With three new additions the BOU list now sits at 626
The additions all from sightings last year are
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (On Barra from 12th to 27th November)
Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (a relative crowd pleaser on Tiree from 15th to 23rd September 2020)
White-chinned Petrel (seen by one person walking on a beach in Orkney on 25th May 2020)
Interestingly the much twitched Paddyfield Pipit has as yet not been accepted by BOU as a wild vagrant.
The list now breaks down as such
Category A 608 (RECORDED IN THE WILD SINCE 1950)
Category B 8 (RECORDED IN THE WILD PRIOR TO 1950)
Category C 10 (INTRODUCED SPECIES BUT NOW SELF SUSTAINING)
Follow the below link to the article by BOU
Changes to the British List (30 June 2021) - British Ornithologists' Union (bou.org.uk)
The eight species in Category B are......
Ruddy Shelduck
Red-necked Nightjar
Eskimo Curlew
Great-black-headed Gull
Great Auk
White-faced Storm Petrel
Egyptian Vulture (Which finally looks set to be moved to Cat A after this years Scilly bird)
Spotted Eagle
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The Ten species sitting in Category C are......
Egyptian Goose
Mandarin
Ruddy Duck
Capercaillie
Red-legged Partridge
Pheasant
Golden Pheasant
Lady Amherst's Pheasant
Little Owl
Ring-necked Parakeet
As for me well I've seen 423 of the 626 (67%) so I have 203 still to connect with should any turn up again in a twitchable range.
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