Chris Padley: 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 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 312 75.91 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 253 61.56 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 176 42.82 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 294 71.53 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 304 73.97 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 382 92.94 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 179 43.55 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 379 92.21 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 381 92.70 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 387 94.16 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 17 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 18 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 21 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 22 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 132 32.12 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 24 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 26 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 27 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 28 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 29 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 30 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 157 38.20 31 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 36 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 137 33.33 37 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 38 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 39 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 40 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 41 Crane Grus grus 175 42.58 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 43 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 44 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 45 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 72 17.52 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 47 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 48 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 49 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 50 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 41 9.98 51 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 42 10.22 52 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 53 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 54 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 55 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 56 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 57 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 58 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 59 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 60 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 61 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 111 27.01 62 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 88 21.41 63 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 64 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 65 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 188 45.74 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 67 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 102 24.82 68 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 237 57.66 69 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 70 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 71 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 72 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 73 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 229 55.72 74 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 45 10.95 75 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 76 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 77 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 78 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 79 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 117 28.47 80 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 170 41.36 81 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 70 17.03 82 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 99 24.09 83 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 84 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 85 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 86 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 87 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 88 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 89 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 90 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 91 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 92 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 93 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 94 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 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 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 99 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 100 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 101 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 243 59.12 102 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 103 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 104 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 75 18.25 105 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 106 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 107 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 108 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 115 27.98 109 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 246 59.85 110 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 111 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 112 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 113 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 114 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 115 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 177 43.07 116 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 117 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 118 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 12 2.92 119 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 120 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 44 10.71 121 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 133 32.36 122 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 123 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 124 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 125 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 126 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 127 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 128 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 92 22.38 129 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 130 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 131 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 132 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 133 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 134 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 135 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 136 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 15 3.65 137 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 144 35.04 138 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 77 18.73 139 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 140 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 141 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 107 26.03 142 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 143 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 144 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 145 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 146 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 147 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 148 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 149 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 150 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 151 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 152 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 153 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 93 22.63 154 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 155 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 156 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 157 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 158 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 159 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 160 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 161 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 162 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 163 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 164 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 53 12.90 165 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 46 11.19 166 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 167 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 168 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 169 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 170 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 171 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 136 33.09 172 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 173 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 174 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 175 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 176 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 177 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 178 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 179 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 180 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 181 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 182 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 183 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 184 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 185 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 79 19.22 186 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 187 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 188 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 90 21.90 189 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 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 194 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 195 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 38 9.25 196 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 197 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 198 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 199 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 200 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 201 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 9 2.19 202 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 203 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 204 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 205 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 206 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 207 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 208 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 209 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 210 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 190 46.23 211 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 212 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 213 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 214 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 215 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 216 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 217 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 218 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 219 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 220 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 221 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 68 16.55 222 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73