Mike Wheeler: Britain Year List 2023 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 388 78.23 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 258 52.02 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 16 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 17 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 20 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 25 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 26 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 27 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 28 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 29 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 30 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 31 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 32 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 33 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 34 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 35 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 36 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 37 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 38 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 39 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 40 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 41 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 42 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 43 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 44 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 45 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 46 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 47 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 48 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 49 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 50 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 51 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 151 30.44 52 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 53 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 54 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 30 6.05 55 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 84 16.94 56 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 57 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 58 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 59 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 128 25.81 60 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 61 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 62 Knot Calidris canutus 347 69.96 63 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 64 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 267 53.83 65 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 128 25.81 66 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 67 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 68 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 69 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 167 33.67 70 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 57 11.49 71 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 72 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 73 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 74 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 385 77.62 75 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 76 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 77 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 78 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 79 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 80 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 81 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 82 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 83 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 84 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 85 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 86 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 87 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 88 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 89 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 293 59.07 90 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 91 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 336 67.74 92 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 93 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 94 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 95 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 96 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 241 48.59 97 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 98 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 99 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 100 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 101 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 102 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 103 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 104 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 105 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 106 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 107 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 108 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 109 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 110 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 111 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 112 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 113 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 114 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 210 42.34 115 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 116 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 117 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 118 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 119 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 120 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 121 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 335 67.54 122 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 35.69 123 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 124 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 125 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 291 58.67 126 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 127 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 128 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 129 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 130 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 131 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 132 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 133 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 134 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 135 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 30 6.05 136 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 137 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 138 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 139 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 140 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 141 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 142 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 143 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 144 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 145 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 146 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 147 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 148 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 149 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 150 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 151 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 152 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 153 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 154 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 155 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 156 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 157 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 158 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 159 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 160 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 161 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 162 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 163 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 164 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 165 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 166 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 167 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 168 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 169 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 170 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 171 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 172 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 173 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 174 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 175 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 176 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 177 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35 178 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 105 21.17