Paul Sutton: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 205 of 205 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 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 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 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 22 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 28 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 258 52.02 29 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 30 6.05 30 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 33 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 228 45.97 34 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 35 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 36 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 37 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 38 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 39 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 40 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 41 Corncrake Crex crex 40 8.06 42 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 43 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 44 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 45 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 153 30.85 46 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 47 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 48 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 49 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 50 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 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 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 55 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 60 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 61 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 62 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 63 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 148 29.84 64 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 65 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 66 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 67 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 300 60.48 68 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 69 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 70 Knot Calidris canutus 347 69.96 71 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 72 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 267 53.83 73 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 74 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 75 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 76 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 77 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 246 49.60 78 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 85 17.14 79 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 80 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 81 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 82 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 284 57.26 83 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 84 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 85 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 385 77.62 86 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 87 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 88 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 89 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 90 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 91 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 109 21.98 92 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 93 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 185 37.30 94 Puffin Fratercula arctica 260 52.42 95 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 195 39.31 96 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 97 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 98 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 99 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 215 43.35 100 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 101 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 142 28.63 102 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 103 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 137 27.62 104 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 118 23.79 105 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 106 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 94 18.95 107 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 108 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 109 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 110 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 111 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 186 37.50 112 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 113 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 336 67.74 114 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 115 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 116 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 117 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 101 20.36 118 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 119 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 241 48.59 120 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 121 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 122 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 123 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 124 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 125 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 126 Little Owl Athene noctua 261 52.62 127 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 128 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 129 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 130 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 131 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 132 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 133 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 134 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 135 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 136 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 137 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 138 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 139 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 140 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 141 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 142 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 144 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 335 67.54 145 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 146 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 147 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 291 58.67 148 Woodlark Lullula arborea 219 44.15 149 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 150 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 151 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 152 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 153 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 21 4.23 154 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 155 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 156 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 157 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 158 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 159 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 161 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 162 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 163 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 164 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 184 37.10 165 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 166 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 167 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 168 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 169 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 170 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 171 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 172 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 173 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 174 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 175 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 176 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 177 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 178 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 179 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 180 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 181 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 182 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 183 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 184 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 185 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 186 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 187 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 188 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 189 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 190 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 191 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 192 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 193 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 194 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 195 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 196 Twite Linaria flavirostris 210 42.34 197 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 198 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 199 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 239 48.19 200 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 201 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 202 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 285 57.46 203 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 204 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 93 18.75 205 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35