Paul Cropper: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 189 of 189 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06/01/2024 Filey Dams, North Yorks 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 4 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 21/01/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorks 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 21/01/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorks 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13/05/2024 Wheldrake Ings, York 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 13/05/2024 Wheldrake Ings, York 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 07/01/2024 Filey Dams NR, N.Yorks 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 07/01/2024 Filey Dams NR, N.Yorks 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 14 Pintail Anas acuta 17/03/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 15 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 16 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 19 Scaup Aythya marila 17/03/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 07/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 14/04/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 22 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 06/01/2024 East Lea NR, N.Yorks 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 24 Smew Mergellus albellus 13/01/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorkshire 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 13/01/2024 Scarborough Mere, N.Yorks 26 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 23/03/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 27 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 24/02/2024 Rosedale, N.Yorks 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 06/01/2024 Parish Wood, Filey, N.Yorks 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 Staxton, N.Yorks 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 01/01/2024 Staxton, N.Yorks 31 Swift Apus apus 28/04/2024 Potter Brompton Carr, N.Yorks 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 05/05/2024 HEARD ONLY, Staxton, N.Yorks 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 02/01/2024 Sand Hutton, York 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 06/01/2024 Filey Dams NR, N.Yorks 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 36 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 11/05/2024 HEARD ONLY. Broxa Forest, N.Yorks 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 39 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 13/05/2024 HEARD ONLY, Wheldrake Ings, York 40 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 41 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 42 Crane Grus grus 29/04/2024 Potter Brompton Carr, N.Yorks 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 13/01/2024 Scarborough Mere, N.Yorks 44 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 09/03/2024 Burton Riggs NR, N.Yorks 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 06/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 46 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 03/02/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 47 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 31/03/2024 St Aidan's RSPB, W.Yorks 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 06/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 21/04/2024 North Cave Wetlands, E.Riding 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 07/01/2024 Filey Brigg, N.Yorks 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 53 Curlew Numenius arquata 14/01/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 54 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 03/02/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 55 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 30/03/2024 Nosterfield LNR, N.Yorks 56 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 07/01/2024 Filey Dams NR, N.Yorks 57 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 10/03/2024 Thornwick Pools, E.Riding 58 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 05/05/2024 Filey Dams NR, N.Yorks 59 Redshank Tringa totanus 06/01/2024 Filey North Cliff CP, N.Yorks 60 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 03/03/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 61 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 05/05/2024 Filey Dams NR, N.Yorks 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 06/01/2024 Filey North Cliff CP, N.Yorks 63 Knot Calidris canutus 07/01/2024 Filey Brigg, N.Yorks 64 Ruff Calidris pugnax 30/03/2024 Nosterfield LNR, N.Yorks 65 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 14/05/2024 Lebberston Flash, N.Yorks 66 Dunlin Calidris alpina 04/02/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 67 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 06/01/2024 Filey Brigg, N.Yorks 68 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 13/05/2024 Wheldrake Ings, York 69 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 14/04/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 70 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 13/01/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorkshire 71 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 23/03/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 72 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 73 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 09/03/2024 Holbeck, N.Yorks 74 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 75 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 76 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 06/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 77 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 04/02/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 78 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 27/04/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 79 Puffin Fratercula arctica 04/05/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 80 Razorbill Alca torda 06/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 81 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 06/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 82 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 06/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 83 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 06/01/2024 Filey Bay, N.Yorks 84 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 06/01/2024 Filey Brigg, N.Yorks 85 Gannet Morus bassanus 21/01/2024 Thornwick Bay, E.Riding 86 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 06/01/2024 Filey Brigg, N.Yorks 87 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 06/01/2024 Filey Brigg, N.Yorks 88 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 31/03/2024 Fairburn Ings RSPB, W.Yorks 89 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 31/03/2024 HEARD ONY. St Aidan's RSPB 90 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 05/05/2024 Filey Dams NR, N.Yorks 91 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 92 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 31/03/2024 Fairburn Ings RSPB, W.Yorks 93 Great White Egret Ardea alba 13/01/2024 Potter Brompton Carr, N.Yorks 94 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 01/01/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 95 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 06/04/2024 Thornwick Pools, E.Riding 96 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 01/01/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 97 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 24/02/2024 Rosedale, N.Yorks 98 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 13/01/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorks 99 Red Kite Milvus milvus 12/01/2024 Scampston, N.Yorks 100 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 24/02/2024 Rosedale, N.Yorks 101 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 Malton, N.Yorks 102 Barn Owl Tyto alba 11/01/2024 Staxton, N.Yorks 103 Little Owl Athene noctua 17/03/2024 Scarborough recording area. 104 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 06/01/2024 Parish Wood, Filey, E.Riding 105 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 10/01/2024 Sand Hutton, N.Yorks 106 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2024 Swine Moor, E.Riding 107 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 13/01/2024 Potter Brompton Carr, N.Yorks 108 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 16/05/2024 Ganton Golf Course, N.Yorks 109 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 06/01/2024 Northcliff CP, Filey, N.Yorks 110 Merlin Falco columbarius 30/03/2024 Arkengarthdale, N.Yorks 111 Hobby Falco subbuteo 14/05/2024 Wheldrake Ings, York 112 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 06/01/2024 North Cliff CP, Filey, N.Yorks 113 Jay Garrulus glandarius 14/02/2024 Barton Hill, N.Yorks 114 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 115 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 116 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 117 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 118 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 05/03/2024 Findhorn Bay, Moray 119 Raven Corvus corax 17/02/2024 Ganton Wold, N.Yorks. 120 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 06/01/2024 Bridlington, E.Riding 121 Coal Tit Periparus ater 07/01/2024 Parish Wood, Filey, N.Yorks 122 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 123 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 17/02/2024 Potter Brompton Carr, N.Yorks 124 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 125 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 126 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 31/03/2024 St Aidan's RSPB, W.Yorks 127 Woodlark Lullula arborea 14/05/2024 Sand Hutton, York 128 Skylark Alauda arvensis 06/01/2024 Filey Top Fields, N.Yorks 129 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 03/02/2024 Thornwick Bay, E.Riding 130 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 23/03/2024 Filey Brigg, N.Yorks 131 Swallow Hirundo rustica 14/04/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 132 House Martin Delichon urbicum 07/04/2024 Thornwick Lakes, E.Riding 133 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 134 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 06/01/2024 East Lea NR, Filey, N.Yorks 135 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 31/03/2024 St Aidan's RSPB, W.Yorks 136 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 14/03/2024 Sand Hutton, York 137 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21/04/2024 North Cave Wetlands, E.Riding 138 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/04/2024 North Cave Wetlands, E.Riding 139 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 21/04/2024 (HEARD ONLY.) North Cave Wetlands, E.Riding 140 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 27/04/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 141 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 13/04/2024 Scarborough Castle, N.Yorks 142 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 11/05/2024 Broxa Forest, N.Yorks 143 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 21/04/2024 North Cave Wetlands, E.Riding 144 Whitethroat Curruca communis 27/04/2024 Wold Top Brewery, E.Riding 145 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 07/01/2024 Parish Wood, Filey, N.Yorks 146 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 147 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 05/02/2024 Garswood, Lancashire 148 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 17/02/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorks 149 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 150 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 02/01/2024 Sand Hutton, N.Yorks 151 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 10/01/2024 San Hutton, N.Yorks 152 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 153 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 154 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 155 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 14/04/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 156 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 157 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 158 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 04/05/2024 HEARD ONLY, Flamborough Head, E.Riding 159 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 03/05/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 160 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 17/04/2024 Sand Hutton, York 161 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 04/05/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 162 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 04/05/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 163 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 06/01/2024 Northcliff CP, Filey, N.Yorks 164 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 14/04/2024 Cayton Bay, N.Yorks 165 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 05/03/2024 Carrbridge, Speyside 166 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 01/01/2024 Staxton, N.Yorks 167 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 Staxton, N.Yorks 168 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 169 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 27/04/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 170 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 20/01/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorks 171 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 172 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 173 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 11/05/2024 Broxa Forest, N.Yorks 174 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 03/03/2024 Flamborough Head, E.Riding 175 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 06/01/2024 North Cliff CP, Filey, N.Yorks 176 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 177 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 13/01/2024 Potter Brompton Carr, N.Yorks 178 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 179 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 180 Linnet Linaria cannabina 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 181 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 02/01/2024 Sand Hutton, N.Yorks 182 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 17/02/2024 Ganton Hill, N.Yorks 183 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low NR, E.Riding 184 Siskin Spinus spinus 20/01/2024 Wykeham Lakes, N.Yorks 185 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 07/01/2024 Top Fields, Filey, N.Yorks 186 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 06/01/2024 North Cliff CP, Filey, N.Yorks 187 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 07/01/2024 Top Fields, Filey, N.Yorks 188 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 06/01/2024 North Cliff CP, Filey, N.Yorks 189 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 06/01/2024 North Cliff CP, Filey, N.Yorks