Anthony Wetherhill: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 177 of 177 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 8 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 14 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 15 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 17 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 233 46.98 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 20 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 135 27.22 21 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 22 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 71 14.31 23 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 78 15.73 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 27 Smew Mergellus albellus 245 49.40 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 30 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 258 52.02 31 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 30 6.05 32 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 137 27.62 33 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 34 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 35 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 36 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 179 36.09 37 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 38 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 39 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 40 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 41 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 42 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 43 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 44 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 45 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 46 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 47 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 153 30.85 48 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 49 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 50 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 51 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 52 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 53 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 54 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 58 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 61 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 62 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 300 60.48 63 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 64 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 65 Knot Calidris canutus 347 69.96 66 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 67 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 68 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 69 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 70 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 71 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 72 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 284 57.26 73 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 74 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 75 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 385 77.62 76 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 77 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 78 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 80 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 81 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 91 18.35 82 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 185 37.30 83 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 195 39.31 84 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 85 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 86 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 87 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 215 43.35 88 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 89 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 142 28.63 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 91 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 149 30.04 92 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 93 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 94 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 95 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 96 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 97 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 98 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 99 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 101 20.36 100 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 101 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 102 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 103 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 104 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 105 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 203 40.93 106 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 107 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 108 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 109 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 110 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 111 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 112 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 113 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 114 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 115 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 116 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 117 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 118 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 119 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 120 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 121 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 73 14.72 122 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 123 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 124 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 125 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 126 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 127 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 128 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 129 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 130 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 131 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 132 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 133 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 134 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 135 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 136 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 137 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 138 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 139 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 140 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 141 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 142 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 143 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 144 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 145 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 146 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 147 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 148 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 149 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 150 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 151 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 152 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 153 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 154 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 155 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 156 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 157 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 158 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 159 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 160 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 161 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 162 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 163 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 205 41.33 164 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 165 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 166 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 167 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 168 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 169 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 170 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 121 24.40 171 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 172 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 239 48.19 173 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 174 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 175 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 244 49.19 176 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 177 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35