Ian Burgess: 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 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 161 39.17 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 253 61.56 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 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 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 158 38.44 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 23 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 62 15.09 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 25 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 38 9.25 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 132 32.12 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 30 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 221 53.77 31 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 35 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 15 3.65 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 157 38.20 40 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 47 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 35 8.52 48 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 49 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 51 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 31 7.54 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 54 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 55 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 56 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 57 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 58 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 59 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 60 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 61 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 62 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 63 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 64 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 65 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 66 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 67 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 68 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 69 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 70 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 71 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 102 24.82 72 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 73 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 74 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 75 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 76 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 5 1.22 77 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 229 55.72 78 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 79 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 80 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 81 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 170 41.36 82 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 70 17.03 83 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 99 24.09 84 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 85 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 86 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 74 18.00 87 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 88 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 89 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 90 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 47 11.44 91 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 42 10.22 92 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 93 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 39 9.49 94 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 95 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 96 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 97 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 98 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 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 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 105 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 106 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 107 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 108 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 109 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 110 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 246 59.85 111 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 164 39.90 112 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 113 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 114 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 115 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 116 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 117 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 63 15.33 118 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 40 9.73 119 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 120 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 177 43.07 121 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 122 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 123 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 124 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 44 10.71 125 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 133 32.36 126 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 127 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 128 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 129 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 130 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 131 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 132 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 133 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 76 18.49 134 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 135 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 136 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 137 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 138 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 139 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 140 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris 11 2.68 141 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 142 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 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 113 27.49 150 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 151 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 152 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 153 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 44 10.71 154 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 155 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 156 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 157 Woodlark Lullula arborea 151 36.74 158 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 159 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 93 22.63 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 161 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 162 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 163 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 164 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 165 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 101 24.57 166 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 89 21.65 167 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 168 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 169 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 30 7.30 170 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 171 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 86 20.92 172 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 173 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 174 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 175 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 176 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 177 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana 36 8.76 178 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 179 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 180 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 181 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 182 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 183 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 184 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 185 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 186 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 187 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 188 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 189 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 190 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 79 19.22 191 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 192 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 193 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 35 8.52 194 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 195 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 196 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 197 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 198 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 199 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 200 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 201 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 202 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 203 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 204 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 205 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 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 211 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 212 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 213 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 214 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 215 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 216 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 217 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 218 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 219 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 220 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 221 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 222 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73