Phil Woods: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 325 of 325 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 03/12/2023 Banks Marsh 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 04/03/2023 Whitley Bay 6 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 9 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 10 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 11 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 30/09/2023 St Aidan's 12 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 13 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 14 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 15 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 16 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 17 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 18 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 08/03/2022 Swine Moor 19 Garganey Spatula querquedula 20 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 06/05/2023 Frampton Marsh 21 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 22 Gadwall Mareca strepera 23 Wigeon Mareca penelope 24 American Wigeon Mareca americana 25 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 26 Pintail Anas acuta 27 Teal Anas crecca 28 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 29 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 30 Pochard Aythya ferina 31 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 20/01/2020 Anglers Country Park 32 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 33 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 34 Scaup Aythya marila 35 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 36 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 01/05/2022 Marske 37 Eider Somateria mollissima 38 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 39 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 40 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 41 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 42 Smew Mergellus albellus 43 Goosander Mergus merganser 44 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 45 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 46 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 47 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 48 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 49 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 50 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 51 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 52 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 53 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 54 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 55 Swift Apus apus 56 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough 57 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 58 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 59 Stock Dove Columba oenas 60 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 61 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 62 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 63 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 64 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 65 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 66 Coot Fulica atra 67 Crane Grus grus 68 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 69 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 70 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 71 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 72 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 73 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 74 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 75 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 76 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 77 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 78 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 79 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 31/07/2021 Frampton Marsh 80 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 81 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 82 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 83 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 84 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 29/08/2021 Blacktoft Sands 85 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 27/08/2022 Redcar 86 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 25/10/2023 Sennen 87 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 88 Curlew Numenius arquata 89 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 90 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 91 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 25/10/2016 Frampton Marsh 92 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 93 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 94 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 01/06/2023 Spurn 95 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 96 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 97 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 98 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 99 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 100 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 27/07/2011 Blacktoft Sands 101 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 102 Redshank Tringa totanus 103 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 25/10/2014 Hayle Estuary 104 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 105 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 106 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 107 Knot Calidris canutus 108 Ruff Calidris pugnax 109 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 27/05/2023 Hatfield Moors 110 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 25/09/2023 Blacktoft Sands 111 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 28/07/2022 Alkborough Flatts 112 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 113 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 114 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 14/10/2021 St Aidan's 115 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 10/09/2023 Saltholme 116 Sanderling Calidris alba 117 Dunlin Calidris alpina 118 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 119 Little Stint Calidris minuta 120 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 11/06/2023 Hatfield Moors 121 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 122 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 16/10/2021 Hayle 123 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 124 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 23/06/2021 Southfield Reservoir 125 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 126 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 127 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 128 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 129 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 130 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 131 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 132 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 133 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 14/04/2024 Frampton Marsh 134 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 135 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 136 Common Gull Larus canus 137 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 138 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 08/08/2022 Grafham Water 139 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 140 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 141 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 142 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 143 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 144 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 145 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 02/09/2023 Flamborough Head 146 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 147 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 148 Puffin Fratercula arctica 149 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 150 Razorbill Alca torda 151 Little Auk Alle alle 152 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 153 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 154 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 155 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 156 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 29/06/2021 Bempton Cliffs 157 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 158 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 27/08/2023 Flamborough Head 159 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 160 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 04/08/2015 Spurn 161 Gannet Morus bassanus 162 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 07/09/2023 South Gare 163 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 164 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 165 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 166 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 167 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 168 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 169 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 170 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 01/06/2023 North Duffield Carrs 171 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 172 Great White Egret Ardea alba 173 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 174 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 175 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 176 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 177 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 178 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 179 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 180 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 181 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 182 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 183 Red Kite Milvus milvus 184 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 185 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 186 Buzzard Buteo buteo 187 Barn Owl Tyto alba 188 Little Owl Athene noctua 189 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 190 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 191 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 192 Hoopoe Upupa epops 193 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 29/06/2021 Icklingham 194 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 195 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 03/04/2022 Roach Bridge 196 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 197 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 198 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 199 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 200 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 201 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 202 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 203 Merlin Falco columbarius 204 Hobby Falco subbuteo 205 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 206 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 207 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 208 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 209 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Yes 20/09/2014 Spurn 210 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 09/06/2019 Horsey 211 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 11/06/2023 Easington 212 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 213 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 28/06/2022 Bempton Cliffs 214 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 19/10/2020 Johnny Brown's Common 215 Jay Garrulus glandarius 216 Magpie Pica pica 217 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 218 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 219 Rook Corvus frugilegus 220 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 221 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 222 Raven Corvus corax 223 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 224 Coal Tit Periparus ater 225 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 226 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 227 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 228 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 229 Great Tit Parus major 230 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 231 Woodlark Lullula arborea 232 Skylark Alauda arvensis 233 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 234 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 235 Swallow Hirundo rustica 236 House Martin Delichon urbicum 237 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 238 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 239 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 240 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 09/11/2019 Spurn 241 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 242 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 243 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 29/10/2023 Flamborough 244 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 245 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 246 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough 247 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 248 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 01/06/2021 Besthorpe 249 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 250 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 251 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 252 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Yes 27/09/2023 Long Nab 253 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 254 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 255 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 256 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 257 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 258 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 259 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 29/05/2021 Spurn 260 Whitethroat Curruca communis 261 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 262 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 263 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 264 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 265 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 266 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 267 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 27/10/2018 Treve Moor 268 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 269 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 270 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 271 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 272 Redwing Turdus iliacus 273 Blackbird Turdus merula 274 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 275 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 276 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 17/12/2023 Tophill Low 277 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 278 Robin Erithacus rubecula 279 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 280 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 281 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 282 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 07/11/2021 South Landing, Flamborough 283 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 284 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 285 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 286 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 287 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 288 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 09/11/2019 Spurn 289 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 290 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 291 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 292 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 293 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 294 Dunnock Prunella modularis 295 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 296 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 297 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 298 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 299 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 300 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 301 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 302 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 303 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 304 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 305 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 306 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 307 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 308 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 309 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 310 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 311 Twite Linaria flavirostris 312 Linnet Linaria cannabina 313 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 314 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 315 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 316 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Yes 09/09/2013 Broomhead Reservoir 317 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 318 Siskin Spinus spinus 319 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 320 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 321 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 322 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 323 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 324 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 29/10/2023 Flamborough 325 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus