Ed Betteridge: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 222 of 222 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 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 28 6.81 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 312 75.91 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 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 19 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 20 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 23 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 25 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 132 32.12 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 27 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 221 53.77 28 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 29 Smew Mergellus albellus 189 45.99 30 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 31 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 32 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 33 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 60 14.60 34 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 36 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 37 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 38 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 39 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 40 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 41 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 42 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 43 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 44 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 45 Crane Grus grus 175 42.58 46 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 47 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 31 7.54 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 49 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 184 44.77 50 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 51 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 52 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 55 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 42 10.22 56 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 57 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 58 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 59 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 60 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 61 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 62 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 63 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 64 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 65 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 66 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 67 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 68 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 69 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 237 57.66 70 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 71 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 72 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 73 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 74 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 229 55.72 75 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 31 7.54 76 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 77 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 78 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 79 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 80 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 24 5.84 81 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 82 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 83 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 84 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 85 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 47 11.44 86 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 87 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 39 9.49 88 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 89 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 90 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 91 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 92 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 93 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 94 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 54 13.14 95 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 96 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 97 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 148 36.01 98 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 71 17.27 99 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 100 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 101 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 96 23.36 102 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 103 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 104 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 243 59.12 105 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 106 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 63 15.33 107 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 21 5.11 108 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 109 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 95 23.11 110 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 111 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 112 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 113 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 114 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 115 27.98 115 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 164 39.90 116 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 117 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 118 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 119 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 120 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 121 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 122 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 177 43.07 123 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 124 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 125 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 126 Black Kite Milvus migrans 7 1.70 127 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 128 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 129 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 130 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 131 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 132 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 133 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 134 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 92 22.38 135 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 136 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 137 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 138 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 139 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 140 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 141 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 234 56.93 142 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 144 35.04 143 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 144 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 145 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 107 26.03 146 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 147 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 148 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 149 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 150 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 151 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 152 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 153 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 154 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 155 Woodlark Lullula arborea 151 36.74 156 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 157 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 158 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 159 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 160 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 161 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 162 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 101 24.57 163 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 164 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 165 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 166 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 167 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 168 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 13 3.16 169 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 170 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 171 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 172 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 173 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 174 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 175 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 176 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 177 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 178 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 179 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 180 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 181 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 182 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 183 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 184 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 185 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 186 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 187 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 188 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 110 26.76 189 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 190 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 191 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 192 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 193 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 78 18.98 194 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 195 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 196 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 197 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 198 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 199 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 200 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 201 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 202 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 203 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 204 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 205 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 206 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 207 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 208 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 209 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 190 46.23 210 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 211 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 212 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 213 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 214 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 215 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 216 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 217 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 218 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 106 25.79 219 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 220 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 221 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 222 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73