J S Russell: Britain Life List BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 468 of 468 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 9 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 10 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 11 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 12 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 13 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 14 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 15 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 16 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 17 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 18 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 24/11/2001 minsmere 19 Garganey Spatula querquedula 20 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors Yes 21 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 22 Gadwall Mareca strepera 23 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Yes 02/03/1989 Thapstone 24 Wigeon Mareca penelope 25 American Wigeon Mareca americana 26 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 27 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 28 Pintail Anas acuta 29 Teal Anas crecca 30 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 31 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 32 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 33 Redhead Aythya americana Yes 34 Pochard Aythya ferina 35 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Yes 36 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 37 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 38 Scaup Aythya marila 39 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 40 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 41 Eider Somateria mollissima 42 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Yes 04/04/2015 Aberdeen 43 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 44 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 45 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 46 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 47 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 48 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 49 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Yes 50 Smew Mergellus albellus 51 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 06/12/2005 Chilham 52 Goosander Mergus merganser 53 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 54 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 55 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 56 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 57 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 58 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 59 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 60 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 61 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 62 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 63 Quail Coturnix coturnix Shoreham 64 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 65 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 66 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 67 Swift Apus apus 68 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 69 Little Swift Apus affinis Yes 70 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 71 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 72 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 73 Stock Dove Columba oenas 74 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 75 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 76 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Yes 01/05/2016 Orford 77 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 78 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 79 Sora Rail Porzana carolina Yes 80 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 81 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 82 Coot Fulica atra 83 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 84 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Yes 25/10/2016 Alkborough 85 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Yes 86 Little Crake Zapornia parva Yes 87 Crane Grus grus 88 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 89 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 90 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 91 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 92 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 93 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 94 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 95 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 96 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 97 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 98 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 99 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 100 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 101 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 102 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 103 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 104 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 105 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 106 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 107 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 108 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 07/07/2010 rainham 109 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Yes 23/07/2003 Keyhaven 110 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 111 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 112 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 13/05/2015 Tichfield 113 Curlew Numenius arquata 114 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 115 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 116 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 02/05/2015 meare heath 117 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Yes 118 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 119 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 120 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 121 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 122 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 123 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 20/11/1998 st marys 124 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 125 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 126 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 127 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 128 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 129 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 130 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 131 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 132 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 133 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 134 Redshank Tringa totanus 135 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Yes 136 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 137 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 138 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 13/06/2015 titchfield 139 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 140 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 141 Knot Calidris canutus 142 Ruff Calidris pugnax 143 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 144 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 10/08/2007 oare 145 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 146 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 147 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 148 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 149 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 150 Sanderling Calidris alba 151 Dunlin Calidris alpina 152 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 153 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 154 Little Stint Calidris minuta 155 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 156 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 157 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 158 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 159 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 160 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 161 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Yes 10/05/2009 reculver 162 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 163 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 164 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Yes 165 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 166 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 01/06/1992 Rye 167 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 168 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 01/08/2022 Pegwell bay 169 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 170 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 171 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 172 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 26/11/2016 Hythe 173 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 174 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 175 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 176 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 177 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 178 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 179 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 180 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 181 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 182 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Yes 183 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 184 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 185 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 186 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 187 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Yes 188 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 189 Common Gull Larus canus 190 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 191 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 16/12/2006 Folkestone kent 192 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 193 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 194 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 195 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 196 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 197 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 198 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 199 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 200 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 201 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 202 Puffin Fratercula arctica 203 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 204 Razorbill Alca torda 205 Little Auk Alle alle 206 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 207 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Yes 208 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 209 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 210 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 211 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 212 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 03/08/2021 Bempton 213 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 214 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 215 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 216 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 217 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 218 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 219 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 220 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 221 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 222 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 223 Gannet Morus bassanus 224 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 225 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 226 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 227 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 228 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 229 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 230 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 11/04/2018 carlton marsh 231 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 232 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 233 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 234 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 235 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 236 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Yes 24/01/2014 Hythe, kent 237 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 238 Great White Egret Ardea alba 239 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 240 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 241 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 242 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes 21/07/2023 Felixstowe Ferry 243 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 244 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Yes 17/06/2014 Gills lap 245 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 246 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 247 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 248 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 249 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 250 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 251 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 252 Red Kite Milvus milvus 253 Black Kite Milvus migrans 254 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 255 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 256 Buzzard Buteo buteo 257 Barn Owl Tyto alba 258 Little Owl Athene noctua 259 Scops Owl Otus scops Yes 260 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 261 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 262 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 263 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 264 Hoopoe Upupa epops 265 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 02/06/2012 aldbrough 266 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 267 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 30/12/2021 Roach Bridge 268 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 269 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 270 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 271 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 272 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 273 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 274 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 275 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Yes 01/05/2022 Worth 276 Merlin Falco columbarius 277 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 279 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 280 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Yes 22/09/2015 dungeness 281 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 282 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 283 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 284 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Yes 18/10/2020 Reculver 285 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 07/08/1994 Sandwich 286 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 287 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 06/11/1988 Stodmarsh 288 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 289 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 30/09/2001 Dungeness 290 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 17/10/2009 staines moor 291 Jay Garrulus glandarius 292 Magpie Pica pica 293 Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Yes 294 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 295 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 296 Rook Corvus frugilegus 297 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 298 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 299 Raven Corvus corax 300 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 301 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yes 302 Coal Tit Periparus ater 303 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 304 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 305 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 306 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 307 Great Tit Parus major 308 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 309 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 310 Woodlark Lullula arborea 311 Skylark Alauda arvensis 312 Crested Lark Galerida cristata Yes 28/04/2009 dungeness 313 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 314 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 315 Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Yes 316 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 317 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Yes 21/11/2020 Kingsdown 318 Swallow Hirundo rustica 319 House Martin Delichon urbicum 320 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 321 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 19/09/2023 Joss Bay 322 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 323 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 324 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 325 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 326 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 327 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 328 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 329 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 330 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 331 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 332 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 333 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 334 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 335 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 336 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 337 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Yes 338 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 339 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 27/09/2007 bockhill 340 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 341 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 342 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 343 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 344 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Yes 345 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 346 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 347 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 10/06/2021 Ham walls 348 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 349 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 350 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis Yes 26/09/2009 pegwell 351 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 352 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 353 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 354 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 355 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 356 Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli Yes 357 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 358 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes ********** ********** 359 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 07/08/1994 Dungeness 360 Whitethroat Curruca communis 361 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata Yes 362 Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda Yes 363 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 364 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 365 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 366 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 367 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 368 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 369 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Yes 370 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Yes 31/03/2021 Exmouth 371 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 372 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 373 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 374 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 375 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 376 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 377 Redwing Turdus iliacus 378 Blackbird Turdus merula 379 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 380 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 381 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 382 Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Yes 30/09/1994 walton on naze 383 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Yes 18/05/2013 margate 384 Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni Yes 385 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 386 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 387 Robin Erithacus rubecula 388 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Yes 389 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 390 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 391 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 392 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 393 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 394 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 395 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 396 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 397 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 398 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 399 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 31/10/2008 bockhill 400 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 401 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 402 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 403 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 404 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 31/10/1993 Stifkey, Norfolk 405 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 406 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 407 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 408 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Yes 409 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 410 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Yes 411 Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Yes 15/10/2016 Easington, yorkshire 412 Dunnock Prunella modularis 413 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 414 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 02/01/2020 Sedgeford 415 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 416 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 417 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 418 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 419 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 420 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 421 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 422 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 423 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 424 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 425 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 426 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 427 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 428 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 429 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 430 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 431 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 432 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Yes 433 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 434 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 435 Twite Linaria flavirostris 436 Linnet Linaria cannabina 437 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 438 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 439 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 440 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 19/10/2013 hemstead forest 441 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 442 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 443 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Yes 444 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 445 Serin Serinus serinus 446 Siskin Spinus spinus 447 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 448 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 449 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 450 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 451 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 452 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 453 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 454 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 455 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 456 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 457 Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala Yes 458 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 459 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 460 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 10/01/2008 Cley Norfolk 461 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 462 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 463 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 464 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Yes 465 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 466 Northern Parula Setophaga americana Yes 467 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 24/09/2023 St govans 468 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes