John Reeves: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 98 of 98 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 07/01/2023 Pevensey Levels, East Sussex 2 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 07/01/2023 Pevensey Levels, East Sussex 3 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 08/01/2023 Walland Marsh, Kent 56 birds 4 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 08/01/2023 Walland Marsh, Kent 3 birds 5 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 05/01/2023 Egerton Park, East Sussex 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 7 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16/03/2023 Escot Park, Devon 8 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/03/2023 Otter Estuary, Devon 9 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 05/01/2023 Cooden Coast, East Sussex 10 Teal Anas crecca 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 11 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 10/01/2023 Escot Park, Devon 12 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 23/03/2023 Cofton Hill, Devon 2 birds. 13 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 04/01/2023 Norman's Bay, East Sussex 14 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 15 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 16 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 05/01/2023 Egerton Park, East Sussex 17 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 05/01/2023 Egerton Park, East Sussex 18 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 16/04/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 19 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 07/04/2023 Otter Estuary, Devon 20 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 07/04/2023 Otter Estuary, Devon 21 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 22 Curlew Numenius arquata 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 23 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/03/2023 Countess Wear, River Exe, Devon 24 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13/03/2023 Otter Estuary, Devon 25 Redshank Tringa totanus 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 26 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 07/04/2023 Otter Estuary, Devon 27 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 04/01/2023 Norman's Bay, East Sussex 28 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/04/2023 Orcombe Point, Devon 29 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 04/01/2023 Norman's Bay, East Sussex 30 Common Gull Larus canus 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 31 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 32 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 33 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 08/01/2023 Pett Level, East Sussex 34 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 08/01/2023 Pett Level, East Sussex 3 birds. 35 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 08/01/2023 Pett Level, East Sussex 36 Gannet Morus bassanus 08/01/2023 Pett Level, East Sussex 37 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 05/01/2023 Cooden Coast, East Sussex 38 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 15/04/2023 Orcombe Point, Devon 39 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 13/04/2023 Exminster Marshes RSPB Reserve, Devon 40 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 41 Great White Egret Ardea alba 08/01/2023 Pett Level, East Sussex 42 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 08/01/2023 Walland Marsh, Kent 43 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 08/01/2023 Pett Level, East Sussex 44 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 45 Barn Owl Tyto alba 28/03/2023 Whimple, Devon 46 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 47 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 24/03/2023 River Otter, Ottery St Mary, Devon 48 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 02/05/2023 Yarner Wood, Devon 49 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 50 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 11/01/2023 51 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 12/03/2023 London Wetland Centre, London 52 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 53 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2023 Clyst St Lawrence, Devon 54 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 55 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2023 Woodbury Common, Devon 56 Raven Corvus corax 02/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 57 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 58 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 20/03/2023 Ashclyst Forest, Devon 59 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 60 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 61 Skylark Alauda arvensis 18/03/2023 Orcombe Point, Devon 62 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 24/03/2023 River Otter, Ottery St Mary, Devon 63 Swallow Hirundo rustica 28/03/2023 Bowling Green Marsh RSPB Reserve, Devon 64 House Martin Delichon urbicum 13/04/2023 Exminster Marshes RSPB Reserve, Devon 65 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 66 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 07/04/2023 Otter Estuary, Devon 67 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 13/04/2023 Exminster Marshes RSPB Reserve, Devon 68 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 27/03/2023 River Otter, Ottery St Mary, Devon 69 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 02/05/2023 Yarner Wood, Devon 70 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2023 Orcombe Point, Devon 71 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 01/01/2023 Woodbury Common, Devon 72 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 06/01/2023 Egerton Park, East Sussex 73 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 74 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 75 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 76 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 77 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 02/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 78 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 79 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 80 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 81 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 82 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 05/01/2023 Cooden Coast, East Sussex 83 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 84 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 13/04/2023 Exminster Marshes RSPB Reserve, Devon 85 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 86 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 10/01/2023 Sidmouth, Devon 87 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 88 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 89 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 10/01/2023 Sidmouth, Devon 90 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 91 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 92 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 24/04/2023 Ideford Common, Devon 93 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 11/01/2023 Black Hole Marsh LNR, Devon 94 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 95 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 96 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 24/04/2023 Ideford Common, Devon 97 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2023 Newtown, Talaton, Devon 98 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 16/04/2023 Venn Ottery Common, Devon