Kay Donaghy: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 252 of 252 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 05/02/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 05/02/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk Amongst Brent Goose flock in Cley Eye field. 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/01/2022 Whitemore Haye, Staffordshire 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2022 Whitemore Haye, Staffordshire 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 23/01/2022 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 06/02/2022 Welney WWT, Norfolk 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 22/10/2022 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 06/02/2022 Eldernell, Cambridgeshire 8 birds. 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 05/02/2022 Halfpenny Toll, Norfolk 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 04/01/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 04/01/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/01/2022 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/04/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB Drake. 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2022 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 20 Pintail Anas acuta 06/02/2022 Welney WWT, Norfolk 21 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 23/01/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire Drake. 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 13/11/2022 Dosthill, Warwickshire 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 25 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 28/05/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 09/01/2022 Eglwys Nunydd, Glamorgan Drake. 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 28 Scaup Aythya marila 07/02/2022 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire 29 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 18/04/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire M & F. 30 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 01/10/2022 Wester Quarff, Shetland Mainland 31 Eider Somateria mollissima 05/02/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 32 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 01/12/2022 Musselburgh, Lothian 33 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 05/02/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 34 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 35 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 36 Smew Mergellus albellus 07/02/2022 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire 37 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 38 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 05/02/2022 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 39 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2022 Catton, Staffordshire 42 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 16/06/2022 Staffordshire 43 Swift Apus apus 01/05/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 2 birds. 44 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 21/05/2022 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 48 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 05/10/2022 Gott, Shetland Mainland 49 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 08/01/2022 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 51 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 52 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 53 Crane Grus grus 06/02/2022 Eldernell, Cambridgeshire c25 in flight. 54 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 55 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 04/12/2022 Widdrington Moor Lake, Northumberland 2 present 56 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 57 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 09/01/2022 Eglwys Nunydd, Glamorgan 58 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 26/03/2022 59 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 05/02/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 60 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 07/02/2022 Eyebrook Reservoir, Leicestershire 61 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 05/02/2022 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 62 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 06/02/2022 Eldernell, Cambridgeshire 63 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 05/02/2022 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 64 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 26/03/2022 Staffordshire 65 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 66 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 01/06/2022 Sandwell Valley RPSB, West Midlands 67 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 28/08/2022 Redcar, Cleveland Adult male. 68 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 10/04/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 69 Curlew Numenius arquata 30/01/2022 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 70 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 05/02/2022 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 71 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 3 wintering birds. 72 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 31/10/2022 Salthouse, Norfolk 73 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 03/10/2022 Hillswick, Mainland, Shetland 74 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 16/06/2022 Staffordshire 75 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 08/01/2022 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 76 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 30/01/2022 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 77 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 01/01/2022 Newbold Pit, Branston, Staffordshire 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 15/05/2022 Middleton RSPB, Staffordshire 79 Redshank Tringa totanus 30/01/2022 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 80 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 10/04/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 81 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 13/04/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 82 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 05/02/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 83 Knot Calidris canutus 28/08/2022 Redcar, Cleveland 84 Ruff Calidris pugnax 30/01/2022 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 85 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 20/11/2022 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 86 Sanderling Calidris alba 01/05/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 2 birds. 87 Dunlin Calidris alpina 30/01/2022 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 88 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 15/01/2022 Brighton Marina, East Sussex 5 on Breakwater 89 Little Stint Calidris minuta 19/09/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 90 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes ********** ********** 91 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 28/08/2022 Redcar, Cleveland 92 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 02/07/2022 Idle Valley, Nottinghamshire 93 Black Tern Chlidonias niger Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 94 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 28/08/2022 South Gare, Cleveland 95 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 24/04/2022 Shustoke Reservoir, Warwickshire 96 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 28/08/2022 Redcar, Cleveland 97 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 17/04/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 2nd cy. 98 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 99 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 100 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 05/02/2022 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 101 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2022 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 102 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 23/01/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 103 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 07/08/2022 Grafham Water, Cambs Cape Gull L. d. vetula. First record for Britain. 104 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 105 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 02/01/2022 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 106 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2022 Whitemore Haye, Staffordshire 107 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 12/03/2022 Frankley Reservoir, West Midlands 1st winter. 108 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 109 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 05/03/2022 Cannock Tip, Staffordshire Adult. 110 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 28/08/2022 South Gare, Cleveland 2 juvs in moth of River Tees. 111 Puffin Fratercula arctica 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 112 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 113 Razorbill Alca torda 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 114 Little Auk Alle alle 03/12/2022 Bamburgh, Northumberland 115 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 116 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 05/02/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 117 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 01/11/2022 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 118 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 09/01/2022 Eglwys Nunydd, Glamorgan Juvenile. 119 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 05/02/2022 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 120 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 121 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 29/05/2022 St Margaret’s Bay, Kent 122 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 04/05/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire WMBC regional tick. 123 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 124 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 125 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 126 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 06/02/2022 Eldernell, Cambridgeshire 127 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 06/11/2022 Uttoxeter Quarry, Staffordshire 128 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 129 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 07/10/2022 Scousburgh, Shetland Mainland 130 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 20/06/2022 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 131 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 132 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 09/01/2022 St Brides Wentlooge, Gwent 133 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 134 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 135 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 23/04/2022 Staffordshire 136 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 137 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 19/03/2022 138 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 06/02/2022 Welney WWT, Norfolk 139 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 02/11/2022 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 140 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 141 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 02/11/2022 Burnham Overy, Norfolk 142 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 143 Barn Owl Tyto alba 30/10/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 144 Little Owl Athene noctua 06/03/2022 West Midlands 145 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 146 Hoopoe Upupa epops 30/10/2022 West Runton, Norfolk 147 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 08/01/2022 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 148 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 22/01/2022 149 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 02/01/2022 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 150 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 02/01/2022 Leicestershire 151 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 152 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 29/05/2022 Worth Marsh, Kent 153 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Yes 29/05/2022 Worth Marsh, Kent 154 Merlin Falco columbarius 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 155 Hobby Falco subbuteo 08/05/2022 Grimley, Worcestershire 156 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 09/01/2022 Sharpness, Gloucestershire 157 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 06/03/2022 West Midlands 158 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 01/10/2022 Hillswick, Shetland Mainland Putative Homeyeri race. 159 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 28/08/2022 South Gare, Cleveland 1st-winter 160 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 02/07/2022 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire Adult male. 161 Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/01/2022 Sutton Park, West Midlands 162 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 163 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 164 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 165 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 166 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 12/02/2022 Polegate, East Sussex 167 Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2022 Leicestershire 168 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2022 Newbold Pit, Branston, Staffordshire 169 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 22/01/2022 170 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 08/01/2022 Warwickshire 171 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2022 Newbold Pit, Branston, Staffordshire 172 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 173 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 26/02/2022 Weston Airfield, Somerset 174 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 175 Woodlark Lullula arborea 05/03/2022 176 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2022 Whitemore Haye, Staffordshire 177 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 31/10/2022 Salthouse, Norfolk 178 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 26/03/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 179 Swallow Hirundo rustica 02/04/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 180 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 181 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2022 Staffordshire 182 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2022 Newbold Pit, Branston, Staffordshire 183 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 08/05/2022 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 184 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 12/02/2022 Eastbourne, East Sussex 185 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 186 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 13/04/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 187 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/01/2022 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 2 birds on reserve. 5 more at Edison outflow. 188 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 13/04/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 189 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 17/04/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 190 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Yes 04/10/2022 Wester Quarff, Shetland Mainland 191 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 07/05/2022 Staffordshire 192 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 26/03/2022 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 193 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 30/04/2022 Tuckleshome, Staffordshire 194 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 195 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 30/04/2022 Tuckleshome, Staffordshire 196 Whitethroat Curruca communis 13/04/2022 Middleton Lakes RSPB 197 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/01/2022 Sutton Park, West Midlands 198 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 199 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 04/01/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 200 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 08/01/2022 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 201 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 202 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2022 Leicestershire 203 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 09/01/2022 St Brides Wentlooge, Gwent 204 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 205 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2022 Newbold Pit, Branston, Staffordshire 206 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2022 Whitemore Haye, Staffordshire 207 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 17/04/2022 Barr Beacon, West Midlands Male in paddocks. 208 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 12/02/2022 Eastbourne, East Sussex 209 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 12/06/2022 Staffordshire 210 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2022 Newbold Pit, Branston, Staffordshire 211 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 212 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 08/05/2022 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 213 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 09/01/2022 Sharpness, Gloucestershire Adult male. 214 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 08/05/2022 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 215 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 04/05/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire Male. 216 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 03/10/2022 Quendale, Mainland, Shetland 217 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 218 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 13/04/2022 Barr Beacon, West Midlands 219 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 30/10/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 220 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 22/01/2022 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 221 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 04/05/2022 Staffordshire 222 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 223 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Yes 30/10/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 224 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2022 Newbold Pit, Branston, Staffordshire 225 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 17/04/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 226 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 227 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 228 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 229 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 08/05/2022 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 230 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 231 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 03/10/2022 Hillswick, Mainland, Shetland 232 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 31/10/2022 Cley NWT, Norfolk 233 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland 234 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 235 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 08/01/2022 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 2 birds at feeders. 236 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 22/01/2022 Bewdley, Worcestershire 237 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 06/01/2022 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 238 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2022 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 239 Twite Linaria flavirostris 01/10/2022 Hillswick, Shetland Mainland 240 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2022 Whitemore Haye, Staffordshire 241 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 01/10/2022 Hillswick, Shetland Mainland 242 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 243 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 29/09/2022 Mainland, Shetland Hornemann’s Arctic Redpoll at Toab. 244 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 06/01/2022 Staffordshire 245 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 246 Siskin Spinus spinus 04/01/2022 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 247 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 02/11/2022 Cley, Norfolk 248 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 02/11/2022 Cley, Norfolk 249 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 02/04/2022 250 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 30/01/2022 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 251 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2022 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 252 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 05/10/2022 Ellister, Shetland Mainland