Richard Garner: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 170 of 170 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 26/11/2021 Slimbridge 3 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 26/11/2021 Slimbridge 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 26/11/2021 Slimbridge 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 26/11/2021 Slimbridge 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/06/2021 Cannop Pools, Parkend, Forest of Dean 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 04/04/2021 Blithfield Reservoir 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 16 Pintail Anas acuta 25/09/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 17 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 20 Scaup Aythya marila 05/08/2021 Moray coast, Black Isle, Scotland 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 22 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 01/01/2021 Barrow Tanks, Near Bristol 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 26 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 18/07/2021 Kinderscout, Dark Peak National Park, Derbyshire 27 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 02/05/2021 Whitemoor Haye, Staffs 28 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 29 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 24/06/2021 Cannock Chase, Staffs 30 Swift Apus apus 11/05/2021 Lichfield Above my house. They are late! 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2021 Bristol 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 10/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye, Staffs 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 Bristol 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 24/01/2021 Lichfield 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 26/11/2021 Slimbridge 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 37 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 38 Crane Grus grus 26/11/2021 Slimbridge 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 41 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 08/04/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 04/04/2021 Blithfield Reservoir 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 06/04/2021 Middleton Lakes 45 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 08/04/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 47 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 48 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 08/04/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 04/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 08/04/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 52 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 24/06/2021 Cannock Chase, Staffs 53 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 08/04/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 54 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 55 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 29/07/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 56 Redshank Tringa totanus 06/04/2021 Middleton Lakes 57 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 25/09/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 58 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 05/08/2021 Moray coast, Black Isle, Scotland 59 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 60 Knot Calidris canutus 05/08/2021 Moray coast, Black Isle, Scotland 61 Ruff Calidris pugnax 08/04/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 62 Sanderling Calidris alba 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 63 Dunlin Calidris alpina 08/04/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 64 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 65 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 03/06/2021 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffs 66 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 67 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 68 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 28/10/2021 Chew Valley reservoir 69 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 70 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 71 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 28/10/2021 Chew Valley reservoir 72 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 73 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 04/04/2021 Blithfield Reservoir 74 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 75 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 76 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 77 Puffin Fratercula arctica 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 78 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 79 Razorbill Alca torda 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 80 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 81 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 82 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 83 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 01/01/2021 Barrow Tanks, Near Bristol 84 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 04/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 85 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 86 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 87 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/08/2021 Loch Morar, Scotland 88 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 89 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/08/2021 Minch, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 90 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 30/05/2021 Ham Wall RSPB Reserve Somerset 91 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 92 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 93 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 94 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 04/04/2021 Blithfield Reservoir 95 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 02/08/2021 Creag Meagaidh, Scotland 96 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 21/02/2021 Lichfield 97 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 01/06/2021 Nags Head RSPB Reserve , Forest of Dean 98 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 30/05/2021 Ham Wall RSPB Reserve Somerset 99 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 03/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 100 Red Kite Milvus milvus 19/07/2021 Hixon, Staffordshire 101 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 02/08/2021 Loch Morar, Scotland 102 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 103 Barn Owl Tyto alba 31/07/2021 Nethy Bridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland 104 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 02/08/2021 Benbecula, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 105 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 03/06/2021 National Arboretum, Alweras, Staffs 106 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 06/04/2021 Middleton Lakes 107 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 05/02/2021 Elmhurst Nr Lichfield 108 Hobby Falco subbuteo 30/05/2021 Ham Wall RSPB Reserve Somerset 109 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 110 Jay Garrulus glandarius 07/03/2021 Bristol 111 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 Bristol 112 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 113 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/04/2021 Elmhurst nr Lichfield 114 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 Bristol 115 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 30/07/2021 Inverness 116 Raven Corvus corax 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 117 Coal Tit Periparus ater 30/01/2021 Lichfield 118 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 119 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 120 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/04/2021 Elmhurst nr Lichfield 121 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 11/12/2021 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffs 122 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 03/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye 123 Swallow Hirundo rustica 10/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye, Staffs 124 House Martin Delichon urbicum 19/05/2021 Whittington, Staffs 125 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 06/04/2021 Middleton Lakes 126 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 09/01/2021 Lichfield 127 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/04/2021 Middleton Lakes 128 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 24/03/2021 Lichfield 129 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 03/06/2021 Branston Gravel Pits, Staffs 130 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 30/05/2021 Ham Wall RSPB Reserve Somerset 131 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 13/04/2021 Christian Fields, Lichfield, Staffs 132 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 01/06/2021 Nags Head RSPB Reserve, Forest of Dean 133 Whitethroat Curruca communis 24/04/2021 Nr Christian Fields, Lichfield, Staffs 134 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 08/03/2021 Warmley Dramway Bristol 135 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 13/04/2021 Christian Fields, Lichfield, Staffs 136 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 06/01/2021 Lichfield 137 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 25/02/2021 Lichfield 138 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 06/04/2021 Middleton Lakes 139 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 Bristol 140 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 14/01/2021 Lichfield 141 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 13/01/2021 Lichfield 142 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 143 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 Bristol 144 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 145 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 01/06/2021 Nags Head RSPB Reserve, Forest of Dean 146 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 147 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 01/06/2021 Nags Head RSPB Reserve, Forest of Dean 148 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 149 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/07/2021 Kinderscout, Dark Peak National Park, Derbyshire 150 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 05/08/2021 Nethy Bridge, Cairngorms, Scotland 151 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 10/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye, Staffs 152 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2021 Bristol 153 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2021 Lichfield, Staffs 154 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 02/05/2021 Whitemoor Haye, Staffs 155 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 11/04/2021 Stowe Pool, Lichfield, Staffs 156 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 157 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 18/07/2021 Kinderscout, Dark Peak National Park, Derbyshire 158 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 01/08/2021 159 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir 160 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 11/02/2021 Lichfield 161 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 05/02/2021 Lichfield 162 Twite Linaria flavirostris 04/08/2021 Outer Hebrides, Scotland 163 Linnet Linaria cannabina 14/01/2021 Lichfield 164 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 02/08/2021 Creag Meagaidh, Scotland 165 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 01/08/2021 166 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 03/01/2021 Lichfield 167 Siskin Spinus spinus 05/02/2021 Lichfield 168 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 10/04/2021 Whitemoor Haye, Staffs 169 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/02/2021 Elmhurst Nr Lichfield 170 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2021 Chew Valley Reservoir