Jonathan Nasir: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 220 of 220 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 22/02/2020 Holkham 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 05/10/2020 St. Mary's, IOS 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 22/02/2020 Holkham 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/02/2020 Lakenheath Fen RSPB 2 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/09/2020 Broom GPs 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 16 Pintail Anas acuta 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 17 Teal Anas crecca 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 18 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 26/01/2020 Priory CP 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 22 Scaup Aythya marila 19/01/2020 Rutland Water female 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 22/02/2020 Holkham 2 drakes 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19/01/2020 Rutland Water female 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 22/02/2020 Holkham 2 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 27 Smew Mergellus albellus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 1m, 5f 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 17 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 22/02/2020 Holkham 30 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 25/07/2020 Derwent Edge, Derbys 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 05/02/2020 nr Feering, Essex 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 33 Quail Coturnix coturnix 01/07/2020 Clothall Common heard only 34 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 35 Swift Apus apus 22/04/2020 Baldock 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 01/05/2020 Along A1 nr Welwyn 37 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 19/01/2020 Rutland Water Feral Pigeon 38 Stock Dove Columba oenas 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 39 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 40 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 02/08/2020 Ouse Fen RSPB 41 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 42 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 08/02/2020 Lakenheath Fen RSPB 43 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 44 Coot Fulica atra 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 45 Crane Grus grus 08/02/2020 Lakenheath Fen RSPB 2 46 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 47 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 02/12/2020 Chelmarsh Reservoir, Shrops 48 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 49 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 50 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 51 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 12/07/2020 Minsmere 52 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 53 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 23/02/2020 Titchwell RSPB 54 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 55 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 25/01/2020 Over A1 near Baldock c150 56 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 10/10/2020 Tresco, IOS 57 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19/02/2020 Canvey Island 58 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 21/03/2020 Broom GPs 59 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 60 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 12/07/2020 Minsmere 61 Curlew Numenius arquata 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 62 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 23/02/2020 Titchwell RSPB 63 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 16/02/2020 Welney WWT 64 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 14/03/2020 Rye Meads RSPB 65 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 66 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 10/07/2020 Broom GPs 67 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 68 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11/07/2020 Broom GPs 69 Redshank Tringa totanus 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 70 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 23/02/2020 Thornham 71 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 22/08/2020 Titchwell RSPB 72 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 73 Knot Calidris canutus 19/02/2020 Canvey Island 74 Ruff Calidris pugnax 26/06/2020 Frampton Marsh 75 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 15/08/2020 Amwell 76 Sanderling Calidris alba 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 77 Dunlin Calidris alpina 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 78 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 02/10/2020 Godrevy Point, Cornwall 79 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 07/10/2020 St. Mary's, IOS 80 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 27/05/2020 West Mersea 81 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14/05/2020 Broom GPs 82 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 07/06/2020 Dunwich Heath 83 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 12/06/2020 Minsmere 1st summer 84 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 12/06/2020 Minsmere 85 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 86 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 05/02/2020 nr Feering, Essex adult in large gull flock 87 Common Gull Larus canus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 88 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 89 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 90 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 91 Puffin Fratercula arctica 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs 92 Razorbill Alca torda 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs 93 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs 94 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 22/11/2020 Grafham Water 95 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs 96 Gannet Morus bassanus 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs 97 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 98 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 05/10/2020 St. Mary's, IOS 99 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 22/02/2020 Holkham 100 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 12/06/2020 Minsmere 101 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 102 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 19/12/2020 Clifton, Beds 2 103 Great White Egret Ardea alba 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 5 104 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 105 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 30/08/2020 Shanklin, IOW 106 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 107 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 08/03/2020 Santon Downham 108 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 08/02/2020 Lakenheath Fen RSPB 109 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 16/02/2020 Wicken Fen NT 1m, 2f 110 Red Kite Milvus milvus 18/01/2020 Croxley Green 111 Buzzard Buteo buteo 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 112 Barn Owl Tyto alba 16/02/2020 Wicken Fen NT 3 113 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 04/07/2020 Bempton Cliffs 114 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/03/2020 Whitwell, Herts 115 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 2 roosting 116 Hoopoe Upupa epops 09/11/2020 Northill, Beds 117 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 26/01/2020 Priory CP 118 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 119 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 120 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 121 Merlin Falco columbarius 21/03/2020 Broom GPs 122 Hobby Falco subbuteo 07/05/2020 Baldock 123 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/04/2020 Baldock 124 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 02/02/2020 West Drayton 125 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 01/02/2020 Brogborough Lake 126 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 25/05/2020 Fen Drayton male 127 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 20/09/2020 Warham Greens, Norfolk 128 Jay Garrulus glandarius 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 129 Magpie Pica pica 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 130 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 131 Rook Corvus frugilegus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 132 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 15/01/2020 Gatwick Airport 133 Raven Corvus corax 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 134 Coal Tit Periparus ater 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 135 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 3 136 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 137 Great Tit Parus major 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 138 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 22/08/2020 Titchwell RSPB 139 Woodlark Lullula arborea 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 2 in song 140 Skylark Alauda arvensis 22/01/2020 Chatham Green, Essex 141 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 22/02/2020 Holkham 4 142 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 18/03/2020 Broom GPs 143 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2020 Radwell 144 House Martin Delichon urbicum 14/04/2020 Radwell Lake 5 145 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 08/02/2020 Lakenheath Fen RSPB 146 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 147 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 20/09/2020 Wells Wood, Norfolk 148 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 Thornham 149 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/04/2020 Clothall Common 150 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/03/2020 Dernford Farm Reservoir also tristis seen there. 151 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 12/06/2020 Minsmere 152 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 14/05/2020 Broom GPs 153 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 07/06/2020 Southwold, Suffolk 154 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 01/05/2020 Croxley Moor 155 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 08/06/2020 Kings Mead, Herts 156 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 19/06/2020 Thorpe Marshes heard only 157 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 27/04/2020 Baldock (back fields) heard reeling 158 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 27/03/2020 Baldock, Herts 159 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 19/04/2020 Weston Hills NR 160 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 03/10/2020 St. Mary's, Scilly 161 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 23/04/2020 Baldock 2 162 Whitethroat Curruca communis 12/04/2020 Baldock 163 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 07/06/2020 Dunwich Heath 164 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 165 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 166 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 167 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 168 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 169 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 170 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 11/10/2020 Bryher, IOS 171 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 172 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 173 Redwing Turdus iliacus 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 174 Blackbird Turdus merula 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 175 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 176 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 26/01/2020 Pitstone Hill 177 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 18/10/2020 Stiffkey 178 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15/05/2020 Wallington by the church 179 Robin Erithacus rubecula 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 180 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 20/05/2020 Abberton 4 singing males 181 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 20/09/2020 Wells Wood, Norfolk 182 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 01/09/2020 West High Down, IOW 183 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 18/10/2020 Holme Dunes 184 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 15/04/2020 Baldock Fem type 185 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 29/08/2020 St Lawrence, IOW 186 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 16/04/2020 Baldock male 187 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 188 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 08/04/2020 Baldock (back fields) 2 males 189 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 16/02/2020 Welney WWT 3 190 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 191 Dunnock Prunella modularis 19/01/2020 Rutland Water 192 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 07/04/2020 Baldock (back fields) 193 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 22/02/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 194 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 23/02/2020 Thornham 195 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 196 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 22/01/2020 Chatham Green, Essex 197 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 02/09/2020 Culver Down, IOW 198 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 16/10/2020 St. Mary's, Scilly 199 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 15/10/2020 St. Agnes, Scilly 200 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 08/02/2020 Lakenheath Fen RSPB 201 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 30/01/2020 Canvey Island 202 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 203 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 6 204 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 30+ 205 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 22/01/2020 Chatham Green, Essex 206 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 06/10/2020 St. Mary's, IOS 207 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 22/01/2020 Chatham Green, Essex 208 Twite Linaria flavirostris 23/02/2020 Thornham 9 209 Linnet Linaria cannabina 22/01/2020 Chatham Green, Essex 210 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 09/08/2020 Woodhead Reservoir, Derbys 211 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 22/07/2020 Easthorpe, Essex 4 212 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 21/01/2020 Little Leighs, Essex 213 Siskin Spinus spinus 08/02/2020 Lynford Arboretum 214 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 04/10/2020 St. Mary's, IOS 215 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 22/02/2020 Holkham 50+ 216 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 08/03/2020 Wallington, Herts 217 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 02/02/2020 Broom GPs 218 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 14/10/2020 St. Mary's, IOS 219 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 23/01/2020 Boreham, Essex 220 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 08/10/2020 Tresco, IOS Wow!