James King: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 275 of 275 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1959 83.50 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2157 91.94 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1949 83.08 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2110 89.94 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1894 80.73 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1114 47.49 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1787 76.17 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2176 92.75 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1771 75.49 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1929 82.23 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1945 82.91 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2104 89.68 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1917 81.71 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1798 76.64 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2072 88.32 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2050 87.38 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2085 88.87 18 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1331 56.73 19 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2147 91.52 20 Pintail Anas acuta 1977 84.27 21 Teal Anas crecca 2092 89.17 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1674 71.36 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 2049 87.34 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1513 64.49 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2099 89.47 26 Scaup Aythya marila 1770 75.45 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1252 53.37 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 1891 80.61 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1227 52.30 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1825 77.79 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1733 73.87 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1978 84.31 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 1744 74.34 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 1965 83.76 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1868 79.62 36 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1714 73.06 37 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1826 77.83 38 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2119 90.32 39 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1956 83.38 40 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1598 68.12 41 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 964 41.09 42 Swift Apus apus 2039 86.91 43 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1914 81.59 44 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1881 80.18 45 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1952 83.21 46 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2100 89.51 47 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1619 69.01 48 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2067 88.11 49 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1895 80.78 50 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2107 89.81 51 Coot Fulica atra 2103 89.64 52 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2050 87.38 53 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1563 66.62 54 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2075 88.45 55 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1713 73.02 56 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1705 72.68 57 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1466 62.49 58 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2074 88.41 59 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1422 60.61 60 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1968 83.89 61 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1849 78.82 62 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1925 82.05 63 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1087 46.33 64 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1376 58.65 65 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1973 84.10 66 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1861 79.33 67 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2077 88.53 68 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1826 77.83 69 Curlew Numenius arquata 2043 87.08 70 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1878 80.05 71 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1977 84.27 72 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1312 55.92 73 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1648 70.25 74 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1765 75.23 75 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1996 85.08 76 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 958 40.84 77 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1439 61.34 78 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1910 81.42 79 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1042 44.42 80 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1819 77.54 81 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1643 70.03 82 Redshank Tringa totanus 2039 86.91 83 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1303 55.54 84 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1779 75.83 85 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1894 80.73 86 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1960 83.55 87 Knot Calidris canutus 1855 79.07 88 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1886 80.39 89 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1689 71.99 90 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1356 57.80 91 Sanderling Calidris alba 1874 79.88 92 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1984 84.57 93 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1713 73.02 94 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1700 72.46 95 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1167 49.74 96 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1492 63.60 97 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 837 35.68 98 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1709 72.85 99 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 737 31.42 100 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1583 67.48 101 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1132 48.25 102 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1756 74.85 103 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1966 83.80 104 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1863 79.41 105 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1723 73.44 106 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1897 80.86 107 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1084 46.21 108 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2068 88.15 109 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1832 78.09 110 Common Gull Larus canus 1985 84.61 111 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1274 54.31 112 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2076 88.49 113 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1553 66.20 114 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1994 85.00 115 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1452 61.89 116 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2013 85.81 117 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1472 62.75 118 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1596 68.03 119 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1255 53.50 120 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1588 67.69 121 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1847 78.73 122 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1602 68.29 123 Razorbill Alca torda 1894 80.73 124 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1919 81.80 125 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1764 75.19 126 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1630 69.48 127 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1775 75.66 128 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1916 81.67 129 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1295 55.20 130 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 853 36.36 131 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1695 72.25 132 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1120 47.74 133 Gannet Morus bassanus 1979 84.36 134 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2100 89.51 135 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1945 82.91 136 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1573 67.05 137 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1819 77.54 138 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1823 77.71 139 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1155 49.23 140 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2062 87.89 141 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1632 69.57 142 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1808 77.07 143 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2094 89.26 144 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1192 50.81 145 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1874 79.88 146 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1271 54.18 147 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1500 63.94 148 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2038 86.87 149 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1976 84.23 150 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1808 77.07 151 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2029 86.49 152 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1424 60.70 153 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1295 55.20 154 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2084 88.83 155 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1951 83.16 156 Little Owl Athene noctua 1794 76.47 157 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1514 64.54 158 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1797 76.60 159 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1901 81.03 160 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2031 86.57 161 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1380 58.82 162 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1462 62.32 163 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2043 87.08 164 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1978 84.31 165 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2076 88.49 166 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 1221 52.05 167 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 339 14.45 168 Merlin Falco columbarius 1751 74.64 169 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1852 78.94 170 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2005 85.46 171 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1789 76.26 172 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1545 65.86 173 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 517 22.04 174 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1437 61.25 175 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2047 87.25 176 Magpie Pica pica 2088 89.00 177 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1642 69.99 178 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2068 88.15 179 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2038 86.87 180 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2078 88.58 181 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1702 72.55 182 Raven Corvus corax 1955 83.33 183 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1782 75.96 184 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2037 86.83 185 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 1294 55.16 186 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1812 77.24 187 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2098 89.43 188 Great Tit Parus major 2087 88.96 189 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1755 74.81 190 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1504 64.11 191 Skylark Alauda arvensis 1999 85.21 192 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1450 61.81 193 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1971 84.02 194 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2031 86.57 195 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2007 85.55 196 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1798 76.64 197 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2064 87.98 198 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1586 67.60 199 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 938 39.98 200 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1485 63.30 201 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 1057 45.06 202 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1920 81.84 203 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2015 85.89 204 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 855 36.45 205 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 766 32.65 206 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1901 81.03 207 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 784 33.42 208 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1902 81.07 209 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 938 39.98 210 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 280 11.94 211 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1628 69.39 212 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 1999 85.21 213 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1757 74.89 214 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1208 51.49 215 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1723 73.44 216 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1940 82.69 217 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1543 65.77 218 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1661 70.80 219 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2002 85.34 220 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2059 87.77 221 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2016 85.93 222 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1997 85.12 223 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1247 53.15 224 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2082 88.75 225 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2043 87.08 226 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1978 84.31 227 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2003 85.38 228 Blackbird Turdus merula 2086 88.92 229 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1990 84.83 230 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1679 71.57 231 American Robin Turdus migratorius 731 31.16 232 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1814 77.32 233 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2094 89.26 234 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1474 62.83 235 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1141 48.64 236 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 1168 49.79 237 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1697 72.34 238 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1680 71.61 239 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1799 76.68 240 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1783 76.00 241 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1978 84.31 242 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1941 82.74 243 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1873 79.84 244 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1868 79.62 245 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2067 88.11 246 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2061 87.85 247 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1817 77.45 248 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1994 85.00 249 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2064 87.98 250 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 1099 46.85 251 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1973 84.10 252 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1701 72.51 253 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1560 66.50 254 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1872 79.80 255 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2069 88.19 256 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1842 78.52 257 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1631 69.52 258 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1994 85.00 259 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 1009 43.01 260 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2052 87.47 261 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1606 68.46 262 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1986 84.65 263 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1747 74.47 264 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1673 71.31 265 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2078 88.58 266 Siskin Spinus spinus 1966 83.80 267 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1321 56.31 268 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1686 71.87 269 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1687 71.91 270 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1931 82.31 271 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1195 50.94 272 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1139 48.55 273 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 777 33.12 274 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1985 84.61 275 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 599 25.53