Kenneth Morrison: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 263 of 263 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1957 83.49 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 1131 48.25 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2155 91.94 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1946 83.02 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 575 24.53 6 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 1049 44.75 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2108 89.93 8 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 942 40.19 9 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1892 80.72 10 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1114 47.53 11 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1784 76.11 12 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 710 30.29 13 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2174 92.75 14 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1769 75.47 15 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1927 82.21 16 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1943 82.89 17 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2101 89.63 18 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1915 81.70 19 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1796 76.62 20 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2070 88.31 21 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2048 87.37 22 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2083 88.87 23 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1330 56.74 24 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2145 91.51 25 Pintail Anas acuta 1975 84.26 26 Teal Anas crecca 2090 89.16 27 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1425 60.79 28 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1672 71.33 29 Pochard Aythya ferina 2047 87.33 30 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1271 54.22 31 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1512 64.51 32 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2097 89.46 33 Scaup Aythya marila 1768 75.43 34 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1244 53.07 35 Eider Somateria mollissima 1890 80.63 36 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1224 52.22 37 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1558 66.47 38 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1823 77.77 39 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1731 73.85 40 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1976 84.30 41 Smew Mergellus albellus 1743 74.36 42 Goosander Mergus merganser 1963 83.75 43 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1866 79.61 44 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1711 72.99 45 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 1392 59.39 46 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1825 77.86 47 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2118 90.36 48 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1955 83.40 49 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1597 68.13 50 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1913 81.61 51 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1880 80.20 52 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1950 83.19 53 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2098 89.51 54 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2065 88.10 55 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1893 80.76 56 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1281 54.65 57 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2105 89.80 58 Coot Fulica atra 2101 89.63 59 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2048 87.37 60 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2073 88.44 61 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1712 73.04 62 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1704 72.70 63 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2072 88.40 64 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1421 60.62 65 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1966 83.87 66 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1847 78.80 67 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1923 82.04 68 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1087 46.37 69 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1375 58.66 70 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1971 84.09 71 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1859 79.31 72 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2075 88.52 73 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 897 38.27 74 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 975 41.60 75 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1825 77.86 76 Curlew Numenius arquata 2041 87.07 77 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1876 80.03 78 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1975 84.26 79 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1311 55.93 80 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1647 70.26 81 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1764 75.26 82 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1994 85.07 83 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 958 40.87 84 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1438 61.35 85 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1386 59.13 86 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1908 81.40 87 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1041 44.41 88 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1817 77.52 89 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1642 70.05 90 Redshank Tringa totanus 2037 86.90 91 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1300 55.46 92 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1778 75.85 93 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1893 80.76 94 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1958 83.53 95 Knot Calidris canutus 1853 79.05 96 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1884 80.38 97 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 764 32.59 98 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 884 37.71 99 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1687 71.97 100 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1355 57.81 101 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 433 18.47 102 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 406 17.32 103 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 1157 49.36 104 Sanderling Calidris alba 1872 79.86 105 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1982 84.56 106 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1712 73.04 107 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1698 72.44 108 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1492 63.65 109 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1708 72.87 110 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 737 31.44 111 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1582 67.49 112 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1132 48.29 113 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1755 74.87 114 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1964 83.79 115 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1309 55.84 116 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1862 79.44 117 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 521 22.23 118 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1722 73.46 119 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1896 80.89 120 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1205 51.41 121 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2066 88.14 122 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1830 78.07 123 Common Gull Larus canus 1983 84.60 124 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1273 54.31 125 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2074 88.48 126 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1991 84.94 127 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2011 85.79 128 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1471 62.76 129 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1596 68.09 130 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1846 78.75 131 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1601 68.30 132 Razorbill Alca torda 1893 80.76 133 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1918 81.83 134 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1763 75.21 135 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1629 69.50 136 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1773 75.64 137 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 796 33.96 138 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 953 40.66 139 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1914 81.66 140 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1694 72.27 141 Gannet Morus bassanus 1977 84.34 142 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2098 89.51 143 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1944 82.94 144 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1571 67.02 145 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1817 77.52 146 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1822 77.73 147 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1154 49.23 148 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2060 87.88 149 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1630 69.54 150 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1806 77.05 151 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2092 89.25 152 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1190 50.77 153 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1873 79.91 154 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1270 54.18 155 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2036 86.86 156 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1557 66.42 157 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1974 84.22 158 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1807 77.09 159 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2027 86.48 160 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2082 88.82 161 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1948 83.11 162 Little Owl Athene noctua 1793 76.49 163 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1514 64.59 164 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1795 76.58 165 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1899 81.02 166 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1340 57.17 167 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2029 86.56 168 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1379 58.83 169 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2041 87.07 170 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1976 84.30 171 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2074 88.48 172 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 1221 52.09 173 Merlin Falco columbarius 1750 74.66 174 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1851 78.97 175 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2003 85.45 176 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1787 76.24 177 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1544 65.87 178 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1435 61.22 179 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 549 23.42 180 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2045 87.24 181 Magpie Pica pica 2086 88.99 182 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1639 69.92 183 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2066 88.14 184 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2036 86.86 185 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2076 88.57 186 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1700 72.53 187 Raven Corvus corax 1953 83.32 188 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1780 75.94 189 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2035 86.82 190 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1810 77.22 191 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1629 69.50 192 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2096 89.42 193 Great Tit Parus major 2085 88.95 194 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1754 74.83 195 Skylark Alauda arvensis 1997 85.20 196 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1968 83.96 197 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2029 86.56 198 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2005 85.54 199 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1795 76.58 200 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2062 87.97 201 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1584 67.58 202 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1484 63.31 203 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 1057 45.09 204 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1918 81.83 205 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2013 85.88 206 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1011 43.13 207 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1898 80.97 208 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 1073 45.78 209 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 897 38.27 210 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1625 69.33 211 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 1997 85.20 212 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1722 73.46 213 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1937 82.64 214 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1660 70.82 215 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2000 85.32 216 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2057 87.76 217 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2014 85.92 218 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1995 85.11 219 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2080 88.74 220 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2041 87.07 221 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1976 84.30 222 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2001 85.37 223 Blackbird Turdus merula 2084 88.91 224 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1988 84.81 225 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1678 71.59 226 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1813 77.35 227 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2092 89.25 228 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1680 71.67 229 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1798 76.71 230 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1783 76.07 231 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 779 33.23 232 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1976 84.30 233 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1937 82.64 234 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 987 42.11 235 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca 215 9.17 236 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1871 79.82 237 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1867 79.65 238 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2065 88.10 239 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2059 87.84 240 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1816 77.47 241 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1992 84.98 242 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2062 87.97 243 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1971 84.09 244 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1700 72.53 245 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1559 66.51 246 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1871 79.82 247 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2067 88.18 248 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1840 78.50 249 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1630 69.54 250 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1992 84.98 251 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 1009 43.05 252 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2050 87.46 253 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1605 68.47 254 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1984 84.64 255 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1383 59.00 256 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1745 74.45 257 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1672 71.33 258 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2076 88.57 259 Siskin Spinus spinus 1964 83.79 260 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1684 71.84 261 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1685 71.89 262 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1929 82.30 263 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1983 84.60