Andy Lansdell: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 193 of 193 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 10/01/2021 Local 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 10/03/2021 Local 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 23/06/2021 Colliford Lake 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 30/03/2021 Bowling Green Marsh 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10/01/2021 Newbridge 6 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12/11/2021 Chew 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 25/03/2021 Braunton Marsh 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 07/04/2021 CVL 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2021 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata ********** ********** 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 26/03/2021 Wrafton Pond 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 25/03/2021 Braunton Marsh 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 25/03/2021 Braunton Marsh 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2021 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2021 16 Pintail Anas acuta 30/03/2021 Exminster Marsh 17 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2021 18 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 17/07/2021 CWP 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 26/03/2021 Wrafton Pond 20 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 23/06/2021 Helston Probable escapee 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 23/06/2021 Foxhole 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 30/03/2021 Bowling Green Marsh 23 Scaup Aythya marila 23/06/2021 Helston 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 07/04/2021 Barrow Gurney 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 07/04/2021 CVL 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 02/01/2021 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30/03/2021 Exton 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 17/07/2021 Wiltshire Adult and 4 chicks 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2021 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 28/04/2021 Challacombe 31 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 04/06/2021 Powler's Piece 32 Swift Apus apus 04/05/2021 Chetsford Water 33 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 21/04/2021 Cothelstone Hill 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2021 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/03/2021 Local 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2021 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2021 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 25/03/2021 Sherpa 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2021 40 Coot Fulica atra 25/03/2021 Wrafton Pond 41 Crane Grus grus 07/04/2021 Stythe Farm 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 25/03/2021 Sherpa 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 30/03/2021 Exton 44 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 27/11/2021 Dawlish seafront 45 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 17/07/2021 Wiltshire 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/01/2021 47 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 24/06/2021 Wrafton Scrape 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 21/04/2021 Steart Marshes 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 02/01/2021 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2021 51 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 02/06/2021 Exminster Marsh 52 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 04/05/2021 River Taw 53 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 18/04/2021 Wrafton Scrape 54 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2021 55 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 25/04/2021 Instow 56 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/01/2021 57 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/01/2021 58 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 25/03/2021 Sherpa 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2021 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/04/2021 CVL 61 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 08/04/2021 Wrafton Scrape 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2021 63 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 02/01/2021 64 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 02/01/2021 65 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2021 66 Knot Calidris canutus 02/01/2021 67 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/05/2021 Wrafton Scrape 68 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 05/09/2021 Torridge 69 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 14/05/2021 Davidstow 70 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/04/2021 Downend 71 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/01/2021 72 Little Stint Calidris minuta 05/09/2021 Torridge 73 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16/06/2021 CWP 74 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 30/03/2021 Exmouth 75 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 28/04/2021 Wringapeake 76 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 02/01/2021 77 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 24/06/2021 Downend 78 Common Gull Larus canus 02/01/2021 79 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2021 80 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 02/01/2021 81 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2021 82 Puffin Fratercula arctica 27/05/2021 Lundy 83 Razorbill Alca torda 28/04/2021 Wringapeake 84 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 28/04/2021 Wringapeake 85 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 13/12/2021 Taw-Torridge confluence 86 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 20/06/2021 Hartland Point 17 and 2 retraps 87 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 01/04/2021 Baggy 88 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27/05/2021 Lundy 89 Gannet Morus bassanus 16/04/2021 Slapton Ley 90 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2021 91 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 30/03/2021 Exmouth 92 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 02/01/2021 93 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 02/01/2021 94 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 07/04/2021 Ham Wall 95 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 16/04/2021 Slapton Ley 96 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2021 97 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 02/01/2021 98 Great White Egret Ardea alba 07/04/2021 CVL 99 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 10/01/2021 Newbridge 100 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 27/08/2021 River Taw 101 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 04/03/2021 Local 102 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 103 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 07/04/2021 CVL 104 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 20/11/2021 Bursden Moor 105 Red Kite Milvus milvus 12/06/2021 Wiltshire 106 Buzzard Buteo buteo 10/01/2021 Newbridge 107 Barn Owl Tyto alba 09/12/2021 Braunton Marsh 108 Little Owl Athene noctua 27/08/2021 Braunton Marsh 109 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 02/03/2021 Local 110 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 11/06/2021 Sherpa 111 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor ********** ********** 112 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2021 113 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/01/2021 114 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 17/03/2021 Local 115 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 17/07/2021 Langford Lakes Female 116 Merlin Falco columbarius 03/12/2021 Braunton 117 Hobby Falco subbuteo 21/04/2021 Steart Marshes 118 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 27/05/2021 Lundy 119 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2021 120 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 121 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 02/01/2021 122 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2021 123 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 124 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2021 125 Coal Tit Periparus ater 10/01/2021 Newbridge 126 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 23/03/2021 Local 127 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 14/05/2021 Lower Tamar Lake 128 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 129 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2021 130 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 13/06/2021 Ham Wall 131 Skylark Alauda arvensis 25/03/2021 Sherpa 132 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 25/03/2021 Sherpa 133 Swallow Hirundo rustica 25/03/2021 Sherpa 134 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2021 Wrafton Pond 135 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 25/03/2021 Sherpa 136 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2021 137 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 22/04/2021 Tarr Steps 138 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 25/03/2021 Sherpa 139 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 16/03/2021 Local 140 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21/04/2021 Steart Marshes 141 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 07/04/2021 CVL 142 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 13/06/2021 Ham Wall Photo 143 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 21/04/2021 Steart Point 144 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 30/03/2021 Bowling Green Marsh 145 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 07/05/2021 Hillsford Bridge 146 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 06/05/2021 Braunton Marsh 147 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2021 Cothelstone Hill 148 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 30/03/2021 Aylesbeare RSPB reserve 149 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 10/01/2021 Newbridge 150 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2021 151 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 10/01/2021 Newbridge 152 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2021 153 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Yes 30/03/2021 Exmouth 154 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 155 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2021 156 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 04/04/2021 Local 157 Redwing Turdus iliacus 10/01/2021 Newbridge 158 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 159 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2021 160 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 29/10/2021 Avon Dam 161 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 162 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 15/07/2021 Fairford While watching water voles 163 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 16/04/2021 Yarner Wood 164 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 18/10/2021 Skern Photo 165 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 21/04/2021 Cothelstone Hill 166 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 07/05/2021 Farley Water 167 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2021 168 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 01/04/2021 Baggy 169 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 02/03/2021 Local 170 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 12/07/2021 Wiltshire At least 50 171 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2021 172 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 173 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 16/04/2021 South Huish Marsh 174 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 24/02/2021 Local 175 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2021 yarrelli and alba 176 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 02/01/2021 177 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 21/04/2021 Cothelstone Hill 178 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 01/04/2021 Sherpa 179 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 01/04/2021 Baggy 180 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 181 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 09/12/2021 Alswear 182 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2021 183 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/02/2021 Local 184 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/02/2021 Local 185 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 10/01/2021 Newbridge 186 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12/11/2021 Priddy Mineries 187 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 02/01/2021 188 Siskin Spinus spinus 23/02/2021 Local 189 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 25/10/2021 Northam Burrows Photo 190 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 12/07/2021 Wiltshire Widespread and still calling 191 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 30/03/2021 Aylesbeare RSPB reserve 192 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus ********** ********** 193 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 25/03/2021 Sherpa