Kay Donaghy: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 252 of 252 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 03/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 13/10/2023 Kergord, Shetland Mainland 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 05/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 05/01/2023 Thorney Toll, Cambs 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 05/01/2023 Thorney Toll, Cambs 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 07/01/2023 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 09/04/2023 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire Drake. 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 19 Pintail Anas acuta 04/01/2023 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 26/02/2023 Attenborough, Nottinghamshire 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 26/02/2023 Attenborough, Nottinghamshire Drake 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 25 Scaup Aythya marila 25/03/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 2 females 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 07/05/2023 Amble, Northumberland 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 10/10/2023 Burravoe, Yell, Shetland 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 25/02/2023 Llanddulas, Conwy 5 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 09/10/2023 Pool of Virkie, Shetland Mainland Juv. 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 32 Smew Mergellus albellus 26/02/2023 Attenborough, Nottinghamshire 1st-winter drake 33 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 34 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 25/02/2023 Wales 36 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 25/02/2023 Wales 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 04/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 10/05/2023 Westleton Heath, Suffolk 40 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 15/06/2023 Staffordshire 41 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 16/03/2023 Oldbury Power Station, Gloucestershire 42 Swift Apus apus 22/04/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 2 birds 43 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough, East Yorkshire 44 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 11/05/2023 Westleton Heath, Suffolk 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2023 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 48 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 49 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 12/02/2023 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 50 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 51 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 54 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 03/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 2 offshore. 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 06/04/2023 Stubber’s Green, West Midlands 56 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 10/05/2023 Suffolk 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 58 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 30/04/2023 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 59 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 04/01/2023 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 60 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk 61 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk 62 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 13/10/2023 Skelberry, Shetland Mainland 63 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/01/2023 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 64 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 25/03/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 6 birds 65 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 66 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yes 07/05/2023 Long Nanny, Northumberland 1st for Britain 67 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 29/01/2023 Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset & Bristol German ringed female on beach 68 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 23/04/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 1 through this am. Also 2 at Whitemoor Haye PM. 69 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 70 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 71 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 04/01/2023 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 72 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 23/12/2023 Stafffordshire 73 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 25/05/2023 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 74 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 04/01/2023 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 75 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 21/09/2023 Dartmouth Park, Sandwell Valley, West Midlands 76 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 77 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 04/02/2023 Barton, Staffordshire 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 07/05/2023 Long Nanny, Northumberland 79 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 80 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 17/09/2023 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 81 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 04/06/2023 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 82 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 83 Knot Calidris canutus 09/09/2023 South Gare, Cleveland 84 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 85 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 09/09/2023 Greatham Creek, Cleveland 86 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 11/05/2023 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 87 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 09/09/2023 Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland 88 Sanderling Calidris alba 03/01/2023 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 89 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/01/2023 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 90 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 03/10/2023 Lerwick, Shetland Mainland 91 Little Stint Calidris minuta 09/09/2023 Saltholme RSPB, Cleveland 92 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 22/09/2023 Bodymoor Heath GPs, Warwickshire 93 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 23/04/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 3 birds through this am. 94 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 29/04/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 95 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 16/04/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire Adult found early morning in southerly drizzle conditions. 96 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 22/04/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 61 birds present this morning! 97 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 02/04/2023 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire Adult. Patch find. 98 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 99 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 19/03/2023 Branston, Staffordshire 100 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 101 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 28/01/2023 Aldridge, West Midlands 1st-winter 102 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 103 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 14/01/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 104 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 105 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 28/01/2023 Stubber’s Green, West Midlands Juvenile 106 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 107 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 11/02/2023 Chasewater, Staffordshire Adult in roost. 108 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 27/08/2023 Scillonian crossing from Penzance 109 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 04/10/2023 Mousa Ferry Terminal, Shetland Mainland 110 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 03/10/2023 Western Quarff, Shetland Mainland 111 Razorbill Alca torda 09/09/2023 South Gare, Cleveland 112 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 25/02/2023 Llanddulas, Conwy 113 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 03/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 114 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs Wintering juvenile. 115 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 27/08/2023 Scillonian crossing from Penzance 116 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 27/08/2023 Bishop Rock boat trip 117 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 27/08/2023 Scillonian crossing from Penzance 118 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 27/08/2023 Scillonian crossing from Penzance 119 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 27/08/2023 Scillonian crossing from Penzance 120 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27/08/2023 Scillonian crossing from Penzance 121 Gannet Morus bassanus 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 122 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 09/09/2023 South Gare, Cleveland 123 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 124 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs Wintering juvenile. 125 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 05/01/2023 Titchwell, Norfolk 2 birds. 126 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 04/01/2023 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 127 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 29/04/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 128 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 129 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 18/02/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 130 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 131 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 132 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 10/09/2023 Fernleigh Park, Lower Quinton, Warks 133 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 23/07/2023 Staffordshire 134 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 03/06/2023 Wykeham Forest, North Yorkshire 135 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 136 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 137 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2023 North Point Pools, Norfolk 138 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk 139 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk Juvenile female. 140 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2023 North Point Pools, Norfolk 141 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 Barton-under Needwood, Staffs 142 Barn Owl Tyto alba Staffordshire 143 Little Owl Athene noctua 28/01/2023 West Midlands 144 Long-eared Owl Asio otus ********** ********** 145 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 07/01/2023 Warwickshire 146 Hoopoe Upupa epops 20/05/2023 Old Arley, Warkwickshire 147 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 148 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2023 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 149 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 04/02/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 150 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 151 Merlin Falco columbarius 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk 152 Hobby Falco subbuteo 09/05/2023 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 153 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 154 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 15/01/2023 Park Lime Pits, West Midlands 155 Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 156 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 157 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 24/09/2023 St Govan’s Head, Pembrokeshire 158 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Croxall Village, Staffs 159 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 Croxall Village, Staffs 160 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Barton-under Needwood, Staffs 161 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 03/10/2023 Lunna, Shetland Mainland 162 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 163 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 15/12/2023 Brownhills, West Midlands 2 birds found. 164 Coal Tit Periparus ater 07/01/2023 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 165 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 19/02/2023 Worcestershire 166 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 07/01/2023 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 167 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 168 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 169 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 09/05/2023 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 170 Woodlark Lullula arborea 10/05/2023 Suffolk 171 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2023 Warham Greens, Norfolk 172 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 03/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 11 on saltings. 173 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19/03/2023 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 174 Swallow Hirundo rustica 02/04/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 175 House Martin Delichon urbicum 10/04/2023 Middleton RSPB 176 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 04/02/2023 Staffordshire 177 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 178 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 13/05/2023 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 179 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 180 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 04/10/2023 Hoswick, Shetland Mainland 181 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 26/02/2023 Attenborough, Nottinghamshire 182 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 29/10/2023 Flamborough, East Yorkshire 183 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 08/04/2023 Barr Beacon, West Midlands 184 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 185 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough, East Yorkshire 186 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 05/10/2023 Levenwick, Shetland 187 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 07/04/2023 Middleton Lakes RSPB 188 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 29/04/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 189 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 30/04/2023 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 190 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 191 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 29/04/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 192 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 04/10/2023 Hoswick, Shetland Mainland 193 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 29/04/2023 Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire 194 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 03/10/2023 Wester Quarff, Shetland Mainland 195 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15/04/2023 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 196 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 11/05/2023 Suffolk 197 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 198 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 199 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 200 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 201 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 202 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 03/10/2023 Lunna, Shetland Mainland 203 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 05/10/2023 Bressay, Shetland 204 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 205 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 07/01/2023 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 206 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 207 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 208 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 209 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 09/10/2023 Levenwick, Shetland Mainland 210 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 13/05/2023 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 211 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 212 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 09/05/2023 Suffolk 213 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 09/10/2023 Bakkersetter, Shetland Mainland 214 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13/05/2023 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 215 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 10/05/2023 Suffolk 216 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 13/05/2023 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 217 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 23/04/2023 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 4 birds. 218 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 03/10/2023 Lunna, Shetland Mainland 219 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02/01/2023 Brancaster, Norfolk 220 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2023 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 221 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 19/02/2023 Worcestershire 222 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 04/02/2023 Staffordshire 223 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 224 Dunnock Prunella modularis 225 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10/04/2023 Middleton RSPB 226 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 227 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 228 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 229 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 13/05/2023 Wyre Forest, Worcestershire 230 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 03/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 231 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 232 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 05/01/2023 Titchwell, Norfolk 233 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 05/10/2023 Bressay, Shetland 234 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 235 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 09/10/2023 Swinister Burn, Shetland Mainland 236 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 237 Twite Linaria flavirostris 08/10/2023 Shetland Mainlanf 238 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 239 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 03/10/2023 Lerwick, Shetland Mainland 240 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/01/2023 Chasewater, Staffs 241 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 03/06/2023 Wykeham Forest, North Yorkshire 242 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Barton Marina, Staffordshire 243 Siskin Spinus spinus 244 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 03/01/2023 Holkham, Norfolk 245 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 09/04/2023 Staffordshire 246 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 247 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 14/10/2023 Hoswick, Shetland Mainland 248 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough, East Yorkshire 1st-winter male, pending acceptance. 249 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2023 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 250 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 10/10/2023 Houbie, Fetlar, Shetland 251 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 24/09/2023 St Govan’s Head, Pembrokeshire 252 Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Yes 12/10/2023 Hoswick, Shetland Mainland