Steve Lister: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 196 of 196 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 01/03/2023 Loch Gruinart, Islay 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 02/03/2023 Islay 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 06/02/2023 Rutland Water Russian - Greenland later on Islay 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 02/01/2023 Welney, Norfolk 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 07/04/2023 Rutland Water 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 19 Pintail Anas acuta 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 20 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 07/11/2023 Rutland Water 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 18/01/2023 Dishley Pool 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 25 Scaup Aythya marila 24/01/2023 Rutland Water 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 26/02/2023 Loch Fyne 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 28/02/2023 Islay 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 09/12/2023 Swithland Res 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 26/02/2023 Kennacraig to Islay ferry 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 23/11/2023 Islay 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 32 Smew Mergellus albellus 24/01/2023 Eyebrook Reservoir 33 Goosander Mergus merganser 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 34 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 26/02/2023 Loch Fyne 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 09/04/2023 Scargill, C. Durham 36 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 09/04/2023 Swaledale, North Yorkshire A nice one for #150 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 09/04/2023 Scargill, C. Durham 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 21/02/2023 Rutland Water 40 Swift Apus apus 21/04/2023 Rutland Water 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 21/04/2023 Rutland Water 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 Lufbra 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 Lufbra 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 48 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 49 Crane Grus grus 03/05/2023 Swithland Reservoir First site record 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 51 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 52 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 14/02/2023 Rutland Water 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 03/10/2023 Rutland Water 54 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus ********** ********** 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 56 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 14/03/2023 Rutland Water 57 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 58 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 59 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 26/02/2023 Islay 60 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 24/03/2023 Rutland Water 61 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 62 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 25/04/2023 Rutland Water 63 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 64 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 65 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 66 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 02/01/2023 Whaplode Drove, Lincs 67 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 24/01/2023 Rutland Water 68 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27/04/2023 Swithland Reservoir 69 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 16/06/2023 Rutland Water 70 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 12/05/2023 Rutland Water 71 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 72 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 26/02/2023 Kennacraig 73 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 74 Knot Calidris canutus 18/10/2023 Norfolk 75 Ruff Calidris pugnax 19/05/2023 Rutland Water 76 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 30/05/2023 Rutland Water My 22nd in the county, 15th at Rutland Water 77 Sanderling Calidris alba 28/02/2023 Islay 78 Dunlin Calidris alpina 06/01/2023 Rutland Water #100 79 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 23/11/2023 Islay 80 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23/04/2023 Swithland Reservoir 81 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 01/06/2023 Swithland Reservoir 82 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 23/04/2023 Swithland Reservoir 83 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 19/04/2023 Swithland Reservoir 84 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 19/04/2023 Swithland Reservoir 85 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 26/02/2023 Kennacraig to Islay ferry 86 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 11/04/2023 Snettisham, Norfolk 88 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 89 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 04/04/2023 Rutland Water 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 91 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 16/05/2023 Rutland Water 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 93 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 27/02/2023 Islay 94 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2023 Lufbra 95 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 26/02/2023 Tarbert, Argyll and Bute 96 Razorbill Alca torda 03/03/2023 Port Ellen to Kennacraig ferry 97 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 26/02/2023 Kennacraig to Islay ferry 98 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 26/02/2023 Kennacraig to Islay ferry 99 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 01/03/2023 Claggan Bay, Islay 100 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 102 Gannet Morus bassanus 18/10/2023 Norfolk 103 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 104 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 26/02/2023 Loch Fyne 105 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 09/04/2023 Newton Moat, West Yorkshire 106 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 28/04/2023 Watermead CP 107 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 108 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11/04/2023 Burnham Norton, Norfolk 109 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 110 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 111 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 14/03/2023 Rutland Water First of the year at RW 112 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 28/02/2023 Islay 113 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 23/01/2023 Lufbra 114 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 115 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 116 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 26/02/2023 Islay 117 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 118 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 26/02/2023 Loch Fyne 119 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 120 Barn Owl Tyto alba 02/01/2023 nr Crowland 121 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/03/2023 Islay 122 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 123 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 124 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 125 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2023 Whaplode Drove, Lincs 126 Merlin Falco columbarius 24/11/2023 Islay 127 Hobby Falco subbuteo 08/05/2023 Swithland Reservoir 128 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 129 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 130 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 131 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 27/02/2023 Islay 132 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 133 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 134 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 135 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 26/02/2023 Tarbert, Argyll and Bute 136 Raven Corvus corax 04/01/2023 Lufbra 137 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 28/11/2023 Wilshaw 138 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 139 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 140 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 09/04/2023 Newton Ings, West Yorkshire 141 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 142 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 143 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 04/04/2023 Rutland Water 144 Woodlark Lullula arborea 11/04/2023 Cockley Cley, Norfolk 145 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 146 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 14/03/2023 Rutland Water 147 Swallow Hirundo rustica 23/03/2023 Swithland Reservoir 148 House Martin Delichon urbicum 14/04/2023 Swithland Reservoir 149 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 22/01/2023 Dishley Pool 150 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 151 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 28/03/2023 Rutland Water 152 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 153 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 04/04/2023 Rutland Water 154 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 25/04/2023 Rutland Water 155 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 01/01/2023 Lufbra 156 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 27/04/2023 Swithland Reservoir 157 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 18/04/2023 Rutland Water 158 Whitethroat Curruca communis 25/04/2023 Rutland Water 159 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 12/01/2023 Lufbra 160 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 161 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 162 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 14/03/2023 Rutland Water 163 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Lufbra 164 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2023 Whaplode Drove, Lincs 165 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 166 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 167 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 168 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2023 Whaplode Drove, Lincs 169 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 09/04/2023 Swaledale, North Yorkshire 170 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 07/08/2023 Swithland Reservoir #100 for my Swithland Res yearlist 171 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 172 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 25/04/2023 Rutland Water 173 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 29/08/2023 Frampton Marsh 174 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 175 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 11/04/2023 Holme, Norfolk 176 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 09/04/2023 Swaledale, North Yorkshire 177 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 02/01/2023 Welney, Norfolk 178 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2023 Whaplode Drove, Lincs 179 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 180 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 21/04/2023 Rutland Water 181 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 182 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 183 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 184 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk 185 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 186 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 19/02/2023 Charnwood 187 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 188 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 Lufbra 189 Twite Linaria flavirostris 01/03/2023 The Oa, Islay 190 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 191 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 16/01/2023 Lufbra 192 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 21/06/2023 Lufbra 193 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 194 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2023 Swithland Res 195 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 06/01/2023 Rutland Water 196 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 02/01/2023 North Norfolk