Steven Portugal: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 232 of 232 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 22/01/2024 Norfolk 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 02/01/2024 Sheppey 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 Pintail Anas acuta 21 Teal Anas crecca 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 25 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 28 Scaup Aythya marila 29 Eider Somateria mollissima 30 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 31 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 32 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 33 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 34 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 35 Smew Mergellus albellus 36 Goosander Mergus merganser 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 38 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 39 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 40 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 41 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 42 Quail Coturnix coturnix Heard only 43 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 44 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 45 Swift Apus apus 46 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 27/03/2024 Salisbury Plain 47 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 48 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 49 Stock Dove Columba oenas 50 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 51 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 52 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 53 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 54 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 55 Coot Fulica atra 56 Crane Grus grus 57 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 58 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 59 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 60 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 61 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 62 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 63 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 64 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 65 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 66 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 67 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 68 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 69 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 70 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 71 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 72 Curlew Numenius arquata 73 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 74 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 75 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 04/03/2024 C Haven 76 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 77 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 78 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 79 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 80 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 81 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 82 Redshank Tringa totanus 83 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 84 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 85 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 86 Knot Calidris canutus 87 Ruff Calidris pugnax 88 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 89 Sanderling Calidris alba 90 Dunlin Calidris alpina 91 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 92 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 93 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 94 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 95 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 96 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 97 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 98 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 99 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 100 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 101 Common Gull Larus canus 102 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 103 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 104 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 105 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 106 Puffin Fratercula arctica 107 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 108 Razorbill Alca torda 109 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 110 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 111 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 112 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 113 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 114 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 115 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 116 Gannet Morus bassanus 117 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 118 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 119 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 22/01/2024 Norfolk 120 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 121 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 122 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 123 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 22/01/2024 Norfolk 124 Great White Egret Ardea alba 125 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 126 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 127 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 128 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 129 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 130 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 131 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 132 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 22/01/2024 Norfolk 133 Red Kite Milvus milvus 134 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 135 Buzzard Buteo buteo 136 Barn Owl Tyto alba 137 Little Owl Athene noctua 138 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 139 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 140 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 141 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 142 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 143 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 144 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 145 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 146 Merlin Falco columbarius 147 Hobby Falco subbuteo 148 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 149 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 150 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 151 Jay Garrulus glandarius 152 Magpie Pica pica 153 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 154 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 155 Rook Corvus frugilegus 156 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 157 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 158 Raven Corvus corax 159 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 160 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 161 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 162 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 163 Great Tit Parus major 164 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 165 Woodlark Lullula arborea 166 Skylark Alauda arvensis 167 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 168 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 169 Swallow Hirundo rustica 170 House Martin Delichon urbicum 171 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 172 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 173 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 174 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 175 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 176 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 177 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 178 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 179 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 180 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 181 Whitethroat Curruca communis 182 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 183 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 184 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 185 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 186 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 187 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 188 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 189 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 190 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 191 Redwing Turdus iliacus 192 Blackbird Turdus merula 193 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 194 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 195 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 196 Robin Erithacus rubecula 197 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 198 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 199 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 200 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 201 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 202 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 203 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 204 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 205 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 206 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 207 Dunnock Prunella modularis 208 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 209 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 210 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 211 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 212 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 213 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 214 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 215 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 216 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 217 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 218 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 219 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 220 Twite Linaria flavirostris 221 Linnet Linaria cannabina 222 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 223 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 224 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 225 Siskin Spinus spinus 226 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 227 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 228 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 229 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 230 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 231 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 232 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 07/01/2024 Essex