Ian Barber: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 228 of 228 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 423 80.88 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 517 98.85 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 379 72.47 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 510 97.51 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 415 79.35 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 314 60.04 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 516 98.66 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 399 76.29 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 421 80.50 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 505 96.56 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 359 68.64 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 351 67.11 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 506 96.75 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 501 95.79 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 503 96.18 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 517 98.85 17 Pintail Anas acuta 456 87.19 18 Teal Anas crecca 512 97.90 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 485 92.73 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 232 44.36 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 508 97.13 22 Scaup Aythya marila 303 57.93 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 374 71.51 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 384 73.42 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 293 56.02 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 454 86.81 27 Smew Mergellus albellus 243 46.46 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 459 87.76 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 379 72.47 30 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 281 53.73 31 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 165 31.55 32 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 342 65.39 33 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 511 97.71 34 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 444 84.89 35 Swift Apus apus 473 90.44 36 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 63 12.05 37 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 430 82.22 38 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 441 84.32 39 Stock Dove Columba oenas 482 92.16 40 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 518 99.04 41 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 223 42.64 42 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 513 98.09 43 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 419 80.11 44 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 117 22.37 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 514 98.28 46 Coot Fulica atra 514 98.28 47 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 499 95.41 48 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 216 41.30 49 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 499 95.41 50 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 274 52.39 51 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 273 52.20 52 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 502 95.98 53 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 168 32.12 54 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 445 85.09 55 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 399 76.29 56 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 449 85.85 57 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 112 21.41 58 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 464 88.72 59 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 402 76.86 60 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 513 98.09 61 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 362 69.22 62 Curlew Numenius arquata 496 94.84 63 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 411 78.59 64 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 480 91.78 65 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 79 15.11 66 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 274 52.39 67 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 325 62.14 68 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 477 91.20 69 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 33 6.31 70 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 435 83.17 71 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 69 13.19 72 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 378 72.28 73 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 290 55.45 74 Redshank Tringa totanus 491 93.88 75 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 160 30.59 76 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 344 65.77 77 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 414 79.16 78 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 470 89.87 79 Knot Calidris canutus 376 71.89 80 Ruff Calidris pugnax 431 82.41 81 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 310 59.27 82 Sanderling Calidris alba 408 78.01 83 Dunlin Calidris alpina 481 91.97 84 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 313 59.85 85 Little Stint Calidris minuta 292 55.83 86 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 196 37.48 87 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 283 54.11 88 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 439 83.94 89 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 390 74.57 90 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 315 60.23 91 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 415 79.35 92 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 515 98.47 93 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 404 77.25 94 Common Gull Larus canus 482 92.16 95 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 232 44.36 96 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 512 97.90 97 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 287 54.88 98 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 501 95.79 99 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 505 96.56 100 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 198 37.86 101 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 249 47.61 102 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 214 40.92 103 Puffin Fratercula arctica 349 66.73 104 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 229 43.79 105 Razorbill Alca torda 412 78.78 106 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 426 81.45 107 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 374 71.51 108 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 353 67.50 109 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 424 81.07 110 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 81 15.49 111 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 136 26.00 112 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 88 16.83 113 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 266 50.86 114 Gannet Morus bassanus 443 84.70 115 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 516 98.66 116 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 416 79.54 117 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 367 70.17 118 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 316 60.42 119 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 509 97.32 120 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 354 67.69 121 Great White Egret Ardea alba 459 87.76 122 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 512 97.90 123 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 331 63.29 124 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 150 28.68 125 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 491 93.88 126 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 301 57.55 127 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 464 88.72 128 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 316 60.42 129 Red Kite Milvus milvus 494 94.46 130 Buzzard Buteo buteo 515 98.47 131 Barn Owl Tyto alba 415 79.35 132 Little Owl Athene noctua 307 58.70 133 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 169 32.31 134 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 283 54.11 135 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 415 79.35 136 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 467 89.29 137 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 152 29.06 138 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 496 94.84 139 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 456 87.19 140 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 513 98.09 141 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 136 26.00 142 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 123 23.52 143 Merlin Falco columbarius 315 60.23 144 Hobby Falco subbuteo 382 73.04 145 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 466 89.10 146 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 346 66.16 147 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 148 28.30 148 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 152 29.06 149 Jay Garrulus glandarius 501 95.79 150 Magpie Pica pica 517 98.85 151 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 184 35.18 152 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 516 98.66 153 Rook Corvus frugilegus 509 97.32 154 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 518 99.04 155 Raven Corvus corax 462 88.34 156 Coal Tit Periparus ater 497 95.03 157 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 359 68.64 158 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 197 37.67 159 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 517 98.85 160 Great Tit Parus major 518 99.04 161 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 306 58.51 162 Skylark Alauda arvensis 500 95.60 163 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 459 87.76 164 Swallow Hirundo rustica 483 92.35 165 House Martin Delichon urbicum 465 88.91 166 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 445 85.09 167 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 510 97.51 168 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 191 36.52 169 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 189 36.14 170 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 41 7.84 171 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 457 87.38 172 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 491 93.88 173 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 448 85.66 174 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 435 83.17 175 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 10 1.91 176 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 276 52.77 177 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 484 92.54 178 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 368 70.36 179 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 90 17.21 180 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 351 67.11 181 Whitethroat Curruca communis 458 87.57 182 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 253 48.37 183 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 472 90.25 184 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 511 97.71 185 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 487 93.12 186 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 471 90.06 187 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 512 97.90 188 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 56 10.71 189 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 505 96.56 190 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 483 92.35 191 Redwing Turdus iliacus 502 95.98 192 Blackbird Turdus merula 517 98.85 193 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 474 90.63 194 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 307 58.70 195 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 369 70.55 196 Robin Erithacus rubecula 518 99.04 197 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 41 7.84 198 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 315 60.23 199 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 303 57.93 200 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 368 70.36 201 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 351 67.11 202 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 491 93.88 203 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 444 84.89 204 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 354 67.69 205 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 391 74.76 206 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 512 97.90 207 Dunnock Prunella modularis 513 98.09 208 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 365 69.79 209 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 74 14.15 210 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 487 93.12 211 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 513 98.09 212 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 494 94.46 213 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 443 84.70 214 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 514 98.28 215 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 403 77.06 216 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 254 48.57 217 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 476 91.01 218 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 67 12.81 219 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 499 95.41 220 Linnet Linaria cannabina 483 92.35 221 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 355 67.88 222 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 264 50.48 223 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 511 97.71 224 Siskin Spinus spinus 471 90.06 225 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 313 59.85 226 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 452 86.42 227 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 494 94.46 228 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 57 10.90