James Spencer: Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man Life List BOU/IRBC, All records: Target Species Record(s) 1 to 254 of 254 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 211 50 2 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 128 30 3 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 82 19 4 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Yes 69 16 5 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 147 35 6 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 127 30 7 Redhead Aythya americana Yes 80 19 8 Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Yes 63 15 9 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Yes 120 28 10 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri Yes 81 19 11 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 131 31 12 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 136 32 13 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Yes 91 21 14 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 120 28 15 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 133 32 16 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 78 18 17 Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Yes 0 0 18 Needle-tailed Swift Hirundapus caudacutus Yes 29 7 19 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 68 16 20 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Yes 78 18 21 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 42 10 22 Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Yes 0 0 23 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 143 34 24 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yes 95 22 25 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yes 75 18 26 Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus Yes 22 5 27 Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Yes 114 27 28 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes 47 11 29 Sora Porzana carolina Yes 122 29 30 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 105 25 31 Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Yes 1 0 32 American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Yes 1 0 33 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Yes 106 25 34 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Yes 117 28 35 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Yes 85 20 36 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 93 22 37 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 101 24 38 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yes 86 20 39 Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Yes 132 31 40 Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus Yes 9 2 41 Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons Yes 50 12 42 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Yes 35 8 43 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 114 27 44 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 100 24 45 Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus Yes 47 11 46 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 107 25 47 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 114 27 48 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 85 20 49 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 188 45 50 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 142 34 51 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 115 27 52 Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Yes 51 12 53 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 146 35 54 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 116 28 55 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 156 37 56 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 124 29 57 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 100 24 58 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 111 26 59 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 119 28 60 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 88 21 61 Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus Yes 0 0 62 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 79 19 63 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 57 13 64 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 143 34 65 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus Yes 3 0 66 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 116 28 67 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Yes 91 21 68 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Yes 55 13 69 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 157 37 70 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 140 33 71 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Yes 70 16 72 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 163 39 73 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 145 35 74 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Yes 55 13 75 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 85 20 76 Vega Gull Larus vegae Yes 0 0 77 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 103 24 78 Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Yes 38 9 79 South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Yes 9 2 80 Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Yes 0 0 81 Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Yes 81 19 82 Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia Yes 112 27 83 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Yes 55 13 84 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Yes 4 0 85 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 134 32 86 Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yes 0 0 87 Swinhoe's Petrel Hydrobates monorhis Yes 30 7 88 Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Yes 6 1 89 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira Yes 14 3 90 Capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Yes 0 0 91 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 28 6 92 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Yes 39 9 93 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli Yes 23 5 94 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Yes 0 0 95 Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila Yes 0 0 96 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes 0 0 97 Red-footed Booby Sula sula Yes 60 14 98 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 96 23 99 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 119 28 100 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 17 4 101 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 156 37 102 Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea Yes 39 9 103 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Yes 47 11 104 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Yes 65 15 105 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 126 30 106 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Yes 29 7 107 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Yes 55 13 108 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Yes 81 19 109 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes 50 12 110 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 33 7 111 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Yes 0 0 112 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Yes 108 26 113 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 10 2 114 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 93 22 115 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yes 0 0 116 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Yes 0 0 117 Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus Yes 53 12 118 Hawk Owl Surnia ulula Yes 0 0 119 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 151 36 120 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 119 28 121 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Yes 47 11 122 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yes 12 2 123 American Kestrel Falco sparverius Yes 4 0 124 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Yes 87 21 125 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus Yes 103 24 126 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Yes 0 0 127 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Yes 32 7 128 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Yes 35 8 129 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Yes 15 3 130 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Yes 42 10 131 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Yes 51 12 132 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 114 27 133 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Yes 15 3 134 Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Yes 71 17 135 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yes 85 20 136 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus Yes 166 40 137 White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera Yes 0 0 138 Crested Lark Galerida cristata Yes 68 16 139 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 172 41 140 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Yes 1 0 141 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Yes 42 10 142 Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Yes 84 20 143 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Yes 32 7 144 Purple Martin Progne subis Yes 12 2 145 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 173 41 146 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 94 22 147 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 136 32 148 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Yes 35 8 149 Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Yes 20 4 150 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Yes 0 0 151 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 124 29 152 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 120 28 153 Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon Yes 24 5 154 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Yes 59 14 155 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca Yes 1 0 156 Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Yes 0 0 157 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola Yes 93 22 158 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Yes 80 19 159 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 142 34 160 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis Yes 73 17 161 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis Yes 77 18 162 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Yes 7 1 163 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Yes 117 28 164 Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli Yes 48 11 165 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 117 28 166 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 110 26 167 Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina Yes 52 12 168 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 100 24 169 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata Yes 113 27 170 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Yes 0 0 171 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Yes 66 15 172 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Yes 17 4 173 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Yes 91 21 174 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 87 21 175 Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos Yes 98 23 176 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Yes 0 0 177 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Yes 47 11 178 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Yes 2 0 179 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 108 26 180 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Yes 75 18 181 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 113 27 182 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 69 16 183 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 98 23 184 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 64 15 185 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Yes 67 16 186 Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Yes 43 10 187 Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni Yes 61 14 188 Rufous Bush Chat Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 88 21 189 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Yes 119 28 190 Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Yes 50 12 191 Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane Yes 3 0 192 Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans Yes 4 0 193 Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri Yes 0 0 194 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 122 29 195 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Yes 117 28 196 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 70 16 197 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Yes 60 14 198 White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Yes 9 2 199 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Yes 0 0 200 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Yes 115 27 201 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Yes 105 25 202 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 161 38 203 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 130 31 204 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 149 35 205 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 92 22 206 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 132 31 207 Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina Yes 0 0 208 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Yes 48 11 209 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Yes 87 21 210 Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella Yes 52 12 211 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Yes 0 0 212 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Yes 57 13 213 Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata Yes 20 4 214 Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys Yes 41 9 215 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 166 40 216 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Yes 77 18 217 Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila Yes 20 4 218 Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala Yes 80 19 219 Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi Yes 1 0 220 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Yes 34 8 221 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Yes 0 0 222 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 136 32 223 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 139 33 224 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Yes 33 7 225 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Yes 56 13 226 Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Yes 2 0 227 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Yes 107 25 228 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 102 24 229 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Yes 25 6 230 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Yes 6 1 231 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Yes 28 6 232 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 113 27 233 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Yes 62 14 234 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Yes 28 6 235 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 94 22 236 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Yes 32 7 237 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 102 24 238 Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina Yes 0 0 239 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 62 14 240 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 42 10 241 Northern Parula Setophaga americana Yes 74 17 242 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 82 19 243 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Yes 31 7 244 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 58 14 245 Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Yes 52 12 246 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Yes 0 0 247 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 112 27 248 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 123 29 249 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 64 15 250 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Yes 38 9 251 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Yes 0 0 252 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 54 13 253 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 82 19 254 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Yes 65 15