Stephen Jones: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 244 of 244 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1959 83.54 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 1135 48.40 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2157 91.98 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1949 83.11 5 Ross's Goose Anser rossii 300 12.79 6 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 1050 44.78 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2110 89.98 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1894 80.77 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1787 76.20 10 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 710 30.28 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2176 92.79 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1771 75.52 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1929 82.26 14 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1945 82.94 15 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2104 89.72 16 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1917 81.75 17 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 784 33.43 18 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1798 76.67 19 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2072 88.36 20 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2050 87.42 21 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2085 88.91 22 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1331 56.76 23 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2147 91.56 24 Pintail Anas acuta 1977 84.31 25 Teal Anas crecca 2092 89.21 26 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1427 60.85 27 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1674 71.39 28 Pochard Aythya ferina 2049 87.38 29 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1513 64.52 30 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2099 89.51 31 Scaup Aythya marila 1770 75.48 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 1891 80.64 33 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1825 77.83 34 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1733 73.90 35 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1978 84.35 36 Goosander Mergus merganser 1965 83.80 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1826 77.87 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2119 90.36 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1956 83.41 40 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1598 68.14 41 Swift Apus apus 2039 86.95 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1914 81.62 43 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1881 80.21 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1952 83.24 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2100 89.55 46 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2067 88.14 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1895 80.81 48 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1281 54.63 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2107 89.85 50 Coot Fulica atra 2103 89.68 51 Crane Grus grus 1620 69.08 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2050 87.42 53 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1563 66.65 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2075 88.49 55 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1713 73.05 56 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1705 72.71 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2074 88.44 58 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1422 60.64 59 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1968 83.92 60 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1849 78.85 61 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1925 82.09 62 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1376 58.68 63 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1973 84.14 64 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1861 79.36 65 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2077 88.57 66 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1826 77.87 67 Curlew Numenius arquata 2043 87.12 68 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1878 80.09 69 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1977 84.31 70 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1648 70.28 71 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1996 85.12 72 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1439 61.36 73 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1910 81.45 74 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1819 77.57 75 Redshank Tringa totanus 2039 86.95 76 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1779 75.86 77 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1894 80.77 78 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1960 83.58 79 Knot Calidris canutus 1855 79.10 80 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1886 80.43 81 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1689 72.03 82 Sanderling Calidris alba 1874 79.91 83 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1984 84.61 84 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1713 73.05 85 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 901 38.42 86 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1700 72.49 87 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1167 49.77 88 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1492 63.62 89 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 852 36.33 90 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 837 35.69 91 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1583 67.51 92 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1966 83.84 93 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1863 79.45 94 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1723 73.48 95 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1897 80.90 96 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1084 46.23 97 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2068 88.19 98 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1832 78.12 99 Common Gull Larus canus 1985 84.65 100 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2076 88.53 101 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1553 66.23 102 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1993 84.99 103 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2013 85.84 104 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1596 68.06 105 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1588 67.72 106 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1847 78.76 107 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1602 68.32 108 Razorbill Alca torda 1894 80.77 109 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1919 81.83 110 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1764 75.22 111 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1630 69.51 112 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1775 75.69 113 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 517 22.05 114 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1285 54.80 115 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1916 81.71 116 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 871 37.14 117 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1295 55.22 118 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 853 36.38 119 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1695 72.28 120 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1120 47.76 121 Gannet Morus bassanus 1979 84.39 122 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2100 89.55 123 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1945 82.94 124 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1573 67.08 125 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1819 77.57 126 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1823 77.74 127 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2062 87.93 128 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1632 69.59 129 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1808 77.10 130 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2094 89.30 131 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1874 79.91 132 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2038 86.91 133 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1558 66.44 134 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1976 84.26 135 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1808 77.10 136 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 994 42.39 137 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 1171 49.94 138 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2029 86.52 139 Black Kite Milvus migrans 795 33.90 140 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2084 88.87 141 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1951 83.20 142 Little Owl Athene noctua 1794 76.50 143 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1797 76.63 144 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1901 81.07 145 Roller Coracias garrulus 831 35.44 146 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2031 86.61 147 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1380 58.85 148 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1462 62.35 149 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2043 87.12 150 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1978 84.35 151 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2076 88.53 152 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 1221 52.07 153 Merlin Falco columbarius 1751 74.67 154 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1852 78.98 155 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2005 85.50 156 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1789 76.29 157 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1545 65.88 158 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1437 61.28 159 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2047 87.29 160 Magpie Pica pica 2088 89.04 161 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1642 70.02 162 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2068 88.19 163 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2038 86.91 164 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2078 88.61 165 Raven Corvus corax 1955 83.37 166 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1782 75.99 167 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2037 86.87 168 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1812 77.27 169 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2098 89.47 170 Great Tit Parus major 2087 89.00 171 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 992 42.30 172 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1755 74.84 173 Skylark Alauda arvensis 1999 85.25 174 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1971 84.05 175 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2031 86.61 176 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2007 85.59 177 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1798 76.67 178 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2064 88.02 179 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1586 67.63 180 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1485 63.33 181 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 1057 45.07 182 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1920 81.88 183 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2015 85.93 184 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1011 43.11 185 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1901 81.07 186 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1902 81.11 187 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 671 28.61 188 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 1999 85.25 189 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1757 74.93 190 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1208 51.51 191 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1723 73.48 192 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1940 82.73 193 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1543 65.80 194 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1661 70.83 195 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2002 85.37 196 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2059 87.80 197 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2016 85.97 198 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1997 85.16 199 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2082 88.78 200 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2043 87.12 201 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1978 84.35 202 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2003 85.42 203 Blackbird Turdus merula 2086 88.96 204 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1990 84.86 205 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1679 71.60 206 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1814 77.36 207 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2094 89.30 208 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1141 48.66 209 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1697 72.37 210 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1680 71.64 211 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1799 76.72 212 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1783 76.03 213 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1978 84.35 214 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1941 82.77 215 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1873 79.87 216 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2067 88.14 217 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2061 87.89 218 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1817 77.48 219 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1994 85.03 220 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2064 88.02 221 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1973 84.14 222 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1701 72.54 223 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1560 66.52 224 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1872 79.83 225 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2069 88.23 226 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1842 78.55 227 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1631 69.55 228 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1994 85.03 229 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2052 87.51 230 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1606 68.49 231 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1986 84.69 232 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1384 59.02 233 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1747 74.50 234 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1673 71.34 235 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2078 88.61 236 Siskin Spinus spinus 1966 83.84 237 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1321 56.33 238 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1686 71.90 239 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1687 71.94 240 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1931 82.35 241 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1195 50.96 242 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1139 48.57 243 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1985 84.65 244 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 305 13.01