Robert Gilbert: Staffordshire Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 128 of 128 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 24/01/2020 berryhill fields 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 13/01/2020 Clayton 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 08/10/2020 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 11/01/2020 Trent Mersey canal 5 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 21/03/2020 trentham gardens 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 15/05/2020 trent mersey canal between bridge 101 and 100 7 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 21/03/2020 Trentham gardens 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 24/01/2020 botteslow flash 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 06/03/2020 trentham lake 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 11 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2020 stanley matthews way pool 12 Pochard Aythya ferina 07/02/2020 westport lake 13 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 24/01/2020 botteslow flash 14 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 03/04/2020 royal stoke hospital nocmig calling flying over 21:54 15 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 18/04/2020 westport lake 16 Goosander Mergus merganser 06/03/2020 river trent strongford 17 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2020 south hanford farm 18 Quail Coturnix coturnix ********** ********** 19 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 17/03/2020 whitmore bent lane 20 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus ********** ********** 21 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2020 south hanford farm 22 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 08/05/2020 trentham estate 23 Stock Dove Columba oenas 12/01/2020 Clayton woods 24 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2020 stoke 25 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 04/01/2020 bunnyhill 26 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 07/02/2020 holden lane pools 27 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 28 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal pools 29 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/02/2020 whitfield valley 30 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 07/02/2020 westport lake 31 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 21/03/2020 trentham gardens 32 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 09/03/2020 parkhall 33 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius ********** ********** 34 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/02/2020 Bunnyhill clayton 35 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/04/2020 garden stoke nocmig flight call 36 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 01/02/2020 Bunnyhill clayton 37 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 25/03/2020 south hanford farm 38 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 18/04/2020 westport lake 39 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 09/08/2020 bent lane 40 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2020 garden 41 Common Gull Larus canus 07/02/2020 whitfield valley 42 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 07/11/2020 silverdale cp 43 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 44 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 21/03/2020 trentham gardens 45 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2020 from garden 46 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2020 trent and mersey canal 47 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 24/01/2020 botteslow flash 48 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 08/01/2020 Garden 49 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 03/01/2020 clayton 50 Red Kite Milvus milvus 14/05/2020 Lyme valley / royal stoke hospital 51 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2020 south handford farm 52 Barn Owl Tyto alba ********** ********** 53 Little Owl Athene noctua ********** ********** 54 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 15/01/2020 Clayton 55 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 21/01/2020 Lyme valley 56 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2020 south handford farm 57 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 06/03/2020 kings wood 58 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 24/01/2020 berryhill fields 59 Hobby Falco subbuteo 15/06/2020 berryhill fields 60 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 23/01/2020 Royal stoke hospital 61 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 24/01/2020 hanley park 62 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 27/11/2020 hanchurch wood 63 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2020 south hanford farm 64 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2020 stoke 65 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 66 Rook Corvus frugilegus 04/01/2020 bunnyhill 67 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 68 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 69 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 25/01/2020 Longton hall road , stoke-on-trent 70 Coal Tit Periparus ater 04/01/2020 bunnyhill 71 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 24/01/2020 berryhill fields 72 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2020 south handford farm 73 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2020 stoke 74 Skylark Alauda arvensis 24/01/2020 berryhill fields 75 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 21/03/2020 trentham gardens 76 Swallow Hirundo rustica 12/04/2020 clayton wood 77 House Martin Delichon urbicum 05/04/2020 bunnyhill 78 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 19/04/2020 berryhill fields 79 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 80 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix ********** ********** 81 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/04/2020 lordship lane 82 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 12/01/2020 Clayton woods 83 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 02/05/2020 lordship lane 84 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 20/04/2020 berryhill fields 85 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 07/04/2020 berryhill fields 86 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 05/04/2020 bunnyhill 87 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 18/04/2020 westport lake 88 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 19/04/2020 berryhill fields 89 Whitethroat Curruca communis 12/04/2020 south hanford farm 90 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 91 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2020 stoke 92 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 04/01/2020 bunnyhill 93 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 04/01/2020 bunnyhill 94 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2020 garden 95 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2020 south handford farm 96 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2020 stoke 97 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2020 south hanford farm 98 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2020 stoke 99 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2020 south handford farm 100 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 11/04/2020 berryhill fields 101 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 08/05/2020 kings wood 102 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2020 garden 103 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca ********** ********** 104 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 19/04/2020 berryhill fields 105 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10/04/2020 south hanford farm 106 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 19/04/2020 berryhill fields 107 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 24/01/2020 berryhill fields 108 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20/03/2020 berryhill fields 109 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 19/01/2020 Trentham 110 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 17/03/2020 whitmore bent lane 111 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2020 garden 112 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2020 garden 113 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 09/08/2020 acton 114 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2020 river trent 115 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2020 south hanford farm 116 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 24/01/2020 berryhill fields 117 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 08/05/2020 kings wood 118 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2020 stoke 119 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 17/03/2020 whitmore bent lane 120 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 121 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2020 trent mersey canal 122 Linnet Linaria cannabina 24/01/2020 berryhill fields 123 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 21/01/2020 Lyme valley 124 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 23/05/2020 hanchurch wood 125 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2020 garden 126 Siskin Spinus spinus 19/01/2020 Trentham 127 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 15/05/2020 Downs banks 128 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2020 south hanford farm