Tom Gravett: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 235 of 235 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 01/02/2023 Benllech 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 03/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 22/04/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 12/01/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 12/01/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 14/12/2023 Cors Ddyga 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 03/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 25/01/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/04/2023 London 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 06/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/04/2023 London 12 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 06/02/2023 Foryd Bay 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 26/09/2023 RSPB Conwy 14 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 15/10/2023 Tophill Low 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 14/10/2023 Spurn 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 20 Pintail Anas acuta 01/02/2023 RSPB Cors Ddyga 21 Teal Anas crecca 03/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 01/02/2023 Cefni Reservoir 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 25 Scaup Aythya marila 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 06/01/2023 Rhos Point 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 01/02/2023 Benllech 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 08/02/2023 Llanddulas 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 04/01/2023 Old Colwyn 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 01/02/2023 Benllech 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/02/2023 Cefni Reservoir 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 18/01/2023 Tal y Cafn 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 06/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 04/03/2023 NE Wales moorland 35 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 04/03/2023 NE Wales moorland 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 14/10/2023 Spurn 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 11/05/2023 Aberffraw 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 20/05/2023 Llandegla 40 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 28/03/2023 RSPB Conwy 41 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2023 RSPB Conwy 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 27/04/2023 Nant Ffrancon 43 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 46 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 31/05/2023 Hazelwood Marshes 47 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 48 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 50 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 51 Crane Grus grus 28/05/2023 RSPB Minsmere 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 54 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 01/02/2023 Beddmanarch Bay 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 15/10/2023 Tophill Low 56 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 27/05/2023 RSPB Minsmere 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 58 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 20/04/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 59 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 06/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 60 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 10/02/2023 Cemlyn 61 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 11/05/2023 Cemlyn 62 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 26/04/2023 Great Orme 63 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 06/01/2023 Rhos Point 64 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 09/04/2023 RSPB Conwy 65 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 66 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 18/04/2023 RSPB Conwy 67 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 68 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/02/2023 Beddmanarch Bay 69 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 03/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 70 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 06/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 71 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 06/01/2023 Glanwydden area 72 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 06/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 73 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 30/09/2023 Valley cemetery 74 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 27/09/2023 Cors Ddyga 75 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 09/04/2023 RSPB Conwy 76 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 30/07/2023 Wilstone Reservoir 77 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 20/05/2023 Burton Mere 78 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 79 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 06/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 80 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 03/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 81 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 06/01/2023 Rhos Point 82 Knot Calidris canutus 12/01/2023 Flint 83 Ruff Calidris pugnax 12/01/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 84 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 18/09/2023 RSPB Conwy 85 Sanderling Calidris alba 06/01/2023 Deganwy Beach 86 Dunlin Calidris alpina 06/01/2023 Deganwy Beach 87 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 06/01/2023 Rhos Point 88 Little Stint Calidris minuta 02/06/2023 RSPB Minsmere 89 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 21/09/2023 Cors Ddyga 90 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Yes 07/08/2023 Hafan y Mor, Criccieth 91 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 25/05/2023 Gronant 92 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 19/08/2023 Rhos Point At least 50 birds in 1½ hours - flying west / blogging offshore / coming to roost on rocks 93 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 03/05/2023 Cemlyn 94 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 03/05/2023 Cemlyn 95 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 29/06/2023 Cemlyn 96 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 23/03/2023 Rhos Point 97 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 20/05/2023 Cemlyn 98 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 06/01/2023 Rhos Point 99 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 22/09/2023 Rhos Point 100 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 101 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 06/02/2023 Foryd Bay 102 Common Gull Larus canus 04/01/2023 Colwyn Bay 103 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 104 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 23/02/2023 Gronant 105 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 106 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 12/01/2023 Flint 107 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 19/08/2023 Rhos Point Adult flew west 108 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 07/08/2023 Hafan y Mor, Criccieth 109 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 19/09/2023 Rhos Point 110 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 19/08/2023 Rhos Point 111 Puffin Fratercula arctica 03/05/2023 South Stack 112 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 01/02/2023 Holyhead Harbour 113 Razorbill Alca torda 06/01/2023 Little Orme 114 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 06/01/2023 Little Orme 115 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 06/01/2023 Rhos Point 116 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 09/11/2023 Point Lynas 117 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 11/02/2023 Pontllyfni 118 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 22/09/2023 Rhos Point 119 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 06/01/2023 Little Orme 120 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 13/04/2023 Rhos Point 121 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 21/09/2023 Point Lynas 122 Gannet Morus bassanus 09/01/2023 Rhos Point 123 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 04/01/2023 Rhos Point 124 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 04/01/2023 Old Colwyn 125 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 27/05/2023 RSPB Minsmere 126 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 22/04/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 127 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 03/05/2023 Valley Lakes 128 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 129 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 26/08/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 130 Great White Egret Ardea alba 12/01/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 131 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 132 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 28/05/2023 RSPB Minsmere 133 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 09/04/2023 RSPB Conwy 134 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 135 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 01/03/2023 Snowdonia 136 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 12/01/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 137 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 20/05/2023 Cemlyn 138 Red Kite Milvus milvus 18/01/2023 Caerhun 139 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 140 Barn Owl Tyto alba 31/05/2023 North Warren 141 Little Owl Athene noctua 20/05/2023 Cemlyn 142 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 28/11/2023 Llysfaen 143 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/04/2023 Leighton Buzzard 144 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 06/01/2023 Glanwydden area 145 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 146 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 03/04/2023 Leighton Buzzard 147 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 31/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 148 Merlin Falco columbarius 12/01/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 149 Hobby Falco subbuteo 13/05/2023 Conwy Valley 150 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 151 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 02/04/2023 London 152 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 27/05/2023 RSPB Minsmere 153 Jay Garrulus glandarius 02/01/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 154 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 155 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 06/01/2023 Great Orme 156 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 157 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 158 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 159 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 03/05/2023 South Stack 160 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 161 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 28/11/2023 Llysfaen 162 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 163 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 03/08/2023 Cheddar Gorge 164 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 23/11/2023 Brenig 165 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 166 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 167 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 28/05/2023 RSPB Minsmere 168 Woodlark Lullula arborea 28/05/2023 Westleton Heath 169 Skylark Alauda arvensis 12/01/2023 Parkgate 170 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 21/03/2023 RSPB Conwy 171 Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/04/2023 Great Orme 172 House Martin Delichon urbicum 28/03/2023 RSPB Conwy 173 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 11/04/2023 RSPB Conwy A self-find!! .... subsequently enjoyed by many 🙂 174 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 175 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 176 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 19/04/2023 Trefriw woodlands 177 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 31/10/2023 South Stack 178 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 28/03/2023 RSPB Conwy 179 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 08/02/2023 Old Colwyn 180 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 18/04/2023 RSPB Conwy 181 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15/04/2023 RSPB Conwy 182 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 07/06/2023 RSPB Conwy 183 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 20/04/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 184 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 02/01/2023 Llandudno 185 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 30/04/2023 Glanwydden 186 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 19/10/2023 Breakwater Country Park Self-found 187 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 18/04/2023 RSPB Conwy 188 Whitethroat Curruca communis 01/05/2023 Nant y Gama 189 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 28/05/2023 Westleton Heath 190 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 16/01/2023 Glanwydden 191 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 192 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 193 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 02/01/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 194 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 02/01/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 195 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 196 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 197 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 198 Redwing Turdus iliacus 05/01/2023 199 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 200 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 19/01/2023 Glanwydden 201 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 27/04/2023 Nant Ffrancon 202 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 10/05/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 203 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 204 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 27/05/2023 RSPB Minsmere 205 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 19/04/2023 Trefriw woodlands 206 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 19/04/2023 Trefriw woodlands 207 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 25/04/2023 Great Orme 208 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 12/01/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 209 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22/03/2023 Morfa Madryn 210 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 06/02/2023 Trefriw 211 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 14/10/2023 Spurn 212 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 213 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 214 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 20/04/2023 RSPB Burton Mere 215 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 216 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 02/01/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 217 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 218 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 09/04/2023 Great Orme 219 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 09/11/2023 Cors Ddyga 220 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 06/01/2023 Rhos Point 221 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 222 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 14/10/2023 Spurn 223 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 06/02/2023 Llanrwst 224 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 225 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 Glanwydden area 226 Twite Linaria flavirostris 23/02/2023 Gronant 227 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2023 Gloddaeth Woods 228 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 07/01/2023 Colwyn Bay 229 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 01/03/2023 Snowdonia 230 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Penrhyn Bay 231 Siskin Spinus spinus 06/01/2023 RSPB Conwy 232 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 18/10/2023 RSPB Conwy 233 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 08/02/2023 Kinmel Bay 234 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 29/04/2023 North Wales 235 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/01/2023 RSPB Conwy