Ian Strickland: 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 02/03/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 26/09/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/03/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 16/10/2020 Scaling Dam, Cleveland 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 04/12/2020 Clapham Common, Greater London 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 13/12/2020 Aldreth, Cambridgeshire 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/03/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 29/02/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 15 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 21/06/2020 Castle Island, Northumberland BBRC accepted. Vindicated for 4 attempts to see this bird 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 19 American Wigeon Mareca americana 06/06/2020 Grindon Lough, Northumberland 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 21 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 17/09/2020 Strontian, Highlands 22 Pintail Anas acuta 07/03/2020 London Wetland Centre, Greater London 23 Teal Anas crecca 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 24 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 26/04/2020 Regent's Park, Greater London 25 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 26 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 27 Scaup Aythya marila 10/06/2020 Barton Pits, Lincolnshire 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 14/05/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 29 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 02/03/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 02/03/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 02/03/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 17/05/2020 Barden Reservoirs, North Yorkshire 37 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 24/05/2020 Langdon Beck, Durham 38 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 29/02/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 39 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 40 Quail Coturnix coturnix 10/06/2020 Wheldrake Ings, North Yorkshire Heard only 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 29/02/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 42 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 25/06/2020 Guisborough Forest, Cleveland 3 birds seen. Previously heard only in late May 43 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2020 Tooting Common, Greater London 44 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 16/05/2020 The Strid, North Yorkshire 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 19/09/2020 Castle Tioram, Highlands 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 48 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 07/06/2020 Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire 49 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 06/06/2020 Druridge Pools, Northumberland 51 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 52 Coot Fulica atra 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 53 Crane Grus grus 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 54 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 55 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 56 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 57 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 58 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 59 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 05/09/2020 Cavenham Heath, Suffolk 60 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 61 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 62 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 63 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 64 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 19/05/2020 Saltburn, Cleveland 65 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 66 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 14/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 67 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 29/02/2020 A1, Lincolnshire 68 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 14/05/2020 Greatham Greek, Cleveland 69 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 70 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 71 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 72 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 14/03/2020 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 73 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 74 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 75 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 24/05/2020 Grindon Lough, Northumberland 76 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 77 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 14/03/2020 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 16/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 79 Redshank Tringa totanus 29/02/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 80 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 31/05/2020 Nosterfield LNR, North Yorkshire 81 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 02/03/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 82 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 07/06/2020 Nosterfield LNR, North Yorkshire 83 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 84 Knot Calidris canutus 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 85 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/07/2020 East Chevington, Northumberland 86 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 01/08/2020 Scaling Dam, Cleveland 87 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 15/08/2020 Amwell, Hertfordshire 88 Sanderling Calidris alba 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 89 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 90 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14/05/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 91 Little Stint Calidris minuta 06/06/2020 Druridge Pools, Northumberland 92 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 03/07/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 93 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 10/07/2020 Boldon Flats, Durham 94 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 16/05/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 95 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 15/08/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 96 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 04/06/2020 East Chevington Pools, Northumberland 97 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 98 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 04/06/2020 Hauxley, Northumberland 99 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 14/05/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 100 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 16/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 101 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 14/05/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 102 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 13/09/2020 Ullapool, Highlands 103 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 104 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 105 Common Gull Larus canus 01/03/2020 Welney, Norfolk 106 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 06/12/2020 Eagle Pond, Greater London 107 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 108 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 07/03/2020 London Wetland Centre, Greater London 109 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/03/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 110 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 111 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 14/12/2020 Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk 112 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 03/06/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 113 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 09/08/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 114 Puffin Fratercula arctica 30/05/2020 Flamborough Cliffs, North Yorkshire 115 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 07/06/2020 St Bees Head, Cumbria 116 Razorbill Alca torda 30/05/2020 Flamborough Cliffs, North Yorkshire 117 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 14/05/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 118 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 14/05/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 119 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 13/09/2020 Gruinard Bay, Highlands 120 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 30/05/2020 Hunmanby Gap, North Yorkshire 121 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19/05/2020 Saltburn, Cleveland 122 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 09/08/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 123 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 03/06/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 124 Gannet Morus bassanus 19/05/2020 Saltburn, Cleveland 125 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 126 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 14/06/2020 Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire 127 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 13/12/2020 Earith Bridge, Cambridgeshire 128 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 14/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 129 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 07/03/2020 London Wetland Centre, Greater London 130 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 131 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 10/06/2020 Fairburn Ings, North Yorkshire 132 Great White Egret Ardea alba 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 133 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 134 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 13/06/2020 Whittle Dene Reservoirs, Northumberland 135 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 30/05/2020 Wykeham Forest, North Yorkshire 136 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 137 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 01/03/2020 Cockley Cley, Norfolk 138 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 29/02/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 139 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 02/03/2020 Warham Greens, Norfolk 140 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/03/2020 Black Drove nr Fincham, Norfolk 141 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 15/09/2020 Findhorn Valley, Highlands 142 Buzzard Buteo buteo 29/02/2020 A Road, Lincolnshire 143 Barn Owl Tyto alba 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 144 Little Owl Athene noctua 26/04/2020 Hyde Park, Greater London 145 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 20/09/2020 Blackhall Rocks, Durham 146 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 15/12/2020 Deeping High Bank, Lincolnshire 147 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 17/05/2020 Grass Wood, North Yorkshire 148 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 14/03/2020 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 149 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 150 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 151 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 29/02/2020 A1, Lincolnshire 152 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 19/06/2020 Biggin, North Yorkshire 153 Merlin Falco columbarius 02/03/2020 Warham Greens, Norfolk 154 Hobby Falco subbuteo 19/06/2020 Wheldrake Ings, North Yorkshire 155 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 02/03/2020 Warham Greens, Norfolk 156 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 28/02/2020 Clapham, London 157 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 01/03/2020 Black Drove nr Fincham, Norfolk 158 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 31/05/2020 South Gare, Cleveland 159 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 160 Magpie Pica pica 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 161 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 162 Rook Corvus frugilegus 29/02/2020 A Road, Lincolnshire 163 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 164 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 13/09/2020 Ullapool, Highlands 165 Raven Corvus corax 02/03/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 166 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/03/2020 Cockley Cley, Norfolk 167 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 13/09/2020 Loch Mallachie, Highlands 168 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 169 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 07/05/2020 Flatts Lane Country Park, Cleveland 170 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 171 Great Tit Parus major 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 172 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 173 Woodlark Lullula arborea 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 174 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/03/2020 Black Drove nr Fincham, Norfolk 175 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 02/03/2020 Holkham, Norfolk 176 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 15/10/2020 South Gare, Cleveland 177 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 14/05/2020 Saltholme, Cleveland 178 Swallow Hirundo rustica 02/05/2020 Tooting Common, Greater London 179 House Martin Delichon urbicum 07/05/2020 Flatts Lane Country Park, Cleveland 180 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 07/03/2020 London Wetland Centre, Greater London 181 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 182 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 18/05/2020 North Yorkshire 183 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 07/03/2020 Poulter Park Wandle Trail, Greater London 184 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 18/10/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 185 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 05/10/2020 Hartlepool, Cleveland 186 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 13/12/2020 Aldreth, Cambridgeshire 187 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 04/04/2020 Tooting Common, Greater London 188 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 189 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 10/06/2020 Spurn, East Yorkshire 190 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 26/04/2020 Regent's Park, Greater London 191 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 10/06/2020 Far Ings, Lincolnshire 192 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 26/04/2020 Hyde Park, Greater London 193 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 04/06/2020 Sunderland Academy Lakes, Durham 194 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 31/05/2020 Staveley Marshes, North Yorkshire 195 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 07/03/2020 Poulter Park Wandle Trail, Greater London 196 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 06/05/2020 Flatts Lane Country Park, Cleveland 197 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 07/05/2020 Flatts Lane Country Park, Cleveland 198 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 17/06/2020 Holy Island, Northumberland 199 Whitethroat Curruca communis 06/05/2020 Flatts Lane Country Park, Cleveland 200 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 13/12/2020 Ockley Common, Surrey 201 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 07/03/2020 Poulter Park Wandle Trail, Greater London 202 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 28/02/2020 Clapham, London 203 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 28/02/2020 Clapham, London 204 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 205 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 206 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 10/06/2020 Collingham, North Yorkshire 207 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 29/02/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 208 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 209 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/03/2020 Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk 210 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 211 Blackbird Turdus merula 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 212 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 07/03/2020 London Wetland Centre, Greater London 213 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 17/05/2020 Barden Reservoirs, North Yorkshire 214 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 29/02/2020 Grimsby Institute, Lincolnshire 215 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 18/10/2020 Stiffkey, Norfolk 216 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16/05/2020 The Strid, North Yorkshire 217 Robin Erithacus rubecula 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 218 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 16/05/2020 The Strid, North Yorkshire 219 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 17/10/2020 Holme, Norfolk 220 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 04/10/2020 South Gare, Cleveland 221 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 12/05/2020 Newton Woods, Cleveland 222 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 25/05/2020 Blakey, North Yorkshire 223 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 18/10/2020 Holkham, Norfolk Pending DNA analysis 224 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 27/09/2020 South Gare, Cleveland 225 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 226 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 14/05/2020 Zinc Works Road, Cleveland 227 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 16/05/2020 The Strid, North Yorkshire 228 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 06/05/2020 Flatts Lane Country Park, Cleveland 229 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 08/02/2020 Middlesbrough, Cleveland 230 Dunnock Prunella modularis 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 231 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 23/05/2020 Bishop Middleham, Durham 232 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 14/12/2020 Carlton Marshes, Suffolk 233 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 234 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 29/02/2020 Grimsby Institute, Lincolnshire 235 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/03/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 236 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 07/05/2020 Flatts Lane Country Park, Cleveland 237 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 02/03/2020 Titchwell, Norfolk 238 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 02/03/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 239 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 240 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 241 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 01/03/2020 Lynford Arboretum, Norfolk 242 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 14/03/2020 Rye Meads, Hertfordshire 243 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 244 Twite Linaria flavirostris 02/03/2020 Thornham, Norfolk 245 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/03/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 246 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 24/05/2020 Slaley Forest, Northumberland 247 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 13/09/2020 Loch Mallachie, Highlands 248 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 24/05/2020 Slaley Forest, Northumberland 249 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire 250 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/03/2020 Santon Downham, Suffolk 251 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 20/09/2020 Blackhall Rocks, Durham 252 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 21/09/2020 Cowbar, Cleveland 253 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 23/05/2020 Bishop Middleham, Durham 254 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 29/02/2020 Sedgeford, Norfolk 255 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 13/12/2020 Ockley Common, Surrey 256 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 13/12/2020 Ockley Common, Surrey 257 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 29/02/2020 Rutland Water, Leicestershire