Tony Sheridan: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 145 of 145 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 09/01/2020 Sandbanks Date may be inaccurate. 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser Riverside Park, Mansbridge 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 5 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/06/2020 Farlington Marshes 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 9 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 11 Pintail Anas acuta 13/10/2020 Pennington Marshes 12 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 13 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 14 Eider Somateria mollissima 02/01/2020 Newlyn 15 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 04/06/2020 Titchfield Haven 16 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 21/11/2020 Blashford Lakes 17 Goosander Mergus merganser 21/11/2020 Blashford Lakes 18 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 19 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 16/07/2020 Arne 20 Swift Apus apus 07/05/2020 Manor Farm, Botley 21 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 22 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2020 Newlyn It's a species regardless of ferality, therefore it counts. 23 Stock Dove Columba oenas 07/05/2020 Manor Farm, Botley 24 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 25 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 16/01/2020 Dorset Date may be inaccurate. 26 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 16/10/2020 Radipole Lake 27 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 28 Coot Fulica atra 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 29 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 30 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 31 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 32 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 33 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 01/06/2020 Farlington Marshes 34 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 13/11/2020 Bunny Meadows 35 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 29/09/2020 Farlington Marshes 36 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 27/05/2020 Hook Links 37 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius ********** ********** 38 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 39 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 01/06/2020 Farlington Marshes 40 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 41 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 42 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 43 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 17/09/2020 Lodmoor 44 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 13/10/2020 Pennington Marshes 45 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 25/09/2020 Farlington Marshes 46 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 26/06/2020 Hook Links 47 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 30/07/2020 Arne 48 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 49 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 30/07/2020 Arne 50 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 30/07/2020 Arne 51 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2020 Newlyn 52 Knot Calidris canutus 17/09/2020 Lodmoor 53 Ruff Calidris pugnax 17/09/2020 Lodmoor 54 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 17/09/2020 Lodmoor 55 Sanderling Calidris alba 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 56 Dunlin Calidris alpina 17/09/2020 Lodmoor 57 Little Tern Sternula albifrons ********** ********** 58 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 59 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 06/05/2020 Hamble Estuary 60 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 61 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 31/05/2020 Stokes Bay 62 Common Gull Larus canus 25/09/2020 Farlington Marshes 63 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 30/12/2020 Hayle Estuary 64 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 02/01/2020 Hell's Mouth 65 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 05/06/2020 Hook Links 66 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 67 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 68 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 02/01/2020 Newlyn 69 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 02/01/2020 Hell's Mouth 70 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 02/01/2020 Newlyn 71 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 02/01/2020 Hell's Mouth 72 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/01/2020 Hell's Mouth 73 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 74 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/01/2020 Hell's Mouth 75 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 30/07/2020 Arne 76 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 77 Great White Egret Ardea alba 08/06/2020 Testwood Lakes 78 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/05/2020 Hamble Estuary 79 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 02/09/2020 Arne 80 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 09/01/2020 Arne Date may be inaccurate. 81 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 82 Red Kite Milvus milvus 11/01/2020 Tollard Royal Date may be inaccurate. 83 Buzzard Buteo buteo 04/01/2020 Dorset Date may be inaccurate. 84 Barn Owl Tyto alba 23/12/2020 A30 near Camborne Of all the places to see this, we nearly drove into it as it swerved out of the way on our return from collecting a pin of ale from The Star at Crowlas. The pin is still unopened for those thinking we'd sampled the entirety of it before setting off for home. 85 Little Owl Athene noctua 05/06/2020 Hook Links 86 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/12/2020 Farley Mount 87 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 27/08/2020 Radipole Lake 88 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Arne 89 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 02/08/2020 Arne 90 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 16/01/2020 Stoborough Date may be inaccurate. 91 Hobby Falco subbuteo 31/07/2020 Arne 92 Peregrine Falco peregrinus ********** ********** 93 Jay Garrulus glandarius 94 Magpie Pica pica 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 95 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 96 Rook Corvus frugilegus 23/06/2020 West Wittering Beach Um - yes. This really is my first one of the year, which I saw shortly after losing my sunglasses in the sea. 97 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 98 Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2020 Hell's Mouth 99 Coal Tit Periparus ater Arne 100 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Arne 101 Great Tit Parus major Arne 102 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 28/09/2020 Hook Links 103 Skylark Alauda arvensis 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 104 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 105 Swallow Hirundo rustica 22/05/2020 Hook Links 106 House Martin Delichon urbicum 04/06/2020 Titchfield Haven 107 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 06/05/2020 Hamble Estuary 108 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Arne 109 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 23/07/2020 Arne 110 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 22/05/2020 Hook Links 111 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 112 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 16/05/2020 Hatch Grange 113 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 08/06/2020 Testwood Lakes 114 Whitethroat Curruca communis 08/05/2020 Titchfield Haven 115 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 27/05/2020 Hook Links 116 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 09/10/2020 Arne 117 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 09/10/2020 Arne 118 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 07/05/2020 Manor Farm, Botley 119 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Arne 120 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 16/07/2020 Arne 121 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 13/02/2020 Brighton 122 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Arne 123 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 07/05/2020 Manor Farm, Botley 124 Redwing Turdus iliacus 20/12/2020 Arne 125 Blackbird Turdus merula Arne 126 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/12/2020 Farley Mount 127 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 19/07/2020 West End, Hampshire In an oak on the drive before heading to Devon, while loading the car! 128 Robin Erithacus rubecula Arne 129 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 06/08/2020 Arne 130 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 01/09/2020 Titchfield Haven 131 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 132 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 12/07/2020 Arne 133 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Arne 134 Dunnock Prunella modularis Arne 135 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 12/05/2020 Riverside Park, Mansbridge 136 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2020 Hayle Estuary 137 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 138 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 139 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Arne 140 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 18/06/2020 West End, Southampton In-laws' garden. 141 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 16/03/2020 Titchfield Haven 142 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes 143 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Arne 144 Siskin Spinus spinus Arne 145 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 25/05/2020 Pennington Marshes