Stephen Hobbs: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 178 of 178 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 Greylag Goose Anser anser 510 97.51 4 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 158 30.21 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 314 60.04 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 516 98.66 7 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 421 80.50 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 505 96.56 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 351 67.11 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 506 96.75 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 501 95.79 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 503 96.18 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 517 98.85 14 Pintail Anas acuta 456 87.19 15 Teal Anas crecca 512 97.90 16 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 117 22.37 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 485 92.73 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 508 97.13 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 374 71.51 20 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 384 73.42 21 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 454 86.81 22 Goosander Mergus merganser 459 87.76 23 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 379 72.47 24 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 281 53.73 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 342 65.39 26 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 511 97.71 27 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 444 84.89 28 Swift Apus apus 473 90.44 29 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 430 82.22 30 Stock Dove Columba oenas 482 92.16 31 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 518 99.04 32 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 513 98.09 33 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 419 80.11 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 514 98.28 35 Coot Fulica atra 514 98.28 36 Crane Grus grus 262 50.10 37 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 499 95.41 38 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 499 95.41 39 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 274 52.39 40 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 273 52.20 41 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 502 95.98 42 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 445 85.09 43 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 399 76.29 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 449 85.85 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 464 88.72 46 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 402 76.86 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 513 98.09 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 362 69.22 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 496 94.84 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 411 78.59 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 480 91.78 52 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 477 91.20 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 435 83.17 54 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 378 72.28 55 Redshank Tringa totanus 491 93.88 56 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 344 65.77 57 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 414 79.16 58 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 470 89.87 59 Knot Calidris canutus 376 71.89 60 Ruff Calidris pugnax 431 82.41 61 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 310 59.27 62 Sanderling Calidris alba 408 78.01 63 Dunlin Calidris alpina 481 91.97 64 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 313 59.85 65 Little Stint Calidris minuta 292 55.83 66 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 288 55.07 67 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 439 83.94 68 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 390 74.57 69 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 415 79.35 70 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 515 98.47 71 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 404 77.25 72 Common Gull Larus canus 482 92.16 73 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 232 44.36 74 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 512 97.90 75 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 287 54.88 76 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 501 95.79 77 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 505 96.56 78 Puffin Fratercula arctica 349 66.73 79 Razorbill Alca torda 412 78.78 80 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 426 81.45 81 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 374 71.51 82 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 353 67.50 83 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 424 81.07 84 Gannet Morus bassanus 443 84.70 85 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 516 98.66 86 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 416 79.54 87 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 270 51.63 88 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 367 70.17 89 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 316 60.42 90 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 509 97.32 91 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 354 67.69 92 Great White Egret Ardea alba 459 87.76 93 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 512 97.90 94 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 331 63.29 95 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 491 93.88 96 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 464 88.72 97 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 316 60.42 98 Red Kite Milvus milvus 494 94.46 99 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 149 28.49 100 Buzzard Buteo buteo 515 98.47 101 Barn Owl Tyto alba 415 79.35 102 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 415 79.35 103 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 467 89.29 104 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 496 94.84 105 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 456 87.19 106 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 513 98.09 107 Merlin Falco columbarius 315 60.23 108 Hobby Falco subbuteo 382 73.04 109 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 466 89.10 110 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 346 66.16 111 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 152 29.06 112 Jay Garrulus glandarius 501 95.79 113 Magpie Pica pica 517 98.85 114 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 516 98.66 115 Rook Corvus frugilegus 509 97.32 116 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 518 99.04 117 Raven Corvus corax 462 88.34 118 Coal Tit Periparus ater 497 95.03 119 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 359 68.64 120 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 517 98.85 121 Great Tit Parus major 518 99.04 122 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 306 58.51 123 Woodlark Lullula arborea 233 44.55 124 Skylark Alauda arvensis 500 95.60 125 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 459 87.76 126 Swallow Hirundo rustica 483 92.35 127 House Martin Delichon urbicum 465 88.91 128 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 445 85.09 129 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 510 97.51 130 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 457 87.38 131 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 491 93.88 132 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 448 85.66 133 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 435 83.17 134 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 484 92.54 135 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 368 70.36 136 Whitethroat Curruca communis 458 87.57 137 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 213 40.73 138 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 253 48.37 139 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 472 90.25 140 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 511 97.71 141 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 487 93.12 142 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 471 90.06 143 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 46 8.80 144 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 512 97.90 145 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 505 96.56 146 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 483 92.35 147 Redwing Turdus iliacus 502 95.98 148 Blackbird Turdus merula 517 98.85 149 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 474 90.63 150 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 369 70.55 151 Robin Erithacus rubecula 518 99.04 152 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 315 60.23 153 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 303 57.93 154 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 368 70.36 155 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 351 67.11 156 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 491 93.88 157 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 444 84.89 158 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 354 67.69 159 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 391 74.76 160 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 512 97.90 161 Dunnock Prunella modularis 513 98.09 162 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 365 69.79 163 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 487 93.12 164 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 513 98.09 165 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 494 94.46 166 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 344 65.77 167 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 443 84.70 168 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 514 98.28 169 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 403 77.06 170 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 476 91.01 171 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 499 95.41 172 Linnet Linaria cannabina 483 92.35 173 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 511 97.71 174 Siskin Spinus spinus 471 90.06 175 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 324 61.95 176 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 452 86.42 177 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 92 17.59 178 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 494 94.46