Carol Rushton: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 211 of 211 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 26/04/2022 Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire W1. B1. With Stephen Curtis. 1 seen. My first record in South Gloucestershire. SG. F. F. eB. 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 02/01/2022 Approach road to WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 4 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 02/01/2022 Approach road to WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England Both Eurasian and Greenland seen. F. F. eB. 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 14/01/2022 A field south of West Ling 4 seen, including 1 juvenile. 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 30/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset F. F. 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2022 Clevedon, North Somerset A.S. F. F. eB. 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 09/02/2022 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire 13 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 14/01/2022 RSPB Greylake, Somerset LIFER. Excellent views, right in front of the hide, with a large flock of teal and some wigeon. I re-found the bird twice and Stephen Curtis also re-found the bird twice, as the birds were put up several times by Marsh Harrier and Sparrowhawk. Read BFO. Monotypic species. F. F. 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 15/04/2022 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 03/01/2022 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2022 Clevedon, North Somerset 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 28/10/2022 Meare, Shapwick NNR, Somerset, England American Wigeon Mareca americana.1 Drake twitched with Stephen Curtis and seen well. Later joined by Gary Hughes. Added to World List. Read BFO. Monotypic species. F. F. eB. 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 Pintail Anas acuta 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 21 Teal Anas crecca 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 16/04/2022 Cheddar Reservoir, Somerset 1 Drake. 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 04/01/2022 RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset S. F. F. eB. 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26 Scaup Aythya marila 03/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset F. F. 04/01/2022 Self-found Ham Wall. 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 15/04/2022 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 07/06/2022 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 29/03/2022 Home, Clevedon, Somerset Nocturnal flight call 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 30/01/2022 Barrow Gurney Tank, Number 2, Somerset F. F. 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 03/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset A.S. F. F. eB. 32 Smew Mergellus albellus 17/11/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset W1. B1.Twitched with Stephen Curtis. Redhead, seen from first the Stratford Hide and then the Moreton Hide. My first at Chew, in Avon and in Somerset. F. F. eB. 33 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2022 34 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 01/01/2022 35 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 22/05/2022 36 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 03/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset A.S. F. F. eB. 37 Quail Coturnix coturnix heard 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 22/05/2022 39 Swift Apus apus 12/05/2022 Home, Lydney, Gloucestershire 40 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 31/10/2022 Aust, South Gloucestershire, England 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 27/04/2022 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 03/01/2022 Blagdon Lake, Somerset F. F. 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 45 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 02/08/2022 Epney, Gloucestershire F. F. My first record in Gloucestershire. 46 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 03/01/2022 48 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 24/08/2022 RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset W1. B1.Twitched, with Stephen Curtis. Showed well for some time, viewing through a scope, until flushed by a GWE, when it ran back into the reeds. It was feeding near to a juvenile Lapwing. This was my second ever sighting and my first record in Somerset. S. F. F. eB. 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 50 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 51 Crane Grus grus 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 03/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset F. F. 54 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 03/01/2022 Blagdon Lake, Somerset S. F. F. New site, Avon List updated. A. 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2022 Clevedon, North Somerset 56 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 57 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 23/10/2022 Goldcliff Lagoons, Newport, Gwent. 58 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 59 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 11/04/2022 Clevedon Dowlais, North Somerset 2 on shore 60 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 02/04/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 61 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 62 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 11/04/2022 Clevedon Dowlais, North Somerset 18 seen 63 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2022 Clevedon, North Somerset A.S. F. F. eB. 64 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 65 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 66 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 03/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset A.S. F. F. eB. 67 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 68 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 13/10/2022 Goldcliff Lagoons, Newport, Gwent. 69 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 26/08/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset W1. B1. Juvenile bird, twitched with Stephen Curtis. Seen well, on Herriotts Pool, throughout our visit. My second ever and my first at Chew, in Avon and in Somerset. F. F. eB. 70 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 01/01/2022 71 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 29/04/2022 Pilning Wetlands, South Gloucestershire 1 seen. SG. A. F. F. eB. 72 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 16/08/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 3 seen. F. F. 73 Redshank Tringa totanus 74 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 17/04/2022 RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset 1 summer plumaged bird, from VP1, amongst a group of Black-tailed Godwits. 75 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 29/04/2022 Pilning Wetlands, South Gloucestershire 3 seen. South Gloucestershire List updated. eB. 76 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 26/04/2022 Severn Beach 77 Knot Calidris canutus 24/08/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 2 seen. My first record at CVL. 78 Ruff Calidris pugnax 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 05/08/2022 New Passage, South Gloucestershire 80 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2022 Clevedon, North Somerset 81 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 07/01/2022 Battery Point, Portishead, Somerset 82 Little Stint Calidris minuta 12/10/2022 Cheddar Reservoir, Somerset 3 juvenile birds seen 83 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 12/09/2022 Heron's Green Bay, Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 84 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 11/06/2022 85 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 15/07/2022 Longney Crib, Gloucestershire BRITISH AND WESTERN PALEARTIC TICK. 86 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 06/06/2022 87 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 06/06/2022 88 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 06/06/2022 89 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 06/06/2022 90 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 02/04/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 91 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 06/06/2022 92 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 93 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 03/01/2022 94 Common Gull Larus canus 95 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 96 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 15/07/2022 Epney, Gloucestershire Adult. 97 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 98 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 99 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 12/05/2022 Lydney Harbour, Gloucestershire Spotted by Stephen Curtis 100 Puffin Fratercula arctica 06/06/2022 101 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 06/06/2022 102 Razorbill Alca torda 06/06/2022 103 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 06/06/2022 104 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 06/06/2022 105 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 07/06/2022 106 Gannet Morus bassanus 07/06/2022 107 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 108 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 06/06/2022 109 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 02/01/2022 Approach road to WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 110 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 02/04/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England eB. 111 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 17/04/2022 RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset One spotted in flight, from VP1. 112 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 03/01/2022 113 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 03/01/2022 Near to Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 32 seen. A.S. F. F. eB. 114 Great White Egret Ardea alba 03/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset A.S. F. F. eB. 115 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 116 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 24/08/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset 1 seen perched in a tree , then in flight. 117 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 04/06/2022 118 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 14/01/2022 RSPB Greylake, Somerset, England S. F. F. eB. 119 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 26/02/2022 120 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 121 Red Kite Milvus milvus 03/01/2022 122 Buzzard Buteo buteo 123 Little Owl Athene noctua 08/04/2022 124 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 23/06/2022 Home, Lydney, Gloucestershire calling during the night 125 Hoopoe Upupa epops 27/04/2022 Catcott Lows SWT NR, Somerset Twitched, with Stephen Curtis. Although seen very many overseas, this was my second in the UK. F. F. 126 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 127 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 128 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 129 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 03/01/2022 130 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 04/01/2022 Curry Moor, Somerset F. F. 131 Hobby Falco subbuteo 27/04/2022 132 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England G. F. F. eB. 133 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 17/09/2022 Heathrow Terminal 5 Area 4 seen from the coach, as approaching the coach stop at Heathrow Terminal 5. 134 Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/01/2022 135 Magpie Pica pica 136 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 06/06/2022 137 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 138 Rook Corvus frugilegus 139 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 140 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 06/06/2022 141 Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England F. F. 142 Coal Tit Periparus ater 03/01/2022 Chew Valley Lake, Somerset A.S. F. F. eB. 143 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 09/02/2022 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 145 Great Tit Parus major 146 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 16/01/2022 Weston Airfield, Somerset F. F. 147 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 04/01/2022 RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset 148 Skylark Alauda arvensis 149 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 30/03/2022 150 Swallow Hirundo rustica 30/03/2022 Wains Hill, Clevedon, Somerset 151 House Martin Delichon urbicum 10/04/2022 Clevedon Dowlais, North Somerset 152 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 153 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 154 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 25/04/2022 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire 155 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 156 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 24/10/2022 Sand Point, Somerset, England Twitched. My 5th sighting in the World, my second in England (last 20/10/2020, Norfolk) and my first in Somerset and Avon. I first saw a Dusky Warbler in Nepal on 17 Jan 2017. This bird was showing and calling, intermittently. Clear views of the whole bird, including the buff supercilium. eB. 157 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 02/04/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 158 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 02/01/2022 WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England 159 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 17/04/2022 RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset Sub-song. 160 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15/04/2022 161 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 14/01/2022 West Monkton Church, Somerset 162 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 17/04/2022 163 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 16/04/2022 164 Whitethroat Curruca communis 16/04/2022 165 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 06/09/2022 Tydenham Chase, Gloucestershire 166 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/01/2022 167 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 168 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 03/01/2022 169 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 170 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 171 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 172 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 173 Redwing Turdus iliacus 174 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2022 Garden, Clevedon, Somerset 175 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 03/01/2022 176 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 14/01/2022 Field, Brean Down, Somerset Second time seen in Somerset. Somerset List updated. S. F. F. eB. 177 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15/05/2022 178 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2022 Garden, Clevedon, Somerset 179 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 15/05/2022 180 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 20/04/2022 181 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 16/01/2022 Clevedon, North Somerset F. F. 182 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 13/04/2022 Clevedon Dowlais, North Somerset 183 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 27/04/2022 31/08/2022 3 seen Goldcliff. 184 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 31/08/2022 3 seen, family party, Goldcliff. 185 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 11/04/2022 Clevedon Dowlais, North Somerset 17 seen. 31/08/2022 3 seen Goldcliff. 186 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 25/06/2022 187 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2022 188 Dunnock Prunella modularis 189 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 15/07/2022 Longney Crib, Gloucestershire 31/08/2022 . 2 very smart yellow adults and 1 juvenile Goldcliff. 190 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 31/08/2022 Goldcliff Lagoons, Newport Wetlands, Wales F.F. 191 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2022 192 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 03/01/2022 193 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 13/11/2022 Awre, Gloucestershire, England BRITISH and WESTERN PALEARTIC TICK. Twitched. Seen well in flight, and on the deck, with Stephen Curtis and John Walsh, after a lot of searching, including me re-finding the bird. Previously seen in Nepal in 2017 and India in 2018. eB 194 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 195 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 13/04/2022 196 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Goldcliff Lagoons, Newport, Gwent 1 seen well from the Marsh Screen. 197 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 07/01/2022 Portishead seafront, Somerset F. F. 198 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 199 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 14/01/2022 Somerset 200 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 09/02/2022 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire 201 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 03/01/2022 202 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2022 Garden, Clevedon, Somerset 203 Linnet Linaria cannabina 16/01/2022 Weston Airfield, Somerset F. F. 204 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 04/01/2022 RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset S. F. F. eB. 205 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 09/02/2022 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire 206 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2022 Garden, Clevedon, Somerset 207 Siskin Spinus spinus 09/02/2022 Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire G. F. F. eB. 208 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 24/10/2022 Nunnery Point, Chew Valley Lake, Somerset, England My first record at CVL. Found by Rich Andrews 23/10/2022. F. F. 209 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 22/05/2022 210 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 22/05/2022 211 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 03/01/2022