Tony Sheridan: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 304 of 304 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1957 83.49 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 1131 48.25 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2155 91.94 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1946 83.02 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2108 89.93 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 942 40.19 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1892 80.72 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1114 47.53 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1784 76.11 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2174 92.75 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1769 75.47 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1927 82.21 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1943 82.89 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2101 89.63 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1915 81.70 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1796 76.62 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2070 88.31 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2048 87.37 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2083 88.87 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1330 56.74 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2145 91.51 22 Black Duck Anas rubripes 641 27.35 23 Pintail Anas acuta 1975 84.26 24 Teal Anas crecca 2090 89.16 25 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1425 60.79 26 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1672 71.33 27 Pochard Aythya ferina 2047 87.33 28 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1271 54.22 29 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1512 64.51 30 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2097 89.46 31 Scaup Aythya marila 1768 75.43 32 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1244 53.07 33 Eider Somateria mollissima 1890 80.63 34 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1224 52.22 35 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1558 66.47 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1823 77.77 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1731 73.85 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1976 84.30 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 1743 74.36 40 Goosander Mergus merganser 1963 83.75 41 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1866 79.61 42 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1531 65.32 43 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1711 72.99 44 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 1392 59.39 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1825 77.86 46 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2118 90.36 47 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1955 83.40 48 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1597 68.13 49 Swift Apus apus 2037 86.90 50 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 684 29.18 51 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1913 81.61 52 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1880 80.20 53 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1950 83.19 54 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2098 89.51 55 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1617 68.98 56 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2065 88.10 57 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1893 80.76 58 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1281 54.65 59 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2105 89.80 60 Coot Fulica atra 2101 89.63 61 Little Crake Zapornia parva 616 26.28 62 Crane Grus grus 1615 68.90 63 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2048 87.37 64 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1562 66.64 65 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2073 88.44 66 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1712 73.04 67 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1704 72.70 68 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1466 62.54 69 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2072 88.40 70 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1421 60.62 71 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1966 83.87 72 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1847 78.80 73 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1923 82.04 74 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1087 46.37 75 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1375 58.66 76 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1971 84.09 77 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1859 79.31 78 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2075 88.52 79 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1825 77.86 80 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus 415 17.70 81 Curlew Numenius arquata 2041 87.07 82 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1876 80.03 83 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1975 84.26 84 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1311 55.93 85 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus 491 20.95 86 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1647 70.26 87 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1764 75.26 88 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1994 85.07 89 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 958 40.87 90 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1438 61.35 91 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1908 81.40 92 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1041 44.41 93 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1817 77.52 94 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 824 35.15 95 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1642 70.05 96 Redshank Tringa totanus 2037 86.90 97 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1301 55.50 98 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1778 75.85 99 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1893 80.76 100 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 686 29.27 101 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1958 83.53 102 Knot Calidris canutus 1853 79.05 103 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1884 80.38 104 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 884 37.71 105 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1687 71.97 106 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1355 57.81 107 Sanderling Calidris alba 1872 79.86 108 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1982 84.56 109 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1712 73.04 110 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 901 38.44 111 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1698 72.44 112 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1492 63.65 113 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 852 36.35 114 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1708 72.87 115 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 848 36.18 116 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1582 67.49 117 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1132 48.29 118 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 593 25.30 119 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1755 74.87 120 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1964 83.79 121 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1309 55.84 122 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1862 79.44 123 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1722 73.46 124 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1896 80.89 125 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1205 51.41 126 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1084 46.25 127 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2066 88.14 128 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 706 30.12 129 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1830 78.07 130 Common Gull Larus canus 1983 84.60 131 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1132 48.29 132 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1273 54.31 133 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2074 88.48 134 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1552 66.21 135 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1991 84.94 136 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1452 61.95 137 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2011 85.79 138 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1471 62.76 139 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1596 68.09 140 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1254 53.50 141 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1588 67.75 142 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1846 78.75 143 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1601 68.30 144 Razorbill Alca torda 1893 80.76 145 Little Auk Alle alle 1145 48.85 146 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1918 81.83 147 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1763 75.21 148 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1629 69.50 149 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1773 75.64 150 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 900 38.40 151 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1285 54.82 152 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1914 81.66 153 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 871 37.16 154 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1295 55.25 155 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 852 36.35 156 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1694 72.27 157 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1119 47.74 158 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1043 44.50 159 Gannet Morus bassanus 1977 84.34 160 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2098 89.51 161 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1944 82.94 162 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1571 67.02 163 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1817 77.52 164 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1822 77.73 165 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1154 49.23 166 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2060 87.88 167 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 916 39.08 168 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1630 69.54 169 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1806 77.05 170 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2092 89.25 171 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1190 50.77 172 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 278 11.86 173 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1873 79.91 174 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1270 54.18 175 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 456 19.45 176 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2036 86.86 177 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1557 66.42 178 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1974 84.22 179 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1807 77.09 180 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 1170 49.91 181 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2027 86.48 182 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2082 88.82 183 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1948 83.11 184 Little Owl Athene noctua 1793 76.49 185 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1795 76.58 186 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1899 81.02 187 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1340 57.17 188 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2029 86.56 189 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1136 48.46 190 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1379 58.83 191 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1461 62.33 192 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2041 87.07 193 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1976 84.30 194 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2074 88.48 195 Merlin Falco columbarius 1750 74.66 196 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1851 78.97 197 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2003 85.45 198 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1787 76.24 199 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1081 46.12 200 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1544 65.87 201 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 812 34.64 202 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1134 48.38 203 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1436 61.26 204 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 769 32.81 205 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2045 87.24 206 Magpie Pica pica 2086 88.99 207 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1639 69.92 208 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2066 88.14 209 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2036 86.86 210 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2076 88.57 211 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1700 72.53 212 Raven Corvus corax 1953 83.32 213 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1780 75.94 214 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2035 86.82 215 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1810 77.22 216 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1629 69.50 217 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2096 89.42 218 Great Tit Parus major 2085 88.95 219 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1754 74.83 220 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1502 64.08 221 Skylark Alauda arvensis 1997 85.20 222 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1449 61.82 223 Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis 344 14.68 224 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1968 83.96 225 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2029 86.56 226 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2005 85.54 227 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 941 40.15 228 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1795 76.58 229 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2062 87.97 230 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1584 67.58 231 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1484 63.31 232 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 1184 50.51 233 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1918 81.83 234 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2013 85.88 235 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1011 43.13 236 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1898 80.97 237 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1900 81.06 238 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 1073 45.78 239 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 871 37.16 240 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 936 39.93 241 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1625 69.33 242 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 1997 85.20 243 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1752 74.74 244 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1208 51.54 245 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1722 73.46 246 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 442 18.86 247 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1937 82.64 248 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1541 65.74 249 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1660 70.82 250 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2000 85.32 251 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2057 87.76 252 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2014 85.92 253 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1995 85.11 254 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1247 53.20 255 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2080 88.74 256 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2041 87.07 257 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1976 84.30 258 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2001 85.37 259 Blackbird Turdus merula 2084 88.91 260 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1988 84.81 261 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1678 71.59 262 American Robin Turdus migratorius 730 31.14 263 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1813 77.35 264 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2092 89.25 265 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1474 62.88 266 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1696 72.35 267 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1680 71.67 268 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1798 76.71 269 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1783 76.07 270 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1976 84.30 271 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1937 82.64 272 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1871 79.82 273 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1867 79.65 274 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis 541 23.08 275 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2065 88.10 276 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2059 87.84 277 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1816 77.47 278 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 845 36.05 279 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1992 84.98 280 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2062 87.97 281 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1971 84.09 282 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1700 72.53 283 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1559 66.51 284 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1871 79.82 285 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2067 88.18 286 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1840 78.50 287 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1630 69.54 288 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1992 84.98 289 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2050 87.46 290 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1605 68.47 291 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1984 84.64 292 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1745 74.45 293 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1672 71.33 294 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2076 88.57 295 Siskin Spinus spinus 1964 83.79 296 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1321 56.36 297 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1684 71.84 298 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1685 71.89 299 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1929 82.30 300 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1192 50.85 301 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1139 48.59 302 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1983 84.60 303 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 677 28.88 304 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 414 17.66