Ian Burgess: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 222 of 222 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 05/01/2020 Norfolk grey bellied at fring with pinkfeet 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis patch 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 07/02/2020 Caerlaverock WWT 2000+ 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 05/01/2020 Norfolk 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 08/02/2020 Slamannan ,Falkirk 30+ 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 05/01/2020 Norfolk two 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 05/01/2020 Norfolk One 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 07/02/2020 Caerlaverock WWT 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 07/02/2020 Caerlaverock WWT 60+ 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 05/01/2020 Norfolk 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 05/01/2020 Norfolk 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 20/04/2020 Belvide Res , Staffordshire 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 05/01/2020 Norfolk 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 05/01/2020 Norfolk 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 05/01/2020 Norfolk 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 PATCH 19 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2020 Norfolk 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 PATCH 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 27/11/2020 Priorslee Lake , Shropshire 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 23 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 01/03/2020 West park, Wolverhampton 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula patch 25 Scaup Aythya marila 20/03/2020 Deep Hayes , CP , Staffordshire 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 13/03/2020 mussleburgh , Loithian male , 29.4.20 chasewater staffs tick 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 13/03/2020 Mussleburgh , Loithian 20+ 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 05/01/2020 Norfolk 200+ 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 13/03/2020 Mussleburgh , Loithian 10+ 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/01/2020 Norfolk 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 35 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 14/03/2020 scotland 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 05/01/2020 Norfolk 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 05/03/2020 Bent lane , Staffordshire two 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 30/05/2020 Cannock Chase 40 Swift Apus apus 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 18/09/2020 Tiree Inner Hebrides 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2020 PATCH TWO 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 PATCH 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2020 PATCH 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 07/02/2020 Caerlaverock WWT two 47 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 22/08/2020 Burton Mere Wetlands , Wirrall two 48 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 03/01/2020 PATCH 49 Coot Fulica atra patch 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 05/01/2020 Norfolk 51 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 27/11/2020 Chelmarsh Res , Shropshire 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 13/03/2020 Mussleburgh ,Loithian 54 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 55 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Titchwell one 56 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 05/01/2020 Norfolk 57 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 05/01/2020 Norfolk 58 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Titchwell 59 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius patch 60 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 61 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 62 Curlew Numenius arquata 05/01/2020 Norfolk 63 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Titchwell 64 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 05/01/2020 Norfolk 65 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus patch 66 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Titchwell 67 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 05/01/2020 Norfolk 68 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos patch 69 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 70 Redshank Tringa totanus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 71 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 17/06/2020 Nosterfield NR , Yorkshire 72 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 73 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 05/01/2020 Norfolk 74 Knot Calidris canutus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 75 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/07/2020 Frampton marsh , Lincolnshire 76 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 22/05/2020 Middleton lakes , Staffordshire county tick 77 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 18/07/2020 Frampton marsh , Lincolnshire 78 Sanderling Calidris alba 05/01/2020 Norfolk 79 Dunlin Calidris alpina 05/01/2020 Norfolk 80 Little Stint Calidris minuta 18/07/2020 Frampton marsh , Lincolnshire 81 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 13/06/2020 Kilnsea , East Yorkshire 82 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 18/07/2020 Frampton marsh , Lincolnshire my second 83 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 20/04/2020 Belvide Res , Staffordshire 84 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 20/04/2020 Belvide Res , Staffordshire 85 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 86 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 25/07/2020 Cemlyn Bay ,Anglesey single bird 87 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 25/07/2020 Cemlyn Bay ,Anglesey 88 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 13/06/2020 Kilnsea Wetlands, East Yorkshire Two 89 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 90 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 13/09/2020 Hale Lighthouse , Merseyside juv 91 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 20/04/2020 Belvide Res , Staffordshire county tick 92 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 PATCH 93 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 28/06/2020 Belvide Res , Staffordshire Staffordshire TICK 94 Common Gull Larus canus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 95 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 PATCH 96 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 02/08/2020 Blithfield Res , Staffordshire adult , all so Ruddy shelduck 97 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 98 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 PATCH 99 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 100 Puffin Fratercula arctica 101 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 25/07/2020 Fishermans Quay , Anglesey four 102 Razorbill Alca torda 103 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 104 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 27/11/2020 Chelmarsh Res , Shropshire 105 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 106 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 25/07/2020 Cemlyn Bay ,Anglesey 107 Gannet Morus bassanus 108 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 05/01/2020 Norfolk 109 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 25/07/2020 South Stack Anglesey 110 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 10/06/2020 Uttoxeter Quarry , Staffordshire TWO 111 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 20/11/2020 Marbury CP , Cheshire one 112 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 05/01/2020 Norfolk 113 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 13/09/2020 Burton Mere Wetlands , Wirrall Eight 114 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/08/2020 Doxey Marshes , Staffordshire two 115 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 03/01/2020 PATCH 116 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 06/09/2020 Blithfield Res , Staffordshire JUV 117 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 01/08/2020 Welbeck RWP ,Nottinghamshire two 118 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 15/03/2020 scotland 119 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2020 PATCH 120 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 10/03/2020 Staffordshire sat in top of pine tree 121 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Titchwell 40+ in the roost 122 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 24/03/2020 Coddington , Cheshire 123 Red Kite Milvus milvus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 124 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 18/09/2020 Kilchoan , Highlands Adult 125 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Wells next thr sea 126 Buzzard Buteo buteo 05/01/2020 Norfolk 127 Barn Owl Tyto alba 05/01/2020 Lincolnshire three 128 Little Owl Athene noctua 25/07/2020 Cemlyn Bay ,Anglesey Adult & juv 129 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 30/05/2020 Cannock Chase three adults 130 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 11/02/2020 Staffordshire Moors 131 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 14/02/2020 Mid Wales 132 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 20/03/2020 Deep Hayes CP , Staffordshire two 133 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 16/03/2020 Barlaston Downs ,Staffordshire female 134 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2020 Norfolk 135 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 136 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2020 PATCH 137 Merlin Falco columbarius 18/09/2020 Tiree Inner Hebrides 138 Hobby Falco subbuteo 02/05/2020 PATCH 139 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 25/07/2020 Cemlyn Bay ,Anglesey 140 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Yes 18/09/2020 Balephui , Tiree LIFER** 141 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 23/02/2020 Cannock chase , Staffordshire 142 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 13/06/2020 Sykes field, Spurn East Yorkshire Stunning Male 143 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 PATCH 144 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 PATCH 145 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 25/07/2020 South Stack Anglesey 146 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2020 PATCH 147 Rook Corvus frugilegus 05/01/2020 Norfolk 148 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2020 patch 149 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 150 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2020 patch 151 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 13/03/2020 linlithgow , Scotland also 4 at Blurton Rd 13/3/2020 152 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2020 patch 153 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 13/03/2020 Loch Garten Highlands 154 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 18/02/2020 Patch two 155 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 patch 156 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 patch 157 Woodlark Lullula arborea 10/03/2020 Cannock chase two 158 Skylark Alauda arvensis patch 159 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Holkham Gap three 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia patch 161 Swallow Hirundo rustica patch 162 House Martin Delichon urbicum patch 163 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 19/04/2020 PATCH SITE FIRST 164 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2020 patch 165 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 17/05/2020 Hanchurch Woods , Staffordshire 166 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 Thornham Harbour , Norfolk 167 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus patch 168 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Titchwell 169 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 13/06/2020 Easington East Yorkshire 170 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus patch 171 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 13/06/2020 Far Ings Barton Upon Humber Lincolnshire Also Kilnsea Wetlands 172 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus patch 173 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia patch 174 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla patch 175 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 09/05/2020 Trentham Park , Staffordshire 176 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca patch (6) 177 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 17/06/2020 Holy Island , Northumberland LIFER 178 Whitethroat Curruca communis patch 179 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 180 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 PATCH 181 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 182 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris patch 183 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 PATCH 184 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 PATCH 185 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2020 PATCH 186 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 PATCH 187 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 PATCH 188 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 05/01/2020 Norfolk 189 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 11/04/2020 patch (sf) 190 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 18/10/2020 Stiffkey , Norfolk LIFER** 191 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 192 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 PATCH 193 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 17/10/2020 South Shields ,Trow Quarry LIFER** 194 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 195 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 19/04/2020 PATCH 196 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus patch 197 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra patch 198 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2020 PATCH 199 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2020 Patch 200 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 14/03/2020 Findhorn Valley , Highlands 201 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 07/02/2020 Caerlaverock WWT 202 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2020 PATCH 203 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 PATCH 204 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 17/06/2020 Northumberland 205 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 05/01/2020 Sedgeford , Norfolk Alaskan blue headed 206 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 207 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 PATCH 208 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2020 PATCH 209 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 210 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 211 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 PATCH 212 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 17/03/2020 Hanchurch feeding station , Staffordshire 213 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2020 PATCH 214 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 215 Linnet Linaria cannabina 05/01/2020 Norfolk 216 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 217 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 10/03/2020 Cannock Chase , Staffordshire 218 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 PATCH 219 Siskin Spinus spinus 10/03/2020 Canock Chase , Staffordshire 220 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 05/01/2020 Norfolk , Holkham Gap 60+ 221 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/01/2020 Norfolk 222 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020 PATCH