Mike Hodgkin: Midlothian Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 136 of 136 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06/01/2024 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 04/01/2024 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 06/01/2024 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 05/01/2024 5 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 06/01/2024 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 30/01/2024 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 20/03/2024 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 26/02/2024 9 Wigeon Mareca penelope 06/01/2024 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 04/01/2024 11 Pintail Anas acuta 01/02/2024 12 Teal Anas crecca 04/01/2024 13 Pochard Aythya ferina 19/03/2024 14 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 06/01/2024 15 Scaup Aythya marila 06/01/2024 16 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 06/01/2024 17 Goosander Mergus merganser 06/01/2024 18 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 24/02/2024 19 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 04/01/2024 20 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 04/01/2024 21 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 04/01/2024 22 Swift Apus apus 11/05/2024 23 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 02/05/2024 24 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 04/01/2024 25 Stock Dove Columba oenas 09/01/2024 26 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 04/01/2024 27 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 04/01/2024 28 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 21/01/2024 29 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 04/01/2024 30 Coot Fulica atra 09/01/2024 31 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 06/01/2024 32 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 06/03/2024 33 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 06/01/2024 34 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 24/01/2024 35 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 24/02/2024 36 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 02/05/2024 37 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 30/01/2024 38 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 05/04/2024 39 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 06/01/2024 40 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 06/05/2024 41 Curlew Numenius arquata 06/01/2024 42 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 10/04/2024 43 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 21/01/2024 44 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 21/01/2024 45 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18/01/2024 46 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 20/04/2024 47 Redshank Tringa totanus 06/03/2024 48 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 17/04/2024 49 Dunlin Calidris alpina 28/04/2024 50 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 05/04/2024 51 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 04/01/2024 52 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 04/01/2024 53 Common Gull Larus canus 04/01/2024 54 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 07/04/2024 55 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 04/01/2024 56 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 09/01/2024 57 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 28/01/2024 58 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 06/01/2024 59 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 06/01/2024 60 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 03/04/2024 61 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 15/01/2024 62 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 11/01/2024 63 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 06/01/2024 64 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 04/01/2024 65 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16/03/2024 66 Buzzard Buteo buteo 04/01/2024 67 Barn Owl Tyto alba 03/01/2024 68 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 16/02/2024 69 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 06/01/2024 70 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 04/01/2024 71 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 05/01/2024 72 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 20/03/2024 73 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 04/01/2024 74 Merlin Falco columbarius 15/01/2024 75 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 15/01/2024 76 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 15/01/2024 77 Jay Garrulus glandarius 05/01/2024 78 Magpie Pica pica 04/01/2024 79 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 04/01/2024 80 Rook Corvus frugilegus 04/01/2024 81 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 04/01/2024 82 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 16/04/2024 83 Raven Corvus corax 06/01/2024 84 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 06/02/2024 85 Coal Tit Periparus ater 06/01/2024 86 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 04/01/2024 87 Great Tit Parus major 04/01/2024 88 Skylark Alauda arvensis 06/01/2024 89 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 03/04/2024 90 Swallow Hirundo rustica 17/04/2024 91 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2024 92 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 08/01/2024 93 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 13/04/2024 94 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 18/03/2024 95 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 05/05/2024 96 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 30/04/2024 97 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 14/04/2024 98 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 27/04/2024 99 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 20/04/2024 100 Whitethroat Curruca communis 30/04/2024 101 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 06/01/2024 102 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 04/01/2024 103 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 07/01/2024 104 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 17/01/2024 105 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 04/01/2024 106 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 16/01/2024 107 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 06/01/2024 108 Redwing Turdus iliacus 03/01/2024 109 Blackbird Turdus merula 04/01/2024 110 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 04/01/2024 111 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 13/04/2024 112 Robin Erithacus rubecula 04/01/2024 113 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 16/04/2024 114 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 06/05/2024 115 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 06/01/2024 116 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 10/04/2024 117 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 04/01/2024 118 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 07/01/2024 119 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 04/01/2024 120 Dunnock Prunella modularis 04/01/2024 121 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 05/01/2024 122 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 04/01/2024 123 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 16/03/2024 124 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 16/04/2024 125 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 04/01/2024 126 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 15/01/2024 127 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 07/01/2024 128 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 04/01/2024 129 Twite Linaria flavirostris 18/01/2024 130 Linnet Linaria cannabina 09/01/2024 131 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 05/01/2024 132 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 06/01/2024 133 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 04/01/2024 134 Siskin Spinus spinus 06/01/2024 135 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 16/01/2024 136 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/01/2024