Andrew Jarwick: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 130 of 130 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 04/01/2021 Jarrow Slake 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 25/01/2021 Big Waters NR 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 04/01/2021 Jarrow Slake 6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 09/01/2021 Marden Quarry LNR 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/01/2021 Jarrow Slake 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 23/02/2021 Shibdon Pond 9 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 25/01/2021 Big Waters NR 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 11 Wigeon Mareca penelope 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 12 American Wigeon Mareca americana 25/01/2021 Big Waters NR 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 14 Pintail Anas acuta 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 15 Teal Anas crecca 04/01/2021 Jarrow Slake 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 18 Eider Somateria mollissima 04/01/2021 Jarrow Slake 19 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 21 Goosander Mergus merganser 08/01/2021 Killingworth Lake 22 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 01/03/2021 Allenhead's 23 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 06/03/2021 Allenheads 24 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 25 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 26 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 03/03/2021 Holywell Pond NR 27 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier Feral Pigeon 28 Stock Dove Columba oenas 07/01/2021 Northumberland Park 29 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 30 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 07/01/2021 Preston park 31 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 32 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 33 Coot Fulica atra 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 08/01/2021 Killingworth Lake 35 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 26/02/2021 Holywell Pond NR 36 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 37 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 15/02/2021 St Marys Island LNR 38 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 39 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 40 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 20/03/2021 Boldon Flats 41 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 42 Curlew Numenius arquata 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 43 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 20/03/2021 Boldon Flats 44 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 13/02/2021 Northumberland Park 45 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 46 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 47 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 08/02/2021 Blyth wooden pier 48 Redshank Tringa totanus 04/01/2021 Jarrow Slake 49 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 50 Knot Calidris canutus 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 51 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 52 Dunlin Calidris alpina 15/02/2021 St Marys Island LNR 53 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 54 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16/03/2021 North Shields Fish Quay 55 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 56 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 23/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 57 Common Gull Larus canus 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 58 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 59 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 05/01/2021 Tynemouth Haven 60 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 16/03/2021 North Shields Fish Quay 61 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 20/03/2021 Jarrow Slake 62 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 63 Razorbill Alca torda 01/02/2021 South Shields Pier 64 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 65 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 05/01/2021 Tynemouth Haven 66 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 67 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 07/01/2021 North Shields Fish Quay 68 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 69 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 70 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 09/03/2021 Whittle Dene Reservoirs 71 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 09/01/2021 Marden Quarry LNR 72 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 21/03/2021 Holywell Pond NR 73 Buzzard Buteo buteo 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 74 Barn Owl Tyto alba 25/01/2021 Big Waters NR 75 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 03/03/2021 Holywell Pond NR 76 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 03/03/2021 Holywell Pond NR 77 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 25/01/2021 Big Waters NR 78 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 79 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 17/01/2021 Doxford Park 80 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 81 Merlin Falco columbarius 04/03/2021 Monkseaton High School Playing Field 82 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 83 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 07/01/2021 Preston park 84 Jay Garrulus glandarius 22/01/2021 Rising Sun Country Park 85 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 86 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 87 Rook Corvus frugilegus 17/01/2021 Doxford Park 88 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 89 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 90 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 23/01/2021 Big Waters NR 91 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 92 Great Tit Parus major 02/01/2021 Doxford Park 93 Skylark Alauda arvensis 30/01/2021 Monkseaton High School Playing Field 94 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 08/03/2021 North Tyneside 95 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 03/01/2021 Doxford Park 96 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 29/01/2021 Prestwick, England, GB 97 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/01/2021 Doxford Park 98 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 02/01/2021 Doxford Park 99 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 07/01/2021 Northumberland Park 100 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 03/01/2021 Doxford Park 101 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 Doxford Park 102 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2021 Doxford Park 103 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 06/01/2021 Backworth Pond 104 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/01/2021 Jarrow Slake 105 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 106 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 08/01/2021 Abbey Mills (Morpeth) 107 Robin Erithacus rubecula 02/01/2021 Doxford Park 108 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 05/01/2021 Tynemouth Haven 109 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 110 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 111 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 07/01/2021 Preston park 112 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2021 Doxford Park 113 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 29/01/2021 Prestwick, England, GB Thought to be a yearly bird 114 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 08/01/2021 Abbey Mills (Morpeth) 115 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 05/01/2021 Tynemouth Haven 116 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 12/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 117 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 118 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 119 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 08/01/2021 Abbey Mills (Morpeth) 120 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 03/01/2021 Doxford Park 121 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 05/01/2021 Holywell Pond NR 122 Twite Linaria flavirostris 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 123 Linnet Linaria cannabina 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 124 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 31/01/2021 Rising Sun Country Park 125 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 03/01/2021 Doxford Park 126 Siskin Spinus spinus 23/01/2021 Big Waters NR 127 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR 128 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 01/01/2021 South Shields Pier 129 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 30/01/2021 Monkseaton High School Playing Field 130 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/01/2021 St Marys Island LNR