Dawn Erskine: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 201 of 201 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 21/04/2024 Frampton 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 17 Pintail Anas acuta 18 Teal Anas crecca 19 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 22 Scaup Aythya marila 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 26 Smew Mergellus albellus 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 31 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 32 Swift Apus apus 33 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 34 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 35 Stock Dove Columba oenas 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 40 Coot Fulica atra 41 Crane Grus grus 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 44 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 45 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 47 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 52 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 58 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 61 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 63 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 21/04/2024 Frampton 64 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 67 Ruff Calidris pugnax 68 Sanderling Calidris alba 69 Dunlin Calidris alpina 70 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 71 Little Stint Calidris minuta 72 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 73 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 74 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 75 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 76 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 77 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 78 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 79 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 18/04/2024 Wareham 80 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 81 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 82 Common Gull Larus canus 83 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 84 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 85 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 86 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 87 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 88 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 89 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 90 Puffin Fratercula arctica 91 Razorbill Alca torda 92 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 93 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 94 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 95 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 96 Gannet Morus bassanus 97 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 98 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 99 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 100 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 101 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 102 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 103 Great White Egret Ardea alba 104 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 105 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 106 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 107 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 108 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 109 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 110 Red Kite Milvus milvus 111 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 112 Buzzard Buteo buteo 113 Barn Owl Tyto alba 114 Little Owl Athene noctua 115 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 116 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 117 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 118 Hoopoe Upupa epops 119 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 120 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 121 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 122 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 123 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 124 Merlin Falco columbarius 125 Hobby Falco subbuteo 126 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 127 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 128 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 129 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 130 Jay Garrulus glandarius 131 Magpie Pica pica 132 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 133 Rook Corvus frugilegus 134 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 135 Raven Corvus corax 136 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 137 Coal Tit Periparus ater 138 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 139 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 140 Great Tit Parus major 141 Woodlark Lullula arborea 142 Skylark Alauda arvensis 143 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 144 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 145 Swallow Hirundo rustica 146 House Martin Delichon urbicum 147 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 148 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 149 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 150 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 151 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 152 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 153 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 154 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 155 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 156 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 14/04/2024 Portland 157 Whitethroat Curruca communis 158 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 159 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 160 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 161 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 162 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 163 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 164 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 165 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 166 Redwing Turdus iliacus 167 Blackbird Turdus merula 168 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 169 Robin Erithacus rubecula 170 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 171 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 172 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 173 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 174 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 175 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 176 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 177 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 178 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 179 Dunnock Prunella modularis 180 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 181 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 182 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 183 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 184 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 185 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 186 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 187 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 188 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 189 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 190 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 191 Twite Linaria flavirostris 192 Linnet Linaria cannabina 193 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 194 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 195 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 196 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 197 Siskin Spinus spinus 198 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 199 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 200 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 201 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus