Geoff Keen: Britain Year List 2020 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 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 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 36 8.76 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 379 92.21 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 381 92.70 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 387 94.16 19 American Wigeon Mareca americana 23 5.60 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 21 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 22 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 23 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 89 21.65 24 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 158 38.44 25 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 26 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 62 15.09 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 147 35.77 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 29 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 20 4.87 31 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 32 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 38 9.25 33 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 132 32.12 34 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 10 2.43 35 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 36 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 19 4.62 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 221 53.77 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 189 45.99 40 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 41 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 42 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 43 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 44 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 45 Quail Coturnix coturnix 65 15.82 46 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 47 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 157 38.20 48 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 49 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 50 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 51 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 52 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 53 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 137 33.33 54 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 55 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 56 Corncrake Crex crex 8 1.95 57 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 35 8.52 58 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 59 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 60 Crane Grus grus 175 42.58 61 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 62 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 31 7.54 63 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 122 29.68 64 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 65 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 184 44.77 66 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 67 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 72 17.52 68 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 69 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 48 11.68 70 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 71 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 72 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 73 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 21 5.11 74 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 41 9.98 75 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 42 10.22 76 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 77 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 78 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 79 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius 26 6.33 80 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 16 3.89 81 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 82 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 83 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 84 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 85 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 56 13.63 86 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 87 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 88 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 89 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 43 10.46 90 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 111 27.01 91 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 88 21.41 92 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 93 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 22 5.35 94 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 95 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 188 45.74 96 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 97 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 102 24.82 98 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 237 57.66 99 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 100 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 28 6.81 101 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 102 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 103 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 104 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 229 55.72 105 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 45 10.95 106 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 31 7.54 107 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 108 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 109 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 110 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 8 1.95 111 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 112 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 117 28.47 113 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 15 3.65 114 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 24 5.84 115 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 170 41.36 116 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 40 9.73 117 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 70 17.03 118 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 99 24.09 119 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 25 6.08 120 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 121 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 122 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 74 18.00 123 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 124 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 125 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 7 1.70 126 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 127 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 47 11.44 128 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 42 10.22 129 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 130 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 39 9.49 131 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 22 5.35 132 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 133 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 134 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 135 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 136 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 137 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 138 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 54 13.14 139 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 140 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 141 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 70 17.03 142 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 148 36.01 143 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 144 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 145 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 146 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 147 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 243 59.12 148 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 143 34.79 149 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica 8 1.95 150 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 151 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 152 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 95 23.11 153 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 154 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 18 4.38 155 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 75 18.25 156 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 157 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 158 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 159 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 115 27.98 160 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 246 59.85 161 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 164 39.90 162 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 9 2.19 163 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 164 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 11 2.68 165 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 166 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 167 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 168 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 67 16.30 169 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 170 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 63 15.33 171 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 172 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 177 43.07 173 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 174 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 175 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 15 3.65 176 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 177 Black Kite Milvus migrans 7 1.70 178 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 133 32.36 179 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 180 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 181 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 182 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 183 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 184 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 185 Hoopoe Upupa epops 99 24.09 186 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 187 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 92 22.38 188 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 76 18.49 189 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 190 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 191 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 192 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 64 15.57 193 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 194 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 195 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 196 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 234 56.93 197 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 16 3.89 198 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 199 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 22 5.35 200 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 12 2.92 201 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 15 3.65 202 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 144 35.04 203 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 77 18.73 204 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 205 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 206 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 107 26.03 207 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 208 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 209 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 210 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 211 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 212 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 213 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 214 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 215 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 216 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 217 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 12 2.92 218 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 219 Woodlark Lullula arborea 151 36.74 220 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 221 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 93 22.63 222 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 35 8.52 223 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 224 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 16 3.89 225 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 226 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 227 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 228 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 229 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 230 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 89 21.65 231 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 42 10.22 232 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 86 20.92 233 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 234 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 235 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 24 5.84 236 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 11 2.68 237 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 30 7.30 238 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 239 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 86 20.92 240 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 241 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 53 12.90 242 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 13 3.16 243 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 46 11.19 244 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 18 4.38 245 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 246 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 247 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 248 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 88 21.41 249 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 250 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana 36 8.76 251 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 252 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 136 33.09 253 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 254 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 255 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 256 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 257 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 258 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 259 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 260 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea 6 1.46 261 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica 9 2.19 262 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 263 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 264 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 265 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 266 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 267 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 268 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 91 22.14 269 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 79 19.22 270 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 271 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 272 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 110 26.76 273 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 90 21.90 274 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 35 8.52 275 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 276 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 105 25.55 277 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 278 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 279 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 280 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri 36 8.76 281 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 78 18.98 282 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 283 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 284 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 38 9.25 285 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 286 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 287 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 288 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 289 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 290 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 291 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 292 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 293 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 36 8.76 294 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 295 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 296 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 297 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 298 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 299 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 300 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 190 46.23 301 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 302 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 19 4.62 303 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 304 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 305 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 306 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 57 13.87 307 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 308 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 309 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 310 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 311 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 106 25.79 312 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 313 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 314 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 315 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 68 16.55 316 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 63 15.33 317 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 36 8.76 318 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73