Martin (Billy Wizz) Thomas: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 318 of 318 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1960 83.51 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 1138 48.49 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2158 91.95 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1950 83.08 5 Ross's Goose Anser rossii 301 12.82 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2111 89.94 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1895 80.74 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1115 47.51 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1788 76.18 10 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 711 30.29 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2177 92.76 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1772 75.50 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1930 82.23 14 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1946 82.91 15 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2105 89.69 16 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1917 81.68 17 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 786 33.49 18 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1800 76.69 19 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 991 42.22 20 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2073 88.33 21 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2051 87.39 22 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2086 88.88 23 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1332 56.75 24 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2148 91.52 25 Pintail Anas acuta 1978 84.28 26 Teal Anas crecca 2093 89.18 27 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1428 60.84 28 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1675 71.37 29 Pochard Aythya ferina 2050 87.35 30 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1274 54.28 31 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1515 64.55 32 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2100 89.48 33 Scaup Aythya marila 1772 75.50 34 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1253 53.39 35 Eider Somateria mollissima 1892 80.61 36 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1228 52.32 37 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1559 66.43 38 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1826 77.80 39 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1734 73.88 40 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1979 84.32 41 Smew Mergellus albellus 1745 74.35 42 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 571 24.33 43 Goosander Mergus merganser 1966 83.77 44 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1869 79.63 45 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1715 73.07 46 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1143 48.70 47 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 1394 59.39 48 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1827 77.84 49 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 952 40.56 50 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 556 23.69 51 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2120 90.33 52 Quail Coturnix coturnix 1209 51.51 53 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1957 83.38 54 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1600 68.17 55 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 965 41.12 56 Swift Apus apus 2040 86.92 57 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 685 29.19 58 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1916 81.64 59 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1882 80.19 60 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1953 83.21 61 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2101 89.52 62 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1620 69.02 63 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2068 88.11 64 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1897 80.83 65 Corncrake Crex crex 1013 43.16 66 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2108 89.82 67 Coot Fulica atra 2104 89.65 68 Crane Grus grus 1621 69.07 69 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2051 87.39 70 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 940 40.05 71 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1564 66.64 72 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2076 88.45 73 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1714 73.03 74 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1706 72.69 75 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1467 62.51 76 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2075 88.41 77 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1423 60.63 78 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1969 83.89 79 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1850 78.82 80 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1926 82.06 81 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1378 58.71 82 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1974 84.11 83 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1862 79.34 84 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2078 88.54 85 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 898 38.26 86 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 976 41.59 87 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1830 77.97 88 Curlew Numenius arquata 2044 87.09 89 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1879 80.06 90 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1978 84.28 91 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1313 55.94 92 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1649 70.26 93 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1766 75.24 94 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1997 85.09 95 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1440 61.35 96 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1388 59.14 97 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1911 81.42 98 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1043 44.44 99 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1820 77.55 100 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1645 70.09 101 Redshank Tringa totanus 2040 86.92 102 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1304 55.56 103 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1780 75.84 104 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1895 80.74 105 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1961 83.55 106 Knot Calidris canutus 1856 79.08 107 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1887 80.40 108 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 765 32.59 109 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1690 72.01 110 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1358 57.86 111 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 1158 49.34 112 Sanderling Calidris alba 1875 79.89 113 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1985 84.58 114 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1714 73.03 115 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 902 38.43 116 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1701 72.48 117 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1168 49.77 118 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1494 63.66 119 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 839 35.75 120 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1710 72.86 121 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 738 31.44 122 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 864 36.81 123 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 849 36.17 124 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1584 67.49 125 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 595 25.35 126 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1758 74.90 127 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1967 83.81 128 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1864 79.42 129 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1724 73.46 130 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1899 80.91 131 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1206 51.38 132 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1085 46.23 133 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2069 88.16 134 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 708 30.17 135 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1833 78.10 136 Common Gull Larus canus 1986 84.62 137 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1134 48.32 138 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1275 54.32 139 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2077 88.50 140 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1554 66.21 141 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1995 85.00 142 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1453 61.91 143 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2014 85.81 144 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1473 62.76 145 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1597 68.04 146 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1257 53.56 147 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1590 67.75 148 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1848 78.74 149 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1603 68.30 150 Razorbill Alca torda 1895 80.74 151 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1920 81.81 152 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1765 75.20 153 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1631 69.49 154 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica 724 30.85 155 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1776 75.67 156 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 518 22.07 157 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1286 54.79 158 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1918 81.72 159 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 872 37.15 160 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1296 55.22 161 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 854 36.39 162 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1696 72.26 163 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1121 47.76 164 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1048 44.65 165 Gannet Morus bassanus 1980 84.36 166 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2101 89.52 167 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1946 82.91 168 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1574 67.06 169 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1820 77.55 170 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1825 77.76 171 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 849 36.17 172 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1157 49.30 173 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2063 87.90 174 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 917 39.07 175 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1633 69.58 176 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1809 77.08 177 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2095 89.26 178 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1194 50.87 179 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1875 79.89 180 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1501 63.95 181 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2040 86.92 182 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1559 66.43 183 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1977 84.24 184 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1809 77.08 185 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 995 42.39 186 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2030 86.49 187 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1428 60.84 188 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1295 55.18 189 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2085 88.84 190 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1952 83.17 191 Little Owl Athene noctua 1795 76.48 192 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1799 76.65 193 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 739 31.49 194 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1902 81.04 195 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1341 57.14 196 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2032 86.58 197 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1381 58.84 198 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2044 87.09 199 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1979 84.32 200 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2077 88.50 201 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 1222 52.07 202 Merlin Falco columbarius 1752 74.65 203 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1856 79.08 204 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2007 85.51 205 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1790 76.27 206 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1546 65.87 207 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1137 48.44 208 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1438 61.27 209 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2048 87.26 210 Magpie Pica pica 2089 89.01 211 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1643 70.00 212 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2069 88.16 213 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2039 86.88 214 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2079 88.58 215 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1703 72.56 216 Raven Corvus corax 1956 83.34 217 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1784 76.01 218 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2038 86.83 219 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1813 77.25 220 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1631 69.49 221 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2099 89.43 222 Great Tit Parus major 2088 88.96 223 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 993 42.31 224 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1756 74.82 225 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1507 64.21 226 Skylark Alauda arvensis 2000 85.22 227 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1451 61.82 228 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1972 84.02 229 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2032 86.58 230 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2008 85.56 231 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 942 40.14 232 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1800 76.69 233 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2065 87.98 234 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1587 67.62 235 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 939 40.01 236 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1486 63.31 237 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 829 35.32 238 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1921 81.85 239 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2016 85.90 240 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1012 43.12 241 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1903 81.08 242 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1903 81.08 243 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 1075 45.80 244 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 672 28.63 245 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 907 38.65 246 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1632 69.54 247 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2000 85.22 248 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1761 75.03 249 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1209 51.51 250 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1725 73.50 251 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1942 82.74 252 Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda 429 18.28 253 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1544 65.79 254 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1664 70.90 255 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2003 85.34 256 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2060 87.77 257 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2017 85.94 258 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1998 85.13 259 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1249 53.22 260 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2083 88.75 261 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2044 87.09 262 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1979 84.32 263 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2004 85.39 264 Blackbird Turdus merula 2087 88.92 265 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1991 84.83 266 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1680 71.58 267 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1815 77.33 268 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2095 89.26 269 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1475 62.85 270 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1144 48.74 271 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1699 72.39 272 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 1079 45.97 273 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1682 71.67 274 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1800 76.69 275 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis 528 22.50 276 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 554 23.60 277 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1785 76.05 278 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1979 84.32 279 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1942 82.74 280 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 801 34.13 281 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 988 42.10 282 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 739 31.49 283 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1874 79.85 284 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1869 79.63 285 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2068 88.11 286 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2062 87.86 287 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1818 77.46 288 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 595 25.35 289 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 847 36.09 290 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1996 85.04 291 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2065 87.98 292 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 602 25.65 293 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1974 84.11 294 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1702 72.52 295 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1561 66.51 296 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1873 79.80 297 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2070 88.20 298 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1843 78.53 299 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1632 69.54 300 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1995 85.00 301 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2053 87.47 302 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1608 68.51 303 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1987 84.66 304 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1748 74.48 305 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 878 37.41 306 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1674 71.33 307 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2079 88.58 308 Siskin Spinus spinus 1967 83.81 309 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1322 56.33 310 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1687 71.88 311 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1689 71.96 312 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1932 82.32 313 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 772 32.89 314 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1196 50.96 315 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1140 48.57 316 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1986 84.62 317 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas 472 20.11 318 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 306 13.04