling 89 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 26/07/2020 Hesketh out marsh 90 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2020 Pine lake 91 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 13/05/2020 Lunt 92 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 27/02/2020 Nosterfield 93 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 06/08/2020 Carr lane pools 94 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 06/08/2020 Carr lane pools 95 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 13/05/2020 Lunt 96 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2020 Blackpool 97 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 11/10/2020 Marshside 98 Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 03/01/2020 Otterspool 99 Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan Yes 13/09/2020 Redcar tarn 100 Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 13/09/2020 Hale head 101 Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 03/01/2020 Sefton park 102 Common Gull Larus canus 03/01/2020 Sefton park 103 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 03/01/2020 Sefton park 104 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Pine lake 105 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 21/01/2020 Liverpool 106 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 107 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 108 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Pine lake 109 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 24/06/2020 Bempton 110 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12/08/2020 Spurn 111 Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 22/06/2020 New Brighton 112 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 15/08/2020 Boulmer 113 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 22/06/2020 New Brighton 114 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 26/07/2020 Hesketh out marsh 115 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 12/08/2020 Spurn 116 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 15/08/2020 Druridge 117 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 24/06/2020 Bempton 118 Razorbill Alca torda 24/06/2020 Bempton 119 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 24/06/2020 Bempton 120 Rock Dove Columba livia 03/01/2020 Sefton park 121 Stock Dove Columba oenas 03/01/2020 Sefton park 122 Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Rainford 123 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 Rainford 124 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 03/01/2020 Sefton park 125 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/01/2020 Eagland hill 126 Little Owl Athene noctua 04/04/2020 Rainford 127 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 19/01/2020 Rainford 128 Common Swift Apus apus 09/05/2020 Rainford 129 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/01/2020 Sefton park 130 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 02/08/2020 Rivington 131 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 13/02/2020 Liverpool 132 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 23/05/2020 Rainford 133 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 13/05/2020 Lunt 134 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/04/2020 Rainford 135 House Martin Delichon urbicum 09/05/2020 Rainford 136 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 24/06/2020 Wykeham 137 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 04/01/2020 Crosby 138 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 24/06/2020 Bempton 139 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 12/04/2020 Rainford 140 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 17/02/2020 Liverpool 141 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 17/04/2020 Rainford 142 Pied Wagtail Motacilla yarrellii 01/01/2020 Knott end 143 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/03/2020 Yarrow valley 144 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Eagland hill 145 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Eagland hill 146 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 03/01/2020 Sefton park 147 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 12/08/2020 Spurn 148 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 09/05/2020 Rainford 149 Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata 02/08/2020 Rivington 150 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 16/04/2020 Rainford 151 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Rainford 152 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 08/02/2020 Grimsby 153 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 Skem 154 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 25/01/2020 Rainford 155 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Skem 156 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2020 Garstom 157 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 158 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 13/05/2020 Lunt 159 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 19/04/2020 Rainford 160 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 13/05/2020 Lunt 161 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 12/08/2020 Spurn 162 Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 13/05/2020 Liverpool 163 Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis 12/04/2020 Rainford 164 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 24/06/2020 Wykeham 165 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20/01/2020 Rainford 166 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 26/03/2020 Rainford 167 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 14/04/2020 Rainford 168 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 05/01/2020 Rainford 169 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 12/08/2020 Spurn 170 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2020 Sefton park 171 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 Rainford 172 Great Tit Parus major 03/01/2020 Sefton park 173 Coal Tit Periparus ater 20/01/2020 Rainford 174 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 175 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 03/01/2020 Sefton park 176 Common Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 14/04/2020 Rainford 177 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 12/08/2020 Spurn 178 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/01/2020 Sefton park 179 Black-billed Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Rainford 180 Western Jackdaw Corvus monedula 01/01/2020 Rainford 181 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Lancaster 182 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 03/01/2020 Garstom 183 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 23/01/2020 Liverpool 184 Common Raven Corvus corax 07/02/2020 Liverpool 185 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 03/01/2020 Garstom 186 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Pilling 187 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 25/01/2020 Rainford 188 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Rainford 189 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 18/10/2020 Billinge hill 190 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 Rainford 191 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 03/01/2020 Sefton park 192 Siskin Carduelis spinus 24/03/2020 Rainford 193 Linnet Carduelis cannabina 11/02/2020 Rainford 194 Twite Carduelis flavirostris 01/01/2020 Knott end 195 Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret 19/04/2020 Rainford 196 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 24/06/2020 Wykeham 197 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 198 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 01/11/2020 Leasowe 199 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 25/01/2020 Rainford 200 Western Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 26/01/2020 Pennington flash 201 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 12/01/2020 Banks