Simon Knight: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 253 of 253 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 15/04/2022 Blakeney 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 29/01/2022 Kingsbarns 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 26/12/2022 Slamannan 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 09/01/2022 Shotton Fields 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16/01/2022 Arrowe Park 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 27/03/2022 Burton Marsh 16 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 16/04/2022 Berry Fen 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 21 Pintail Anas acuta 22 Teal Anas crecca 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 23/01/2022 Bala Lake 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26 Scaup Aythya marila 09/01/2022 Brick pit rhyl 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 19/03/2022 Woodend Loch, drumpellier 28 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 25/03/2022 Loch Fleet 29 Eider Somateria mollissima 28/01/2022 Fisherrow 30 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 22/03/2022 Burghead bay 31 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 28/01/2022 Fisherrow 32 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 33 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 28/01/2022 Fisherrow 34 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 35 Smew Mergellus albellus 29/01/2022 Cameron Res 36 Goosander Mergus merganser 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 38 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 02/10/2022 Elton Reservoir 39 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 25/02/2022 Worlds End 40 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 23/03/2022 Applecross 41 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 25/02/2022 Worlds End 42 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 43 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 44 Quail Coturnix coturnix 23/07/2022 Parkgate 45 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 46 Swift Apus apus 14/05/2022 Seahouses 47 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 17/05/2022 Belford 48 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 49 Stock Dove Columba oenas 50 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 51 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 26/06/2022 Snettisham 52 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 53 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 54 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 18/08/2022 Burton Mere 55 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 56 Coot Fulica atra 57 Crane Grus grus 58 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 59 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 60 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 09/01/2022 Penrhos 61 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 15/04/2022 Caversham 62 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 63 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 24/04/2022 Marshside RSPB 64 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 65 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 66 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 67 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 10/09/2022 Cemlyn 68 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 10/09/2022 Great Orme 69 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 15/04/2022 Titchwell 71 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 72 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 24/04/2022 Formby Moss 73 Curlew Numenius arquata 74 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 75 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 76 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 29/10/2022 Burton Mere 77 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 11/10/2022 Scilly 78 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 79 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 15/10/2022 Scilly 80 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 14/05/2022 Grindon Lough 81 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17/05/2022 Bamburgh 82 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 26/06/2022 Cottingham 83 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 01/05/2022 Burton Mere 84 Redshank Tringa totanus 85 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 22/10/2022 Hayle Estuary 86 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 27/03/2022 Burton Marsh 87 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 25/03/2022 Loch Fleet 88 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 89 Knot Calidris canutus 90 Ruff Calidris pugnax 27/03/2022 Burton Marsh 91 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 05/09/2022 Burton Mere 92 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 18/05/2022 Low Newton Pools 93 Sanderling Calidris alba 94 Dunlin Calidris alpina 95 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 16/01/2022 New Brighton 96 Little Stint Calidris minuta 19/09/2022 Titchwell 97 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 30/04/2022 Trawsfynydd lake 98 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 15/05/2022 Long Nanny 99 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 15/05/2022 Long Nanny 100 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 15/05/2022 Long Nanny 101 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16/04/2022 Berry Fen 102 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 18/05/2022 Farne Islands 103 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 14/05/2022 Amble 104 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 24/04/2022 Burton Mere 105 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 19/02/2022 Little orme 106 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 107 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 15/04/2022 Titchwell 108 Common Gull Larus canus 109 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 28/01/2022 Holyrood park 110 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 10/08/2022 Grafham Water 111 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 112 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 10/08/2022 Grafham Water 113 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 114 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 30/01/2022 Strathclyde loch 115 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 23/01/2022 Little Orme 116 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 16/09/2022 Titchwell 117 Puffin Fratercula arctica 18/05/2022 Farne Islands 118 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 119 Razorbill Alca torda 23/01/2022 Little Orme 120 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 121 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 19/02/2022 Little orme 122 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 23/03/2022 Gruinard Bay 123 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 124 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 22/03/2022 Cullen 125 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 126 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 07/10/2022 Scilly 127 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 16/09/2022 Cromer 128 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 06/08/2022 Cemlyn 129 Gannet Morus bassanus 20/03/2022 Nairn 130 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 131 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 132 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 01/05/2022 Burton Mere 133 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 134 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 135 Great White Egret Ardea alba 136 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 137 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 30/04/2022 Glaslyn 138 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 23/03/2022 Loch Maree 139 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 30/01/2022 Slamanan 140 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 25/02/2022 Conwy valley 141 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 142 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 143 Red Kite Milvus milvus 144 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 23/03/2022 Aultbea 145 Buzzard Buteo buteo 146 Barn Owl Tyto alba 147 Little Owl Athene noctua 08/01/2022 Burton Marsh 148 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 149 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 07/08/2022 Little Neston 150 Hoopoe Upupa epops 25/06/2022 Nr Baldock 151 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 25/02/2022 Conwy valley 152 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 26/06/2022 Trimingham 153 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 08/10/2022 Scilly 154 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 155 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 156 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 157 Hobby Falco subbuteo 16/05/2022 Bamburgh 158 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 24/04/2022 Marshside RSPB 159 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 03/01/2022 West London Golf centre 160 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 06/10/2022 Pendeen 161 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 09/07/2022 Bempton 162 Jay Garrulus glandarius 163 Magpie Pica pica 164 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 19/02/2022 South stack 165 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 166 Rook Corvus frugilegus 167 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 168 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 22/03/2022 Cullen 169 Raven Corvus corax 08/01/2022 Burton Marsh 170 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 19/03/2022 Nethy bridge 171 Coal Tit Periparus ater 172 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 22/03/2022 Grantown 173 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 174 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 23/01/2022 Lyn Brenig 175 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 176 Great Tit Parus major 177 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 15/04/2022 Titchwell 178 Woodlark Lullula arborea 15/04/2022 Caversham 179 Skylark Alauda arvensis 180 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 09/04/2022 Burton Mere 181 Swallow Hirundo rustica 16/04/2022 Duddjngton 182 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2022 Stiffkey fen 183 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 06/02/2022 Burton Mere 184 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 185 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 30/04/2022 Betwys y. Oen 186 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 11/12/2022 Brancaster 187 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 06/10/2022 Scilly 188 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 09/10/2022 Scilly 189 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 15/04/2022 Stiffkey fen 190 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 15/04/2022 Caversham 191 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 12/03/2022 Prestatyn 192 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 26/06/2022 Snettisham 193 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15/04/2022 Blakeney 194 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 24/04/2022 Burton Mere 195 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 13/10/2022 Scilly 196 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 18/04/2022 Burton Marsh 197 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 27/03/2022 Burton Marsh 198 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 01/05/2022 Burton Mere 199 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 01/05/2022 Burton Mere 200 Whitethroat Curruca communis 16/04/2022 Berry Fen 201 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 06/10/2022 Scilly 202 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 203 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 204 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 205 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 06/02/2022 Burton Mere 206 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 207 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 07/10/2022 Tresco 208 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 209 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 22/01/2022 Prestatyn 210 Redwing Turdus iliacus 16/01/2022 Arrowe Park 211 Blackbird Turdus merula 212 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 213 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 24/03/2022 Cairn Gorm 214 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 17/05/2022 Holy Island 215 Robin Erithacus rubecula 216 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 16/04/2022 Duddjngton 217 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 16/05/2022 Hoswick 218 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 30/04/2022 Ynhis-shir 219 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 11/10/2022 Scilly 220 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 30/04/2022 Ynhis-shir 221 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 20/05/2022 Wooler 222 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 23/01/2022 Great Orme 223 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 12/03/2022 Parkgate 224 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 12/11/2022 Aberdaron 225 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 20/03/2022 Nethy bridge 226 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 09/07/2022 Bempton 227 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 03/01/2022 Luton 228 Dunnock Prunella modularis 229 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10/08/2022 Grafham Water 230 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 231 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 232 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 233 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 20/05/2022 Wooler 234 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 11/10/2022 Scilly 235 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 10/10/2022 Scilly 236 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 237 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 238 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 239 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 240 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 241 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 08/10/2022 Scilly 242 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 243 Twite Linaria flavirostris 12/11/2022 Holyhead 244 Linnet Linaria cannabina 245 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 20/05/2022 Wooler 246 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 247 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 248 Siskin Spinus spinus 249 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 250 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra ********** ********** 251 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 252 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 253 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 13/10/2022 Bryher