Calum Urquhart: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 213 of 213 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 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 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 89 21.65 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 22 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 23 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 20 4.87 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 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 33 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 34 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 35 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 37 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 38 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 39 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 40 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 137 33.33 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 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 122 29.68 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 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 56 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 57 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 58 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 59 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 60 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 61 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 56 13.63 62 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 63 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 64 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 111 27.01 65 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 88 21.41 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 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 75 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 76 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 77 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 78 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 79 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 80 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 81 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 82 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 83 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 84 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 85 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 86 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 23 5.60 87 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 88 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 89 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 90 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 91 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 54 13.14 92 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 93 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 94 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 148 36.01 95 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 71 17.27 96 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 97 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 98 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 96 23.36 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 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 143 34.79 103 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica 8 1.95 104 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 105 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 63 15.33 106 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 107 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 32 7.79 108 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 95 23.11 109 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 28 6.81 110 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 111 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 75 18.25 112 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 113 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 114 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 115 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 116 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 117 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 118 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 119 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 120 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 121 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 122 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 123 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 124 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 133 32.36 125 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 126 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 127 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 128 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 129 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 130 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 131 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 132 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 133 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 134 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 64 15.57 135 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 136 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 137 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 138 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 234 56.93 139 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 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 147 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 148 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 149 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 150 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 151 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 152 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 93 22.63 153 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 154 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 155 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 156 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 157 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 158 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 159 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 89 21.65 160 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 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 165 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 166 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 167 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 168 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 169 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 170 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 171 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 172 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 173 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 174 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 175 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 176 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 177 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 178 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 179 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 180 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 181 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 182 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 105 25.55 183 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 184 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 185 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 186 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 187 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 188 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 189 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 190 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 191 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 192 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 193 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 194 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 195 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 28 6.81 196 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 197 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 198 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 199 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 200 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 190 46.23 201 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 202 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 203 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 204 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 205 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 206 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 207 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 208 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 209 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 106 25.79 210 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 211 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 212 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 213 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73