James Johnstone: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 227 of 227 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 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 9 2.19 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 24 5.84 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 390 94.89 7 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 28 6.81 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 312 75.91 9 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 161 39.17 10 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 253 61.56 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 176 42.82 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 294 71.53 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 382 92.94 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 250 60.83 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 179 43.55 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 379 92.21 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 381 92.70 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 387 94.16 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 23 5.60 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 22 Black Duck Anas rubripes 13 3.16 23 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 24 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 25 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 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 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 20 4.87 30 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 31 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 38 9.25 32 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 132 32.12 33 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 10 2.43 34 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 35 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 19 4.62 36 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 221 53.77 37 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 38 Smew Mergellus albellus 189 45.99 39 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 40 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 41 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 42 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 60 14.60 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 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 48 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 49 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 50 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 51 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 52 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 53 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 54 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 35 8.52 55 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 56 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 57 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 58 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 122 29.68 59 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 60 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 184 44.77 61 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 62 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 63 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 64 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 65 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 66 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 67 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 68 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 69 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 16 3.89 70 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 71 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 72 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 73 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 74 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 56 13.63 75 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 76 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 77 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 78 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 79 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 22 5.35 80 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 81 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 82 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 102 24.82 83 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 237 57.66 84 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 85 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 86 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 87 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 88 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 89 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 90 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 91 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 92 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 93 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 74 18.00 94 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 95 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 96 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 97 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 98 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 99 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 23 5.60 100 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 101 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 102 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 103 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 104 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 105 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 96 23.36 106 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 107 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 108 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 243 59.12 109 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 143 34.79 110 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 111 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 112 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 113 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 114 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 115 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 116 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 117 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 118 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 119 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 67 16.30 120 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 121 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 40 9.73 122 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 123 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 124 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 125 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 126 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 44 10.71 127 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 128 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 129 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 130 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 131 Hoopoe Upupa epops 99 24.09 132 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 133 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 134 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 135 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 136 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 137 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 138 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 139 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 12 2.92 140 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 77 18.73 141 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 142 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 143 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 144 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 145 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 146 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 113 27.49 147 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 148 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 149 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 150 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 151 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 152 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 153 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 154 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 155 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 156 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 157 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 158 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 159 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 101 24.57 160 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 161 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 89 21.65 162 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 86 20.92 163 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 164 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 165 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 166 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 86 20.92 167 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 168 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 169 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 170 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 88 21.41 171 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 172 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana 36 8.76 173 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 174 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 175 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 176 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 177 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 178 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 179 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 180 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica 9 2.19 181 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 182 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 183 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 184 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 185 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 186 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 91 22.14 187 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 79 19.22 188 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 189 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 190 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 110 26.76 191 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 35 8.52 192 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 193 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 105 25.55 194 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 195 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 196 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 197 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 78 18.98 198 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 199 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 200 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 38 9.25 201 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 202 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 203 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 204 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 205 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 206 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 207 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 208 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 209 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 210 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 211 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 212 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 213 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 214 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 190 46.23 215 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 216 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 19 4.62 217 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 218 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 219 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 220 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 221 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 222 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 223 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 224 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 225 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 226 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 227 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73