Jonathan Farooqi: Britain Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 257 of 257 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Pintail Anas acuta 20 Teal Anas crecca 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 10/06/2021 Bothal Pond, Northumberland 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 24 Scaup Aythya marila 25 Eider Somateria mollissima 26 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 21/12/2021 Cambois, Northumberland 27 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 30 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 26/02/2021 Cresswell Pond, Northumberland 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 32 Smew Mergellus albellus 33 Goosander Mergus merganser 34 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 40 Swift Apus apus 41 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Yes 12/06/2021 East Chevington, Northumberland 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 43 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 46 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 47 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Yes 05/07/2021 Easington, East Yorkshire 48 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 49 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 50 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 51 Coot Fulica atra 52 Crane Grus grus 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 54 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 55 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 56 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 57 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 58 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 59 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 60 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 22/06/2021 Hickling Broad, Norfolk 61 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 62 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 63 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 64 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 03/07/2021 Hickling Broad, Norfolk 65 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 12/06/2021 Cresswell Pond, Northumberland 66 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 67 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 68 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 69 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 29/08/2021 Blacktoft Sands RSPB, East Yorkshire 70 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 71 Curlew Numenius arquata 72 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 73 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 74 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 25/07/2021 Dickleburgh Moor, Norfolk 75 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 76 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 77 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 78 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 79 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 80 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 81 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 82 Redshank Tringa totanus 83 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 84 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 85 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 86 Knot Calidris canutus 87 Ruff Calidris pugnax 88 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 05/05/2021 Iken, Suffolk 89 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 90 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 11/10/2021 St Aidan’s RSPB, West Yorkshire 91 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 06/06/2021 Blyth Estuary, Northumberland 92 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 07/05/2021 Carlton Marshes, Suffolk 93 Sanderling Calidris alba 94 Dunlin Calidris alpina 95 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 96 Little Stint Calidris minuta 97 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 19/09/2021 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 98 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 23/07/2021 Snettisham RSPB, Norfolk 99 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 25/06/2021 Hickling Broad, Norfolk 100 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 101 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 16/05/2021 UEA Broad, Norfolk 102 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 103 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 104 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 105 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 106 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 107 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 108 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 109 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 110 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 111 Common Gull Larus canus 112 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 30/12/2021 Eastfield, Lothian 113 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 114 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 115 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 116 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 117 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 118 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 119 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 120 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 121 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 122 Puffin Fratercula arctica 123 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 124 Razorbill Alca torda 125 Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia Yes 26/11/2021 Wells, Norfolk 126 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 127 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 128 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 129 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 130 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 04/07/2021 Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire 131 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 132 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 133 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 15/09/2021 Frampton Marsh RSPB, Lincolnshire 134 Gannet Morus bassanus 135 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 136 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 137 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 138 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 139 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 140 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 141 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 142 Great White Egret Ardea alba 143 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 144 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 29/05/2021 Hickling Broad, Norfolk 145 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 146 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 147 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 148 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 149 Red Kite Milvus milvus 150 Buzzard Buteo buteo 151 Barn Owl Tyto alba 152 Little Owl Athene noctua 153 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 154 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 155 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 23/06/2021 Icklingham, Suffolk 156 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 157 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 22/12/2021 Roach Bridge, Lancashire 158 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 21/06/2021 Great Yarmouth, Norfolk 159 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 160 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 161 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 162 Merlin Falco columbarius 163 Hobby Falco subbuteo 164 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 165 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 166 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 167 Jay Garrulus glandarius 168 Magpie Pica pica 169 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 170 Rook Corvus frugilegus 171 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 172 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 173 Raven Corvus corax 174 Coal Tit Periparus ater 175 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 176 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 178 Great Tit Parus major 179 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 180 Woodlark Lullula arborea 181 Skylark Alauda arvensis 182 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 183 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 30/10/2021 West Runton, Norfolk 184 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 185 Swallow Hirundo rustica 186 House Martin Delichon urbicum 187 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 188 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 189 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 190 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 191 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 28/10/2021 Hartlepool Headland, Cleveland 192 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 06/06/2021 East Chevington, Northumberland 193 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 194 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 195 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 08/11/2021 Wells Woods, Norfolk 196 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 16/06/2021 Ham Wall RSPB, Somerset 197 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 22/05/2021 Heslington, North Yorkshire 198 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 199 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 200 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 201 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 202 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 203 Whitethroat Curruca communis 204 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 205 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 206 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 207 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 208 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 209 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 210 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 05/10/2021 Titchwell Marsh RSPB, Norfolk 211 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 212 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 213 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 214 Redwing Turdus iliacus 215 Blackbird Turdus merula 216 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 217 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 218 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 219 Robin Erithacus rubecula 220 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 221 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Strumpshaw Fen RSPB, Norfolk Heard only although song very distinctive! 222 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 223 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 224 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 225 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 226 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 227 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 23/11/2021 Cley, Norfolk 228 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 230 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 231 Dunnock Prunella modularis 232 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 233 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 03/04/2021 Lynemouth Flash, Northumberland 234 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 235 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 236 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 237 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 238 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 239 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 240 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 241 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 242 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 243 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 244 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 245 Twite Linaria flavirostris 246 Linnet Linaria cannabina 247 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 248 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 249 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 250 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 251 Siskin Spinus spinus 252 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 253 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 254 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 255 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 256 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 257 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus