Jason Middleton: Britain Year List 2020 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 186 of 186 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 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 399 97.08 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 294 71.53 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 382 92.94 9 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 379 92.21 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 381 92.70 11 Wigeon Mareca penelope 387 94.16 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 401 97.57 13 Pintail Anas acuta 340 82.73 14 Teal Anas crecca 386 93.92 15 Pochard Aythya ferina 365 88.81 16 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 395 96.11 17 Scaup Aythya marila 247 60.10 18 Eider Somateria mollissima 253 61.56 19 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 284 69.10 20 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 345 83.94 21 Goosander Mergus merganser 348 84.67 22 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 191 46.47 23 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 231 56.20 24 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 393 95.62 25 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 322 78.35 26 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 157 38.20 27 Swift Apus apus 352 85.64 28 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 307 74.70 29 Stock Dove Columba oenas 362 88.08 30 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 402 97.81 31 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 391 95.13 32 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 397 96.59 33 Coot Fulica atra 396 96.35 34 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 377 91.73 35 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 378 91.97 36 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 184 44.77 37 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 380 92.46 38 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 300 72.99 39 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 335 81.51 40 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 42 10.22 41 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 334 81.27 42 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 394 95.86 43 Curlew Numenius arquata 374 91.00 44 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 282 68.61 45 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 357 86.86 46 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 155 37.71 47 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 245 59.61 48 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 350 85.16 49 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 288 70.07 50 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 188 45.74 51 Redshank Tringa totanus 372 90.51 52 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 304 73.97 53 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 345 83.94 54 Knot Calidris canutus 301 73.24 55 Ruff Calidris pugnax 300 72.99 56 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 229 55.72 57 Sanderling Calidris alba 298 72.51 58 Dunlin Calidris alpina 357 86.86 59 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 223 54.26 60 Little Stint Calidris minuta 194 47.20 61 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 117 28.47 62 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 322 78.35 63 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 284 69.10 64 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 270 65.69 65 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 394 95.86 66 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 310 75.43 67 Common Gull Larus canus 367 89.29 68 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 389 94.65 69 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 374 91.00 70 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 374 91.00 71 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 70 17.03 72 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 148 36.01 73 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 151 36.74 74 Puffin Fratercula arctica 170 41.36 75 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 282 68.61 76 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 243 59.12 77 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 63 15.33 78 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 283 68.86 79 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 95 23.11 80 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 169 41.12 81 Gannet Morus bassanus 318 77.37 82 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 393 95.62 83 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 282 68.61 84 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 246 59.85 85 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 388 94.40 86 Great White Egret Ardea alba 337 82.00 87 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 393 95.62 88 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 384 93.43 89 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 349 84.91 90 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 236 57.42 91 Red Kite Milvus milvus 368 89.54 92 Buzzard Buteo buteo 391 95.13 93 Barn Owl Tyto alba 336 81.75 94 Little Owl Athene noctua 221 53.77 95 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 128 31.14 96 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 243 59.12 97 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 311 75.67 98 Hoopoe Upupa epops 99 24.09 99 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 358 87.10 100 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 92 22.38 101 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 382 92.94 102 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 340 82.73 103 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 394 95.86 104 Merlin Falco columbarius 254 61.80 105 Hobby Falco subbuteo 278 67.64 106 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 346 84.18 107 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 156 37.96 108 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 22 5.35 109 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 144 35.04 110 Jay Garrulus glandarius 376 91.48 111 Magpie Pica pica 399 97.08 112 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 393 95.62 113 Rook Corvus frugilegus 388 94.40 114 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 398 96.84 115 Raven Corvus corax 341 82.97 116 Coal Tit Periparus ater 387 94.16 117 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 168 40.88 118 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 398 96.84 119 Great Tit Parus major 398 96.84 120 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 210 51.09 121 Skylark Alauda arvensis 369 89.78 122 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 35 8.52 123 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 339 82.48 124 Swallow Hirundo rustica 368 89.54 125 House Martin Delichon urbicum 352 85.64 126 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 313 76.16 127 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 392 95.38 128 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 192 46.72 129 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 42 10.22 130 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 333 81.02 131 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 373 90.75 132 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 312 75.91 133 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 86 20.92 134 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 301 73.24 135 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 46 11.19 136 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 356 86.62 137 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 260 63.26 138 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 88 21.41 139 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 265 64.48 140 Whitethroat Curruca communis 333 81.02 141 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 205 49.88 142 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 368 89.54 143 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 395 96.11 144 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 369 89.78 145 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 354 86.13 146 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 108 26.28 147 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 397 96.59 148 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 389 94.65 149 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 369 89.78 150 Redwing Turdus iliacus 384 93.43 151 Blackbird Turdus merula 397 96.59 152 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 361 87.83 153 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 167 40.63 154 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 271 65.94 155 Robin Erithacus rubecula 398 96.84 156 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 90 21.90 157 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 35 8.52 158 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 208 50.61 159 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 191 46.47 160 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 247 60.10 161 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 251 61.07 162 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 78 18.98 163 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 375 91.24 164 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 314 76.40 165 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 229 55.72 166 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 267 64.96 167 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 396 96.35 168 Dunnock Prunella modularis 394 95.86 169 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 268 65.21 170 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 132 32.12 171 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 359 87.35 172 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 395 96.11 173 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 373 90.75 174 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 204 49.64 175 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 290 70.56 176 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 397 96.59 177 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 250 60.83 178 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 369 89.78 179 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 377 91.73 180 Linnet Linaria cannabina 368 89.54 181 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 263 63.99 182 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 245 59.61 183 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 393 95.62 184 Siskin Spinus spinus 339 82.48 185 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 349 84.91 186 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 377 91.73