Helen Croft: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 265 of 265 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1960 83.51 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2158 91.95 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1950 83.08 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2111 89.94 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1895 80.74 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1115 47.51 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2177 92.76 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1772 75.50 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1930 82.23 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1946 82.91 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2105 89.69 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1917 81.68 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1800 76.69 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2073 88.33 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2051 87.39 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2086 88.88 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2148 91.52 18 Pintail Anas acuta 1978 84.28 19 Teal Anas crecca 2093 89.18 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1675 71.37 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 2050 87.35 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1515 64.55 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2100 89.48 24 Scaup Aythya marila 1772 75.50 25 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1253 53.39 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 1892 80.61 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1228 52.32 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1559 66.43 29 White-winged/Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta deglandi/stejnegeri 106 4.52 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1826 77.80 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1734 73.88 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1979 84.32 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 1745 74.35 34 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 571 24.33 35 Goosander Mergus merganser 1966 83.77 36 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1869 79.63 37 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1715 73.07 38 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 1394 59.39 39 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1827 77.84 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2120 90.33 41 Quail Coturnix coturnix 1209 51.51 42 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1957 83.38 43 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1600 68.17 44 Swift Apus apus 2040 86.92 45 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1916 81.64 46 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1882 80.19 47 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1953 83.21 48 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2101 89.52 49 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1620 69.02 50 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2068 88.11 51 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1897 80.83 52 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2108 89.82 53 Coot Fulica atra 2104 89.65 54 Crane Grus grus 1621 69.07 55 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2051 87.39 56 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 940 40.05 57 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1564 66.64 58 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2076 88.45 59 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1714 73.03 60 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1706 72.69 61 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1468 62.55 62 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2075 88.41 63 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1423 60.63 64 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1969 83.89 65 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1850 78.82 66 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1926 82.06 67 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 819 34.90 68 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1090 46.44 69 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1974 84.11 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1862 79.34 71 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2078 88.54 72 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 898 38.26 73 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 565 24.07 74 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1830 77.97 75 Curlew Numenius arquata 2044 87.09 76 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1879 80.06 77 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1978 84.28 78 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica 432 18.41 79 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1313 55.94 80 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1649 70.26 81 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1766 75.24 82 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1997 85.09 83 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1440 61.35 84 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1388 59.14 85 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1911 81.42 86 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1043 44.44 87 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1820 77.55 88 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1645 70.09 89 Redshank Tringa totanus 2040 86.92 90 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1780 75.84 91 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1895 80.74 92 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1961 83.55 93 Knot Calidris canutus 1856 79.08 94 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1887 80.40 95 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1690 72.01 96 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 434 18.49 97 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 406 17.30 98 Sanderling Calidris alba 1875 79.89 99 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1985 84.58 100 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1714 73.03 101 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1701 72.48 102 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1494 63.66 103 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1710 72.86 104 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1584 67.49 105 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1140 48.57 106 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1759 74.95 107 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1967 83.81 108 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1311 55.86 109 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1864 79.42 110 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1724 73.46 111 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1899 80.91 112 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2069 88.16 113 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1833 78.10 114 Common Gull Larus canus 1986 84.62 115 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1134 48.32 116 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1275 54.32 117 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2077 88.50 118 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1995 85.00 119 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1453 61.91 120 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2014 85.81 121 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 1083 46.14 122 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1597 68.04 123 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1590 67.75 124 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1848 78.74 125 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1603 68.30 126 Razorbill Alca torda 1895 80.74 127 Little Auk Alle alle 1146 48.83 128 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1920 81.81 129 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1765 75.20 130 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1631 69.49 131 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1776 75.67 132 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 798 34.00 133 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1286 54.79 134 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1918 81.72 135 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1296 55.22 136 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1696 72.26 137 Gannet Morus bassanus 1980 84.36 138 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2101 89.52 139 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1946 82.91 140 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1574 67.06 141 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1820 77.55 142 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1825 77.76 143 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2063 87.90 144 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1633 69.58 145 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1809 77.08 146 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2095 89.26 147 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1875 79.89 148 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1501 63.95 149 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2040 86.92 150 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1559 66.43 151 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1977 84.24 152 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1809 77.08 153 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2030 86.49 154 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1428 60.84 155 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2085 88.84 156 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1952 83.17 157 Little Owl Athene noctua 1795 76.48 158 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1515 64.55 159 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1799 76.65 160 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1902 81.04 161 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1341 57.14 162 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2032 86.58 163 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1463 62.33 164 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2044 87.09 165 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1979 84.32 166 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2077 88.50 167 Merlin Falco columbarius 1752 74.65 168 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1856 79.08 169 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2007 85.51 170 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1790 76.27 171 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1546 65.87 172 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 770 32.81 173 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2048 87.26 174 Magpie Pica pica 2089 89.01 175 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1643 70.00 176 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2069 88.16 177 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2039 86.88 178 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2079 88.58 179 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1703 72.56 180 Raven Corvus corax 1956 83.34 181 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1784 76.01 182 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2038 86.83 183 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 1295 55.18 184 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1813 77.25 185 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1631 69.49 186 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2099 89.43 187 Great Tit Parus major 2088 88.96 188 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1757 74.86 189 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1507 64.21 190 Skylark Alauda arvensis 2000 85.22 191 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1451 61.82 192 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1972 84.02 193 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2032 86.58 194 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2008 85.56 195 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1800 76.69 196 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2065 87.98 197 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1587 67.62 198 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1486 63.31 199 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 1058 45.08 200 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1921 81.85 201 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2016 85.90 202 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 856 36.47 203 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1013 43.16 204 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1903 81.08 205 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 785 33.45 206 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1903 81.08 207 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1633 69.58 208 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2000 85.22 209 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1761 75.03 210 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1725 73.50 211 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1942 82.74 212 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1545 65.83 213 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1664 70.90 214 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2003 85.34 215 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2060 87.77 216 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2017 85.94 217 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1998 85.13 218 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1249 53.22 219 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2083 88.75 220 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2044 87.09 221 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1979 84.32 222 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2004 85.39 223 Blackbird Turdus merula 2087 88.92 224 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1991 84.83 225 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1680 71.58 226 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1815 77.33 227 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2095 89.26 228 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1475 62.85 229 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1148 48.91 230 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1699 72.39 231 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 1079 45.97 232 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1682 71.67 233 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1801 76.74 234 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1785 76.05 235 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1979 84.32 236 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1942 82.74 237 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 988 42.10 238 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1874 79.85 239 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1869 79.63 240 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2068 88.11 241 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2062 87.86 242 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1818 77.46 243 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1996 85.04 244 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2065 87.98 245 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1974 84.11 246 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1703 72.56 247 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1561 66.51 248 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1873 79.80 249 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2070 88.20 250 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1843 78.53 251 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1632 69.54 252 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1995 85.00 253 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 1010 43.03 254 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2053 87.47 255 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1608 68.51 256 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1987 84.66 257 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1748 74.48 258 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1674 71.33 259 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2079 88.58 260 Siskin Spinus spinus 1967 83.81 261 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1687 71.88 262 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1689 71.96 263 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1932 82.32 264 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1196 50.96 265 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1986 84.62