Peter Sparks: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 136 of 136 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 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 15/03/2024 Slimbridge 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 02/01/2024 Slimbridge 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 17 Pintail Anas acuta 18 Teal Anas crecca 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2024 Brandon Marsh, Warwickshire 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 26 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 11/02/2024 West Meon, Hampshire 27 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 28 Swift Apus apus 29 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 30 Stock Dove Columba oenas 31 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 32 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 33 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 34 Coot Fulica atra 35 Crane Grus grus 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 37 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 38 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 39 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 40 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 41 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 42 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 43 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 44 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 45 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 46 Curlew Numenius arquata 47 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 48 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 49 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 50 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 07/01/2024 Exmouth, Devon 51 Redshank Tringa totanus 52 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 53 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 54 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 55 Ruff Calidris pugnax 02/01/2024 Slimbridge 56 Dunlin Calidris alpina 57 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 58 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 59 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 60 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 61 Common Gull Larus canus 62 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 63 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 64 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 65 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 66 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 67 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 68 Gannet Morus bassanus 69 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 70 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 71 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 04/03/2024 Fremington, Devon 72 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 73 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 74 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2024 Brandon Marsh, Warwickshire 75 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 76 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 77 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 78 Red Kite Milvus milvus 79 Buzzard Buteo buteo 80 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 81 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 82 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 83 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 84 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 85 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 10/01/2024 Exmouth, Devon 86 Jay Garrulus glandarius 87 Magpie Pica pica 88 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 89 Rook Corvus frugilegus 90 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 91 Raven Corvus corax 92 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 10/02/2024 Farnham, Surrey 62 93 Coal Tit Periparus ater 94 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 95 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 96 Great Tit Parus major 97 Skylark Alauda arvensis 98 Swallow Hirundo rustica 99 House Martin Delichon urbicum 100 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2024 Brandon Marsh, Warwickshire 101 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 102 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 103 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 104 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 105 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 106 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 05/01/2024 Topsham, Devon 107 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 108 Whitethroat Curruca communis 109 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 110 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 111 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 112 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 113 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 114 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 115 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 116 Redwing Turdus iliacus 117 Blackbird Turdus merula 118 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 119 Robin Erithacus rubecula 120 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 121 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 122 Dunnock Prunella modularis 123 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 124 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 125 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 126 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 127 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 128 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23/03/2024 Haldon Forest feeding station. Devon. 129 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 130 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 131 Linnet Linaria cannabina 132 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 133 Siskin Spinus spinus 134 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 135 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 08/01/2024 Otterton, Devon 136 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus