Henry Cook: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 187 of 187 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 26/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 Needham Market 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12/02/2024 Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 15/01/2024 Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambs 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 04/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 02/05/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 26/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 17 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 18 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 19 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 20/01/2024 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 21 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 02/01/2024 Longstanton, Cambs 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 10/02/2024 Southend Pier, Essex 24 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 26 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 27 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 28 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 29 Smew Mergellus albellus 15/01/2024 St Ives GPs, Cambs 30 Goosander Mergus merganser 06/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 28/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 Suffolk 33 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 09/01/2024 Stowmarket, Suffolk 34 Swift Apus apus 02/05/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 35 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 12/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 36 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 37 Stock Dove Columba oenas 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 38 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Needham Market 39 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 27/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 40 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 41 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 42 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 43 Coot Fulica atra 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 44 Crane Grus grus 16/01/2024 Ouse Fen RSPB, Cambridgeshire 45 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 03/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 46 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 47 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 04/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 15/01/2024 Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambs 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 25/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 03/02/2024 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 20/01/2024 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 52 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 03/02/2024 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 53 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 08/04/2024 Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambs 54 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 55 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 03/02/2024 Fal Estuary, Cornwall 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 04/05/2024 Spurn Bird Observatory, Yorkshire 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 03/02/2024 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 60 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 22/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 61 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 62 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 10/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 63 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 20/01/2024 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 64 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 30/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 65 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 66 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 18/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 67 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 03/02/2024 Fal Estuary, Cornwall 68 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 03/02/2024 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 69 Knot Calidris canutus 04/05/2024 Spurn Bird Observatory, Yorkshire 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 04/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 11/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 73 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 04/05/2024 Spurn Bird Observatory, Yorkshire 74 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 03/05/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 75 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 23/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 76 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 09/04/2024 77 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 19/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 78 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 11/04/2024 Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambs 79 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 80 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 10/02/2024 Southend Pier, Essex 81 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 82 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 03/02/2024 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 83 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 84 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 85 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 20/01/2024 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 86 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 87 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 88 Razorbill Alca torda 10/02/2024 Southend Pier, Essex 89 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 10/02/2024 Southend Pier, Essex 90 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 28/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 91 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 20/01/2024 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 92 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 10/02/2024 Southend Pier, Essex 93 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 10/02/2024 Southend Pier, Essex 94 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 06/05/2024 Colwyn Bay, North Wales 95 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 96 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 10/02/2024 Southend Pier, Essex 97 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 18/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 98 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 03/02/2024 Hayle Estuary, Cornwall 99 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 100 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 101 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 04/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 102 Great White Egret Ardea alba 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 103 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 104 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 06/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex 105 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 106 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 107 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 Suffolk 108 Barn Owl Tyto alba 10/01/2024 The Lodge RSPB, Bedfordshire 109 Little Owl Athene noctua 04/01/2024 Swavesey, Cambs 110 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 08/04/2024 Ouse Fen RSPB, Cambs 111 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 07/01/2024 Essex 112 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 113 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 03/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 114 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 115 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 116 Hobby Falco subbuteo 01/05/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 117 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 20/01/2024 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 118 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 119 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 120 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Needham Market 121 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 Suffolk 122 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Needham Market 123 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 124 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 20/01/2024 Colchester, Essex 125 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 126 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 127 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 128 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 129 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 130 Skylark Alauda arvensis 16/01/2024 Ouse Fen RSPB, Cambridgeshire 131 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 19/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 132 Swallow Hirundo rustica 27/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 133 House Martin Delichon urbicum 09/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 134 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 135 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 136 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 07/04/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk Refound and reidentified a warbler seen on March 30th around the sewage works (previously reported as Yellow-browed). A great patch bird. 137 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 02/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 138 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 139 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 02/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 140 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 141 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 14/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 142 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 18/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambridgeshire 143 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 14/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 144 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 10/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 145 Whitethroat Curruca communis 11/04/2024 Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambs 146 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 147 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 148 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 10/01/2024 The Lodge RSPB, Bedfordshire 149 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 150 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 151 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 152 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 10/01/2024 The Lodge RSPB, Bedfordshire 153 Redwing Turdus iliacus 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Suffolk 154 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 155 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Suffolk 156 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Needham Market 157 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 05/04/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 158 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 04/05/2024 Spurn Bird Observatory, Yorkshire 159 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 04/05/2024 Spurn Bird Observatory, Yorkshire 160 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 05/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 161 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 14/04/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 162 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 163 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 16/04/2024 Swavesey, Cambs 164 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 04/05/2024 Spurn Bird Observatory, Yorkshire 165 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Needham Market, Suffolk 166 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 167 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 11/04/2024 Ouse Washes RSPB, Cambs 168 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 06/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex 169 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 170 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 171 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 05/05/2024 Spurn Bird Observatory, Yorkshire 172 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 12/02/2024 Ouse Fen RSPB, Cambs 173 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 20/01/2024 Abberton Reservoir, Essex 174 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 175 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 25/04/2024 Lakenheath Fen RSPB, Suffolk 176 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 177 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 178 Linnet Linaria cannabina 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 179 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 180 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 181 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 182 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 26/03/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 183 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 02/01/2024 Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB, Cambs 184 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2024 Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk 185 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 27/04/2024 Hartlepool, Cleveland 186 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 07/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex 187 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 23/03/2024 Kilwinning, Ayrshire