BirdGuides News Team: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 233 of 233 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 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 24 5.84 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 390 94.89 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 28 6.81 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 312 75.91 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 161 39.17 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 253 61.56 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 176 42.82 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 294 71.53 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 304 73.97 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 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 158 38.44 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 62 15.09 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 147 35.77 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 30 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 31 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 32 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 132 32.12 33 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 34 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 19 4.62 35 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 221 53.77 36 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 37 Smew Mergellus albellus 189 45.99 38 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 39 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 40 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 41 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 15 3.65 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 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 137 33.33 53 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 54 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 55 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 56 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 57 Crane Grus grus 175 42.58 58 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 59 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 122 29.68 60 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 61 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 184 44.77 62 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 63 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 72 17.52 64 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 65 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 66 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 67 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 68 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 69 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 70 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 71 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 72 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 73 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 74 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 75 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 56 13.63 76 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 77 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 78 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 79 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 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 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 117 28.47 92 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 170 41.36 93 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 99 24.09 94 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 95 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 74 18.00 96 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 97 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 98 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 99 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 100 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 101 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 102 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 103 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 104 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 105 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 106 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 107 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 108 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 109 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 96 23.36 110 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 111 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 112 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 243 59.12 113 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 143 34.79 114 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 115 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 116 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 117 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 118 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 119 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 120 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 246 59.85 121 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 122 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 123 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 124 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 125 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 67 16.30 126 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 127 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 40 9.73 128 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 129 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 177 43.07 130 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 131 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 132 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 133 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 44 10.71 134 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 133 32.36 135 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 136 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 137 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 138 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 139 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 140 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 141 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 76 18.49 142 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 143 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 144 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 145 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 146 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 147 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 148 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 234 56.93 149 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 150 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 151 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 152 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 107 26.03 153 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 154 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 155 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 156 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 113 27.49 157 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 158 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 159 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 160 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 44 10.71 161 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 162 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 163 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 164 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 165 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 166 Woodlark Lullula arborea 151 36.74 167 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 168 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 169 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 170 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 171 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 172 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 173 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 101 24.57 174 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 175 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 176 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 177 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 178 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 179 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 180 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 181 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 182 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 183 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 136 33.09 184 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 185 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 186 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 187 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 188 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 189 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 190 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 191 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 192 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 193 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 194 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 195 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 196 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 91 22.14 197 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 198 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 199 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 200 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 201 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 202 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 203 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 204 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 205 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 206 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 207 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 208 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 209 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 210 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 211 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 212 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 213 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 214 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 215 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 216 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 217 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 218 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 219 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 220 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 221 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 222 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 223 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 57 13.87 224 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 225 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 8 1.95 226 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 23 5.60 227 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 228 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 229 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 230 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 231 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 232 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 233 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73