Ian White: Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man Year List 2023 BOU/IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 149 of 149 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 15 Pintail Anas acuta 16 Teal Anas crecca 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 19 Scaup Aythya marila 20 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 23 Smew Mergellus albellus 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 25 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 26 Swift Apus apus 27 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 28 Stock Dove Columba oenas 29 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 30 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 31 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Heard Only 32 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 33 Coot Fulica atra 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 35 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 36 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 37 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 38 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 39 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 40 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 41 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 42 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 43 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 44 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 45 Curlew Numenius arquata 46 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 47 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 48 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 22/11/2023 Cley Marshes 49 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 50 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 51 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 52 Redshank Tringa totanus 53 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 54 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 55 Knot Calidris canutus 56 Ruff Calidris pugnax 57 Sanderling Calidris alba 58 Dunlin Calidris alpina 59 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 60 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 61 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 62 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 63 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 64 Common Gull Larus canus 65 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 66 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 67 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 68 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 69 Razorbill Alca torda 70 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 71 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 72 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 73 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 74 Gannet Morus bassanus 75 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 76 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 77 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 78 Great White Egret Ardea alba 79 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 80 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 81 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 82 Red Kite Milvus milvus 83 Buzzard Buteo buteo 84 Barn Owl Tyto alba 85 Little Owl Athene noctua 86 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 87 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 88 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Heard Only 89 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 90 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 91 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 92 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 93 Hobby Falco subbuteo 94 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 95 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 96 Jay Garrulus glandarius 97 Magpie Pica pica 98 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 99 Rook Corvus frugilegus 100 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 101 Raven Corvus corax 102 Coal Tit Periparus ater 103 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 104 Great Tit Parus major 105 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Heard Only 106 Skylark Alauda arvensis 107 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 108 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 109 Swallow Hirundo rustica 110 House Martin Delichon urbicum 111 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 112 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 113 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 114 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Heard only 115 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 116 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 117 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 118 Whitethroat Curruca communis 119 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 120 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 121 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 122 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 123 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 124 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 125 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 126 Redwing Turdus iliacus 127 Blackbird Turdus merula 128 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 129 Robin Erithacus rubecula 130 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 131 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 132 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 133 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 134 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 135 Dunnock Prunella modularis 136 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 137 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 138 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 139 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 140 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 141 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 142 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 143 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 144 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 145 Linnet Linaria cannabina 146 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 147 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 148 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 149 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus