Chris Waring: 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 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 151 28.87 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 517 98.85 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 510 97.51 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 415 79.35 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 158 30.21 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 314 60.04 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 516 98.66 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 250 47.80 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 399 76.29 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 421 80.50 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 505 96.56 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 359 68.64 14 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 141 26.96 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 506 96.75 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 501 95.79 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 503 96.18 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 138 26.39 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 517 98.85 20 Pintail Anas acuta 456 87.19 21 Teal Anas crecca 512 97.90 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 219 41.87 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 485 92.73 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 232 44.36 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 508 97.13 26 Scaup Aythya marila 303 57.93 27 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 115 21.99 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 374 71.51 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 86 16.44 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 384 73.42 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 293 56.02 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 454 86.81 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 243 46.46 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 459 87.76 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 379 72.47 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 281 53.73 37 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 165 31.55 38 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 342 65.39 39 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 511 97.71 40 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 444 84.89 41 Swift Apus apus 473 90.44 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 430 82.22 43 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 441 84.32 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 482 92.16 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 518 99.04 46 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 223 42.64 47 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 513 98.09 48 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 419 80.11 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 514 98.28 50 Coot Fulica atra 514 98.28 51 Crane Grus grus 262 50.10 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 499 95.41 53 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 216 41.30 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 499 95.41 55 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 274 52.39 56 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 273 52.20 57 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 502 95.98 58 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 445 85.09 59 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 399 76.29 60 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 449 85.85 61 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 464 88.72 62 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 402 76.86 63 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 513 98.09 64 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 113 21.61 65 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 362 69.22 66 Curlew Numenius arquata 496 94.84 67 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 411 78.59 68 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 480 91.78 69 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 325 62.14 70 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 477 91.20 71 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 435 83.17 72 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 378 72.28 73 Redshank Tringa totanus 491 93.88 74 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 344 65.77 75 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 414 79.16 76 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 470 89.87 77 Knot Calidris canutus 376 71.89 78 Ruff Calidris pugnax 431 82.41 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 310 59.27 80 Sanderling Calidris alba 408 78.01 81 Dunlin Calidris alpina 481 91.97 82 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 313 59.85 83 Little Stint Calidris minuta 292 55.83 84 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 188 35.95 85 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 288 55.07 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 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 512 97.90 96 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 287 54.88 97 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 501 95.79 98 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 118 22.56 99 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 505 96.56 100 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 198 37.86 101 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 214 40.92 102 Puffin Fratercula arctica 349 66.73 103 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 229 43.79 104 Razorbill Alca torda 412 78.78 105 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 426 81.45 106 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 374 71.51 107 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 353 67.50 108 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 424 81.07 109 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 266 50.86 110 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 100 19.12 111 Gannet Morus bassanus 443 84.70 112 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 516 98.66 113 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 416 79.54 114 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 270 51.63 115 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 367 70.17 116 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 316 60.42 117 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 18 3.44 118 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 509 97.32 119 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 354 67.69 120 Great White Egret Ardea alba 459 87.76 121 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 512 97.90 122 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 331 63.29 123 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 491 93.88 124 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 464 88.72 125 Red Kite Milvus milvus 494 94.46 126 Buzzard Buteo buteo 515 98.47 127 Barn Owl Tyto alba 415 79.35 128 Little Owl Athene noctua 307 58.70 129 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 415 79.35 130 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 467 89.29 131 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 158 30.21 132 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 496 94.84 133 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 456 87.19 134 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 513 98.09 135 Merlin Falco columbarius 315 60.23 136 Hobby Falco subbuteo 382 73.04 137 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 466 89.10 138 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 346 66.16 139 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 35 6.69 140 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 148 28.30 141 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 195 37.28 142 Jay Garrulus glandarius 501 95.79 143 Magpie Pica pica 517 98.85 144 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 184 35.18 145 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 516 98.66 146 Rook Corvus frugilegus 509 97.32 147 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 518 99.04 148 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 300 57.36 149 Raven Corvus corax 462 88.34 150 Coal Tit Periparus ater 497 95.03 151 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 359 68.64 152 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 197 37.67 153 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 517 98.85 154 Great Tit Parus major 518 99.04 155 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 97 18.55 156 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 306 58.51 157 Woodlark Lullula arborea 233 44.55 158 Skylark Alauda arvensis 500 95.60 159 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 26 4.97 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 459 87.76 161 Swallow Hirundo rustica 483 92.35 162 House Martin Delichon urbicum 465 88.91 163 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 445 85.09 164 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 510 97.51 165 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 191 36.52 166 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 126 24.09 167 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 189 36.14 168 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 82 15.68 169 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 457 87.38 170 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 491 93.88 171 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 106 20.27 172 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 448 85.66 173 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 435 83.17 174 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 28 5.35 175 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 276 52.77 176 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 484 92.54 177 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 368 70.36 178 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 90 17.21 179 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 351 67.11 180 Whitethroat Curruca communis 458 87.57 181 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 213 40.73 182 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 472 90.25 183 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 511 97.71 184 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 487 93.12 185 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 471 90.06 186 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 512 97.90 187 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 56 10.71 188 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 505 96.56 189 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 483 92.35 190 Redwing Turdus iliacus 502 95.98 191 Blackbird Turdus merula 517 98.85 192 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 474 90.63 193 American Robin Turdus migratorius 124 23.71 194 Robin Erithacus rubecula 518 99.04 195 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 46 8.80 196 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 315 60.23 197 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 368 70.36 198 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 351 67.11 199 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 491 93.88 200 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 444 84.89 201 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 354 67.69 202 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 391 74.76 203 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 512 97.90 204 Dunnock Prunella modularis 513 98.09 205 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 365 69.79 206 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 487 93.12 207 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 513 98.09 208 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 494 94.46 209 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 344 65.77 210 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 48 9.18 211 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 225 43.02 212 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 443 84.70 213 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 514 98.28 214 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 403 77.06 215 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 476 91.01 216 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 499 95.41 217 Twite Linaria flavirostris 218 41.68 218 Linnet Linaria cannabina 483 92.35 219 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 88 16.83 220 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 355 67.88 221 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 34 6.50 222 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 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 324 61.95 227 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 452 86.42 228 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 494 94.46