Paul Sutton: Dorset Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 183 of 183 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 01/01/2020 Poole Harbour 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 04/02/2020 Swineham Point 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 5 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 15/05/2020 Swine ham 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 7 Garganey Spatula querquedula 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 10 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 11 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 Brands Bay 12 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2020 Brands Bay 13 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 14 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 01/11/2020 Longham Lakes 15 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 16 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 17 Scaup Aythya marila 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 18 Eider Somateria mollissima 02/01/2020 Portland 19 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 29/01/2020 Little sea 20 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 01/01/2020 Studland 21 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 29/01/2020 Little sea 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2020 Brands Bay 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 10/11/2020 Poole Harbour 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2020 Jerrys Point 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 06/12/2020 Babury Rings 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 27 Quail Coturnix coturnix 03/07/2020 Tarantino Keyneston 28 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 25/05/2020 Swyre Head 29 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 20/05/2020 Slepe Heath 30 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2020 Baiters Park 31 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Wareham Forest 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 Poole 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 16/03/2020 Swineham 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 37 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 39 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 24/11/2020 Lodmoor 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2020 Jerrys Point 41 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 01/01/2020 Jerrys Point 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 01/01/2020 Jerrys Point 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 01/01/2020 Brands Bay 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 15/05/2020 Lytchett Fields 47 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 21/05/2020 Swineham Scrape 48 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2020 Coombe Trail 49 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 26/04/2020 Lytchett Fields 50 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 51 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/01/2020 Brands Bay 52 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 01/01/2020 Brands Bay 53 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 01/10/2020 Lytchett Fields 54 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 55 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 22/08/2020 Ferrybridge 56 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 24/06/2020 Lytchett Fields 57 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 06/01/2020 Lytchett Fields 58 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 14/08/2020 Lytchett Fields 59 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 60 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 06/01/2020 Middlebere 61 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 06/01/2020 Lytchett Fields 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2020 Brambles Bay 63 Knot Calidris canutus 01/01/2020 Brands Bay 64 Ruff Calidris pugnax 14/08/2020 Lytchett Fields 65 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 02/08/2020 Lodmoor 66 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/01/2020 Studland 67 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2020 Studland 68 Little Stint Calidris minuta 19/09/2020 Ferrybridge 69 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 06/09/2020 Kimmeridge 70 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 04/06/2020 Ferrybridge 71 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 09/07/2020 Lodmoor 72 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 09/05/2020 Baiters Park 73 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 05/02/2020 Hamworthy 74 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 02/11/2020 Studland 75 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 29/05/2020 Dancing Ledges 76 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 77 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 78 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 79 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 80 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 06/07/2020 Lytchett Fields 81 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2020 Studland 82 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 83 Puffin Fratercula arctica 17/03/2020 Dancing Ledges 84 Razorbill Alca torda 14/05/2020 Durlston 85 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 86 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 08/12/2020 Potland 87 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 08/12/2020 Potland 88 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 01/01/2020 Jerrys Point 89 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 17/03/2020 St Alban's Head 90 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 04/06/2020 Portland Bill 91 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Yes 09/07/2020 Portland Bill 92 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 04/06/2020 Portland Bill 93 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 94 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 Poole Harbour 95 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 96 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 20/10/2020 Lytchett Fields 97 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 01/01/2020 Arne 98 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 99 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 08/01/2020 Longham Lakes 100 Great White Egret Ardea alba 08/01/2020 Longham Lakes 101 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 04/01/2020 Poole Harbour 102 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 05/08/2020 Morden Bog 103 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 29/01/2020 Lodmoor 104 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 105 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 19/12/2020 Slepe Heath 106 Red Kite Milvus milvus 24/01/2020 107 Buzzard Buteo buteo 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 108 Little Owl Athene noctua 17/07/2020 Tarrant Keyneston 109 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 25/05/2020 Swyre Head 110 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 111 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 03/01/2020 Mordon Bog, Wareham 112 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 03/01/2020 Mordon Bog, Wareham 113 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 114 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 04/06/2020 Ferrybridge 115 Merlin Falco columbarius 28/01/2020 Middlemere 116 Hobby Falco subbuteo 20/05/2020 Slepe Heath 117 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 06/01/2020 Durlston 118 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 06/02/2020 Studland 119 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 28/01/2020 Morden Bog 120 Jay Garrulus glandarius 29/01/2020 PC World Drain 121 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 122 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 123 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2020 Arne 124 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 Baiters 125 Raven Corvus corax 03/01/2020 Mordon Bog, Wareham 126 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 Arne 127 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 PC World Drain 128 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 Arne 129 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 29/01/2020 Lodmoor 130 Woodlark Lullula arborea 19/05/2020 Steppe Heath 131 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 132 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 04/06/2020 Radipole 133 Swallow Hirundo rustica 14/04/2020 Lytchett. field 134 House Martin Delichon urbicum 20/04/2020 Ham Common 135 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 08/01/2020 PC World Drain 136 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 Arne 137 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 138 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/01/2020 PC World Drain 139 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15/08/2020 Lytchett Fields 140 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 16/04/2020 Upton 141 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 30/05/2020 Bestwall 142 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 15/08/2020 Lytchett Fields 143 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 07/04/2020 Hamworthy 144 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 16/04/2020 Upton Heath 145 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 31/05/2020 Martin Down 146 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/05/2020 St Albans Head 147 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 06/02/2020 Studland 148 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2020 PC World Drain 149 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 Arne 150 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2020 Arne 151 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 152 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 22/06/2020 Portland 153 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 Arne 154 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 Arne 155 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 156 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 Arne 157 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 Lytchett Bay 158 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 08/01/2020 Long ham Lakes 159 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 13/05/2020 Morden Bog 160 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 Arne 161 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 01/12/2020 Durlston 162 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 30/08/2020 Hartland Moor 163 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 26/08/2020 Ringstead 164 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02/01/2020 Lodmoor 165 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/05/2020 Curdle Door 166 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 Studland 167 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 Arne 168 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 24/08/2020 Hartland Moor 169 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 29/01/2020 PC World Drain 170 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 171 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/01/2020 Portland Bill 172 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Morden Bog 173 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 02/01/2020 Portland 174 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 Studland 175 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 08/01/2020 Longham Lakes 176 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 177 Linnet Linaria cannabina 05/01/2020 Upton Country Park 178 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 21/11/2020 Newton Heath 179 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 180 Siskin Spinus spinus 03/01/2020 Mordon Bog, Wareham 181 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 18/05/2020 Curdle Door 182 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 183 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2020 Lodmoor