2023 Year List - UK Birds

 Birds I have recorded in UK since 1 Jan 23

*Birds first seen in bold Red with dates

(Species of real interest in Pink)

Totals including Species Sub-species and Races, as of 8 Dec 23:- 147

Red-throated Diver

Black-throated Diver

Great Northern Diver - Portland Harbour - 7 Jan

Great Crested Grebe - Ferrybridge - 29 Jan

Slavonian Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Little Grebe - Portland Marina - 13 Jan

Fulmar - West Weare - 2 Feb

Sooty Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
Balearic Shearwater - Portland Bill - 14 Oct
Storm Petrel
Leach's Petrel - Chesil Cove - 5 Nov
Gannet - Church Ope Cove - 8 Jan

Cormorant - Portland Harbour - 7 Jan

Shag - Portland Harbour - 7 Jan

Bittern
Cattle Egret - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 11 Aug

Great White Egret - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 5 Sep

Little Egret - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 5 Sep

Grey Heron - RSPB Radipole Lake - 11 Jan

Spoonbill - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 28 Feb

White Stork

Mute Swan - RSPB Radipole Lake - 11 Jan

Bewick's Swan
Whooper Swan
Greylag Goose
White-fronted Goose
Dark-bellied Brent Goose - Ferrybridge - 7 Jan
Pale-bellied Brent Goose
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Shelduck - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Ruddy Shelduck
Egyptian Goose
Mandarin
Mallard - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Gadwall - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Garganey
Wigeon - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Teal - RSPB Radipole Lake - 11 Jan
Pintail
Shoveler - RSPB Radipole Lake - 11 Jan
Red-crested Pochard
Tufted Duck - RSPB Radipole Lake - 11 Jan
Ring-necked Duck
Greater Scaup
Pochard - RSPB Radipole Lake - 6 Feb
Common Eider - Portland Harbour - 18 Mar
Ferruginous Duck
Common Scoter - Church Ope Cove - 24 Feb
Goldeneye - RSPB Radipole Lake - 6 Feb
Goosander - The Fleet - 8 Jan
Red-breasted Merganser - Portland Harbour - 7 Jan
Smew
Osprey
Red Kite - Wakeham - 18 Apr
Sparrowhawk - Furzedown Farm - 31 Jan
Goshawk
Buzzard - Bumpers Lane - 15 Jan
Honey Buzzard
Marsh Harrier - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Hen Harrier - Crown Estate Fields - 23 Nov
Peregrine Falcon - The Grove - 22 Jan
Hobby - Bumpers Lane - 12 May
Merlin
Kestrel - Bumpers Lane - 15 Jan
Red-footed Falcon
Pheasant - Crown Estate Fields - 2 Apr
Grey Partridge
Red-legged Partridge - Furzedown Farm - 10 Apr
Quail
Water Rail - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Moorhen - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Coot - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Common Crane
Oystercatcher - Portland Harbour - 7 Jan

Black-winged Stilt - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 28 Apr
Avocet
Ringed Plover - Ferrybridge - 29 Jan
Little Ringed Plover
Kentish Plover
Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan

American Golden Plover - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 25 Nov 

Grey Plover
Lapwing - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Dunlin - Ferrybridge - 7 Jan
Curlew Sandpiper
Knot
Sanderling - Ferrybridge - 22 Sep
Little Stint
Least Sandpiper
Purple Sandpiper - The Pulpit - 30 Jan
Ruff
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Snipe - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Jack Snipe
Woodcock
Bar-tailed Godwit - Lynch Cove - 31 Jan
Black-tailed Godwit - RSPB Radipole Lake - 20 Feb
Curlew - Tidmoor Cove - 31 Jan
Whimbrel - Lynch Cove - 31 Jan
Spotted Redshank
Redshank - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 28 Apr
Lesser Yellowlegs
Greenshank
Wood Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 23 Apr
Stilt Sandpiper
Turnstone - Brewers Quay - 6 Feb
Grey Phalarope
Arctic Skua
Pomarine Skua
Great Skua
Bonaparte's Gull
Sabine's Gull
Black-headed Gull - Portland Harbour - 7 Jan
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull - Ferrybridge - 7 Jan
Franklin's Gull
Herring Gull - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull - RSPB Radipole Lake - 20 Feb
Great Black-backed Gull - Wakeham - 3 Jan
Common Gull - RSPB Radipole Lake - 11 Jan
Kittiwake - The Bill - 14 Oct
Ross's Gull
Little Tern - Ferrybridge - 16 Apr
Arctic Tern
Common Tern - Ferrybridge - 18 Apr
Sandwich Tern - Lynch Cove - 10 Apr
Black Tern
Razorbill - Portland Bill - 30 Jan
Guillemot - Portland Bill - 30 Jan
Stock Dove - Bumpers lane - 23 Jan
Wood Pigeon - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Collared Dove - Wakeham - 2 Jan
Turtle Dove
Ring-necked Parakeet
Cuckoo
Little Owl - Portland Obs Quarry - 30 Jan
Short-eared Owl
Long-eared Owl
Tawny Owl - Wakeham - 17 May
Barn Owl - Reap Lane - 3 Feb
Swift - Weston - 26 Apr
Pallid Swift
Kingfisher - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 5 Sep
Hoopoe
European Bee-eater
Green Woodpecker- Teddy Bears Wood - 12 Feb
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Two Mile Coppice - 12 Feb
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Wryneck
Skylark - Lower Horse Paddock - 22 Jan
Woodlark
Sand Martin - RSPB Radipole Lake - 21 Mar
House Martin - Crown Estate Fields - 19 Apr
Swallow - Fancy's Farm - 7 Apr
Tree Pipit - Crown Estate Fields - 19 Apr
Meadow Pipit - Lower Horse Paddock - 15 Jan
Rock Pipit - Church Ope Cove - 16 Jan
White Wagtail 
Pied Wagtail - Wakeham - 4 Jan
Grey Wagtail - Wakeham - 4 Jan
Yellow Wagtail - Reap Lane Barn - 26 Apr
Blue-headed Wagtail

Grey-headed Wagtail - Reap Lane Barn - 1 Jun
Citrine Wagtail 
Waxwing
Dunnock - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Nightingale
Robin - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Bluethroat
Stonechat - Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve - 22 Jan
Whinchat - Crown Estate Fields - 16 May
Common Redstart - Old Quarry Lane - 8 Apr
Black Redstart - Church Ope Cove - 16 Jan
Wheatear - Fancy's Farm - 15 Mar
Greenland Wheatear
Blackbird - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Ring Ouzel - Weston Street - 2 May
Fieldfare - Wakeham Railway Cuttings - 2 Oct
Redwing - Fancy's Farm - 15 Mar
Song Thrush - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 6 Jan
Mistle Thrush
Grasshopper Warbler - Wakeham Meadow - 16 Apr
Savi's Warbler
Reed Warbler - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 17 Apr
Great Reed Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Sedge Warbler - Radipole - 19 Jun
Cetti's Warbler - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Garden Warbler - Thumb Lane - 26 Apr
Common Whitethroat - Wakeham Meadow - 11 Apr
Lesser Whitethroat - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 27 Apr
Blackcap - Church Ope Cove - 1 Feb
Dartford Warbler
Subalpine Warbler
Bonelli's Warbler
Wood Warbler - Broadcroft Quarry Butterfly Reserve - 27 Apr
Greenish Warbler
Siberian Chiffchaff
Chiffchaff - Penns Wood - 15 Jan
Willow Warbler - RSPB Radipole Lake - 21 Mar
Northern Willow Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Pallas's Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler - Wakeham - 2 Oct
Goldcrest - Penns Wood - 15 Jan
Firecrest - Church Ope Cove - 8 Feb
Red-breasted Flycatcher - Portland Obs -10 Oct
Spotted Flycatcher - Tidmoor Cove - 30 Apr
Pied Flycatcher - Crown Estate Fields - 19 Apr
Bearded Tit - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Long-tailed Tit - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Coal Tit - Radipole Park - 19 Jan
Continental Coal Tit
Great Tit - Wakeham - 2 Jan
Blue Tit - Wakeham - 5 Jan
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Wren  - Wakeham - 2 Jan
Great Grey Shrike
Red-backed Shrike
Woodchat Shrike - Crown Estate Fields - 16 May
Dipper
Jay - Teddy Bears Wood - 12 Feb
Magpie - Wakeham - 3 Jan
Rook - Weymouth & Portland Rugby Ground - 12 Feb
Carrion Crow - Wakeham - 4 Jan
Hooded Crow
Jackdaw - Lower Horse Paddock - 6 Jan
Chough
Raven - Bumpers Lane - 22 Jan
Golden Oriole
Starling - Lower Horse Paddock - 15 Jan
Rosy Starling
House Sparrow - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Tree Sparrow
Brambling - Bumpers Lane - 21 Oct
Chaffinch - Broadcroft Quarry Lane - 6 Jan
Redpoll -  - Broadcroft Quarry Lane - 11 Oct
Linnet - Wakeham - 15 Feb
Siskin - Bumpers Lane - 22 Feb
Goldfinch - Wakeham - 1 Jan
Greenfinch - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Serin
Bullfinch - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Hawfinch
Crossbill
Corn Bunting
Yellowhammer
Cirl Bunting - Culverwell - 19 Apr
Ortolan Bunting
Lapland Bunting
Reed Bunting - Lodmoor RSPB Reserve - 18 Jan
Snow Bunting
Little Bunting

Sub Species

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Races

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Also

Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.

Feral pigeon - The Cuttings - 6 Jan