Garry Lester: Western Palearctic Year List 2018 IOC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 162 of 162 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 5 55.56 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 8 88.89 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 8 88.89 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 4 44.44 5 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 5 55.56 6 Black Swan Cygnus atratus 1 11.11 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 8 88.89 8 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 3 33.33 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 4 44.44 10 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 7 77.78 11 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 8 88.89 12 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 8 88.89 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 8 88.89 14 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 8 88.89 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 8 88.89 16 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 8 88.89 17 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 8 88.89 18 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 8 88.89 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 8 88.89 20 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 5 55.56 21 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 4 44.44 22 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 7 77.78 23 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 6 66.67 24 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 6 66.67 25 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 6 66.67 26 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 7 77.78 27 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 2 22.22 28 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 6 66.67 29 Common Swift Apus apus 8 88.89 30 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 5 55.56 31 Stock Dove Columba oenas 7 77.78 32 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 8 88.89 33 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 7 77.78 34 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 8 88.89 35 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 8 88.89 36 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 8 88.89 37 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 8 88.89 38 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 4 44.44 39 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 8 88.89 40 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 3 33.33 41 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 7 77.78 42 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 6 66.67 43 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 8 88.89 44 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 7 77.78 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 8 88.89 46 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 6 66.67 47 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 7 77.78 48 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 7 77.78 49 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 8 88.89 50 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 5 55.56 51 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 8 88.89 52 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 5 55.56 53 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 6 66.67 54 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 3 33.33 55 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 8 88.89 56 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 7 77.78 57 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 7 77.78 58 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 6 66.67 59 Red Knot Calidris canutus 6 66.67 60 Ruff Calidris pugnax 6 66.67 61 Dunlin Calidris alpina 7 77.78 62 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 4 44.44 63 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 8 88.89 64 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 6 66.67 65 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 5 55.56 66 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 1 11.11 67 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 4 44.44 68 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 8 88.89 69 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 6 66.67 70 Common Gull Larus canus 7 77.78 71 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 8 88.89 72 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 8 88.89 73 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 8 88.89 74 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 2 22.22 75 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 2 22.22 76 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 2 22.22 77 Razorbill Alca torda 4 44.44 78 Common Murre Uria aalge 4 44.44 79 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 5 55.56 80 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 4 44.44 81 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1 11.11 82 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 6 66.67 83 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 8 88.89 84 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 6 66.67 85 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 7 77.78 86 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 8 88.89 87 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 8 88.89 88 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 3 33.33 89 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 7 77.78 90 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 8 88.89 91 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 6 66.67 92 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 4 44.44 93 Red Kite Milvus milvus 8 88.89 94 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 8 88.89 95 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 5 55.56 96 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 6 66.67 97 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 8 88.89 98 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 8 88.89 99 European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 7 77.78 100 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 8 88.89 101 Merlin Falco columbarius 3 33.33 102 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 7 77.78 103 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 8 88.89 104 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 4 44.44 105 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 8 88.89 106 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 8 88.89 107 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 8 88.89 108 Rook Corvus frugilegus 8 88.89 109 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 8 88.89 110 Northern Raven Corvus corax 7 77.78 111 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 2 22.22 112 Coal Tit Periparus ater 6 66.67 113 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 7 77.78 114 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 8 88.89 115 Great Tit Parus major 8 88.89 116 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 4 44.44 117 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 7 77.78 118 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 8 88.89 119 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 8 88.89 120 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 7 77.78 121 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 8 88.89 122 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 8 88.89 123 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 7 77.78 124 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 8 88.89 125 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 7 77.78 126 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 4 44.44 127 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 7 77.78 128 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 4 44.44 129 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 8 88.89 130 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 8 88.89 131 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 8 88.89 132 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 8 88.89 133 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 7 77.78 134 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 7 77.78 135 Redwing Turdus iliacus 6 66.67 136 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 8 88.89 137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 7 77.78 138 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 6 66.67 139 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 8 88.89 140 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 4 44.44 141 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 6 66.67 142 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 8 88.89 143 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 4 44.44 144 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 8 88.89 145 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 8 88.89 146 Dunnock Prunella modularis 7 77.78 147 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 8 88.89 148 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 8 88.89 149 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 8 88.89 150 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 5 55.56 151 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 4 44.44 152 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 6 66.67 153 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 6 66.67 154 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 7 77.78 155 Twite Linaria flavirostris 4 44.44 156 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 8 88.89 157 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 8 88.89 158 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 8 88.89 159 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 3 33.33 160 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 7 77.78 161 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 6 66.67 162 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 7 77.78