Lee Johnson: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 247 of 247 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 317 77.13 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 397 96.59 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 273 66.42 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 390 94.89 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 312 75.91 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 161 39.17 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 253 61.56 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 176 42.82 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 294 71.53 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 304 73.97 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 382 92.94 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 250 60.83 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 179 43.55 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 379 92.21 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 381 92.70 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 387 94.16 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 23 5.60 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 20 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 21 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 89 21.65 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 158 38.44 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 25 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 62 15.09 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 147 35.77 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 28 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 29 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 221 53.77 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 189 45.99 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 37 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 15 3.65 38 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 39 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 40 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 41 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 157 38.20 42 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 43 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 44 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 45 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 46 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 47 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 137 33.33 48 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 49 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 50 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 51 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 52 Crane Grus grus 175 42.58 53 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 54 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 31 7.54 55 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 56 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 57 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 72 17.52 58 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 59 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 60 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 61 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 62 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 63 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 64 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 65 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 66 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 67 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 68 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 69 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 70 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 71 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 72 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 111 27.01 73 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 88 21.41 74 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 75 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 76 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 77 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 102 24.82 78 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 237 57.66 79 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 80 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 81 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 82 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 83 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 84 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 85 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 86 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 87 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 88 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 89 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 90 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 91 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 92 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 93 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 22 5.35 94 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 95 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 96 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 97 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 98 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 99 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 101 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 102 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 70 17.03 103 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 148 36.01 104 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 71 17.27 105 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 106 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 107 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 96 23.36 108 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 109 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 110 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 243 59.12 111 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 143 34.79 112 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 113 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 7 1.70 114 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 63 15.33 115 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 116 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 95 23.11 117 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 118 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 119 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 120 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 121 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 164 39.90 122 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 123 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 11 2.68 124 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 125 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 126 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 127 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 128 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 63 15.33 129 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 130 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 177 43.07 131 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 132 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 133 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 134 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 133 32.36 135 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 136 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 137 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 138 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 139 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 140 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 141 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 142 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 143 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 144 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 145 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 64 15.57 146 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 147 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 148 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 149 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 234 56.93 150 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 151 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 144 35.04 152 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 77 18.73 153 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 154 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 155 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 107 26.03 156 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 157 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 158 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 159 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 113 27.49 160 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 161 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 162 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 44 10.71 163 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 164 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 165 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 166 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 167 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 168 Woodlark Lullula arborea 151 36.74 169 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 170 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 171 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 172 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 173 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 174 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 175 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 101 24.57 176 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 177 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 86 20.92 178 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 179 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 180 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 30 7.30 181 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 182 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 86 20.92 183 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 184 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 53 12.90 185 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 46 11.19 186 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 187 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 188 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 189 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 88 21.41 190 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 191 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana 36 8.76 192 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 193 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 194 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 195 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 196 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 197 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 198 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 199 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 200 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 201 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 202 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 203 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 204 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 205 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 206 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 91 22.14 207 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 208 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 209 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 90 21.90 210 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 35 8.52 211 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 212 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 105 25.55 213 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 214 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 215 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 216 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 217 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 218 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 219 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 220 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 221 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 222 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 223 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 224 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 225 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 226 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 36 8.76 227 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 228 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 229 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 22 5.35 230 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 231 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 232 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 233 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 234 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 235 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 236 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 237 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 238 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 239 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 23 5.60 240 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 241 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 242 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 243 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 106 25.79 244 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 245 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 246 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 247 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73