Sue Woulahan: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 166 of 166 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 07/01/2024 Spurn 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 19/01/2024 Hornsea Mere 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 07/01/2024 Spurn 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 02/05/2024 Swinemoor 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 14 Pintail Anas acuta 11/01/2024 Higheske 15 Teal Anas crecca 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 16 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 11/04/2024 Spurn 17 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 20 Scaup Aythya marila 05/01/2024 Mere / Wassand 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 10/01/2024 Hornsea Seafront 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 05/03/2024 Hornsea Seafront 23 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 19/01/2024 Hornsea Mere 24 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 25 Smew Mergellus albellus 30/01/2024 Tophill Low 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 14/04/2024 Hornsea 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 03/01/2024 Scarborough 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 01/02/2024 Bempton Cliffs 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 07/01/2024 Spurn 31 Swift Apus apus 23/04/2024 Potteric Carr 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 27/04/2024 Spurn 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 11/01/2024 Higheske 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 05/01/2024 Mere / Wassand 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 39 Coot Fulica atra 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 40 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 07/01/2024 Spurn 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 03/01/2024 Scarborough 43 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 27/04/2024 Spurn 44 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 07/01/2024 Spurn 45 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 11/04/2024 Spurn 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 27/04/2024 Spurn 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 07/01/2024 Spurn 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 07/01/2024 Spurn 51 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 30/01/2024 Tophill Low 52 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 19/01/2024 Hornsea Mere 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17/04/2024 Higheske 54 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 30/01/2024 Tophill Low 55 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 28/04/2024 Goxhill 56 Redshank Tringa totanus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 57 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 02/05/2024 Swinemoor 58 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 27/04/2024 Spurn 59 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 03/01/2024 Scarborough 60 Knot Calidris canutus 07/01/2024 Spurn 61 Ruff Calidris pugnax 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 62 Sanderling Calidris alba 09/01/2024 Hornsea Seafront 63 Dunlin Calidris alpina 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 64 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 13/01/2024 Hornsea Seafront 65 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 30/04/2024 Spurn 66 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 30/04/2024 Spurn 67 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 08/05/2024 Higheske 68 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 29/04/2024 Hornsea Seafront 69 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 10/01/2024 Hornsea Seafront 70 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 11/01/2024 Higheske 71 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 72 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 01/01/2024 Scarborough 73 Common Gull Larus canus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 74 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 75 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 03/01/2024 Scarborough 76 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 77 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 15/03/2024 Hornsea Mere 78 Razorbill Alca torda 05/05/2024 Flamborough 79 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 15/01/2024 Hornsea Seafront 80 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 07/01/2024 Hornsea Seafront 81 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 03/01/2024 Scarborough 82 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 03/01/2024 Scarborough 83 Gannet Morus bassanus 01/02/2024 Bempton Cliffs 84 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 85 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 03/01/2024 Scarborough 86 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 25/02/2024 Far Ings 87 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 88 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 08/05/2024 Higheske 89 Great White Egret Ardea alba 04/03/2024 Higheske 90 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 03/01/2024 Scarborough 91 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 07/01/2024 Spurn 92 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis ********** ********** 93 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 94 Red Kite Milvus milvus 08/01/2024 North Cave Wetlands 95 Buzzard Buteo buteo 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 96 Barn Owl Tyto alba 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 97 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 01/02/2024 Bempton Cliffs 98 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 26/01/2024 Raincliff Woods 99 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 100 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 08/01/2024 North Cave Wetlands 101 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 08/01/2024 North Cave Wetlands 102 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 103 Hobby Falco subbuteo 06/05/2024 Hornsea Mere 104 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 04/03/2024 Higheske 105 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 29/04/2024 Spurn 106 Jay Garrulus glandarius 27/01/2024 Driffield 107 Magpie Pica pica 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 108 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 109 Rook Corvus frugilegus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 110 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 111 Raven Corvus corax 26/01/2024 Scarborough 112 Coal Tit Periparus ater 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 113 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 26/01/2024 Raincliff Woods 114 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 115 Great Tit Parus major 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 116 Skylark Alauda arvensis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 117 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 12/04/2024 Tophill Low 118 Swallow Hirundo rustica 06/04/2024 Boatyard Hornsea 119 House Martin Delichon urbicum 17/04/2024 Higheske 120 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 121 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 05/01/2024 Mere / Wassand 122 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 12/04/2024 Tophill Low 123 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 04/03/2024 Higheske 124 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 12/04/2024 Tophill Low 125 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 21/04/2024 Tophill Low 126 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 11/04/2024 Spurn 127 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 17/04/2024 Higheske 128 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21/04/2024 Tophill Low 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 17/01/2024 Hornsea Lines 130 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 131 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 26/01/2024 Raincliff Woods 132 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 17/01/2024 Hornsea Lines 133 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 134 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 135 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 11/01/2024 Higheske 136 Redwing Turdus iliacus 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 137 Blackbird Turdus merula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 138 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 139 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Boatyard Hornsea 140 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 141 Robin Erithacus rubecula 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 142 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 03/05/2024 Spurn 143 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 03/05/2024 Spurn 144 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 03/05/2024 Spurn 145 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 11/01/2024 Higheske 146 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 29/04/2024 Boatyard Hornsea 147 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 08/01/2024 North Cave Wetlands 148 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 02/01/2024 Hornsea 149 Dunnock Prunella modularis 05/01/2024 Mere / Wassand 150 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 28/04/2024 Goxhill 151 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 05/02/2024 Bridlington 152 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 153 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 154 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 155 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 08/01/2024 North Cave Wetlands 156 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 17/01/2024 Hornsea Lines 157 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 07/01/2024 Spurn 158 Linnet Linaria cannabina 07/01/2024 Spurn 159 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 29/01/2024 Wassand Hide 160 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 26/01/2024 Scarborough 161 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 01/01/2024 Tophill Low 162 Siskin Spinus spinus 08/01/2024 North Cave Wetlands 163 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 01/02/2024 Bempton Cliffs 164 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 11/01/2024 Higheske 165 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 06/05/2024 Hornsea Mere 166 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 05/01/2024 Mere / Wassand