Dennis Morrison: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 169 of 169 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 5 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 31/01/2024 Bavelaw, Lothian 6 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 7 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 22/03/2024 Mount Lothian 8 Gadwall Mareca strepera 9 Wigeon Mareca penelope 10 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 11 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 16/05/2024 Skinflats, Forth 12 Pintail Anas acuta 01/02/2024 Gladhouse, Lothian 13 Teal Anas crecca 14 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 15 Scaup Aythya marila 01/02/2024 Gladhouse, Lothian 16 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 12/02/2024 Joppa, Lothian 17 Eider Somateria mollissima 18 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 19 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 21 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 30/03/2024 Loch Leven, Perth & Kinross 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 25 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 26 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 27 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 28 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 29 Swift Apus apus 16/05/2024 Skinflats, Forth 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 16/04/2024 Gladhouse, Lothian 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 35 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 30/01/2024 Bonnyrigg, Lothian 36 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 37 Coot Fulica atra 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 39 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 30/01/2024 Port Seton, Lothian 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 41 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 08/01/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 08/01/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 44 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 45 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 02/05/2024 Carnethy Hill, Lothian 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 47 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 11/04/2024 Lothian 48 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 49 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 23/04/2024 Aberlady, Lothian 50 Curlew Numenius arquata 51 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 52 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 11/04/2024 Rosebery, Lothian 53 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 20/03/2024 Bonnyrigg, Lothian 54 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 26/02/2024 Gladhouse, Lothian 55 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 56 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 16/04/2024 Gladhouse, Lothian 57 Redshank Tringa totanus 58 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 59 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 60 Knot Calidris canutus 61 Dunlin Calidris alpina 62 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 15/04/2024 Torness, Lothian 63 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 08/05/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 64 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15/04/2024 Torness, Lothian 65 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 66 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 67 Common Gull Larus canus 68 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 18/04/2024 Near Gladhouse, Lothian 69 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 70 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 71 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 72 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 20/04/2024 Macduff, Moray 73 Razorbill Alca torda 74 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 75 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 08/01/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 76 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 04/04/2024 Ferny Ness, Lothian 77 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 08/01/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 78 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 20/04/2024 Portsoy, Aberdeenshire 79 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 15/04/2024 Torness, Lothian 80 Gannet Morus bassanus 81 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 82 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 83 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 04/04/2024 Aberlady, Lothian 84 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 85 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 86 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 03/01/2024 Lothian 87 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 88 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 28/03/2024 Lothian 89 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 01/02/2024 Lothian 90 Red Kite Milvus milvus 91 Buzzard Buteo buteo 92 Barn Owl Tyto alba 93 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 16/05/2024 Lothian 94 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 19/04/2024 Lothian 95 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 96 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 97 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 98 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 99 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 100 Merlin Falco columbarius 101 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 102 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 06/04/2024 Tynmouth 103 Jay Garrulus glandarius 104 Magpie Pica pica 105 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 106 Rook Corvus frugilegus 107 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 108 Raven Corvus corax 109 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 110 Coal Tit Periparus ater 111 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 112 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 113 Great Tit Parus major 114 Skylark Alauda arvensis 115 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 116 Swallow Hirundo rustica 117 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15/04/2024 Torness, Lothian 118 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 119 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 13/05/2024 Lothian 120 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 121 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 122 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 03/05/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 123 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 13/05/2024 Lothian 124 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 01/05/2024 Braid Hills, Lothian 125 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 13/04/2024 Buckstone, Lothian 126 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 05/05/2024 Penicuik, Lothian 127 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 03/05/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 128 Whitethroat Curruca communis 23/04/2024 Gullane Point, Lothian 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 130 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 131 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 132 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 133 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 134 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 135 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 136 Redwing Turdus iliacus 137 Blackbird Turdus merula 138 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 139 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 140 Robin Erithacus rubecula 141 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 16/04/2024 Lothian 142 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 28/04/2024 Lothian 143 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 144 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 10/04/2024 Musselburgh, Lothian 145 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 146 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 147 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 148 Dunnock Prunella modularis 149 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 08/05/2024 Skateraw, Lothian 150 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 151 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 152 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 153 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 16/04/2024 Lothian 154 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 155 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 156 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 157 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 158 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 159 Twite Linaria flavirostris 160 Linnet Linaria cannabina 161 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 162 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 163 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 164 Siskin Spinus spinus 165 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 06/05/2024 Pitstole, Buckinghamshire 166 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 167 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 168 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 13/01/2024 Heybridge, Essex 169 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 12/04/2024 Kilwinning, Ayrshire