Robert Gilbert: Shetland Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 240 of 240 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 31 56.36 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 48 87.27 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 53 96.36 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 52 94.55 5 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 35 63.64 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 52 94.55 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 52 94.55 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 43 78.18 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 26 47.27 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 39 70.91 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 39 70.91 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 53 96.36 13 American Wigeon Mareca americana 15 27.27 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 53 96.36 15 Pintail Anas acuta 41 74.55 16 Teal Anas crecca 52 94.55 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 39 70.91 18 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 37 67.27 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 52 94.55 20 Scaup Aythya marila 47 85.45 21 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 44 80.00 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 53 96.36 23 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 27 49.09 24 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 33 60.00 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 40 72.73 26 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 51 92.73 27 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 52 94.55 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 36 65.45 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 53 96.36 30 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 45 81.82 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 30 54.55 32 Quail Coturnix coturnix 23 41.82 33 Swift Apus apus 30 54.55 34 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 23 41.82 35 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 53 96.36 36 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 49 89.09 37 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 35 63.64 38 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 51 92.73 39 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 33 60.00 40 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 48 87.27 41 Coot Fulica atra 42 76.36 42 Crane Grus grus 29 52.73 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 32 58.18 44 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 22 40.00 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 50 90.91 46 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 52 94.55 47 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 38 69.09 48 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 53 96.36 49 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 36 65.45 50 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 29 52.73 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 52 94.55 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 52 94.55 53 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 40 72.73 54 Curlew Numenius arquata 53 96.36 55 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 48 87.27 56 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 46 83.64 57 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 47 85.45 58 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 36 65.45 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 53 96.36 60 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 31 56.36 61 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 36 65.45 62 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 28 50.91 63 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 23 41.82 64 Redshank Tringa totanus 53 96.36 65 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 17 30.91 66 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 12 21.82 67 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 37 67.27 68 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 53 96.36 69 Knot Calidris canutus 50 90.91 70 Ruff Calidris pugnax 48 87.27 71 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 31 56.36 72 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 17 30.91 73 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 29 52.73 74 Sanderling Calidris alba 51 92.73 75 Dunlin Calidris alpina 53 96.36 76 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 51 92.73 77 Little Stint Calidris minuta 36 65.45 78 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 28 50.91 79 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 27 49.09 80 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 50 90.91 81 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 41 74.55 82 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 25 45.45 83 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 34 61.82 84 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 52 94.55 85 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 53 96.36 86 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 15 27.27 87 Common Gull Larus canus 53 96.36 88 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 53 96.36 89 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 53 96.36 90 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 41 74.55 91 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 45 81.82 92 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 41 74.55 93 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 45 81.82 94 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 23 41.82 95 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 53 96.36 96 Puffin Fratercula arctica 40 72.73 97 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 53 96.36 98 Razorbill Alca torda 52 94.55 99 Little Auk Alle alle 16 29.09 100 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 53 96.36 101 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 51 92.73 102 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 34 61.82 103 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 47 85.45 104 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 35 63.64 105 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 32 58.18 106 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 52 94.55 107 Gannet Morus bassanus 52 94.55 108 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 49 89.09 109 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 52 94.55 110 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis 21 38.18 111 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 23 41.82 112 Great White Egret Ardea alba 31 56.36 113 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 53 96.36 114 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 49 89.09 115 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 23 41.82 116 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 25 45.45 117 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 18 32.73 118 Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus 21 38.18 119 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 35 63.64 120 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 39 70.91 121 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 32 58.18 122 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 28 50.91 123 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 42 76.36 124 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 50 90.91 125 Merlin Falco columbarius 52 94.55 126 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 44 80.00 127 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 24 43.64 128 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 22 40.00 129 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 44 80.00 130 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 33 60.00 131 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 49 89.09 132 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 22 40.00 133 Magpie Pica pica 25 45.45 134 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 41 74.55 135 Rook Corvus frugilegus 47 85.45 136 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 53 96.36 137 Raven Corvus corax 53 96.36 138 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 32 58.18 139 Skylark Alauda arvensis 52 94.55 140 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 30 54.55 141 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 32 58.18 142 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 27 49.09 143 Swallow Hirundo rustica 51 92.73 144 House Martin Delichon urbicum 43 78.18 145 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 15 27.27 146 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 35 63.64 147 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 37 67.27 148 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 50 90.91 149 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 26 47.27 150 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 31 56.36 151 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 34 61.82 152 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 51 92.73 153 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 51 92.73 154 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 29 52.73 155 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 44 80.00 156 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 34 61.82 157 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 41 74.55 158 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 44 80.00 159 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 35 63.64 160 Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon 15 27.27 161 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 18 32.73 162 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola 24 43.64 163 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 43 78.18 164 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 19 34.55 165 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 52 94.55 166 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 48 87.27 167 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 50 90.91 168 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 50 90.91 169 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 31 56.36 170 Whitethroat Curruca communis 43 78.18 171 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 50 90.91 172 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 53 96.36 173 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 17 30.91 174 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 32 58.18 175 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 53 96.36 176 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 32 58.18 177 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 17 30.91 178 Veery Catharus fuscescens 30 54.55 179 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea 36 65.45 180 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica 9 16.36 181 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 49 89.09 182 Redwing Turdus iliacus 52 94.55 183 Blackbird Turdus merula 53 96.36 184 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 47 85.45 185 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 42 76.36 186 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 48 87.27 187 Robin Erithacus rubecula 51 92.73 188 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 22 40.00 189 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 50 90.91 190 Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope 25 45.45 191 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 47 85.45 192 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 48 87.27 193 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 40 72.73 194 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 48 87.27 195 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 50 90.91 196 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri 14 25.45 197 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 40 72.73 198 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 41 74.55 199 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 52 94.55 200 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 30 54.55 201 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 51 92.73 202 Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella 12 21.82 203 Dunnock Prunella modularis 41 74.55 204 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 44 80.00 205 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 26 47.27 206 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 41 74.55 207 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 50 90.91 208 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 50 90.91 209 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 52 94.55 210 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 39 70.91 211 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 47 85.45 212 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi 40 72.73 213 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 30 54.55 214 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 29 52.73 215 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 53 96.36 216 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 49 89.09 217 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 51 92.73 218 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 40 72.73 219 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 50 90.91 220 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 30 54.55 221 Twite Linaria flavirostris 53 96.36 222 Linnet Linaria cannabina 42 76.36 223 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 45 81.82 224 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 46 83.64 225 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 46 83.64 226 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 25 45.45 227 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 40 72.73 228 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 38 69.09 229 Siskin Spinus spinus 50 90.91 230 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 50 90.91 231 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 50 90.91 232 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 27 49.09 233 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 47 85.45 234 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 38 69.09 235 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 20 36.36 236 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 45 81.82 237 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys 15 27.27 238 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina 14 25.45 239 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina 15 27.27 240 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 31 56.36