Roger & Pam Crofts: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 200 of 200 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 01/10/2023 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 11/02/2023 Saltholme RSPB, Teeside 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 17/01/2023 Cutgate, Rochdale 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12/03/2023 Upper Thurnham, Lancashire 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 06/03/2023 Attenborough NWT, Nottingham 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 19/03/2023 Etherow CP, Stockport 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 23/06/2023 Filey Dams YWT, North Yorkshire 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 17 Pintail Anas acuta 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 18 Teal Anas crecca 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 19 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 17/07/2023 Rutland Water, Rutland 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 24/02/2023 Redcar, Cleveland 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 04/10/2023 Holkham Beach, Norfolk 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 24/02/2023 Redcar, Cleveland 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 09/12/2023 Burghead, Moray 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 26/01/2023 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Rochdale 27 Smew Mergellus albellus 05/03/2023 Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham 28 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 11/05/2023 Whinfell Tarn, Cumbria 29 Goosander Mergus merganser 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 30 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 13/06/2023 Hodbarrow RSPB, Cumbria 31 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 14/05/2023 Nr Blackstone Edge, Rochdale 32 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 11/12/2023 Dava Moor, Highlands 33 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 34 Quail Coturnix coturnix 28/05/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 30/09/2023 Flitcham, Norfolk 36 Swift Apus apus 17/05/2023 Norden, Rochdale 37 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 11/05/2023 Barbondale, Cumbria 38 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale Feral 39 Stock Dove Columba oenas 11/02/2023 Saltholme RSPB, Teeside 40 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 41 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 42 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 17/03/2023 Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire 43 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 44 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 45 Crane Grus grus 21/07/2023 Slimbridge WWT, Gloucestershire 46 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 47 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 48 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 08/12/2023 Alturlie Point, Moray Firth 49 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 19/05/2023 St Aidan’s RSPB, West Yorkshire 50 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 13/02/2023 Hellifield Flash, North Yorkshire 51 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 06/08/2023 Houghton Washlands RSPB, South Yorkshire 52 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 17/03/2023 Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 01/10/2023 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 20/01/2023 Marshside RSPB, Lancashire 55 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 24/02/2023 Redcar, Cleveland 56 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 17/07/2023 Rutland Water, Rutland 57 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 58 Curlew Numenius arquata 20/01/2023 Marshside RSPB, Lancashire 59 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 06/09/2023 Connah’s Quay, Flintshire 60 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 61 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 26/03/2023 Burton Mere RSPB, Cheshire 62 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 63 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 01/10/2023 North Point Pools, Nr Wells 64 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 21/09/2023 Elton Reservoir, Bury 65 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/05/2023 Watergrove Reservoir, Rochdale 66 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 23/06/2023 Filey Dams YWT, North Yorkshire 67 Redshank Tringa totanus 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 68 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 07/10/2023 Frampton RSPB, Lincolnshire 69 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 08/07/2023 Burton Mere RSPB, Cheshire 70 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 12/03/2023 Wardley’s Creek, Lancashire 71 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 24/02/2023 Redcar, Cleveland 72 Knot Calidris canutus 26/03/2023 Burton Mere RSPB, Cheshire 73 Ruff Calidris pugnax 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 74 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 01/10/2023 Cley NWT, Norfolk 75 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 07/10/2023 Frampton RSPB, Lincolnshire 76 Sanderling Calidris alba 24/02/2023 Redcar, Cleveland 77 Dunlin Calidris alpina 12/03/2023 Wardley’s Creek, Lancashire 78 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 09/12/2023 Burghead, Moray 79 Little Stint Calidris minuta 01/10/2023 Cley NWT, Norfolk 80 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 13/08/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 81 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 07/10/2023 Frampton RSPB, Lincolnshire 82 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 10/06/2023 Gronant, Flintshire 83 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 19/05/2023 St Aidan’s RSPB, West Yorkshire 84 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 13/06/2023 Hodbarrow RSPB, Cumbria 85 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 23/06/2023 Kilnsea Wetlands, East Yorkshire 86 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 87 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 88 Common Gull Larus canus 26/01/2023 Watergrove Reservoir, Rochdale 89 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 14/10/2023 Attenborough NWT, Nottinghamshire 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 91 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 17/07/2023 Rutland Water, Rutland 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 26/01/2023 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Rochdale 93 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 18/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 94 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 04/10/2023 Holkham Beach, Norfolk 95 Puffin Fratercula arctica 23/06/2023 Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire 96 Razorbill Alca torda 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 97 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 98 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 24/02/2023 Redcar, Cleveland 99 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 09/12/2023 Rose Isle Wood, Moray 100 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 26/11/2023 West Kirby, Cheshire 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 102 Gannet Morus bassanus 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 103 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 02/01/2023 Roch Valley, Heywood 104 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 24/02/2023 Redcar, Cleveland 105 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 11/02/2023 Saltholme RSPB, Teeside 106 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 17/03/2023 Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire 107 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 108 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 13/08/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 109 Great White Egret Ardea alba 14/02/2023 Wheldrake Ings YWT, North Yorkshire 110 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 111 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 11/06/2023 Foulshaw Moss LWT, Lancashire 112 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 10/12/2023 Strathdearn, Highlands 113 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 114 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 115 Red Kite Milvus milvus 11/02/2023 M1, North Yorkshire 116 Buzzard Buteo buteo 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 117 Barn Owl Tyto alba 26/01/2023 Ashworth Moor , Rochdale 118 Little Owl Athene noctua 19/05/2023 St Aidan’s RSPB, West Yorkshire 119 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 12/06/2023 Geltsdale RSPB, Cumbria 120 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 13/01/2023 Dr Dam, Norden, Rochdale 121 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 12/08/2023 Whisby Nature Park, Lincolnshire 122 Bee-eater Merops apiaster ********** ********** 123 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 22/01/2023 Prestwich Clough, Greater Manchester 124 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 23/03/2023 Ealees Valley, Rochdale 125 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 02/01/2023 Roch Valley, Heywood 126 Merlin Falco columbarius 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 127 Hobby Falco subbuteo 27/05/2023 Woolston Eyes, Cheshire 128 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 20/02/2023 Wheldrake Ings YWT, North Yorkshire 129 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 19/03/2023 River Mersey, Didsbury, Greater Manchester 130 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 06/08/2023 Auckley Common, South Yorkshire 131 Jay Garrulus glandarius 20/01/2023 M65 nr Darwin, Lancashire 132 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 133 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 134 Rook Corvus frugilegus 14/01/2023 M62 Nr Goole 135 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 136 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 137 Raven Corvus corax 25/02/2023 Greenbooth, Rochdale 138 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 09/02/2023 Halifax Road, Bradford 139 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 140 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 10/12/2023 Aganach Woods, Grantown-on-Spey 141 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 17/03/2023 Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire 142 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 143 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 144 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 145 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 02/10/2023 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 146 Skylark Alauda arvensis 12/03/2023 Fluke Hall, Pilling, Lancashire 147 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17/03/2023 Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancashire 148 Swallow Hirundo rustica 27/04/2023 River Roch, Heywood 149 House Martin Delichon urbicum 27/04/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 150 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 06/03/2023 Attenborough NWT, Nottingham 151 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 152 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 153 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 06/03/2023 Attenborough NWT, Nottingham 154 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/03/2023 Attenborough NWT, Nottingham 155 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire Siberian sub-species 20/1/23, Common Chiffchaff 6/3/23 Attenborough NWT 156 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/05/2023 Whinfell Tarn, Cumbria 157 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 19/05/2023 St Aidan’s RSPB, West Yorkshire 158 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 07/05/2023 Watergrove, Rochdale 159 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 27/04/2023 Gristlehurst Wood, Heywood 160 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 11/05/2023 Whinfell Tarn, Cumbria 161 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 23/06/2023 Filey Dams YWT, North Yorkshire 162 Whitethroat Curruca communis 06/05/2023 Upper Naden Valley, Rochdale 163 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 02/01/2023 Roch Valley, Heywood 164 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 165 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 166 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 167 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 168 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 10/02/2023 Waterloo Farm, Rochdale 169 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 170 Redwing Turdus iliacus 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 171 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 172 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 23/03/2023 Ealees Valley, Rochdale 173 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 11/06/2023 Barbondale, North Yorkshire 174 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 175 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 12/03/2023 Knott End-on-sea, Lancashire 176 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 11/05/2023 Haweswater, Cumbria 177 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire 178 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 26/05/2023 Upper Naden Valley, Rochdale 179 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 13/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 180 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 181 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 182 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 183 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22/01/2023 Prestwich Clough, Greater Manchester 184 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 185 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 23/03/2023 Ealees Valley, Rochdale 186 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 13/06/2023 St Bees Head RSPB, Cumbria 187 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 188 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 29/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 189 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/01/2023 Heywood 190 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 18/06/2023 Nr Kendal, Cumbria 191 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 192 Twite Linaria flavirostris 12/03/2023 Knott End-on-sea, Lancashire 193 Linnet Linaria cannabina 14/01/2023 North Cave YWT, East Yorkshire 194 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 195 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Norden, Rochdale 196 Siskin Spinus spinus 02/01/2023 Queen’s Park, Heywood 197 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 12/03/2023 Eagland Hill, Lancashire 198 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 12/03/2023 Eagland Hill, Lancashire 199 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 29/07/2023 Labrador Bay, Devon 200 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 20/01/2023 Martin Mere WWT, Lancashire