Neil Hinchliff: Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man Year List 2022 BOU/IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 199 of 199 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 21 77.78 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 25 92.59 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 18 66.67 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 25 92.59 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 22 81.48 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 25 92.59 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18 66.67 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 23 85.19 9 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14 51.85 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 24 88.89 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 24 88.89 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 25 92.59 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 25 92.59 14 Pintail Anas acuta 20 74.07 15 Teal Anas crecca 25 92.59 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 24 88.89 17 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 25 92.59 18 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 6 22.22 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 18 66.67 20 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 3 11.11 21 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 8 29.63 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18 66.67 23 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 4 14.81 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 14 51.85 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 21 77.78 26 Smew Mergellus albellus 9 33.33 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 21 77.78 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 13 48.15 29 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 9 33.33 30 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 13 48.15 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 24 88.89 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 21 77.78 33 Swift Apus apus 21 77.78 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 19 70.37 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 18 66.67 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 24 88.89 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 25 92.59 38 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 24 88.89 39 Corncrake Crex crex 1 3.70 40 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 25 92.59 41 Coot Fulica atra 25 92.59 42 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 24 88.89 43 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 7 25.93 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 25 92.59 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 12 44.44 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 25 92.59 47 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 9 33.33 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 22 81.48 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 19 70.37 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 18 66.67 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 23 85.19 52 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 19 70.37 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 25 92.59 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 18 66.67 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 24 88.89 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 18 66.67 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 23 85.19 58 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 15 55.56 59 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 21 77.78 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19 70.37 61 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 16 59.26 62 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 12 44.44 63 Redshank Tringa totanus 23 85.19 64 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20 74.07 65 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 22 81.48 66 Knot Calidris canutus 17 62.96 67 Ruff Calidris pugnax 20 74.07 68 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 13 48.15 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 19 70.37 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 23 85.19 71 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 15 55.56 72 Little Stint Calidris minuta 12 44.44 73 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 14 51.85 74 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 8 29.63 75 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 14 51.85 76 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 20 74.07 77 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 5 18.52 78 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 19 70.37 79 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 12 44.44 80 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 23 85.19 81 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 3 11.11 82 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 26 96.30 83 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 21 77.78 84 Common Gull Larus canus 23 85.19 85 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 9 33.33 86 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 25 92.59 87 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 23 85.19 88 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 4 14.81 89 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 23 85.19 90 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 6 22.22 91 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 9 33.33 92 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 8 29.63 93 Puffin Fratercula arctica 19 70.37 94 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 9 33.33 95 Razorbill Alca torda 21 77.78 96 Little Auk Alle alle 4 14.81 97 Guillemot Uria aalge 20 74.07 98 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 15 55.56 99 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 8 29.63 100 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 13 48.15 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 21 77.78 102 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 5 18.52 103 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 10 37.04 104 Gannet Morus bassanus 22 81.48 105 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 25 92.59 106 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 18 66.67 107 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 19 70.37 108 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 24 88.89 109 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 16 59.26 110 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 25 92.59 111 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 13 48.15 112 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 7 25.93 113 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 23 85.19 114 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 9 33.33 115 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 24 88.89 116 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 14 51.85 117 Red Kite Milvus milvus 24 88.89 118 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 7 25.93 119 Buzzard Buteo buteo 25 92.59 120 Barn Owl Tyto alba 20 74.07 121 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 7 25.93 122 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 10 37.04 123 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 1 3.70 124 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 20 74.07 125 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 5 18.52 126 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 25 92.59 127 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 23 85.19 128 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 25 92.59 129 Merlin Falco columbarius 17 62.96 130 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 22 81.48 131 Jay Garrulus glandarius 24 88.89 132 Magpie Pica pica 25 92.59 133 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 24 88.89 134 Rook Corvus frugilegus 24 88.89 135 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 26 96.30 136 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 12 44.44 137 Raven Corvus corax 21 77.78 138 Coal Tit Periparus ater 24 88.89 139 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 9 33.33 140 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 24 88.89 141 Great Tit Parus major 25 92.59 142 Skylark Alauda arvensis 23 85.19 143 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 3 11.11 144 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 20 74.07 145 Swallow Hirundo rustica 22 81.48 146 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23 85.19 147 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 21 77.78 148 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 25 92.59 149 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 10 37.04 150 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 4 14.81 151 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 7 25.93 152 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 4 14.81 153 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 21 77.78 154 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 23 85.19 155 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 20 74.07 156 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 10 37.04 157 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 21 77.78 158 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 17 62.96 159 Whitethroat Curruca communis 21 77.78 160 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 21 77.78 161 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 25 92.59 162 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 22 81.48 163 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 21 77.78 164 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 26 96.30 165 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 22 81.48 166 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 23 85.19 167 Redwing Turdus iliacus 23 85.19 168 Blackbird Turdus merula 25 92.59 169 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 23 85.19 170 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 13 48.15 171 Robin Erithacus rubecula 25 92.59 172 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 1 3.70 173 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 16 59.26 174 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 17 62.96 175 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 15 55.56 176 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 24 88.89 177 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20 74.07 178 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 17 62.96 179 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 18 66.67 180 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 24 88.89 181 Dunnock Prunella modularis 23 85.19 182 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 21 77.78 183 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 24 88.89 184 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 24 88.89 185 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 11 40.74 186 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 21 77.78 187 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 22 81.48 188 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 19 70.37 189 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 24 88.89 190 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 24 88.89 191 Twite Linaria flavirostris 9 33.33 192 Linnet Linaria cannabina 22 81.48 193 Mealy Redpoll Acanthis flammea 4 14.81 194 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 16 59.26 195 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 25 92.59 196 Siskin Spinus spinus 22 81.48 197 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 12 44.44 198 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 20 74.07 199 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 24 88.89