Andrew Spottiswood: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 120 of 120 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 7 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 8 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 9 Gadwall Mareca strepera 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 11 Teal Anas crecca 12 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 13 Scaup Aythya marila 14 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 15 Goosander Mergus merganser 16 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 17 Swift Apus apus 06/05/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 18 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 19 Stock Dove Columba oenas 20 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 21 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 22 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 24 Coot Fulica atra 25 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 26 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 27 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 28 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 24/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 44 29 Curlew Numenius arquata 30 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 31 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 32 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 22/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 33 Redshank Tringa totanus 34 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 35 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 36 Dunlin Calidris alpina 37 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 38 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 12/05/2024 Trearddur Bay, Anglesey 39 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 21/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 40 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 41 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 42 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 43 Common Gull Larus canus 44 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 45 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 46 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 47 Razorbill Alca torda 48 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 49 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 50 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 09/04/2024 Bull Bay, Anglesey 51 Gannet Morus bassanus 52 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 53 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 54 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 55 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 30/03/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 5 56 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 57 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 58 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 59 Red Kite Milvus milvus 60 Buzzard Buteo buteo 61 Barn Owl Tyto alba 62 Little Owl Athene noctua Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 63 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 64 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 65 Merlin Falco columbarius 66 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 67 Jay Garrulus glandarius 68 Magpie Pica pica 69 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 70 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 71 Rook Corvus frugilegus 72 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 73 Raven Corvus corax 74 Coal Tit Periparus ater 75 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 76 Great Tit Parus major 77 Skylark Alauda arvensis 78 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 29/03/2024 Malltraeth Marsh, Anglesey 79 Swallow Hirundo rustica 08/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 80 House Martin Delichon urbicum 30/04/2024 81 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 82 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 26/03/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 83 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 03/03/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 84 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 85 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 07/05/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 86 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 13/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 87 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 30/03/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 88 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 22/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 89 Whitethroat Curruca communis 12/04/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 90 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 91 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 92 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 93 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 94 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 95 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 96 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 97 Redwing Turdus iliacus 98 Blackbird Turdus merula 99 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 100 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 12/05/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 101 Robin Erithacus rubecula 102 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 01/05/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 103 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 104 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2024 Rhoscolyn, Anglesey 105 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 106 Dunnock Prunella modularis 107 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 108 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 109 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 110 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 111 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 112 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 113 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 114 Linnet Linaria cannabina 115 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 116 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 117 Serin Serinus serinus 09/05/2024 Porth Diana, Anglesey 118 Siskin Spinus spinus 119 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 120 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus