Tim Carter: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 234 of 234 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1960 83.51 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2158 91.95 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1950 83.08 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2111 89.94 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1895 80.74 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1788 76.18 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2177 92.76 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1772 75.50 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1930 82.23 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1946 82.91 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2105 89.69 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1917 81.68 13 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 786 33.49 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1800 76.69 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2073 88.33 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2051 87.39 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2086 88.88 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1332 56.75 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2148 91.52 20 Pintail Anas acuta 1978 84.28 21 Teal Anas crecca 2093 89.18 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1675 71.37 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 2050 87.35 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1515 64.55 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2100 89.48 26 Scaup Aythya marila 1772 75.50 27 Eider Somateria mollissima 1892 80.61 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1826 77.80 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1734 73.88 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1979 84.32 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 1745 74.35 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 1966 83.77 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1869 79.63 34 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1532 65.27 35 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1715 73.07 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1827 77.84 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2120 90.33 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1957 83.38 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1600 68.17 40 Swift Apus apus 2040 86.92 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1916 81.64 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1882 80.19 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1953 83.21 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2101 89.52 45 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1620 69.02 46 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2068 88.11 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1897 80.83 48 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2108 89.82 49 Coot Fulica atra 2104 89.65 50 Crane Grus grus 1621 69.07 51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2051 87.39 52 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1564 66.64 53 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2076 88.45 54 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1714 73.03 55 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1706 72.69 56 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2075 88.41 57 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1423 60.63 58 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1969 83.89 59 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1850 78.82 60 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1926 82.06 61 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1974 84.11 62 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1862 79.34 63 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2078 88.54 64 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 898 38.26 65 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1830 77.97 66 Curlew Numenius arquata 2044 87.09 67 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1879 80.06 68 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1978 84.28 69 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1649 70.26 70 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1766 75.24 71 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1997 85.09 72 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1388 59.14 73 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1911 81.42 74 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1820 77.55 75 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1645 70.09 76 Redshank Tringa totanus 2040 86.92 77 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1304 55.56 78 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1780 75.84 79 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1895 80.74 80 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1961 83.55 81 Knot Calidris canutus 1856 79.08 82 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1887 80.40 83 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 886 37.75 84 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1690 72.01 85 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 1158 49.34 86 Sanderling Calidris alba 1875 79.89 87 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1985 84.58 88 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1714 73.03 89 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 902 38.43 90 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1701 72.48 91 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1494 63.66 92 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 864 36.81 93 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1584 67.49 94 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1759 74.95 95 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1967 83.81 96 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1864 79.42 97 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1724 73.46 98 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1899 80.91 99 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2069 88.16 100 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1833 78.10 101 Common Gull Larus canus 1986 84.62 102 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1275 54.32 103 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus 330 14.06 104 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2077 88.50 105 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1554 66.21 106 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1995 85.00 107 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2014 85.81 108 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1597 68.04 109 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1590 67.75 110 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1848 78.74 111 Razorbill Alca torda 1895 80.74 112 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1920 81.81 113 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1765 75.20 114 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1631 69.49 115 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1776 75.67 116 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 798 34.00 117 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1918 81.72 118 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1048 44.65 119 Gannet Morus bassanus 1980 84.36 120 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 451 19.22 121 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2101 89.52 122 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1946 82.91 123 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1574 67.06 124 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1820 77.55 125 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1825 77.76 126 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2063 87.90 127 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1633 69.58 128 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1809 77.08 129 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2095 89.26 130 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1875 79.89 131 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1272 54.20 132 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2040 86.92 133 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1559 66.43 134 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1977 84.24 135 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2030 86.49 136 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2085 88.84 137 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1952 83.17 138 Little Owl Athene noctua 1795 76.48 139 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1515 64.55 140 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1799 76.65 141 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1902 81.04 142 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1341 57.14 143 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2032 86.58 144 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1463 62.33 145 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2044 87.09 146 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1979 84.32 147 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2077 88.50 148 Merlin Falco columbarius 1752 74.65 149 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1856 79.08 150 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2007 85.51 151 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1084 46.19 152 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1546 65.87 153 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 551 23.48 154 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2048 87.26 155 Magpie Pica pica 2089 89.01 156 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2069 88.16 157 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2039 86.88 158 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2079 88.58 159 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1703 72.56 160 Raven Corvus corax 1956 83.34 161 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1784 76.01 162 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2038 86.83 163 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1813 77.25 164 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1631 69.49 165 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2099 89.43 166 Great Tit Parus major 2088 88.96 167 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1757 74.86 168 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1507 64.21 169 Skylark Alauda arvensis 2000 85.22 170 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1972 84.02 171 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2032 86.58 172 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2008 85.56 173 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1800 76.69 174 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2065 87.98 175 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1921 81.85 176 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2016 85.90 177 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1014 43.20 178 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1903 81.08 179 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1903 81.08 180 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2000 85.22 181 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1761 75.03 182 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1725 73.50 183 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1942 82.74 184 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1664 70.90 185 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2003 85.34 186 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2060 87.77 187 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2017 85.94 188 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1998 85.13 189 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1249 53.22 190 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2083 88.75 191 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2044 87.09 192 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1979 84.32 193 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2004 85.39 194 Blackbird Turdus merula 2087 88.92 195 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1991 84.83 196 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1680 71.58 197 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1815 77.33 198 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2095 89.26 199 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1475 62.85 200 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1699 72.39 201 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1682 71.67 202 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1801 76.74 203 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1785 76.05 204 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1979 84.32 205 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1942 82.74 206 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1874 79.85 207 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1869 79.63 208 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2068 88.11 209 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2062 87.86 210 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1818 77.46 211 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1996 85.04 212 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2065 87.98 213 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1974 84.11 214 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1703 72.56 215 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1561 66.51 216 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2070 88.20 217 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1843 78.53 218 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1632 69.54 219 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1995 85.00 220 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2053 87.47 221 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1987 84.66 222 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1385 59.01 223 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1748 74.48 224 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 907 38.65 225 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1674 71.33 226 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 838 35.71 227 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2079 88.58 228 Serin Serinus serinus 924 39.37 229 Siskin Spinus spinus 1967 83.81 230 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1322 56.33 231 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1689 71.96 232 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1932 82.32 233 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1140 48.57 234 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1986 84.62