Jake Gearty: Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man Life List BOU/IRBC, Self-found records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 274 of 274 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 16 84.21 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 17 89.47 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 17 89.47 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 17 89.47 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 16 84.21 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 6 31.58 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 13 68.42 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 17 89.47 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12 63.16 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 17 89.47 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 17 89.47 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 18 94.74 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 17 89.47 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14 73.68 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 17 89.47 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 89.47 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 17 89.47 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 17 89.47 19 Pintail Anas acuta 18 94.74 20 Teal Anas crecca 17 89.47 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 11 57.89 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 17 89.47 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 89.47 24 Scaup Aythya marila 14 73.68 25 Eider Somateria mollissima 17 89.47 26 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 14 73.68 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18 94.74 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 15 78.95 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 16 84.21 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 12 63.16 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 17 89.47 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 16 84.21 33 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 10 52.63 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 16 84.21 35 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 9 47.37 36 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 8 42.11 37 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 9 47.37 38 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 17 89.47 39 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 16 84.21 40 Quail Coturnix coturnix 9 47.37 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 17 89.47 42 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 12 63.16 43 Swift Apus apus 15 78.95 44 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 15 78.95 45 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 14 73.68 46 Stock Dove Columba oenas 16 84.21 47 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 16 84.21 48 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 12 63.16 49 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 16 84.21 50 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 16 84.21 51 Corncrake Crex crex 8 42.11 52 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 17 89.47 53 Coot Fulica atra 17 89.47 54 Crane Grus grus 10 52.63 55 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 17 89.47 56 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 12 63.16 57 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 17 89.47 58 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 12 63.16 59 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 13 68.42 60 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 9 47.37 61 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 18 94.74 62 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 17 89.47 63 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 15 78.95 64 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 16 84.21 65 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 16 84.21 66 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 17 89.47 67 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 16 84.21 68 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 16 84.21 69 Curlew Numenius arquata 16 84.21 70 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 15 78.95 71 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 15 78.95 72 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 2 10.53 73 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 13 68.42 74 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 17 89.47 75 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 17 89.47 76 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 7 36.84 77 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 17 89.47 78 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13 68.42 79 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 10 52.63 80 Redshank Tringa totanus 16 84.21 81 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 11 57.89 82 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 13 68.42 83 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 16 84.21 84 Knot Calidris canutus 14 73.68 85 Ruff Calidris pugnax 14 73.68 86 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 3 15.79 87 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 13 68.42 88 Sanderling Calidris alba 16 84.21 89 Dunlin Calidris alpina 16 84.21 90 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 15 78.95 91 Little Stint Calidris minuta 13 68.42 92 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 13 68.42 93 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 12 63.16 94 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 14 73.68 95 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16 84.21 96 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 7 36.84 97 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 15 78.95 98 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 13 68.42 99 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16 84.21 100 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 9 47.37 101 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 16 84.21 102 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 15 78.95 103 Common Gull Larus canus 16 84.21 104 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 11 57.89 105 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 16 84.21 106 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 15 78.95 107 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 16 84.21 108 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 10 52.63 109 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 16 84.21 110 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 10 52.63 111 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 9 47.37 112 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 16 84.21 113 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 11 57.89 114 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 13 68.42 115 Puffin Fratercula arctica 14 73.68 116 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 12 63.16 117 Razorbill Alca torda 16 84.21 118 Little Auk Alle alle 10 52.63 119 Guillemot Uria aalge 16 84.21 120 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 17 89.47 121 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 13 68.42 122 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 13 68.42 123 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 12 63.16 124 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18 94.74 125 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 11 57.89 126 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 14 73.68 127 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 10 52.63 128 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 16 84.21 129 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 12 63.16 130 Gannet Morus bassanus 18 94.74 131 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 17 89.47 132 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 16 84.21 133 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 6 31.58 134 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 12 63.16 135 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 15 78.95 136 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 17 89.47 137 Great White Egret Ardea alba 15 78.95 138 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 17 89.47 139 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 15 78.95 140 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 10 52.63 141 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 11 57.89 142 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 17 89.47 143 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 14 73.68 144 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18 94.74 145 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 15 78.95 146 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 9 47.37 147 Red Kite Milvus milvus 18 94.74 148 Black Kite Milvus migrans 5 26.32 149 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 7 36.84 150 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 3 15.79 151 Buzzard Buteo buteo 17 89.47 152 Barn Owl Tyto alba 16 84.21 153 Little Owl Athene noctua 12 63.16 154 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 12 63.16 155 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 13 68.42 156 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 17 89.47 157 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 16 84.21 158 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 6 31.58 159 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 12 63.16 160 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 16 84.21 161 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 16 84.21 162 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 17 89.47 163 Merlin Falco columbarius 17 89.47 164 Hobby Falco subbuteo 15 78.95 165 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 18 94.74 166 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 17 89.47 167 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 6 31.58 168 Jay Garrulus glandarius 16 84.21 169 Magpie Pica pica 16 84.21 170 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 13 68.42 171 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 16 84.21 172 Rook Corvus frugilegus 16 84.21 173 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 16 84.21 174 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 15 78.95 175 Raven Corvus corax 15 78.95 176 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 13 68.42 177 Coal Tit Periparus ater 16 84.21 178 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 12 63.16 179 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 13 68.42 180 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 14 73.68 181 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 16 84.21 182 Great Tit Parus major 16 84.21 183 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 14 73.68 184 Woodlark Lullula arborea 13 68.42 185 Skylark Alauda arvensis 17 89.47 186 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 5 26.32 187 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 16 84.21 188 Swallow Hirundo rustica 15 78.95 189 House Martin Delichon urbicum 15 78.95 190 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 15 78.95 191 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 16 84.21 192 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 10 52.63 193 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 13 68.42 194 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 5 26.32 195 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 5 26.32 196 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 5 26.32 197 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 15 78.95 198 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 16 84.21 199 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 4 21.05 200 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15 78.95 201 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 15 78.95 202 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 5 26.32 203 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 5 26.32 204 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 12 63.16 205 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 15 78.95 206 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 14 73.68 207 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 7 36.84 208 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 14 73.68 209 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15 78.95 210 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 11 57.89 211 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 14 73.68 212 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 16 84.21 213 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 16 84.21 214 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 16 84.21 215 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 16 84.21 216 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 16 84.21 217 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 16 84.21 218 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 16 84.21 219 Redwing Turdus iliacus 16 84.21 220 Blackbird Turdus merula 16 84.21 221 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 16 84.21 222 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 14 73.68 223 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 1 5.26 224 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16 84.21 225 Robin Erithacus rubecula 16 84.21 226 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 11 57.89 227 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 5 26.32 228 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 7 36.84 229 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 13 68.42 230 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 2 10.53 231 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 13 68.42 232 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 14 73.68 233 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 14 73.68 234 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 3 15.79 235 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 17 89.47 236 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 17 89.47 237 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 15 78.95 238 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 14 73.68 239 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 16 84.21 240 Dunnock Prunella modularis 16 84.21 241 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 16 84.21 242 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 1 5.26 243 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 16 84.21 244 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 16 84.21 245 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 7 36.84 246 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 16 84.21 247 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 15 78.95 248 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 5 26.32 249 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi 1 5.26 250 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 13 68.42 251 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 17 89.47 252 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 16 84.21 253 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 15 78.95 254 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 13 68.42 255 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 16 84.21 256 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 16 84.21 257 Twite Linaria flavirostris 13 68.42 258 Linnet Linaria cannabina 16 84.21 259 Mealy Redpoll Acanthis flammea 12 63.16 260 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 16 84.21 261 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 4 21.05 262 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 4 21.05 263 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 7 36.84 264 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 15 78.95 265 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 16 84.21 266 Siskin Spinus spinus 16 84.21 267 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 10 52.63 268 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 15 78.95 269 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 15 78.95 270 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 16 84.21 271 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 7 36.84 272 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 4 21.05 273 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 2 10.53 274 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 16 84.21