David Nickeas: 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 02/01/2023 Heysham 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 23/01/2023 Staynall, Lancs 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 26/02/2023 Thurnham 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 15/05/2023 Filby Broad, Norfolk 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 24/03/2023 Three Pools 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Pintail Anas acuta 20 Teal Anas crecca 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 06/11/2023 Marshside 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 23 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 15/05/2023 Filby Broad, Norfolk 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 05/02/2023 Leighton Moss 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26 Scaup Aythya marila 06/02/2023 Benllech 27 Eider Somateria mollissima 28 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 06/02/2023 Benllech 29 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 16/01/2023 Knott End, Lancs 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 06/02/2023 Holyhead inland sea 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 23/01/2023 Belmont Reservoir, Lancs 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 16/01/2023 Harrisend Fell 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 13/02/2023 Churchtown Moss 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 40 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 14/05/2023 Buxton heath 41 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 02/04/2023 Elton reservoir 42 Swift Apus apus 01/05/2023 Marshside 43 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head 44 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 14/05/2023 Nr Welney 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 48 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 12/06/2023 Sutton Bank NR 49 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 51 Corncrake Crex crex 14/05/2023 Nr Welney 52 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 53 Coot Fulica atra 54 Crane Grus grus 14/05/2023 Nr Welney 55 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 56 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 57 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 27/03/2023 Lapwing Lane 58 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 15/05/2023 Weeting heath 59 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 60 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 61 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 62 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 63 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 12/10/2023 St Martin's, Scillies 64 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 22/01/2023 Marshside 65 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 20/03/2023 Marshside 66 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 67 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22/04/2023 Marshside 68 Curlew Numenius arquata 69 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 70 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 71 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 27/03/2023 Burton Mere 72 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 73 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 74 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 75 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 04/10/2023 Crossens 76 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/04/2023 Marshside 77 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 78 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 01/05/2023 Marshside 79 Redshank Tringa totanus 80 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 81 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 82 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 83 Knot Calidris canutus 84 Ruff Calidris pugnax 85 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 27/08/2023 Marshside 86 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 22/05/2023 Martin Mere 87 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 13/10/2023 Airport, St Mary's 88 Sanderling Calidris alba 89 Dunlin Calidris alpina 90 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 91 Little Stint Calidris minuta 05/05/2023 Crossens inner 92 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 16/08/2023 Martin Mere 93 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14/05/2023 Filby Broad, Norfolk 94 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 16/10/2023 St Mary's 95 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 15/05/2023 RSPB Titchwell 96 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 97 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 98 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 26/01/2023 Marine Lake, Southport 99 Common Gull Larus canus 100 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 101 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 16/01/2023 Blackburn, Lancs 102 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 103 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 104 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 18/10/2023 Scillonian 105 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 06/02/2023 Benllech 106 Razorbill Alca torda 11/09/2023 South Gare 107 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 11/09/2023 South Gare 108 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 06/02/2023 Benllech 109 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 12/10/2023 Scillonian 110 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 12/10/2023 Scillonian 111 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 12/10/2023 Scillonian 112 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 12/10/2023 Scillonian 113 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 12/10/2023 Scillonian 114 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 14/05/2023 Halvergate marshes 115 Gannet Morus bassanus 116 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 11/09/2023 South Gare 117 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 118 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 119 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 12/10/2023 Carreg Dhu, Scilly's 120 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 121 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 14/05/2023 Nr Welney 122 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 10/04/2023 River Calder, Ossett 123 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 124 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 14/01/2023 Daisy Way, Southport 125 Great White Egret Ardea alba 126 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 127 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 03/04/2023 Foulshaw Moss 128 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 12/06/2023 Wykeham Forest 129 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 130 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 131 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 132 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 13/10/2023 Lower Moors, St Mary's 133 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 15/05/2023 Halvergate marshes 134 Red Kite Milvus milvus 14/05/2023 Nr Sculthorpe, Norfolk 135 Buzzard Buteo buteo 136 Barn Owl Tyto alba 137 Little Owl Athene noctua 31/01/2023 Gravel Lane, Banks 138 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 139 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 10/04/2023 River Calder 140 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 14/10/2023 St Mary's, Scilly's 141 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 142 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 05/02/2023 Cold Well, Lancs 143 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 144 Merlin Falco columbarius 145 Hobby Falco subbuteo 14/05/2023 RSPB Lakenheath 146 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 147 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 08/02/2023 Willington sewage waorks 148 Jay Garrulus glandarius 149 Magpie Pica pica 150 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 151 Rook Corvus frugilegus 152 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 153 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 03/04/2023 Walney Island 154 Raven Corvus corax 155 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 08/02/2023 Bradford 156 Coal Tit Periparus ater 157 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 16/01/2023 Leighton Moss 158 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 20/03/2023 Pennington Flash 159 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 160 Great Tit Parus major 161 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 14/05/2023 RSPB Lakenheath 162 Woodlark Lullula arborea 14/05/2023 Weeting heath 163 Skylark Alauda arvensis 164 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 27/03/2023 Lapwing Lane 165 Swallow Hirundo rustica 31/03/2023 Marshside 166 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23/04/2023 Marshside 167 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 20/03/2023 Marshside 168 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 169 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 03/05/2023 High Brow covert 170 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 21/01/2023 Martin Mere/ sewage works 171 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head 172 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head 173 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 29/03/2023 Birkdale 174 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 175 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head 176 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 12/10/2023 St Martin's, Scillies 177 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 22/04/2023 Marshside 178 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 22/04/2023 Marshside 179 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 22/04/2023 Marshside 180 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 181 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 14/05/2023 Maids Cross NR 182 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 11/05/2023 Foul Lane 183 Whitethroat Curruca communis 19/04/2023 KBO 184 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 16/05/2023 Kelling Heath 185 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 20/03/2023 Park 186 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 187 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 188 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 189 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 14/01/2023 Kew Woods (KBO) 190 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 13/10/2023 Porthcressa, St Mary's 191 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 192 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 193 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 194 Redwing Turdus iliacus 195 Blackbird Turdus merula 196 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 197 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 22/05/2023 Inn at Whitewell 198 Robin Erithacus rubecula 199 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 14/05/2023 Maids Cross NR 200 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 22/05/2023 Moor Piece NR 201 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 02/01/2023 Knott End 202 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 19/04/2023 Birkdale NR 203 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 22/04/2023 Mashside 204 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 205 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 18/03/2023 Birkdale Cop 206 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 16/01/2023 Scorton, Lancs 207 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 208 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 209 Dunnock Prunella modularis 210 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 22/04/2023 Marshside 211 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 212 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 213 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 214 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 215 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 216 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 217 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 16/01/2023 Eagland Hill 218 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 03/04/2023 Sizergh Castle 219 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/02/2023 KBO 220 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 221 Twite Linaria flavirostris 16/01/2023 Knott End, Lancs 222 Linnet Linaria cannabina 223 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head 224 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 15/10/2023 St Mary's 225 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12/06/2023 Wykeham Forest 226 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 227 Siskin Spinus spinus 16/01/2023 Scorton, Lancs 228 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 16/10/2023 St Mary's 229 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 06/01/2023 Southport beach 230 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 231 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 232 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 11/10/2023 Dawlish CP 233 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 16/10/2023 Normandy, Scilly's 234 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough Head 235 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus