Toby Carter: Britain Year List 2024 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 216 of 216 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 354 71.23 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 155 31.19 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 476 95.77 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 315 63.38 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 472 94.97 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 362 72.84 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 28 5.63 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 215 43.26 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 485 97.59 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 186 37.42 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 342 68.81 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 350 70.42 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 461 92.76 14 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 65 13.08 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 233 46.88 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 459 92.35 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 457 91.95 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 464 93.36 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 487 97.99 20 Pintail Anas acuta 398 80.08 21 Teal Anas crecca 473 95.17 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 170 34.21 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 135 27.16 24 Pochard Aythya ferina 415 83.50 25 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 90 18.11 26 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 469 94.37 27 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 61 12.27 28 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 187 37.63 29 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 325 65.39 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 409 82.29 31 Smew Mergellus albellus 221 44.47 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 408 82.09 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 310 62.37 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 184 37.02 35 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 110 22.13 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 255 51.31 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 473 95.17 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 364 73.24 39 Swift Apus apus 350 70.42 40 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 299 60.16 41 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 403 81.09 42 Stock Dove Columba oenas 428 86.12 43 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 487 97.99 44 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 66 13.28 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 480 96.58 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 314 63.18 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 477 95.98 48 Coot Fulica atra 476 95.77 49 Crane Grus grus 199 40.04 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 446 89.74 51 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 450 90.54 52 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 223 44.87 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 210 42.25 54 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 114 22.94 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 462 92.96 56 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 106 21.33 57 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 372 74.85 58 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 304 61.17 59 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 373 75.05 60 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 366 73.64 61 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 267 53.72 62 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 471 94.77 63 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 265 53.32 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 452 90.95 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 325 65.39 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 391 78.67 67 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 130 26.16 68 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 232 46.68 69 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 422 84.91 70 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 312 62.78 71 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 33 6.64 72 Redshank Tringa totanus 456 91.75 73 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 137 27.57 74 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 201 40.44 75 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 290 58.35 76 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 393 79.07 77 Knot Calidris canutus 292 58.75 78 Ruff Calidris pugnax 292 58.75 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 59 11.87 80 Sanderling Calidris alba 300 60.36 81 Dunlin Calidris alpina 429 86.32 82 Little Stint Calidris minuta 64 12.88 83 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 128 25.75 84 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 129 25.96 85 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 18 3.62 86 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 151 30.38 87 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 272 54.73 88 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 234 47.08 89 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 222 44.67 90 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 244 49.09 91 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 66 13.28 92 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 480 96.58 93 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 329 66.20 94 Common Gull Larus canus 448 90.14 95 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 35 7.04 96 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 100 20.12 97 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 479 96.38 98 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 114 22.94 99 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 445 89.54 100 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 448 90.14 101 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 79 15.90 102 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 100 20.12 103 Razorbill Alca torda 242 48.69 104 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 269 54.12 105 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 277 55.73 106 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 196 39.44 107 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 281 56.54 108 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 268 53.92 109 Gannet Morus bassanus 285 57.34 110 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 475 95.57 111 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 289 58.15 112 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 176 35.41 113 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 265 53.32 114 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 228 45.88 115 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 458 92.15 116 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 311 62.58 117 Great White Egret Ardea alba 389 78.27 118 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 478 96.18 119 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 153 30.78 120 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 451 90.74 121 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 230 46.28 122 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 401 80.68 123 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 243 48.89 124 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 61 12.27 125 Red Kite Milvus milvus 440 88.53 126 Black Kite Milvus migrans 6 1.21 127 Buzzard Buteo buteo 481 96.78 128 Barn Owl Tyto alba 335 67.40 129 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 115 23.14 130 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 297 59.76 131 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 317 63.78 132 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 362 72.84 133 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 451 90.74 134 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 357 71.83 135 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 473 95.17 136 Merlin Falco columbarius 203 40.85 137 Hobby Falco subbuteo 195 39.24 138 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 388 78.07 139 Jay Garrulus glandarius 450 90.54 140 Magpie Pica pica 484 97.38 141 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 477 95.98 142 Rook Corvus frugilegus 470 94.57 143 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 486 97.79 144 Raven Corvus corax 393 79.07 145 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 355 71.43 146 Coal Tit Periparus ater 453 91.15 147 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 313 62.98 148 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 112 22.54 149 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 487 97.99 150 Great Tit Parus major 487 97.99 151 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 182 36.62 152 Woodlark Lullula arborea 183 36.82 153 Skylark Alauda arvensis 445 89.54 154 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 92 18.51 155 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 367 73.84 156 Swallow Hirundo rustica 403 81.09 157 House Martin Delichon urbicum 348 70.02 158 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 394 79.28 159 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 476 95.77 160 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 372 74.85 161 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 445 89.54 162 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 352 70.82 163 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 317 63.78 164 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 32 6.44 165 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 181 36.42 166 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 411 82.70 167 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 275 55.33 168 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 262 52.72 169 Whitethroat Curruca communis 362 72.84 170 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 123 24.75 171 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 167 33.60 172 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 440 88.53 173 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 478 96.18 174 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 424 85.31 175 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 403 81.09 176 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 483 97.18 177 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 459 92.35 178 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 436 87.73 179 Redwing Turdus iliacus 459 92.35 180 Blackbird Turdus merula 486 97.79 181 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 433 87.12 182 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 36 7.24 183 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.59 184 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 136 27.36 185 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 173 34.81 186 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 28 5.63 187 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 207 41.65 188 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 444 89.34 189 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 332 66.80 190 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 237 47.69 191 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 241 48.49 192 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 478 96.18 193 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 22 4.43 194 Dunnock Prunella modularis 477 95.98 195 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 241 48.49 196 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 415 83.50 197 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.18 198 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 440 88.53 199 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 185 37.22 200 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 314 63.18 201 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 480 96.58 202 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 292 58.75 203 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 198 39.84 204 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 414 83.30 205 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 456 91.75 206 Linnet Linaria cannabina 427 85.92 207 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 105 21.13 208 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 336 67.61 209 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 233 46.88 210 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 484 97.38 211 Siskin Spinus spinus 431 86.72 212 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 212 42.66 213 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 369 74.25 214 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 72 14.49 215 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 435 87.53 216 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 68 13.68