Paul Scholes: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 186 of 186 total.
Seq.	Species	Scientific Name	Rare?	Date	Location	Comments	
1	Brent Goose	Branta bernicla		07/08/2023	RSPB Frampton Marsh.		
2	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis		02/01/2023	Hillside. 		
3	Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis		02/01/2023	Hillside. 		
4	Greylag Goose	Anser anser		02/01/2023	Hillside. 		
5	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus		03/01/2023	Eshald Wood.	40+ flyover.	
6	White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons		05/03/2023	Black Pipe Bay.		
7	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
8	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus		17/02/2023	Main Lake. 	x15. 	
9	Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna		04/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
10	Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata		16/05/2023	Strid Wood & River Wharfe.	8+.	
11	Garganey	Spatula querquedula		23/04/2023	Astley Lake.	x1 drake.	
12	Shoveler	Spatula clypeata		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
13	Gadwall	Mareca strepera		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
14	Wigeon	Mareca penelope		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe flood meadows.		
15	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
16	Pintail	Anas acuta		07/02/2023	Astley Lake.		
17	Teal	Anas crecca		06/01/2023	Eastern reedbed.		
18	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina		23/08/2023	Western Reedbed.	Eclipse drake on WRB near crossroads. 	
19	Pochard	Aythya ferina		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
20	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris		29/05/2023	RSPB Fairburn Ings.	x1 drake on New Flash.	
21	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
22	Scaup	Aythya marila		27/03/2023	Black Pipe Bay.	x1 drake. 	
23	Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra		20/03/2023	Main Lake.	x1 drake.	
24	Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
25	Goosander	Mergus merganser		02/01/2023	Lemonroyd Lake.		
26	Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix		16/01/2023	Balance Reservoir hillside.	x9.	
27	Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus		09/01/2023	Coach Road field.		
28	Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa		03/01/2023	Hillside.	x5.	
29	Swift	Apus apus		23/04/2023	Shann Bridge.	x1 flying overhead.	
30	Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus		29/04/2023	Hillside.	Adult being chased/mobbed by Meadow Pipits on top field of hillside.	
31	Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon)	Columba livia		02/10/2023	Staithes (N. Yorkshire).		
32	Stock Dove	Columba oenas		03/01/2023	Crane Compound.		
33	Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus		03/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
34	Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto		02/01/2023	Lemonroyd WWTW.		
35	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus		24/01/2023	Astley causeway.	Short flight from Splitter pond onton Astley casueway.	
36	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe flood meadows.		
37	Coot	Fulica atra		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
38	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis		13/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
39	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus		02/01/2023	Main Lake.		
40	Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis		10/02/2023	Western Reedbed.		
41	Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus		13/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
42	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus		07/05/2023	North Ings.	x4 on site. Only saw x2. Best views were from a pair on pond near Prison Gates on North Ings. Also a pair on Main Spit later.  One pair was later preseent at Fairburn Ings which I also saw. x4 had been at Heslington East, near York the previous day. I managed to see x4 together in the proceeding weeks at St. Aidan's. The 2 pairs left site on or around 28-29th May.	
43	Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta		17/03/2023	Main Lake.	1.	
44	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola		04/05/2023	Main Lake. 	x8 around Main Lake. x2 on Main Spit, x1 Black Pipe Bay and x5 on South Ings shoreline (post 6). x5 in summer plumage and others in various stages of moult from winter plummage into summer.	
45	Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria		06/01/2023	Main Spit.		
46	Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula		11/04/2023	Caroline Spit.	x2.	
47	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius		03/04/2023	Main Lake.	x3 on Main Lake shoreline at post #8.	
48	Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
49	Eurasian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus		23/04/2023	Main Spit.	x1.	
50	Curlew	Numenius arquata		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe flood meadows.		
51	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica		19/04/2023	Black Pipe Bay.	x1. (missed by myself but a short time later another group of 14 joined site).	
52	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa		09/02/2023	Black Pipe Bay. 		
53	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus		07/03/2023	Ridge & Furrow.	x3 on North & South Ings after dusk.	
54	Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola		09/01/2023	Hillside & North Ings.	5-6 flew down onto North Ings from Hillside at dusk.	
55	Snipe	Gallinago gallinago		13/01/2023	Ridge & Furrow.		
56	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos		22/04/2023	Main Spit.		
57	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus		13/02/2023	Main Spit. 		
58	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola		10/06/2023	RSPB Fairburn Ings.	x1 Main Bay islands.	
59	Redshank	Tringa totanus		22/02/2023	Astley Lake & Main Spit.	x2.	
60	Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Yes	15/10/2023	RSPB Frampton Marsh.	x1 juvenile from sea bank viewpoint.	
61	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus		17/07/2023	RSPB Blacktoft Sands.	x4.	
62	Greenshank	Tringa nebularia		19/04/2023	Black Pipe Bay.	x3.	
63	Turnstone	Arenaria interpres		01/05/2023	Main Spit. 	x1.	
64	Knot	Calidris canutus		04/04/2023	Black Pipe Bay.	Winter plumage.	
65	Ruff	Calidris pugnax		31/03/2023	Cattlegate Pond.	x3 over & down into Middle Ings. x2 Main Lake shoreline. 	
66	Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	Calidris acuminata	Yes	25/09/2023	RSPB Blacktoft Sands.	x1 from Singleton hide. 	
67	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea		07/08/2023	RSPB Frampton Marsh.	x1 adult in moult.	
68	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis		09/09/2023	RSPB Saltholme.	Juvenile on causeway of West Saltholme Pool.	
69	Sanderling	Calidris alba		23/04/2023	Black Pipe Bay.	x1.	
70	Dunlin	Calidris alpina		06/01/2023	Main Spit.		
71	Little Stint	Calidris minuta		28/05/2023	Main Lake.	x3 on Main Lake shore opposite Caroline Spit.	
72	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos		15/10/2023	RSPB Frampton Marsh.	x1 on wet grassland with Ruff.	
73	Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Yes	15/10/2023	RSPB Frampton Marsh (Lincs).	Juvenile on Middle Scrape from East Hide. Juvenile Lesser Yellowlegs present too.	
74	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger		27/04/2023	Main Lake. 	x2 adult. 	
75	Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea		16/04/2023	Main Spit.	x2. 	
76	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo		01/04/2023	Main Lake. 	x1. 	
77	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis		06/08/2023	Lemonroyd Lake.	x2 fishing over Lemoroyd and Main Lake after 19:00.	
78	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus		19/04/2023	Main Lake.	x3. (upwards of 50-60 were on site over Main lake later in the evening).	
79	Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla		26/05/2023	Bridlington. 		
80	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe flood meadows.		
81	Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus		05/03/2023	Causeway isand, Main lake.		
82	Common Gull	Larus canus		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe flood meadows.		
83	Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans		08/02/2023	Main Spit.	2CY.	
84	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus		04/01/2023	Main Lake.		
85	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus		02/01/2023	Main Lake.		
86	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus		08/02/2023	Main Lake.		
87	Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus		09/09/2023	Seaton Snook.	1 or 2 chasing Terns.	
88	Puffin	Fratercula arctica		09/09/2023	Seaton Snook.		
89	Razorbill	Alca torda		09/09/2023	South Gare.	x100s in Tees bay.	
90	Common Guillemot	Uria aalge		09/09/2023	South Gare.	x100s in Tees bay.	
91	Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata		02/10/2023	Staithes (N. Yorkshire).	North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. 10+	
92	Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer		04/04/2023	Main Lake. 	Winter plumage. 	
93	Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis		02/10/2023	Staithes (N. Yorkshire).	North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. x2	
94	Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea		02/10/2023	Staithes (N. Yorkshire).	North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. x1	
95	Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus		02/10/2023	Staithes (N. Yorkshire).	North Sea pelagic trip from Staithes. x1	
96	Gannet	Morus bassanus		09/09/2023	Seaton Snook.		
97	Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Yes	09/09/2023	South Gare.	Adult female on bouy in River Tees bay.	
98	Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
99	Shag	Gulosus aristotelis		09/09/2023	Seaton Snook.	In flight flock of 10+.	
100	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus		11/11/2023	Eastern Reedbed.	x1.	
101	Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia		11/04/2023	South Ings.	x2 feeding on small pool just inland of north shore of Main Lake (South Ings).	
102	Bittern	Botaurus stellaris		24/01/2023	Eastern reedbed.	Sat on edge of reedbed in channel opposite 1st bench after Balance reservoir.	
103	Night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax		12/04/2023	River Calder, Osset.	x2. One on edge of river giving excellent views, the 2nd roosting in trees mainly out of view.	
104	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta		03/01/2023	Eastern reedbed.		
105	Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Yes	01/06/2023	Bank Island.		
106	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis		12/06/2023	North Ings (Ridge & Furrow).	x1.	
107	Great White Egret	Ardea alba		02/01/2023	Ridge & Furrow. 		
108	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
109	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus		29/08/2023	Eastern Reedbed.	Low over ERB, before Lapwings then the larger Gulls mobbed it over Main Lake until it departed SE.	
110	Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus		06/01/2023	Caroline Spit.		
111	Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus		02/01/2023	Main Lake.		
112	Red Kite	Milvus milvus		02/01/2023	Hillside. 		
113	Buzzard	Buteo buteo		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.		
114	Barn Owl	Tyto alba		24/01/2023	Hillside.	x1 hunting over hillside by crane compound at dusk.	
115	Little Owl	Athene noctua		04/02/2023	Crane compound.		
116	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus			**********	**********	
117	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus		10/10/2023	Hillside.	x1.	
118	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco		02/02/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.	x2 roosting..	
119	Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis		29/01/2023	Eastern Reedbed.		
120	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
121	Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis		12/02/2023	Bowers/Lowther lakes	Silver birch plantation between Bowers and Lowther lakes.	
122	Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus		02/01/2023	Green Sluice.		
123	Hobby	Falco subbuteo		07/05/2023	Main Lake.	x1 over Main Lake viewed from the Warren.	
124	Peregrine	Falco peregrinus		08/02/2023	Main Lake.	Male chasing x2 Ring-necked Parakeet 	
125	Ring-necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri		08/02/2023	The Warren.	x2 being pursued by Peregrine.	
126	Jay	Garrulus glandarius		08/02/2023	Astley Lane set aside field.		
127	Magpie	Pica pica		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.		
128	Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
129	Rook	Corvus frugilegus		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.		
130	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone		02/01/2023	Astley Lake.		
131	Coal Tit	Periparus ater		03/01/2023	Eshald Wood.		
132	Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris		05/11/2023	Lemonroyd Lock. 	x1 on bird table & feeder in lock keeper's bungalow garden.	
133	Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
134	Great Tit	Parus major		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
135	Bearded Tit	Panurus biarmicus		18/03/2023	Eastern Reedbed.	Pair.	
136	Skylark	Alauda arvensis		04/02/2023	RSPB Fairburn Ings.		
137	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia		17/03/2023	Main Lake.		
138	Swallow	Hirundo rustica		06/04/2023	Lemonroyd Lake. 		
139	House Martin	Delichon urbicum		16/04/2023	Lemonroyd Lake & Western reedbed.	10+.	
140	Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti		24/01/2023	Eastern reedbed.	Dozens calling all around the reedbeds.	
141	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
142	Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus		31/10/2023	Hartendale Gutter, Flamborough (E. Yorks.)		
143	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus		08/04/2023	Lemonroyd bridge.	x2 in plantation before Lemonroyd bridge. 	
144	Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita		08/02/2023	Lowther Lake.	In between South side of Lowther lake and Western oxbow.	
145	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus		28/04/2023	Astley Lake.		
146	Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus		16/04/2023	Astley Lake.		
147	Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia		23/04/2023	Hillside.	x1 reeling and giving glimpses opposite post 10 of N Ings. A further 2 individuals reeling at posts 16 and 6 along same stretch of habitat below the hillside.	
148	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla		31/03/2023	Shann Bridge.		
149	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin		28/04/2023	Caroline Bridge.	One in riverbank scrub 20 yards east of Caroline Bridge. 	
150	Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca		30/04/2023	Visitor centre car park.	x1 singing and showing well for brief period behind RSPB compound in VC car park.	
151	Whitethroat	Curruca communis		16/04/2023	Old Lock.		
152	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
153	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
154	Nuthatch	Sitta europaea		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
155	Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris		03/01/2023	Eshald Wood.		
156	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris		02/01/2023	Eastern reedbed.		
157	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos		16/01/2023	Hillside/North Ings treeline.		
158	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe flood meadows.		
159	Redwing	Turdus iliacus		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe Hall & Newsam Green.		
160	Blackbird	Turdus merula		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
161	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris		09/01/2023	Astley Stables fields.		
162	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata		16/05/2023	Strid Wood & River Wharfe.	x3 or 4.	
163	Robin	Erithacus rubecula		02/01/2023	Temple Newsam Woods.		
164	Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca		16/05/2023	Strid Wood & River Wharfe.	10+. 	
165	Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus		16/05/2023	Strid Wood & River Wharfe.	x1 male.	
166	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra		23/04/2023	Triangle Field.	x1 male on fenceline.	
167	Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola		02/01/2023	Ridge & Furrow. 		
168	Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe		20/03/2023	Hillside (triangular field).	x3 (2 male, 1 female).	
169	Dipper	Cinclus cinclus		16/05/2023	Strid Wood & River Wharfe.	x2.	
170	Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus		03/01/2023	Hall Road.		
171	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus		03/01/2023	Hall Road.		
172	Dunnock	Prunella modularis		04/01/2023	Eshald Wood.		
173	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava		27/04/2023	South Ings.	At least x1 on edge of South Ings (post 10).	
174	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea		02/01/2023	Lemonroyd WWTW.		
175	Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba		02/01/2023	Leventhorpe flood meadows.		
176	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis		03/01/2023	Hillside.		
177	Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta		02/01/2023	Lemonroyd WWTW.		
178	Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs		03/01/2023	Eshald Wood.		
179	Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula		04/01/2023	VC car park.		
180	Greenfinch	Chloris chloris		04/01/2023	VC car park.		
181	Linnet	Linaria cannabina		17/03/2023	ERB/WRB central path.		
182	Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret		03/01/2023	Eshald Wood.		
183	Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis		03/01/2023	Eshald Wood.		
184	Siskin	Spinus spinus		04/01/2023	Eshald Wood.		
185	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella		03/01/2023	Geese Fields.	30-40+.	
186	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus		03/01/2023	Geese Fields.