Historical Sightings

Only the more modern sightings are listed here, for details of historical records reference must be made to the appropriate Group reports.

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Year total   (full species)

170

167

167

176

181

176

182

182

176

177

181

1

Brent Goose

X

X

X

X

2

Canada Goose

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

3

Barnacle Goose

X

X

X

X

X

4

Greylag Goose

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

5

Taiga Bean Goose

X

6

Pink-footed Goose

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

7

Tundra Bean Goose

X

X

X

8

White-fronted Goose

X

X

X

X

X

X

8.1

(Greenland WF Goose)

X

9

Mute Swan

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

10

Bewick’s Swan

X

X

X

11

Whooper Swan

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

12

Egyptian Goose

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

13

Shelduck

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

14

Mandarin

X

X

X

X

X

X

15

Garganey

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

16

Shoveler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

17

Gadwall

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

18

Eurasian Wigeon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

19

American Wigeon

X

20

Mallard

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

21

Pintail

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

22

Common Teal

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

23

Green-winged Teal

X

X

24

Red-crested Pochard

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

25

Common Pochard

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

26

Feruginous Duck

1990

27

Ring-necked Duck

1992

28

Tufted  Duck

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

29

Greater Scaup

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

30

Lesser Scaup

2003

31

Common Eider

1998

32

Common Scoter

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

33

Velvet Scoter

1992

34

Long-tailed Duck

X

X

X

X

35

Goldeneye

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

36

Smew

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

37

Goosander

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

38

Red-breasted Merganser

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

39

Ruddy Duck

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

40

Red-legged Partridge

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

41

Grey Partridge

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

42

Quail

X

X

X

X

X

X

43

Pheasant

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

44

Red-throated Diver

X

X

45

Black-throated Diver

X

X

46

Great Northern Diver

X

47

Fulmar

X

48

Little Grebe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

49

Pied-billed Grebe

1997

50

Red-necked Grebe

X

X

51

Great Crested Grebe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

52

Slavonian Grebe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

53

Black-necked Grebe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

54

Glossy Ibis

X

X

55

Spoonbill

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

56

Great Bittern

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

57

Little Bittern

X

58

Black-crowned Night Heron

X

59

Grey Heron

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

60

Purple Heron

1999

61

Great White Egret

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

62

Little Egret

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

63

Gannet

X

X

X

X

X

64

Shag

1978

65

Great Cormorant

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

65.1

(Continental Cormorant)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

66

Osprey

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

67

Honey-buzzard

X

68

Sparrowhawk

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

69

Goshawk

X

X

70

Marsh-harrier

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

71

Hen Harrier

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

72

Montagu’s Harrier

X

73

Red Kite

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

74

Black Kite

1989

75

Common Buzzard

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

76

Water Rail

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

77

Corncrake

X

78

Spotted Crake

1995

79

Moorhen

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

80

Coot

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

81

Common Crane

X

X

X

X

X

82

Oystercatcher

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

83

Avocet

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

84

Lapwing

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

85

Golden Plover

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

86

Grey Plover

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

87

Little Ringed Plover

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

88

Ringed Plover

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

89

Kentish Plover

1947

90

Whimbrel

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

91

Curlew

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

92

Bar-tailed Godwit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

93

Black-tailed Godwit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

94

Turnstone

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

95

Knot

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

96

Ruff

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

97

Curlew Sandpiper

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

98

Temminck’s Stint

X

99

Sanderling

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

100

Dunlin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

101

Purple Sandpiper

1998

102

Little Stint

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

103

Pectoral Sandpiper

X

X

X

X

104

Woodcock

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

105

Jack Snipe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

106

Common Snipe

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

107

Grey  Phalarope

X

X

108

Common Sandpiper

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

109

Spotted Sandpiper

X

110

Green Sandpiper

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

111

Common Redshank

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

112

Marsh Sandpiper

2002

113

Wood Sandpiper

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

114

Spotted Redshank

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

115

Greenshank

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

116

Collared Pratincole

X

117

Kittiwake

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

118

Sabine’s Gull

X

119

Bonaparte’s Gull

1948

120

Black-headed Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

121

Little Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

122

Mediterranean Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

123

Common  Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

124

Ring-billed Gull

1991

125

Great Black-backed Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

126

Glaucous Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

127

Iceland Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

127.1

(Kumlien’s Gull)

X

128

Herring Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

129

Caspian Gull

X

X

X

X

X

130

Yellow-legged Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

131

Lesser Black-backed Gull

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

132

Caspian Tern

X

X

133

Sandwich Tern

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

134

Little Tern

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

135

Common Tern

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

136

Arctic Tern

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

137

Whiskered Tern

X

138

White-winged Black Tern

X

X

X

139

Black Tern

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

140

Great Skua

1977

141

Arctic Skua

X

142

Long-tailed Skua

X

143

Little Auk

1948

144

Guillemot

X

145

Stock Dove

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

146

Wood Pigeon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

147

Turtle-dove

2004

148

Collared-dove

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

149

Common Cuckoo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

150

Barn Owl

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

151

Tawny Owl

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

152

Little Owl

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

153

Long-eared Owl

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

154

Short-eared Owl

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

155

Nightjar

1940’s

156

Swift

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

157

Kingfisher

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

158

Hoopoe

1979

159

Wryneck

2005

160

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

161

Great Spotted Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

162

Green Woodpecker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

163

Kestrel

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

164

Red-footed Falcon

X

165

Merlin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

166

Hobby

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

167

Peregrine Falcon

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

168

Ring-necked Parakeet

X

169

Red-backed Shrike

1881

170

Great Grey  Shrike

X

X

X

171

Golden Oriole

X

172

Jay

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

173

Magpie

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

174

Jackdaw

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

175

Rook

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

176

Carrion Crow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

177

Hooded Crow

2005

178

Raven

X

X

X

X

X

X

179

Waxwing

X

X

X

X

X

X

180

Coal Tit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

181

Marsh Tit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

182

Willow Tit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

183

Blue Tit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

184

Great Tit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

185

Bearded Tit

X

X

X

X

X

186

Woodlark

X

X

187

Skylark

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

188

Shorelark

1991

189

Sand Martin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

190

Swallow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

191

House Martin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

192

Cetti’s Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

193

Long-tailed Tit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

194

Willow Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

195

Chiffchaff

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

195.1

(Siberian Chiffchaff)

X

X

196

Wood Warbler

X

197

Yellow-browed Warbler

X

198

Great Reed Warbler

1999

199

Sedge Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

200

Reed Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

201

Grasshopper-warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

202

Blackcap

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

203

Garden Warbler

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

204

Lesser Whitethroat

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

205

Common Whitethroat

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

206

Dartford Warbler

X

207

Firecrest

2001

208

Goldcrest

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

209

Wren

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

210

Nuthatch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

211

Treecreeper

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

212

Common Starling

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

213

Ring Ouzel

X

X

X

214

Blackbird

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

215

Fieldfare

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

216

Redwing

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

217

Song Thrush

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

218

Mistle Thrush

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

219

Spotted Flycatcher

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

220

Robin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

221

Nightingale

1998

222

Pied Flycatcher

X

X

223

Black Redstart

X

X

224

Common Redstart

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

225

Whinchat

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

226

Stonechat

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

227

Northern Wheatear

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

228

House Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

229

Tree Sparrow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

230

Dunnock

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

231

Yellow Wagtail

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

231.1

(Blue-headed Yellow Wag)

X

231.2

(Grey-headed Yellow Wag)

1998

231.3

(Black-headed Wagtail)

X

232

Grey Wagtail

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

233

Pied Wagtail

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

233.1

(White Wagtail)

X

X

X

X

X

X

234

Richard’s Pipit

X

X

235

Meadow Pipit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

236

Tree Pipit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

237

Water Pipit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

238

Rock Pipit

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

239

Chaffinch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

240

Brambling

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

241

Hawfinch

1993

242

Bullfinch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

243

Greenfinch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

244

Twite

X

X

X

X

X

X

245

Linnet

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

246

Common (Mealy) Redpoll

X

X

X

X

X

247

Lesser  Redpoll

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

248

Arctic Redpoll

X

X

249

Crossbill

X

X

X

X

X

250

Goldfinch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

251

Siskin

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

252

Corn Bunting

X

253

Yellowhammer

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

254

Reed Bunting

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

255

Lapland Bunting

X

X

256

Snow Bunting

X

X

Total Includes Ssp

170

167

167

179

183

177

184

185

177

184

183

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017