Kay Donaghy: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 239 of 239 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 317 77.13 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 397 96.59 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 273 66.42 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 390 94.89 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 312 75.91 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 161 39.17 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 253 61.56 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 176 42.82 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 294 71.53 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 304 73.97 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 382 92.94 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 250 60.83 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 179 43.55 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 379 92.21 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 381 92.70 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 387 94.16 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 19 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 20 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 21 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 158 38.44 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 23 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 62 15.09 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 147 35.77 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 26 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 27 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 28 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 38 9.25 29 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 132 32.12 30 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 31 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 221 53.77 32 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 33 Smew Mergellus albellus 189 45.99 34 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 35 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 266 64.72 36 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 39 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 157 38.20 40 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 273 66.42 42 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 43 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 44 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 289 70.32 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 48 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 49 Crane Grus grus 175 42.58 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 51 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 31 7.54 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 53 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 207 50.36 54 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 55 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 313 76.16 56 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 57 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 58 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 41 9.98 59 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 60 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 252 61.31 61 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 62 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 237 57.66 63 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 64 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 65 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 66 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 67 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 68 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 69 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 111 27.01 70 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 307 74.70 71 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 72 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 188 45.74 73 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 74 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 237 57.66 75 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 76 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 77 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 78 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 79 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 229 55.72 80 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 81 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 82 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 83 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 84 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 117 28.47 85 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 99 24.09 86 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 167 40.63 87 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 88 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 89 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 166 40.39 90 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 91 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 47 11.44 92 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 93 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 39 9.49 94 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 95 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 96 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 168 40.88 97 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 98 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 192 46.72 99 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 100 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 54 13.14 101 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 102 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 125 30.41 103 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 70 17.03 104 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 148 36.01 105 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 71 17.27 106 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 107 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 108 Razorbill Alca torda 247 60.10 109 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 110 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 231 56.20 111 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 15 3.65 112 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 63 15.33 113 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 114 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 32 7.79 115 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 95 23.11 116 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 28 6.81 117 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 118 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 75 18.25 119 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 120 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 121 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 122 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 115 27.98 123 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 246 59.85 124 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 125 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 251 61.07 126 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 127 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 128 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 189 45.99 129 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 130 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 177 43.07 131 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 132 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 133 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 133 32.36 134 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 135 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 136 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 137 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 138 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 139 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 140 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 141 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 142 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 143 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 144 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 145 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 146 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 147 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 234 56.93 148 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 149 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 144 35.04 150 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 77 18.73 151 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 152 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 153 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 107 26.03 154 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 155 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 156 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 157 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 158 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 147 35.77 159 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 160 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 282 68.61 161 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 162 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 163 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 164 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 165 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 166 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 93 22.63 167 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 168 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 169 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 170 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 171 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 172 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 101 24.57 173 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 174 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 175 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 176 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 9 2.19 177 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 178 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 86 20.92 179 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 180 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 177 43.07 181 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 182 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 183 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 88 21.41 184 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 185 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 186 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 187 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 188 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 189 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 190 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 191 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 192 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 193 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 22 5.35 194 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 195 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 196 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 197 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 198 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 199 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 200 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 201 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 202 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 110 26.76 203 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 90 21.90 204 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 205 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 105 25.55 206 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 207 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 208 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 209 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 78 18.98 210 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 211 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 212 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 213 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 214 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 215 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 216 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 217 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 218 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 219 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 220 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 221 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 222 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 28 6.81 223 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 224 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 225 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 226 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 227 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 228 Twite Linaria flavirostris 163 39.66 229 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 230 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 231 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 232 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 233 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 234 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 106 25.79 235 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 200 48.66 236 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 237 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 63 15.33 238 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73 239 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia 12 2.92