Kay Donaghy: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 180 of 180 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 1st winter with Brent Geese. 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 05/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16/05/2024 Sutton Park, West Midlands 2 drakes, Blackroot Pool. 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14/03/2024 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire Female from lookout hide. 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 16 Pintail Anas acuta 05/01/2024 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 17 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 18 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 14/03/2024 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire Drake from lookout hide. 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 21 Scaup Aythya marila 16/03/2024 Branston GPs, Staffordshire Drake. 22 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 25/02/2024 Llanddulas, Denbighshire 2 drakes. 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 26 Smew Mergellus albellus 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire Redhead on A 513 pit. 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 03/01/2024 Wells-next-the sea, Norfolk 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix ********** ********** 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 32 Swift Apus apus 24/04/2024 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire 7 birds. 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 07/01/2024 Croxall, Staffordshire 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 03/01/2024 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 37 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 38 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 41 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 04/02/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ********** ********** 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 04/01/2024 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 46 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 47 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 23/03/2024 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 48 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 23/03/2024 Newbold Quarry, Staffordshire 49 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 50 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 27/04/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 51 Curlew Numenius arquata 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 52 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 03/01/2024 Wells-next-the sea, Norfolk 53 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 54 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 55 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 16/03/2024 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 56 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13/01/2024 Ladywalk NR, Warwickshire 57 Redshank Tringa totanus 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 58 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 11/05/2024 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 59 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 60 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 12/05/2024 Four Ashes, Staffordshire 2 birds on WMI workings. 61 Sanderling Calidris alba 03/01/2024 Wells-next-the-sea, Norfolk 62 Dunlin Calidris alpina 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 63 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 05/05/2024 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire 3 birds. 64 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 27/04/2024 Blithfield Reservoir, Staffordshire c.10 birds 65 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 21/04/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 66 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 01/04/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 2 birds found. 67 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 25/02/2024 Llanddulas, Denbighshire 68 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 69 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 14/01/2024 Grafham Water, Cambs 70 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 71 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 72 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 73 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 74 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 75 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 04/02/2024 Chasewater, Staffordshire Adult in gull roost. 76 Puffin Fratercula arctica 12/04/2024 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 77 Razorbill Alca torda 25/02/2024 Llanddulas, Denbighshire 78 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 25/02/2024 Llanddulas, Denbighshire 79 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 25/02/2024 Llanddulas, Denbighshire 80 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 05/01/2024 Gore Point, Holme, Norfolk Juvenile showing well in channel. 81 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 3 juveniles. 82 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 12/04/2024 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 83 Gannet Morus bassanus 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 84 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 85 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs Long staying bird. Now in 3rd cy/adult. 86 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 04/01/2024 Stiffkey, Norfolk 87 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 05/01/2024 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 4 birds flew over, towards Thornham. 88 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 89 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 02/01/2024 Cley Village, Norfolk 90 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 91 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 92 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 93 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 94 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 95 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 96 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 04/01/2024 Warham Greens, Norfolk 2 birds. 97 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 04/01/2024 Warham Greens, Norfolk 2nd winter female. 98 Red Kite Milvus milvus 02/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 99 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 100 Barn Owl Tyto alba 04/01/2024 Warham Greens, Norfolk 101 Little Owl Athene noctua 10/02/2024 West Midlands 102 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus ********** ********** 103 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 13/01/2024 Warwickshire 104 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 05/01/2024 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 105 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 03/03/2024 Warwickshire 106 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major West Midlands 107 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 16/03/2024 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 108 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 109 Merlin Falco columbarius 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 110 Hobby Falco subbuteo 15/05/2024 Fisher’s Mill, Warwickshire 3 birds over Fisher’s Mill (Middleton RSPB). 111 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 112 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 20/01/2024 Sandwell Valley RSPB, West Midlands 113 Jay Garrulus glandarius 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 114 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 115 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Brownhills, West Midlands 116 Rook Corvus frugilegus 02/01/2024 Cley, Norfolk 117 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 118 Raven Corvus corax 27/01/2024 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Warks 119 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 10/01/2024 Brownhills, West Midlands 120 Coal Tit Periparus ater 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 121 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris ********** ********** 122 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Brownhills, West Midlands 123 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Brownhills, West Midlands 124 Woodlark Lullula arborea ********** ********** 125 Skylark Alauda arvensis 02/01/2024 Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 126 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 23/03/2024 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 127 Swallow Hirundo rustica 23/03/2024 Branston GPs, Staffordshire 128 House Martin Delichon urbicum 07/04/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 129 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 03/03/2024 Coton Lakes, Warwickshire 130 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 131 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix ********** ********** 132 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 07/01/2024 Oakthorpe Flash, Leicestershire 133 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 06/04/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 134 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 07/01/2024 Barton, Staffordshire 135 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 07/04/2024 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 136 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 14/04/2024 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 137 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 20/04/2024 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire 138 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 07/01/2024 Barton, Staffordshire 139 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 20/04/2024 Middleton Lakes RSPB, Staffordshire 140 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 21/04/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 141 Whitethroat Curruca communis 14/04/2024 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 142 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 143 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Tucklesholme, Staffordshire 144 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands 145 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 146 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 147 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 05/01/2024 Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 148 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 149 Redwing Turdus iliacus 03/01/2024 Holkham, Norfolk 150 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 151 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 152 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 19/04/2024 Barr Beacon, West Midlands Male in field. 153 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 154 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca ********** ********** 155 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 06/05/2024 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 156 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 2 birds. 157 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 30/03/2024 Knotbury, Staffordshire 3 birds. 158 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 12/04/2024 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 159 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Brownhills, West Midlands 160 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 Brownhills, West Midlands 161 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 13/04/2024 Flamborough, East Yorkshire 162 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 07/01/2024 Barton, Staffordshire 163 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 164 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 165 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 06/05/2024 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 166 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 25/02/2024 Llanddulas, Denbighshire 167 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 168 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 20/01/2024 Sandwell Valley RSPB, West Midlands 169 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes ********** ********** 170 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 171 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2024 Chasewater, Staffs 172 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 173 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 174 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 04/02/2024 Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 175 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 176 Siskin Spinus spinus 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 177 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 12/04/2024 Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire 178 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 17/02/2024 Cannock Chase, Staffs 179 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2024 Whitemoor Haye, Staffordshire 180 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 14/01/2024 Heybridge, Maldon, Essex