Matt Eade: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 177 of 177 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 28/03/2024 Highland 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 29/03/2024 Muir of Ord, Highland 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 15 Pintail Anas acuta 16 Teal Anas crecca 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 19 Scaup Aythya marila 28/03/2024 Highland 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 28/03/2024 Highland 21 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 11/01/2024 Abberton Res, Essex 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 23 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 28/03/2024 Highland 24 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 02/04/2024 Loch Leven RSPB, Perthshire 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 11/01/2024 Abberton Res, Essex 26 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 27 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 31/03/2024 Highland 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 31 Swift Apus apus 05/05/2024 Canterbury, Kent 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 06/05/2024 Stodmarsh, Kent 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 36 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 06/05/2024 Stodmarsh, Kent 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 40 Coot Fulica atra 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 42 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 43 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 28/03/2024 Highland 44 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 14/01/2024 Cuckmere, Sussex 48 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 49 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 50 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 04/05/2024 Oare Marshes, Kent 51 Curlew Numenius arquata 52 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 53 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 54 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 55 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 56 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13/01/2024 Cuckmere Haven, Sussex 57 Redshank Tringa totanus 58 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 14/01/2024 Cuckmere, Sussex 59 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 60 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 61 Knot Calidris canutus 62 Ruff Calidris pugnax 14/01/2024 Cuckmere, Sussex 63 Dunlin Calidris alpina 64 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 65 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 04/05/2024 Oare Marshes, Kent 66 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 67 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 68 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 69 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 70 Common Gull Larus canus 71 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 14/01/2024 Cuckmere, Sussex 72 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 73 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 13/01/2024 Cuckmere Haven, Sussex 74 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 75 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 76 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 02/04/2024 Little Loch Broom, Highland 77 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 28/03/2024 Cromarty, Highland 78 Razorbill Alca torda 79 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 80 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 81 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 31/03/2024 Loch Maree, Highland 82 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 83 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 13/01/2024 Cuckmere Haven, Sussex 84 Gannet Morus bassanus 85 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 86 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 07/01/2024 Posbrook Flood, Titchfield, Hampshire 87 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 06/05/2024 Stodmarsh, Kent 88 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 89 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 90 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 91 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 30/03/2024 Glen Affric, Highland 92 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 93 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 16/02/2024 West Sussex 94 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 95 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 96 Red Kite Milvus milvus 97 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 31/03/2024 Melvaig, Highland 98 Buzzard Buteo buteo 99 Barn Owl Tyto alba 100 Little Owl Athene noctua 04/04/2024 Chawton, Hampshire 101 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 11/01/2024 Abberton Res, Essex 102 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 103 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 104 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 16/02/2024 West Sussex 105 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 106 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 107 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 108 Merlin Falco columbarius 30/01/2024 Arundel, West Sussex 109 Hobby Falco subbuteo 06/05/2024 Stodmarsh, Kent 110 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 111 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 03/03/2024 Black Down, West Sussex 112 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 29/04/2024 Angmering, West Sussex 113 Jay Garrulus glandarius 114 Magpie Pica pica 115 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 116 Rook Corvus frugilegus 117 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 118 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 28/03/2024 Highland 119 Raven Corvus corax 120 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 14/01/2024 Cuckmere, Sussex 121 Coal Tit Periparus ater 122 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 27/03/2024 Abernethy , Highland 123 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 124 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 125 Great Tit Parus major 126 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 04/05/2024 Oare Marshes, Kent 127 Woodlark Lullula arborea 16/02/2024 West Sussex 128 Skylark Alauda arvensis 129 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 02/04/2024 Silver Bridge, Highland 130 Swallow Hirundo rustica 05/04/2024 Chawton, Hampshire 131 House Martin Delichon urbicum 11/04/2024 Alton, Hampshire 132 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 133 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 134 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 05/04/2024 Chawton, Hampshire 135 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 136 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 04/05/2024 Oare Marshes, Kent 137 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 04/05/2024 Oare Marshes, Kent 138 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 05/05/2024 Denge Wood, Kent 139 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 29/04/2024 Winchester, Hampshire 140 Whitethroat Curruca communis 29/04/2024 Winchester, Hampshire 141 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 142 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 143 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 144 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 145 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 146 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 147 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 148 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 149 Redwing Turdus iliacus 150 Blackbird Turdus merula 151 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 152 Robin Erithacus rubecula 153 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 154 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 21/03/2024 Seaford Head, East Sussex 155 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 27/03/2024 Nethy Bridge, Highland 156 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 157 Dunnock Prunella modularis 158 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 159 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 160 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 161 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 10/03/2024 New Alresford, Hampshire 162 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 163 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 164 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 165 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 166 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 167 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 168 Linnet Linaria cannabina 169 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 27/03/2024 Nethy Bridge, Highland 170 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 171 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 16/02/2024 West Sussex 172 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 173 Siskin Spinus spinus 174 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 13/01/2024 Cuckmere Haven, Sussex 175 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 176 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 177 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 05/01/2024 Essex