Wendy Lambson: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 165 of 165 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 17/03/2024 Somerset, Hinkley power station 2 flocks of 20, plus bigger group. 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Somerset, 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Sharpham Lane 6 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 Somerset, Levels, Sharham Lane 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 24/03/2024 Gloucester, Northwick Wharf One with canada geese 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Somerset, 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 24/01/2024 Somerset Otherey fromn Burrow bridge carpark 4, showing very well 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18/02/2024 Somerset, Noahs Lake 2 individuals 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 24/01/2024 Somerset, Westhay Drove Road 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2024 Somereset , CVlake 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 11/02/2024 Hampshire, New Forest Fritham Pond Nice Male 12 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 24/03/2024 Somerset, Ham Wall 3 males 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, on route to Westhay 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels 18 Pintail Anas acuta 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 19 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 21/01/2024 Somerset, Cheddar Resrvr. 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Sharpham Lane 22 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 05/04/2024 Somerset, Westhay Nature Res. London Drove 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 21/01/2024 Somerset,Shapwick Noahs Lake Close and better view 24th jan Westhay Drove pool S 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels 25 Scaup Aythya marila 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Sharpham Lane male 26 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 24/03/2024 Gwent, Newport Wetlands Female, very close good views 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 12/01/2024 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 30/01/2024 Wiltshire, Corsham Court 20 + 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 25/02/2024 Wiltshire, Tormarton 7 hunkered down in rain. 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 05/01/2024 South Gloucester, Marshfield 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 05/01/2024 South Gloucester, Marshfield quite a few this year 32 Swift Apus apus 09/05/2024 Somerset, Newbridge 5 , as usual, but earlier than last year. 33 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 07/01/2024 Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain, EF 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2024 Somerset, garden 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 07/01/2024 Wiltshire Salisbury Plain 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Somereset 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Somerset, 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake heard 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 05/01/2024 South Gloucester, Marshfield 40 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 41 Crane Grus grus 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake Also, 14 Jan, 7 the 4, West Sedgmore flying over the car. 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 12/01/2024 Somerset CVL Herons Green 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Somerset, Westhay 44 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 26/01/2024 Somerset, Portbury Wharf 45 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 16/03/2024 Wiltshire, Winterbourne Down 3 individuals seen, and heard , also in flight. 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 13/01/2024 Somerset Brean Down beach 47 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 28/01/2024 Somerset, Steart 48 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 28/01/2024 Somerset, Stolford 49 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 50 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 51 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 17/03/2024 Somerset, Steart First picked up on call, then 2 individuals 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 53 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 01/04/2024 Dorset, Arne On saltmarsh 54 Curlew Numenius arquata 28/01/2024 Somerset, Stolford 55 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 01/01/2024 Somerset, Greylake 56 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Somerset, Greylake 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 21/01/2024 Somerset, Mendip 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 12/01/2024 Somerset Blagdon dam 60 Redshank Tringa totanus 31/01/2024 Somerset, Portishead 61 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 13/03/2024 Somerset , Catctcott Lows, Levels 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 28/01/2024 Somerset, Stolford 63 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Sharpham Lane 4 in with lapwing in flight 64 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 01/04/2024 Dorset, Arne really good views with sandwich terns. 65 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 10/04/2024 Somerset, CVL, Herriots 2 66 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 01/04/2024 Dorset, Arne 3 with Forster's tern 67 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 23/02/2024 Somerset, Cheddar Rsvr. Close views of juv. 68 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Somereset CVLake 69 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 20/02/2024 Somerset, Cheddar resvr. Axbridge Male adult summer plumage whilst looking for little gull 70 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 Somereset CVL 71 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 15/03/2024 Wiltshire, Little Wishford /Upper Langford On the flood. 72 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Somerset, Bath, Newbridge 73 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 08/03/2024 Wiltshire, Little Wishford /Upper Langford On the flood 74 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 28/01/2024 Somerset, Stolford 75 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2024 Somerset, 76 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Westhay 77 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Westhay 2 adults 1 juv. 78 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 28/02/2024 Somerset, Steart wetlands 3, eventually showing their bills!! 79 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 18/02/2024 S0merset Levels Ham Wall heard 80 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 81 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 01/01/2024 Select one of your lists below and then click the appropriate button (or choose another menu option). Fav. Location Period Authority List Type Last Updated Total Comments Fav. Location Period Authority List Type Last Updated Total Comments * Britain Life BOU All records 13 Sep 2023 516 500, Grey catbird. Cornwall Treeve Moor. * Britain 2016 BOU All records 1 Sep 2020 259 * Shetland Scotland Life BOU All records 29 Oct 2023 254 Dates need editing to a degree before total update of rarities * Britain 2015 BOU All records 28 Jan 2020 252 trying for 250 this year. BINGO. but going to get a couple more to offset Great bustard, and lesser white fronted goose even though seen on Shetland. * Britain 2017 BOU All records 17 Dec 2017 251 * Britain 2019 BOU All records 19 Jan 2022 249 * Britain 2022 BOU All records 26 Nov 2022 246 * Britain 2023 BOU All records 29 Dec 2023 246 * Britain 2013 BOU All records 12 Apr 2015 241 * Britain 2014 BOU All records 1 Sep 2020 240 * Britain 2018 BOU All records 25 Dec 2018 239 * Britain 2021 BOU All records 23 Dec 2021 236 Second lockdown. * Britain 2020 BOU All records 6 Dec 2020 203 year of Pandemic Lockdown * Shetland Scotland 2019 BOU All records 25 Oct 2019 124 * Shetland Scotland 2023 BOU All records 16 Oct 2023 108 * Shetland Scotland 2022 BOU All records 30 Dec 2022 103 * Britain 2024 BOU All records 1 Jan 2024 17 17 lists, last update 1 January 2024 82 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Tealham and Tadham 83 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 Somerset Levels, Tealham and Tadham 84 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 01/04/2024 Dorset, Arne on nesting platform 85 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 86 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 03/03/2024 Hampshire, new Forest Acres Down Two pairs plus a couple of individuals 87 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Ham Wall male 88 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 04/02/2024 Wiltshire, SPTA 89 Red Kite Milvus milvus 05/01/2024 South Gloucester, Marshfield 90 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 Somerset, On route to Levels 91 Barn Owl Tyto alba 14/01/2024 Somerset, Cheddar Farm,Charterhouse Also 23/Feb. Same place better and close views. 92 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 03/03/2024 Dorset, Pumping station 4 sightings of individual birds, fantanstic view. Also Barn owl here. All after bad weather including snow. 93 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Somerset, Newbridge, h, subsequenlty seen Savernake Forest 25/2 94 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18/01/2024 South Glos. Boyd River Good views hovering over river, and sat in bushes 95 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 03/03/2024 Hampshire, new Forest Acres Down, male close views drumming on tree, lovely 96 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2024 South Gloucester, Marshfield 97 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 14/01/2024 Somerset, Bath H 98 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2024 Somerset, 99 Merlin Falco columbarius 04/02/2024 Wiltshire, SPTA 100 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 03/04/2024 Wiltshire, Liddlington Hill 101 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 30/01/2024 Wiltshire, Coate Water 6 Individuals 102 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 06/03/2024 Dorset, Wareham Forest near Woolbarrow Fort. good views 103 Jay Garrulus glandarius 01/01/2024 Somerset, 104 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Somerset, Bath, Newbridge, Garden 105 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Somerset, Bath, Newbridge 106 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 Somereset 107 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Somerset, Bath, Newbridge Garden 108 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 109 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 17/01/2024 South Glos. Rodborough common 110 Coal Tit Periparus ater 07/01/2024 Wiltshire, Savernake Forest 111 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 11/02/2024 Hampshire,New Forest. 112 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Somerset, Levels 113 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels 114 Woodlark Lullula arborea 11/02/2024 Hampshire, Acres Down 2 close on the ground 115 Skylark Alauda arvensis 19/01/2024 S, Glos. Marshfield 116 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17/03/2024 Somerset, CVLake Herriots pool. Lots. 117 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2024 Somerset, CVL Herriots pool three with sand martins 118 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/05/2024 Somerset, Priddy Nesting under house eaves 119 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels 120 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 14/01/2024 Somerset, Ham Wall 121 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 06/03/2024 Dorset, Dorchester recyling and sewage works !1 Elusive but good views, lots of overwintering chiffchaffs 122 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 05/04/2024 Somerset, Westhay, London Drove 123 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 01/01/2024 Somerset, Ham Wall RSPB 124 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 14/04/2024 somerset, Ham Walls 125 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 03/01/2024 Somerset, Garden, Bath male 126 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15/05/2024 Somerset, Mendip, 127 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 03/03/2024 Hampshire, New Forest Acres Down, unexpected pair 128 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 24/01/2024 Somerset, Shapwick heath car park Excellent views 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels, Shapwick 130 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 17/01/2024 South Glos, Rodborough common 131 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 30/01/2024 Wiltshire, Coate Water 132 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Somereset Levels 133 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 14/01/2024 somerset 134 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 14/01/2024 Somerset, Westhay 135 Redwing Turdus iliacus ********** ********** 136 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Somerset, 137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2024 Somerset, 138 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Somereset , Bath, Garden at dawn 139 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 12/01/2024 Somerset Brean Down beach Female 140 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 14/04/2024 Somerset, Tealham and Tadham 2 nicley marked individulas with yellwo wags and wheatear 141 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 01/01/2024 Somerset Levels, Tealham and Tadham 142 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 17/03/2024 Somerset, Solford, Hinkley 4 individuals just arrived! Roll on spring!! 143 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 25/02/2024 Wiltshire, Avebury Trussloe 4 144 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Somerset, Greylake RSPB 145 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2024 Somerset, Bath Garden 146 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 19/04/2024 Somerset, Tealham and Tadham 3, plus Chanel Wagtail 147 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 12/05/2024 Somerset, Compton Dando Stonking male 148 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 149 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 17/01/2024 South Glos. Marshfield 2 150 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 151 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 07/01/2024 Wiltshire, Savernake Forest 3 individuals including one male almost in summer plumage!! 152 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 05/03/2024 Gloucester, Forest of dean, Parkend church one individual only after hunting all day. 153 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 24/01/2024 Somerset, Ham Wall f 154 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 25/02/2024 Wiltshire, Avebury Trussloe 155 Linnet Linaria cannabina 07/01/2024 Wiltshire, Salisbury Plain 156 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 24/01/2024 Somerset, Ham Wall ( ) 157 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 18/02/2024 Somerset, Ham Wall Somerset Shapwick 158 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 10/01/2024 Somerset, East Harptree Wood 159 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Somerset CVL Herons Green 160 Siskin Spinus spinus 24/01/2024 Somerset, Ham Wall 161 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 05/01/2024 South Gloucester, Marshfield 162 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 05/01/2024 South Gloucester, Marshfield 163 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 28/01/2024 Somerset,Stolford 1 male and 3 females 164 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 01/01/2024 Somereset Greylake 165 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 07/04/2024 Dorset, Gillingham, Coronation Avenue!!!!! Lovely bird showing very well, and singing.