Luke Gravett: Wales Year List 2021 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 212 of 212 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 05/10/2021 Strumble Head 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 11/04/2021 Mwnt 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 08/09/2021 Pencarreg Lake Probably not a wild bird but great to find regardless. 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 26/04/2021 Goldcliff 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/05/2021 Aberaeron 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 25/10/2021 Llanelli WWT 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 05/01/2021 Dryslwyn 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 02/03/2021 Teifi Marsh 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 18 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2021 Dryslwyn 19 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 05/05/2021 Llanelli WWT 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 23 Scaup Aythya marila 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 18/03/2021 Amroth 25 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 23/11/2021 Broadhaven 26 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 18/03/2021 Telpyn Point 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 01/03/2021 Cefn Sidan 28 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 29 Goosander Mergus merganser 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 30 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 31 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 30/04/2021 Wales 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 05/01/2021 Talley Lakes 33 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 34 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 30/05/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 35 Swift Apus apus 24/04/2021 Ynyslas 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 27/04/2021 St. Davids Airfield 37 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 15/01/2021 Dryslwyn 38 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/02/2021 Talley Lakes 39 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 40 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 41 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 03/02/2021 Talley Lakes 42 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 43 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 44 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 46 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 27/04/2021 St. Davids Airfield 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 26/04/2021 Goldcliff 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 21/04/2021 Kidwelly Quay 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 12/05/2021 Cardigan Estuary 52 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 11/03/2021 Llandeilo Earliest Carmarthenshire sighting on record. 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/01/2021 Dryslwyn 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 11/04/2021 Mwnt 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 15/01/2021 Dryslwyn 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/03/2021 Pembrey Harbour 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Coed bach 58 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 16/08/2021 Llanelli WWT 59 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 08/03/2021 Pembrey Burrows 60 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 12/02/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 61 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 62 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 08/08/2021 Strumble Head 63 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 03/04/2021 Pencarreg Lake 64 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 03/02/2021 Dryslwyn 65 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 29/07/2021 Llanelli WWT 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 67 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 21/04/2021 Kidwelly Quay 68 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 69 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 09/03/2021 Llanrhystud 70 Knot Calidris canutus 01/03/2021 Pembrey Harbour 71 Ruff Calidris pugnax 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Marsh 72 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 02/09/2021 Llanelli WWT 73 Sanderling Calidris alba 10/09/2021 Newport Pembs 74 Dunlin Calidris alpina 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 75 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 13/04/2021 Aberystwyth 76 Little Stint Calidris minuta 20/08/2021 Newquay, Pembs 77 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 24/04/2021 Ynyslas 78 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 24/06/2021 Llanelli WWT 79 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 24/04/2021 Ynyslas 80 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 24/04/2021 Ynyslas 81 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay 82 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 18/03/2021 Telpyn Point 83 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay 84 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 26/04/2021 Cardiff Bay 85 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 09/03/2021 New Quay 86 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 22/05/2021 Strumble Head 87 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 26/04/2021 Cardiff Bay 88 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 07/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 89 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 26/02/2021 Carmarthen 90 Common Gull Larus canus 15/01/2021 Dryslwyn 91 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 04/01/2021 Pencarreg Lake 92 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 06/08/2021 Strumble Head 93 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 05/01/2021 Dryslwyn 94 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 22/03/2021 Mwnt 95 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 08/01/2021 Pencarreg Lake 96 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 23/03/2021 River Teifi 97 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 16/05/2021 Machynys 98 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 20/04/2021 Mwnt 99 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 06/08/2021 Strumble Head 100 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 22/05/2021 Strumble Head 101 Puffin Fratercula arctica 22/05/2021 Strumble Head 102 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 30/03/2021 Fishguard Harbour 103 Razorbill Alca torda 22/03/2021 Mwnt 104 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 09/03/2021 New Quay 105 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 04/03/2021 Carmarthen Bay 106 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 21/10/2021 Strumble Head 107 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 12/12/2021 Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir 108 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 30/03/2021 Goultrop Roads 109 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 22/05/2021 Strumble Head 110 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 29/09/2021 Mwnt 111 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 22/03/2021 Mwnt 112 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 08/08/2021 Strumble Head 113 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 08/08/2021 Strumble Head 114 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 06/08/2021 Strumble Head 115 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 11/04/2021 Mwnt 116 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 08/08/2021 Strumble Head 117 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 16/03/2021 Manordeilo The bird is a wild Polish bird that was found injured, rehabilitated in Warsaw then sent over to the UK scheme for further rehabilitation until released. 118 Gannet Morus bassanus 18/03/2021 Telpyn Point 119 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 120 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 22/03/2021 New Quay 121 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 27/08/2021 Llanelli WWT 122 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 13/10/2021 Llanelli WWT 123 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 124 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 125 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 126 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 24/04/2021 Glandyfi Layby 127 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 15/02/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 128 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 28/01/2021 Talley Lakes 129 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Coed bach 130 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 131 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 132 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 133 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/03/2021 Brechfa 134 Little Owl Athene noctua 11/07/2021 Cemlyn Bay 135 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 03/11/2021 Tregaron Bog 136 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/03/2021 Brechfa 137 Hoopoe Upupa epops 16/09/2021 Sker, South Wales 138 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 139 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 140 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 28/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 141 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Coed bach 142 Merlin Falco columbarius 03/02/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 143 Hobby Falco subbuteo 18/06/2021 Tregaron Bog 144 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 08/05/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 145 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 31/03/2021 Brechfa, turbine 308 146 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 19/05/2021 Castlemartin, Pembs 147 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/01/2021 Cilsan Bridge, Llandeilo 148 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 149 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 18/03/2021 Telpyn Point 150 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 151 Rook Corvus frugilegus 11/01/2021 Llanybydder 152 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 153 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 154 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 155 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 13/03/2021 Abergorlech 156 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 18/04/2021 Llyn Llech Owain Park 157 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 158 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 159 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20/02/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 05/03/2021 Pencarreg Lake 161 Swallow Hirundo rustica 28/03/2021 Pencarreg Lake 162 House Martin Delichon urbicum 03/04/2021 Llanrhystud 163 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/03/2021 Coed Bach Kidwelly 164 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 165 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 19/05/2021 Long Wood 166 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 12/04/2021 Pencarreg Lake 167 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 04/03/2021 Carmarthen 168 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 20/04/2021 River Teifi 169 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 05/05/2021 Kidwelly Quay 170 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 06/05/2021 Llanelli WWT 171 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 14/05/2021 Ynys-hir Heard 172 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 03/04/2021 Llanrhystud 173 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 21/04/2021 Kidwelly Quay 174 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 05/05/2021 Kidwelly Quay 175 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2021 Kidwelly Quay 176 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 07/01/2021 Talley Lakes 177 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 03/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 178 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 179 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 30/01/2021 Abergorlech 180 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 181 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 182 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 183 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 184 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 185 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 186 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 05/04/2021 Pal y Crwt 187 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 27/05/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 188 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 189 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 14/04/2021 Talley Lakes 190 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 15/04/2021 Dinas 191 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 29/04/2021 Ynyslas 192 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 07/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 193 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/03/2021 Telpyn Point 194 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 02/05/2021 Aberaeron 195 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 196 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 197 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 02/01/2021 Talley Lakes 198 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 199 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 05/01/2021 Dryslwyn 200 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 14/04/2021 Talley Lakes 201 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 18/02/2021 Kidwelly Quay 202 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 203 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 08/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 204 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 07/01/2021 Dryslwyn 205 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25/03/2021 Templeton Airfield 206 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 22/02/2021 Carmarthen 207 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 15/04/2021 Dinas 208 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 25/01/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 209 Siskin Spinus spinus 27/02/2021 Llanllwni Mountain 210 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 11/10/2021 Dale Airfield 211 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 26/05/2021 Brynamman 212 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/02/2021 Dryslwyn