Peter Nash: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 159 of 159 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Bedford 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 05/01/2024 Willington Lakes 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 03/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 17/02/2024 Rookery South ClP 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 06/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 06/01/2024 Broom South Quarry, Bedfordshire 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 09/03/2024 Ampthill Park 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 06/05/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 02/01/2024 Flooded fields, Sandy 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Broom East CWS 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 03/01/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 13 American Wigeon Mareca americana 13/03/2024 Woburn Park 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 02/01/2024 Flooded fields, Sandy 15 Pintail Anas acuta 31/01/2024 Brogborough Lake, Bedfordshire 16 Teal Anas crecca 02/01/2024 Flooded fields, Sandy 17 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 24/02/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 03/01/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 05/01/2024 Willington Lakes 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Meadow Lane, Bedfordshire 21 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 15/01/2024 Blunham Lakes, Bedfordshire 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 06/01/2024 Brogborough Lake 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 17/01/2024 Grovebury SP 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 08/03/2024 Tustings Lake, Harrold 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 04/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 27 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 06/01/2024 Southill Road, Cardington 28 Swift Apus apus 25/04/2024 Broom East CWS 29 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 14/04/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 30 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 06/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 31 Stock Dove Columba oenas 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Meadow Lane, Bedfordshire 32 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 33 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 34 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 12/02/2024 Rookery North ClP 35 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 36 Coot Fulica atra 03/01/2024 Broom East CWS 37 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 06/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 38 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 03/01/2024 Broom East CWS 39 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 27/01/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 40 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 22/04/2024 RSPB Dungeness 41 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 22/04/2024 RSPB Dungeness 42 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 43 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 10/02/2024 Broom South Quarry, Bedfordshire 44 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 19/03/2024 Broom East CWS 45 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 05/01/2024 Flooded fields, Sandy 46 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22/04/2024 RSPB Dungeness 47 Curlew Numenius arquata ********** ********** 48 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 22/04/2024 RSPB Dungeness 49 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 06/01/2024 Wixams, Bedford 50 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 10/01/2024 RSPB The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire 51 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Meadow Lane, Bedfordshire 52 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 13/04/2024 Broom East CWS 53 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 22/01/2024 Broom South Quarry 54 Redshank Tringa totanus 30/03/2024 Willington Lock Quarry 55 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 23/04/2024 Rye Harbour LNR 56 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 21/04/2024 Broom South Quarry, Bedfordshire 57 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 23/04/2024 Rye Harbour LNR 58 Dunlin Calidris alpina 10/03/2024 Broom East CWS 59 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23/04/2024 Rye Harbour LNR 60 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 06/05/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 61 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 04/04/2024 Priory CP, Bedfordshire 62 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 23/04/2024 Rye Harbour LNR 63 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 22/04/2024 Dungeness 64 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 65 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire 66 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 67 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 27/01/2024 Broom East CWS 68 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 06/01/2024 Brogborough Lake 69 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 25/02/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 70 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 03/01/2024 Broom East CWS 71 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 17/01/2024 Grovebury SP 72 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 73 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 26/03/2024 Marston Vale CP 74 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 75 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 22/01/2024 Water End Lane, Upper Caldecote 76 Great White Egret Ardea alba 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Bedford 77 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 03/01/2024 Broom East CWS 78 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 04/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 79 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 27/01/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 80 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 09/01/2024 Wrestlingworth 81 Red Kite Milvus milvus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 82 Black Kite Milvus migrans 30/03/2024 Willington Lock Quarry 83 Buzzard Buteo buteo 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 84 Barn Owl Tyto alba 14/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 85 Little Owl Athene noctua 29/01/2024 Girtford, Sandy 86 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire 87 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 16/01/2024 Tophamend Farm Cottages, Honeydon Road, Bedford 88 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 31/01/2024 Stewartby Lake 89 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 90 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Bedford 91 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Bedford 92 Merlin Falco columbarius 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire 93 Hobby Falco subbuteo 04/05/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 94 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 31/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 95 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 10/05/2024 Lilley, Hertfordshire 96 Jay Garrulus glandarius 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 97 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 98 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 99 Rook Corvus frugilegus 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Meadow Lane, Bedfordshire 100 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 101 Raven Corvus corax 05/01/2024 Willington Lakes 102 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 13/01/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 103 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 104 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 04/02/2024 Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire 105 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 106 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 107 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 06/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 108 Skylark Alauda arvensis 06/01/2024 Wixams Pool, Bedford 109 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 25/03/2024 Broom East CWS 110 Swallow Hirundo rustica 24/03/2024 5CC, Sandy 111 House Martin Delichon urbicum 06/04/2024 Broom East CWS, Bedfordshire 112 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Bedford 113 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 114 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 31/03/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 115 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 04/01/2024 Meadow Lane, Bedford 116 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 11/04/2024 Broom East CWS 117 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 22/04/2024 RSPB Dungeness 118 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 11/04/2024 Broom East CWS 119 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 14/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 120 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 21/04/2024 Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire 121 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 29/04/2024 Tempsford 122 Whitethroat Curruca communis 12/04/2024 Sandy Heath 123 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 09/03/2024 Ampthill Park 124 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 10/01/2024 RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy 125 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 03/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 126 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 29/01/2024 RSPB The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire 127 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 04/02/2024 Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire 128 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 129 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Meadow Lane, Bedfordshire 130 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 03/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 131 Redwing Turdus iliacus 06/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 132 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 133 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 05/01/2024 Willington Lakes 134 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 08/04/2024 Pegsdon Hills 135 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 12/05/2024 RSPB The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire 136 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy, Bedfordshire 137 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 29/04/2024 Rookery North ClP 138 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 08/04/2024 Pegsdon Hills 139 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Meadow Lane, Bedfordshire 140 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19/03/2024 Broom East CWS 141 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 142 Dunnock Prunella modularis 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 143 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 30/03/2024 Willington Lock Quarry 144 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 13/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 145 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 06/01/2024 Wixams, Bedford 146 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 06/01/2024 Wixams Pool, Bedford 147 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 148 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 27/01/2024 Stanford, Biggleswade 149 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield 150 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 151 Linnet Linaria cannabina 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Bedford 152 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 29/01/2024 RSPB, The Lodge, Sandy 153 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 06/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 154 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 5CC, Sandy 155 Siskin Spinus spinus 06/01/2024 Rookery North ClP 156 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 05/01/2024 Willington Lakes 157 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 07/01/2024 Thurleigh Airfield, Bedfordshire 158 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 04/01/2024 One Hundred Acre, Meadow Lane, Bedfordshire 159 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 13/01/2024 Heybridge, Maldon, Essex CM9 4QF