Richard Cannell: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 157 of 157 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 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 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 15 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 16 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 17 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 204 41.13 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 20 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 23 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 24 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 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 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 30 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 31 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 32 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 33 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 34 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 35 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 36 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 37 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 38 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 155 31.25 39 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 40 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 225 45.36 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 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 48 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 49 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 50 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 51 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 52 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 53 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 54 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 300 60.48 55 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 56 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 57 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 144 29.03 58 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 59 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 60 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 61 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 62 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 246 49.60 63 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 32 6.45 64 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 65 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 66 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 284 57.26 67 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 68 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 69 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 385 77.62 70 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 71 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 72 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 73 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 74 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 185 37.30 75 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 76 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 77 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 78 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 149 30.04 79 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 118 23.79 80 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 81 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 82 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 83 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 84 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 85 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 293 59.07 86 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 87 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 88 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 89 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 90 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 91 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 92 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 93 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 94 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 95 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 96 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 97 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 77 15.52 98 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 99 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 100 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 101 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 102 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 103 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 104 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 105 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 106 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 107 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 108 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 109 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 110 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 111 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 291 58.67 112 Woodlark Lullula arborea 219 44.15 113 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 114 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 115 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 116 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 117 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 118 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 119 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 120 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 121 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 122 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 123 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 124 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 125 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 126 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 184 37.10 127 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 128 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 129 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 130 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 131 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 132 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 133 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 134 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 135 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 136 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 137 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 138 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 139 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 140 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 141 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 142 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 143 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 144 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 145 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 146 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 147 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 205 41.33 148 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 149 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 150 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 151 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 152 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 153 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 121 24.40 154 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 155 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 156 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 157 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35