Dan Burt: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 218 of 218 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 389 78.43 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 64 12.90 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 258 52.02 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 17 American Wigeon Mareca americana 148 29.84 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 19 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 20 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 204 41.13 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 23 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 233 46.98 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 25 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 26 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 135 27.22 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 29 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 71 14.31 30 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 78 15.73 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 379 76.41 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 258 52.02 37 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 137 27.62 38 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 39 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 40 Quail Coturnix coturnix 103 20.77 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 42 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 43 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 44 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 45 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 46 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 47 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 48 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 50 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 51 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 53 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 153 30.85 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 55 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 56 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 57 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 58 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 59 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 60 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 61 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 62 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 63 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 120 24.19 64 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 65 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 66 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 67 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 68 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 69 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 70 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 71 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 72 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 73 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 260 52.42 74 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 75 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 76 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 434 87.50 77 Knot Calidris canutus 348 70.16 78 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 144 29.03 79 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 80 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 81 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 82 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 246 49.60 83 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 195 39.31 84 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 50 10.08 85 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 86 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 87 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 88 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 285 57.46 89 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 90 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 92 18.55 91 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 92 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 386 77.82 93 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 94 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 95 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 453 91.33 96 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 97 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 109 21.98 98 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 66 13.31 99 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 100 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 185 37.30 101 Puffin Fratercula arctica 260 52.42 102 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 195 39.31 103 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 104 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 105 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 106 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 215 43.35 107 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica 12 2.42 108 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 109 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 32 6.45 110 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 142 28.63 111 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 40 8.06 112 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 113 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 149 30.04 114 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 115 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 94 18.95 116 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 72 14.52 117 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 118 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 119 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 120 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 349 70.36 121 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 122 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 123 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 124 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 125 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 91 18.35 126 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 101 20.36 127 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 128 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 241 48.59 129 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 441 88.91 130 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 131 Red Kite Milvus milvus 468 94.35 132 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 133 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 134 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 135 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 203 40.93 136 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 137 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 384 77.42 138 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 139 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 140 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 141 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 142 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 143 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 144 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 145 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 146 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 147 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 148 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 149 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 150 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 151 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 152 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 153 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 154 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 73 14.72 155 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 35.69 156 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 157 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 158 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 291 58.67 159 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 160 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 161 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 162 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 163 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 164 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 165 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 166 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 167 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 168 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 169 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 23 4.64 170 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 171 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 172 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 173 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 174 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 175 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 176 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 177 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 178 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 179 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 180 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 181 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 182 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 183 Redwing Turdus iliacus 467 94.15 184 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 185 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 453 91.33 186 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 187 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 188 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 189 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 68 13.71 190 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 191 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 314 63.31 192 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 193 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 194 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 195 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 196 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 197 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 198 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 199 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 200 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 479 96.57 201 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 202 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 203 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 204 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 205 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 206 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 207 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 208 Twite Linaria flavirostris 210 42.34 209 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 210 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 211 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 239 48.19 212 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 213 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 214 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 244 49.19 215 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 286 57.66 216 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 217 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35 218 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 7 1.41