Neil Sainthouse: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 257 of 257 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 23/01/2020 titchwell 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 05/01/2020 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 27/01/2020 ellerton water 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2020 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 04/01/2020 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 09/01/2020 hemsby 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 17/01/2020 cresswell ponds 8 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 09/01/2020 walpole 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 23/01/2020 ludham 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 25/01/2020 slaynes lane notts 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 18/01/2020 lound 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10/01/2020 nosterfield 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 12/02/2020 worksop 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 31/05/2020 budby 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 11/01/2020 lound 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2020 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 10/01/2020 nosterfield 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 20 Pintail Anas acuta 25/01/2020 slaynes lane notts 21 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 25/01/2020 slaynes lane notts 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 19/01/2020 attenbourgh 24 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 20/01/2020 anglers C P 25 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 27/01/2020 ellerton water 26 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2020 27 Scaup Aythya marila 17/01/2020 widdrington 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 23/03/2020 musslebrough 29 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 23/01/2020 titchwell 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 23/01/2020 titchwell 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 06/02/2020 holkham 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 11/01/2020 lound 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 17/01/2020 widdrington 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2020 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator ********** ********** 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 06/01/2020 north pennines 37 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 38 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 06/01/2020 north pennines 39 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 41 Quail Coturnix coturnix 42 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2020 43 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 19/05/2020 budby 44 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2020 worksop 45 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 08/05/2020 lound 46 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 07/01/2020 47 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 48 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 49 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 08/05/2020 lound 50 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 51 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2020 52 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 53 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 54 Crane Grus grus 09/01/2020 acle 55 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2020 56 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 12/12/2020 colwick cp 57 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 05/01/2020 58 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 19/01/2020 attenbourgh 59 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 23/01/2020 titchwell 60 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 23/01/2020 titchwell 61 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 19/08/2020 kilnsea 62 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 10/01/2020 nosterfield 63 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 31/08/2020 hatfield moors 64 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08/05/2020 lound 65 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 08/05/2020 lound 66 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 67 Curlew Numenius arquata 10/01/2020 nosterfield 68 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 23/01/2020 titchwell 69 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 23/01/2020 titchwell 70 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 31/08/2020 hatfield moors 71 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 19/05/2020 budby 72 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 73 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 19/05/2020 lound 74 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 04/02/2020 thornwick pools 75 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 04/06/2020 slaynes lane notts 76 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 01/08/2020 langford lowfields 77 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 20/08/2020 kilnsea 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 05/05/2020 lound 79 Redshank Tringa totanus 17/01/2020 cresswell 80 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 10/01/2020 nosterfield 81 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 23/01/2020 titchwell 82 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 01/08/2020 langford lowfields 83 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 17/11/2020 dunwich 84 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 23/01/2020 titchwell 85 Knot Calidris canutus 23/01/2020 titchwell 86 Ruff Calidris pugnax 17/01/2020 cresswell 87 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11/06/2020 slaynes lane notts 88 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 05/09/2020 old moor 89 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 21/05/2020 lound 90 Sanderling Calidris alba 23/01/2020 titchwell 91 Dunlin Calidris alpina 17/01/2020 cresswell 92 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 13/02/2020 sheringham 93 Little Stint Calidris minuta 15/07/2020 frampton marsh 94 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 20/08/2020 kilnsea 95 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 28/05/2020 96 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 15/07/2020 frampton marsh 97 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 13/08/2020 kilnsea 98 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 12/05/2020 blotts pit 99 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 21/04/2020 lound 100 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 11/05/2020 lound 101 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 13/08/2020 kilnsea 102 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 21/04/2020 lound 103 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla ********** ********** 104 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 105 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 12/03/2020 titchwell 106 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 107 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 13/02/2020 sheringham 108 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 13/08/2020 kilnsea 109 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 03/01/2020 110 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 03/01/2020 111 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 10/12/2020 winterton 112 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 30/08/2020 kilnsea 113 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 03/07/2020 bempton cliffs 114 Puffin Fratercula arctica 03/07/2020 bempton cliffs 115 Razorbill Alca torda 03/07/2020 bempton cliffs 116 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 04/02/2020 bempton cliffs 117 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 13/02/2020 cley 118 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 12/12/2020 hoveringham 119 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 03/07/2020 bempton cliffs 120 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 04/02/2020 bempton cliffs 121 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 30/08/2020 kilnsea 122 Gannet Morus bassanus 04/02/2020 bempton cliffs 123 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 124 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 04/02/2020 bempton cliffs 125 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 22/10/2020 scilly isles 126 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 06/02/2020 titchwell 127 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 16/01/2020 norfolk 128 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 09/01/2020 acle 129 Great White Egret Ardea alba 11/01/2020 lound 130 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2020 131 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 26/05/2020 welbeck 132 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2020 133 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 04/01/2020 134 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 04/01/2020 135 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 30/01/2020 136 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2020 137 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 04/01/2020 138 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 139 Barn Owl Tyto alba 23/01/2020 titchwell 140 Little Owl Athene noctua 04/06/2020 slaynes lane notts 141 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 19/05/2020 budby 142 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 05/02/2020 st aidens 143 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/02/2020 nottinghamshire 144 Hoopoe Upupa epops 24/05/2020 ordsall 145 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2020 146 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 30/08/2020 kilnsea 147 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 01/03/2020 nottinghamshire 148 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2020 149 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 13/02/2020 kings lynn 150 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 03/01/2020 151 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 17/06/2020 bigin 152 Merlin Falco columbarius 30/01/2020 frampton marsh 153 Hobby Falco subbuteo 21/04/2020 lound 154 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 30/01/2020 frampton marsh 155 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 05/02/2020 rainham 156 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 04/01/2020 157 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Yes 03/10/2020 hartlepool 158 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 05/10/2020 holy island 159 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 14/09/2020 GRIMSTON 160 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 28/05/2020 spurn 161 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 20/09/2020 WARHAM GREENS 162 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 163 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 164 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 165 Rook Corvus frugilegus 05/01/2020 166 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 167 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2020 168 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 21/01/2020 retford 169 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 170 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2020 171 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 27/09/2020 north yorkshire 172 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 173 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 174 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 06/12/2020 langford lowfields 175 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 05/11/2020 titchwell 176 Woodlark Lullula arborea 04/05/2020 budby 177 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2020 178 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 06/02/2020 holkham 179 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 16/10/2020 south gare 180 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 15/03/2020 budby 181 Swallow Hirundo rustica 07/04/2020 worksop 182 House Martin Delichon urbicum 06/04/2020 worksop 183 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 26/01/2020 184 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 185 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 13/05/2020 padley gorge 186 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus ********** ********** 187 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 15/10/2020 holme dunes 188 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 20/10/2020 scilly isles 189 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/04/2020 lady lea 190 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 12/03/2020 titchwell 191 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 10/06/2020 kilnsea 192 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21/04/2020 lound 193 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 08/06/2020 far ings 194 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15/05/2020 budby 195 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 13/08/2020 kilnsea 196 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 08/05/2020 lound 197 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 01/04/2020 lady lea 198 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 09/05/2020 lound 199 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 13/08/2020 200 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 24/04/2020 lady lea 201 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 17/06/2020 holy island 202 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2020 lound 203 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2020 204 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 205 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 206 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2020 207 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 05/06/2020 cudworth 208 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 209 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 210 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 06/01/2020 211 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 212 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 213 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 214 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 13/05/2020 burbage 215 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 01/02/2020 grimsby 216 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 13/05/2020 padley gorge 217 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 218 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 21/10/2020 scilly isles 219 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 20/09/2020 wells wood 220 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 16/10/2020 s0uth sheilds 221 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13/05/2020 padley gorge 222 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 04/10/2020 kilnsea 223 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 24/01/2020 hartlepool ferry road 224 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 16/04/2020 sherwood forest 225 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 19/07/2020 budby 226 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 18/01/2020 lound 227 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 23/04/2020 osburton 228 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 14/11/2020 salthouse 229 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 13/05/2020 padley gorge 230 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 01/01/2020 231 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 232 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 233 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 21/04/2020 lound 234 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 03/01/2020 PRESTWICK CARR 235 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2020 236 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 03/01/2020 237 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2020 238 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 04/05/2020 budby 239 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 06/02/2020 titchwell 240 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 241 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 12/01/2020 budby 242 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 04/01/2020 243 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 04/01/2020 244 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 245 Twite Linaria flavirostris 23/01/2020 thornham 246 Linnet Linaria cannabina 11/01/2020 lound 247 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 01/01/2020 248 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 31/10/2020 sherwood forest 249 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 05/07/2020 budby 250 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 251 Siskin Spinus spinus 05/01/2020 252 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 23/09/2020 titchwell 253 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 06/02/2020 holkham 254 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra ********** ********** 255 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 04/01/2020 256 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 25/11/2020 langford lowfields 257 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020