Steven Portugal: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 238 of 238 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla Poole Harbour 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Egham 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Holkham 4 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 07/01/2023 Slimbridge 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Slimbridge 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser Eldernell 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus Holkham 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Sheppey 9 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 24/12/2023 Swale 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Egham 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus Eldernell 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Eldernell 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Egham 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Poole Harbour 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata nr Virginia Water 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula Frensham 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata Poole Harbour 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera Poole Harbour 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope Poole Harbour 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Egham 21 Pintail Anas acuta Poole Harbour 22 Teal Anas crecca Poole Harbour 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Marlow 24 Pochard Aythya ferina Staines Reservoir 25 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 07/07/2023 Draycote 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Courtenay 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Staines Reservoir 28 Scaup Aythya marila Eyebrook Reservoir 29 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Staines Reservoir 30 Eider Somateria mollissima Poole Harbour 31 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Poole Harbour 32 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra Poole Harbour 33 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Langstone Harbour 34 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Staines Reservoir 35 Smew Mergellus albellus Eyebrook Reservoir 36 Goosander Mergus merganser nr Effingham 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Poole Harbour 38 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Eyebrook Reservoir 39 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 40 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Sheppey 41 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Eldernell 42 Quail Coturnix coturnix Salisbury Plain Heard only 43 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Sheppey 44 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Chobham Common 45 Swift Apus apus Egham 46 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 07/01/2023 Salisbury Plain 47 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Thorney Island 48 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia Egham 49 Stock Dove Columba oenas Egham 50 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Egham 51 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Conyer 52 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Egham 53 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Lemsford Springs 54 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Otmoor Heard Only 55 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Egham 56 Coot Fulica atra Egham 57 Crane Grus grus Eldernell 58 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Poole Harbour 59 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena nr Holkham 60 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Egham 61 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus Poole Harbour 62 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Poole Harbour 63 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Salisbury Plain 64 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Poole Harbour 65 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 66 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Poole Harbour 67 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Poole Harbour 68 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Eldernell 69 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Poole Harbour 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius London 71 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Staines Moor 72 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus Burnham-on-Sea 73 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Poole Harbour 74 Curlew Numenius arquata Poole Harbour 75 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Poole Harbour 76 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Poole Harbour 77 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus New Forest (Shatterford) 78 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Middlebere 79 Snipe Gallinago gallinago Lemsford Springs 80 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos River Lea 81 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Lemsford Springs 82 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Langstone 83 Redshank Tringa totanus Poole Harbour 84 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus March Falmers Eldernell 85 Greenshank Tringa nebularia Langstone Harbour 86 Turnstone Arenaria interpres Poole Harbour 87 Knot Calidris canutus Sheppey 88 Ruff Calidris pugnax March Falmers Eldernell 89 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 90 Sanderling Calidris alba Poole Harbour 91 Dunlin Calidris alpina Poole Harbour 92 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima Southsea 93 Little Tern Sternula albifrons Pagham 94 Black Tern Chlidonias niger Staines Reservoir 95 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 29/07/2023 Arne 96 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Thorney Island 97 Common Tern Sterna hirundo Staines Reservoir 98 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Poole Harbour 99 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Staines Reservoir 100 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Theale 101 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Langstone Harbour 102 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 19/07/2023 Oare Marshes 103 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Egham 104 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Mercers 105 Common Gull Larus canus Poole Harbour 106 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Courtenay 107 Herring Gull Larus argentatus Egham 108 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis London 109 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Poole Harbour 110 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Egham 111 Puffin Fratercula arctica Off Holkham 112 Razorbill Alca torda Poole Harbour 113 Common Guillemot Uria aalge Off Holkham 114 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata Off Holkham 115 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica Poole Harbour 116 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer Poole Harbour 117 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 118 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 119 White Stork Ciconia ciconia nr Knepp 120 Gannet Morus bassanus Off Holkham 121 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Poole Harbour 122 Shag Gulosus aristotelis Poole Harbour 123 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Titchfield 124 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Poole Harbour 125 Bittern Botaurus stellaris WWT London 126 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Iford 127 Little Egret Egretta garzetta Egham 128 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Wareham 129 Great White Egret Ardea alba Eldernell 130 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Egham 131 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Poole Harbour 132 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Egham 133 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Dick Focks Common 134 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Eldernell 135 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Eldernell 136 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 08/09/2023 Isle of Wight 137 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 138 Red Kite Milvus milvus Egham 139 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Poole Harbour 140 Buzzard Buteo buteo Egham 141 Barn Owl Tyto alba Eldernell 142 Little Owl Athene noctua Sheppey 143 Long-eared Owl Asio otus Eldernell 144 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Eldernell 145 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Eldernell 146 Hoopoe Upupa epops Portland 147 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Poole Harbour 148 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 149 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor New Forest (Denny) 150 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Egham 151 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Egham 152 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Egham 153 Merlin Falco columbarius Sheppey 154 Hobby Falco subbuteo Staines Moor 155 Peregrine Falco peregrinus Egham 156 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Egham 157 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 158 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor New Forest (Shatterford) 159 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Stodmarsh 160 Jay Garrulus glandarius Egham 161 Magpie Pica pica Egham 162 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Egham 163 Rook Corvus frugilegus Egham 164 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Egham 165 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix Gosport 166 Raven Corvus corax Poole Harbour 167 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 24/12/2023 Kings Hill 168 Coal Tit Periparus ater Egham 169 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Thetford Forest 170 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Egham 171 Great Tit Parus major Egham 172 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Oare Marshes 173 Woodlark Lullula arborea New Forest (Shatterford) 174 Skylark Alauda arvensis Staines Moor 175 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Holkham 176 Sand Martin Riparia riparia London 177 Swallow Hirundo rustica Runnymede 178 House Martin Delichon urbicum Egham 179 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti WWT London 180 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Egham 181 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Staines Moor 182 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Runnymede 183 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Egham 184 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 29/05/2023 Stodmarsh 185 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Staines Moor 186 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Staines Moor 187 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Egham 188 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Egham 189 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Salisbury 190 Whitethroat Curruca communis Staines Moor 191 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata New Forest (Shatterford) 192 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Egham 193 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Egham 194 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Egham 195 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Egham 196 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Egham 197 Starling Sturnus vulgaris Egham 198 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Egham 199 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Egham 200 Redwing Turdus iliacus Egham 201 Blackbird Turdus merula Egham 202 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Eldernell 203 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Staines Reservoir 204 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 205 Robin Erithacus rubecula Egham 206 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Knepp 207 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Dungeness 209 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Thursley Common 210 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Salisbury 211 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Staines Moor 212 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Staines Moor 213 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus nr Eldernell 214 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Egham 215 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava London 216 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Lemsford Springs 217 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Egham 218 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis New Forest (Shatterford) 219 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Thursley Common 220 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Staines Reservoir 221 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus Langstone Harbour 222 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Egham 223 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Thetford Forest 224 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Dick Focks Common 225 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Egham 226 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Egham 227 Linnet Linaria cannabina Staines Moor 228 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Egham 229 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra New Forest (Shatterford) 230 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Egham 231 Serin Serinus serinus Portland 232 Siskin Spinus spinus New Forest (Shatterford) 233 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 234 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Holkham 235 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Sheppey 236 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Sheppey 237 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Portland 238 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus WWT London