Paul Coates: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 193 of 193 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 397 96.59 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 273 66.42 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 390 94.89 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 312 75.91 5 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 161 39.17 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 253 61.56 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 294 71.53 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 382 92.94 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 250 60.83 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 179 43.55 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 379 92.21 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 381 92.70 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 387 94.16 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 16 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 17 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 147 35.77 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 21 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 22 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 24 Smew Mergellus albellus 189 45.99 25 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 26 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 27 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 60 14.60 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 31 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 39 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 40 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 41 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 43 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 46 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 52 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 53 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 54 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 55 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 88 21.41 56 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 57 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 58 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 59 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 102 24.82 60 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 237 57.66 61 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 62 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 63 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 64 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 65 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 229 55.72 66 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 67 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 68 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 69 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 170 41.36 70 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 71 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 72 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 73 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 74 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 75 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 76 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 22 5.35 77 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 78 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 79 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 81 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 83 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 84 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 85 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 148 36.01 86 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 87 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 88 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 89 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 91 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 95 23.11 92 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 93 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 94 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 95 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 246 59.85 96 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 164 39.90 97 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 98 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 99 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 100 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 101 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 102 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 63 15.33 103 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 104 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 105 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 106 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 107 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 108 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 109 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 110 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 111 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 112 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 113 Hoopoe Upupa epops 99 24.09 114 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 115 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 76 18.49 116 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 117 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 118 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 119 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 64 15.57 120 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 121 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 122 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 234 56.93 123 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 77 18.73 124 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 125 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 126 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 107 26.03 127 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 128 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 129 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 130 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 131 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 132 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 133 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 134 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 135 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 136 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 137 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 138 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 139 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 140 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 141 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 142 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 143 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 144 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 145 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 146 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 147 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 148 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 149 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 150 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 151 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 152 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 153 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 154 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 155 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 156 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 157 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 158 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 159 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 160 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 161 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 162 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 163 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 164 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 165 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 166 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 167 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 168 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 169 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 170 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 171 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 172 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 173 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 174 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 175 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 176 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 177 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 178 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 179 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 172 41.85 180 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 181 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 182 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 183 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 184 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 185 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 186 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 187 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 188 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 189 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 190 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 191 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 216 52.55 192 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 193 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73