Keith Smith: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 288 of 288 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 26/02/2007 Titchwell 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 16/02/2022 Cley 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 24/02/2009 Snettishham 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 15/01/2007 Mill Lakes 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 17/02/2016 John o'Groats 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 27/11/2011 Hoveringham sailing lake 10 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 01/01/2007 Snettishham 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 09/02/2010 Martin Mere 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/11/2007 Gibraltar Point 14 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/02/2007 Attenborough 15 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/02/2007 Attenborough 16 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 20/04/2008 Southwell 17 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 25/03/2022 Swine Moor East Yorkshire Took THREE go's to see it !! 18 Garganey Spatula querquedula 11/05/2007 Mill Lakes 19 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 20 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/02/2007 Attenborough 21 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Yes 01/04/2007 Netherfield Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) 22 Wigeon Mareca penelope 07/01/2007 Whisby NR 23 American Wigeon Mareca americana 07/09/2017 Rutland Water 24 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 25 Pintail Anas acuta 25/02/2007 Holkam 26 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 27 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 12/09/2017 Carsington Water 28 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 04/07/2007 Titchwell 29 Pochard Aythya ferina 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 30 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 25/09/2018 Minsmere 31 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 07/04/2016 Kilverton 32 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 33 Scaup Aythya marila 29/06/2008 Rutland Water 34 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 18/10/2019 Rutland Water 35 Eider Somateria mollissima 02/05/2010 Blakney Point 36 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 12/05/2016 Filey Brigg 37 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 15/02/2017 Titchwell 38 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 28/02/2007 Wells Next Sea 39 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 02/01/2012 Rutland Water 40 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 07/01/2007 Whisby NR 41 Smew Mergellus albellus 09/02/2008 Tophill Low 42 Goosander Mergus merganser 15/01/2007 Mill Lakes 43 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 17/02/2015 Burnham Overy Staithe 44 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 45 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 20/04/2014 Cutthroat Bridge (Derbyshire) 46 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 06/05/2009 Fowlmere 47 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 26/02/2009 Sculthorpe Moor 48 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 49 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 08/05/2007 High Onn (Staffordshire) 50 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 03/07/2009 Budby Heath Top 5 bird 51 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 13/08/2017 Winfrith Newborough (Hampshire) 52 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2007 Catton Hall (Staffordshire) 53 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 07/05/2008 Channock Chase 54 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/02/2007 Attenborough Feral Pigeon 55 Stock Dove Columba oenas 27/07/2008 Whisby NR 56 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 07/01/2007 Whisby NR 57 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 01/06/2008 Whisby NR 58 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 59 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 09/02/2008 Tophill Low 60 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 01/09/2013 Netherfield 61 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 62 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 63 Crane Grus grus 05/07/2007 Hickling Broad 64 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 12/12/2006 Colwick CP 65 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 16/12/2018 Lound 66 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 12/12/2006 Colwick CP 67 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 02/12/2012 Carsington Water 68 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 19/10/2011 Kings Mill Reservoir 69 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 17/07/2011 Weeting Heath 70 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 26/02/2007 Heasham 71 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 06/08/2014 Pulborough Brook (Sussex) 72 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 26/02/2007 Titchwell 73 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 26/02/2007 Titchwell 74 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 26/02/2007 Titchwell 75 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 12/08/2021 Frampton Marsh 76 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 13/05/2016 Yorkshire Moors 77 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 26/02/2007 Heasham 78 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 20/04/2007 Potteric Carr 79 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 80 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 01/09/2021 Blacktoft Sands 81 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 04/07/2007 Titchwell 82 Curlew Numenius arquata 26/02/2007 Titchwell 83 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 08/11/2007 Gibraltar Point 84 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 26/02/2007 Titchwell 85 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 31/03/2016 Rutland Water 86 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 01/01/2006 Rutland Water Unsure about exact date 87 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 26/02/2007 Titchwell 88 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 16/02/2007 Mill Lakes 89 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 20/09/2018 Loscoe Res (Derbyshire) 90 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 10/09/2018 Attenborough 91 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 20/05/2007 Newstead and Annesley CP 92 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 23/01/2018 Holme Pierrepont 93 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28/02/2007 Cley 94 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 31/05/2010 Frampton Marsh 95 Redshank Tringa totanus 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 96 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 24/07/2018 Titchwell 97 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 28/09/2008 Rutland Water 98 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 27/04/2008 Newstead and Annesley CP 99 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 26/02/2007 Heasham 100 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 21/06/2016 Titchwell 101 Knot Calidris canutus 08/11/2007 Gibraltar Point 102 Ruff Calidris pugnax 26/02/2007 Titchwell 103 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 28/08/2018 Frampton Marsh 104 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 18/07/2011 Titchwell 105 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 23/08/2020 Frampton Marsh 106 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 21/05/2020 Lound 107 Sanderling Calidris alba 26/02/2007 Titchwell 108 Dunlin Calidris alpina 26/02/2007 Titchwell 109 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 08/02/2018 Sheringham 110 Little Stint Calidris minuta 19/09/2019 Frampton Marsh 111 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 30/09/2019 Lound 112 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 02/09/2012 Frampton Marsh 113 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 04/07/2007 Titchwell 114 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 01/05/2017 Hoveringham sailing lake 115 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 12/05/2020 Holme Pierrepont 116 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 08/06/2013 Lodmoor Lakes 117 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 06/05/2007 Branston Water Park (Burton on Trent) 118 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 04/07/2007 Titchwell 119 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 08/07/2007 Blakney Point 120 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 28/06/2009 Rutland Water 121 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 05/02/2008 Bempton Cliffs 122 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 17/07/2016 Carr Vale 123 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 11/05/2021 Hoveringham Railway Pit 124 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 125 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 04/07/2007 Titchwell 126 Common Gull Larus canus 24/01/2007 Mill Lakes 127 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 01/01/2009 Potteric Carr 128 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 07/01/2007 Whisby NR 129 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 27/01/2008 Whisby NR 130 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/02/2007 Attenborough 131 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 17/02/2017 Cley 132 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29/06/2008 Rutland Water 133 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 17/05/2017 Hornsea Mere 134 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 13/08/2008 Pagham Habour 135 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 04/07/2007 Titchwell 136 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 07/04/2022 Bempton Cliffs 137 Puffin Fratercula arctica 01/06/2011 Bempton Cliffs 138 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 19/02/2016 Duncansby Head 139 Razorbill Alca torda 01/06/2011 Bempton Cliffs 140 Little Auk Alle alle 15/02/2016 Keiss 141 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 05/02/2008 Bempton Cliffs 142 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 30/01/2013 cley 143 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 03/04/2014 Moorgreen Reservoir 144 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 14/03/2008 Carsington Water 145 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 07/04/2022 Bempton Cliffs 146 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 05/02/2008 Bempton Cliffs 147 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 09/08/2018 Lundy 148 Gannet Morus bassanus 05/02/2008 Bempton Cliffs Top 5 bird 149 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 150 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 23/04/2013 Bempton Cliffs 151 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 03/11/2013 Lowdham 152 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 19/07/2011 Cley 153 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 30/12/2007 Attenborough 154 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 26/04/2015 Attenborough 155 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 25/02/2007 Holkam 156 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 30/10/2011 Attenborough 157 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 19/03/2017 Holme Pierrepont 158 Great White Egret Ardea alba 15/10/2014 Burnham Overy Staithe 159 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 26/12/2006 Colwick CP 160 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 29/06/2008 Rutland Water 161 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 16/06/2012 Wykeham Woods 162 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 19/02/2020 Mull 163 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 28/01/2007 Whisby NR 164 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 16/06/2012 Wykeham Woods 165 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 25/02/2007 Holkam 166 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 07/11/2008 Theadlethorpe 167 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 28/05/2015 Blacktoft Sands 168 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/09/2008 Elan Valley 169 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 19/02/2020 Mull 170 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 20/12/2011 Gedling Pit Top Before they made it into a dog walking place!! 171 Buzzard Buteo buteo 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 172 Barn Owl Tyto alba 21/01/2007 Washingbough (Lincoln) Top 5 bird 173 Little Owl Athene noctua 29/08/2009 Billinghay (Lincolnshire) 174 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 21/10/2010 Rutland Water 175 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 07/11/2008 Theadlethorpe (Lincolnshire) 176 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 08/05/2007 High Onn (Staffordshire) 177 Hoopoe Upupa epops 21/10/2013 Newstead and Annesley CP 178 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 14/06/2012 East Yorkshire 179 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/02/2007 Attenborough 180 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 26/06/2017 East Leake 181 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 19/01/2014 Rufford CP 182 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 04/02/2007 Penny Pasture NR 183 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 14/12/2007 Sherwood Estate 184 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 185 Merlin Falco columbarius 02/12/2011 Frampton Marsh 186 Hobby Falco subbuteo 05/05/2007 Hickling Broad 187 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 29/06/2008 Rutland Water 188 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 29/11/2017 Wollerton Park 189 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 15/10/2014 Burnham Norton 190 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 13/05/2015 Wykeham area Balearic Woodchat Shrike (Lanius badius) 191 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 15/10/2014 Burnham Norton Steppe Grey Shrike ( Lanius excubitor pallidirostris) 192 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 01/01/2007 ? Southern Grey Shrike (Lanius meridionalis) Date and location not recorded? 193 Jay Garrulus glandarius 27/02/2007 Sandringham 194 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 195 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 09/07/2016 South Stack 196 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 197 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 198 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 199 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 17/02/2016 Dunnet Head 200 Raven Corvus corax 26/08/2008 Lake Vyrnwy 201 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 14/02/2007 Tesco Top Valley 202 Coal Tit Periparus ater 08/02/2007 Home 203 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 15/12/2016 Loch Garten 204 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 205 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 20/04/2007 Potteric Carr 206 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 207 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 208 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 26/07/2009 Blacktoft Sands 209 Woodlark Lullula arborea 10/06/2007 Gravelly Hollow (Notts) 210 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/02/2007 Penny Pasture NR 211 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 27/02/2007 Snettishham 212 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 20/04/2007 Potteric Carr 213 Swallow Hirundo rustica 15/04/2007 Swanholme Lakes (Lincoln) 214 House Martin Delichon urbicum 13/04/2007 Mill Lakes 215 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 30/04/2010 Titchwell 216 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 217 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 08/05/2016 Wykeham Lakes 218 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 24/02/2023 Attenborough 219 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 12/04/2007 Moor Bridge (LNR) 220 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/05/2007 High Onn Staffordshire 221 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 30/04/2010 Titchwell 222 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 01/06/2021 Besthorpe 223 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 04/07/2007 Titchwell 224 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 05/07/2007 Hickling Broad 225 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 07/05/2019 Attenborough 226 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 10/11/2007 Snipedale 227 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 03/06/2007 Carsington Water 228 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 01/06/2008 Whisby NR 229 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 15/05/2015 East Yorkshire 230 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 21/07/2011 Snettishham 231 Whitethroat Curruca communis 25/04/2007 Mill Lakes 232 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 11/08/2012 Dunwich Heath 233 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 17/03/2016 Idle Valley NR 234 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/03/2007 Mill Lakes 235 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 07/01/2007 Whisby NR 236 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 27/02/2007 Sandringham 237 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 27/02/2007 Sandringham 238 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 21/12/2018 Etwell (Derbyshire) 239 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 24/01/2007 Mill Lakes 240 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 24/01/2007 Mill Lakes 241 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/02/2007 Attenborough 242 Redwing Turdus iliacus 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 243 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 244 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 04/02/2007 Penny Pasture NR 245 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 13/04/2015 Pride Park (Derby) 246 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Yes 18/12/2016 Beeley (Derbyshire) 247 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 02/09/2008 Powis Castle 248 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 249 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 26/04/2009 Whisby NR 250 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 17/05/2019 Flamborough Head Very elusive but what a bird 251 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 10/05/2012 Coombs Valley 252 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 27/08/2015 Sizewell 253 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10/05/2012 Coombs Valley 254 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 01/05/2010 Snettishham 255 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 27/02/2007 Dersingham Bog 256 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 01/09/2008 Elan Valley 257 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 08/05/2008 Dimmings Dale Top Five Bird 258 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 259 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 260 Dunnock Prunella modularis 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 261 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 25/04/2010 Beckingham Marches 262 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 28/07/2007 Cromford Mill 263 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 07/01/2007 Whisby NR 264 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 12/10/2008 Newstead and Annesley CP 265 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 27/02/2007 Dersingham Bog 266 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 10/06/2007 Gravelly Hollow (Notts) 267 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 25/01/2015 Frampton Marsh 268 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 12/10/2008 Newstead and Annesley CP 269 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/02/2007 Attenborough 270 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 15/03/2007 Bestwood CP 271 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 09/01/2013 Rufford CP 272 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 273 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 14/01/2007 Carsington Water 274 Twite Linaria flavirostris 19/09/2009 Frampton Marsh 275 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20/05/2007 Newstead and Annesley CP 276 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 11/08/2014 Lavington Common (Sussex) 277 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 30/01/2009 Mill Lakes 278 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 19/12/2013 Budby Heath 279 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 16/02/2012 Wykeham Woods 280 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Yes 11/04/2021 Thorsby Pit Top 281 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 282 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2007 Mill Lakes 283 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 09/11/2007 Freiston Shore 284 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 28/02/2007 Wells Next Sea 285 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 31/10/2010 Frampton Marsh 286 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 26/12/2006 Newark Area 287 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 28/11/2020 Langford Lowfields 288 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 26/02/2007 Titchwell