Ian Leaver: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 174 of 174 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 15/02/2024 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Neston 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 4 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 04/01/2024 Egleton 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2024 Neston 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 04/01/2024 Egleton 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 07/01/2024 Groby Pool 19 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 14/02/2024 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12/01/2024 Neston 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 04/05/2024 Lemsford Springs 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 04/01/2024 Egleton 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 04/01/2024 Egleton 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 04/01/2024 Egleton 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Neston 18 Pintail Anas acuta 04/01/2024 Egleton 19 Teal Anas crecca 04/01/2024 Egleton 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Neston 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 04/01/2024 Egleton 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 04/01/2024 Swithland 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 16/02/2024 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 04/01/2024 Egleton 26 Smew Mergellus albellus 04/01/2024 Egleton 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 12/01/2024 West Kirby 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 11/04/2024 Norfolk 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 04/01/2024 Egleton 32 Swift Apus apus 29/04/2024 Rutland Water 33 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 29/04/2024 Rutland Water Heard 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 01/01/2024 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 17/03/2024 Parkgate 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 07/01/2024 Victoria Park 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 12/01/2024 Neston 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Neston 40 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 04/01/2024 Egleton 42 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 04/01/2024 Egleton 43 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 27/03/2024 Beddmanarch Bay 44 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 13/04/2024 Weeting Heath 45 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 12/01/2024 West Kirby 46 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 11/04/2024 Welney 47 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 48 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 49 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 26/03/2024 Moelfre 50 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 12/04/2024 Cley 51 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 52 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 07/05/2024 Traeth Bychan 53 Curlew Numenius arquata 01/01/2024 Neston 54 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 25/03/2024 Aberogwen 55 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 12/01/2024 Burton 56 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 12/04/2024 Cley 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 18/01/2024 Little Stretton 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18/01/2024 Little Stretton 59 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19/04/2024 Cemlyn 60 Redshank Tringa totanus 12/01/2024 West Kirby 61 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 62 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 25/03/2024 Aberogwen 63 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 12/01/2024 West Kirby 64 Knot Calidris canutus 12/01/2024 West Kirby 65 Ruff Calidris pugnax 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 66 Dunlin Calidris alpina 12/01/2024 West Kirby 67 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 07/05/2024 Cemlyn 68 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 29/04/2024 Rutland Water 69 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 04/04/2024 Moelfre 70 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 08/05/2024 Moelfre 71 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 72 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 12/04/2024 Holkham 73 Common Gull Larus canus 07/01/2024 Victoria Park 74 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Neston 75 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 13/05/2024 Rutland Water 76 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 12/01/2024 Neston 77 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 09/01/2024 78 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 79 Razorbill Alca torda 26/03/2024 Moelfre 80 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 81 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 23/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 82 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 83 Gannet Morus bassanus 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 84 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 85 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 86 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 27/04/2024 Parkgate 87 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 13/04/2024 Lakenheath Heard 88 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 Neston 89 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 26/02/2024 Jubilee Park 90 Great White Egret Ardea alba 01/01/2024 Neston 91 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 Neston 92 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 29/04/2024 Rutland Water 93 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 07/01/2024 Groby Pool 94 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 11/04/2024 Cockley Cley 95 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 01/01/2024 Neston 96 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 02/03/2024 Neston 97 Red Kite Milvus milvus 04/01/2024 Egleton 98 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 99 Barn Owl Tyto alba 10/05/2024 Cheshire 100 Little Owl Athene noctua 12/01/2024 Neston 101 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 12/03/2024 Neston 102 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 14/02/2024 103 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 08/01/2024 Golf course 104 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 17/01/2024 Golf course 105 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 11/01/2024 106 Merlin Falco columbarius 15/02/2024 107 Hobby Falco subbuteo 29/04/2024 Rutland Water 108 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 23/02/2024 Slimbridge 109 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 19/01/2024 Evington 110 Jay Garrulus glandarius 07/01/2024 Oakthorpe 111 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 112 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 23/03/2024 Point Lynas 113 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Neston 114 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 115 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 116 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 08/05/2024 South Stack 117 Raven Corvus corax 01/01/2024 Neston 118 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 07/01/2024 Wyngate Drive 119 Coal Tit Periparus ater 04/01/2024 Egleton 120 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 18/01/2024 Little Stretton 121 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 122 Great Tit Parus major 07/01/2024 Oakthorpe 123 Skylark Alauda arvensis 04/01/2024 Egleton 124 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 18/04/2024 Cors Ddyga 125 Swallow Hirundo rustica 12/04/2024 Cley 126 House Martin Delichon urbicum 18/04/2024 Cors Ddyga 127 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 14/02/2024 128 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 07/01/2024 Victoria Park 129 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 07/01/2024 Oakthorpe 130 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 12/04/2024 Cley 131 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 14/02/2024 132 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/04/2024 Cley 133 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 13/04/2024 Lakenheath Heard 134 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 13/05/2024 Rutland Water 135 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 18/04/2024 Cors Ddyga 136 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 15/01/2024 Garden 137 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 29/04/2024 Rutland Water Heard 138 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 29/04/2024 Rutland Water 139 Whitethroat Curruca communis 13/04/2024 Lakenheath 140 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 19/01/2024 Evington golf course 141 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Neston 142 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 24/02/2024 Amberley 143 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 12/04/2024 Holkham 144 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 145 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2024 Neston 146 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 01/01/2024 Neston 147 Redwing Turdus iliacus 04/01/2024 Egleton 148 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 149 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 09/01/2024 Golf course 150 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 10/05/2024 Aber Falls 151 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 152 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 10/05/2024 Aber Falls 153 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10/05/2024 Aber Falls 154 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2024 Swithland 155 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 23/03/2024 Point Lynas 156 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Neston 157 Dunnock Prunella modularis 02/01/2024 Neston 158 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 18/04/2024 Cors Ddyga 159 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 04/03/2024 Home 160 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 07/01/2024 161 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 13/02/2024 162 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 14/03/2024 Traeth Bychan 163 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 04/01/2024 Egleton 164 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 11/04/2024 Lynford Arboretum 165 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 11/04/2024 Lynford Arboretum 166 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 07/01/2024 Oakthorpe 167 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2024 Neston 168 Linnet Linaria cannabina 12/01/2024 Neston 169 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Neston 170 Siskin Spinus spinus 04/01/2024 Egleton 171 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 27/03/2024 Cemlyn 172 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 11/04/2024 Norfolk 173 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 22/02/2024 Little Stretton 174 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 12/01/2024 Neston