Rob White: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 324 of 324 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1958 83.50 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 1135 48.40 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2157 91.98 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1948 83.07 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2110 89.98 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 943 40.21 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1894 80.77 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1114 47.51 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1787 76.20 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2176 92.79 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1771 75.52 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1929 82.26 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1945 82.94 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2104 89.72 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1917 81.75 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1798 76.67 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2072 88.36 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2050 87.42 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2085 88.91 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1331 56.76 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2147 91.56 22 Black Duck Anas rubripes 642 27.38 23 Pintail Anas acuta 1977 84.31 24 Teal Anas crecca 2092 89.21 25 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1427 60.85 26 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1674 71.39 27 Pochard Aythya ferina 2049 87.38 28 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1271 54.20 29 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1513 64.52 30 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2099 89.51 31 Scaup Aythya marila 1770 75.48 32 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1247 53.18 33 Eider Somateria mollissima 1891 80.64 34 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1227 52.32 35 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1558 66.44 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1825 77.83 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1733 73.90 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1978 84.35 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 1744 74.37 40 Goosander Mergus merganser 1965 83.80 41 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1868 79.66 42 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1531 65.29 43 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1714 73.09 44 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 989 42.17 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1826 77.87 46 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 951 40.55 47 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2119 90.36 48 Quail Coturnix coturnix 1208 51.51 49 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1956 83.41 50 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1598 68.14 51 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 964 41.11 52 Swift Apus apus 2039 86.95 53 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 684 29.17 54 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1914 81.62 55 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1881 80.21 56 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1952 83.24 57 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2100 89.55 58 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1619 69.04 59 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2067 88.14 60 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1895 80.81 61 Sora Rail Porzana carolina 557 23.75 62 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1281 54.63 63 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2107 89.85 64 Coot Fulica atra 2103 89.68 65 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla 453 19.32 66 Crane Grus grus 1619 69.04 67 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2050 87.42 68 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 939 40.04 69 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1563 66.65 70 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2075 88.49 71 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1713 73.05 72 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1705 72.71 73 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1466 62.52 74 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2074 88.44 75 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1422 60.64 76 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1968 83.92 77 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1849 78.85 78 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1925 82.09 79 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1087 46.35 80 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1376 58.68 81 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1973 84.14 82 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1861 79.36 83 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2077 88.57 84 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius 558 23.80 85 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 975 41.58 86 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1826 77.87 87 Curlew Numenius arquata 2043 87.12 88 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1878 80.09 89 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1977 84.31 90 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1312 55.95 91 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1648 70.28 92 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1765 75.27 93 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1996 85.12 94 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 336 14.33 95 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 958 40.85 96 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1439 61.36 97 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1387 59.15 98 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1910 81.45 99 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1042 44.43 100 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1819 77.57 101 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 824 35.14 102 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1643 70.06 103 Redshank Tringa totanus 2039 86.95 104 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1303 55.57 105 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1779 75.86 106 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1894 80.77 107 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 686 29.25 108 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1960 83.58 109 Knot Calidris canutus 1855 79.10 110 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1886 80.43 111 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus 885 37.74 112 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1689 72.03 113 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1355 57.78 114 Sanderling Calidris alba 1874 79.91 115 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1984 84.61 116 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1713 73.05 117 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1700 72.49 118 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1167 49.77 119 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1492 63.62 120 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 852 36.33 121 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 837 35.69 122 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1709 72.88 123 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 737 31.43 124 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 863 36.80 125 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1583 67.51 126 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1756 74.88 127 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1966 83.84 128 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1310 55.86 129 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1863 79.45 130 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1723 73.48 131 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1897 80.90 132 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1205 51.39 133 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1084 46.23 134 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2068 88.19 135 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 828 35.31 136 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 707 30.15 137 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1832 78.12 138 Common Gull Larus canus 1985 84.65 139 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1133 48.32 140 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1274 54.33 141 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2076 88.53 142 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1553 66.23 143 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1993 84.99 144 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1452 61.92 145 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2013 85.84 146 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1472 62.77 147 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1596 68.06 148 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1255 53.52 149 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1588 67.72 150 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1847 78.76 151 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1602 68.32 152 Razorbill Alca torda 1894 80.77 153 Little Auk Alle alle 1145 48.83 154 Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia 460 19.62 155 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1919 81.83 156 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1764 75.22 157 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1630 69.51 158 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1775 75.69 159 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 517 22.05 160 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1285 54.80 161 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 953 40.64 162 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1916 81.71 163 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 871 37.14 164 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1295 55.22 165 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 853 36.38 166 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1695 72.28 167 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1120 47.76 168 Gannet Morus bassanus 1979 84.39 169 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2100 89.55 170 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1945 82.94 171 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1573 67.08 172 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1819 77.57 173 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1823 77.74 174 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2062 87.93 175 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 916 39.06 176 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1632 69.59 177 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1808 77.10 178 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2094 89.30 179 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1190 50.75 180 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1874 79.91 181 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1271 54.20 182 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1500 63.97 183 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2038 86.91 184 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1558 66.44 185 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1976 84.26 186 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1808 77.10 187 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 1171 49.94 188 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2029 86.52 189 Black Kite Milvus migrans 795 33.90 190 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1424 60.72 191 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1295 55.22 192 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2084 88.87 193 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1951 83.20 194 Little Owl Athene noctua 1794 76.50 195 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1514 64.56 196 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1797 76.63 197 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1901 81.07 198 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1340 57.14 199 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2031 86.61 200 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1380 58.85 201 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1462 62.35 202 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2043 87.12 203 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1978 84.35 204 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2076 88.53 205 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 1221 52.07 206 Merlin Falco columbarius 1751 74.67 207 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1852 78.98 208 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2005 85.50 209 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1789 76.29 210 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1081 46.10 211 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1545 65.88 212 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1136 48.44 213 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus 567 24.18 214 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1437 61.28 215 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2047 87.29 216 Magpie Pica pica 2088 89.04 217 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1642 70.02 218 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2068 88.19 219 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2038 86.91 220 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2078 88.61 221 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1702 72.58 222 Raven Corvus corax 1955 83.37 223 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1782 75.99 224 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2037 86.87 225 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 1294 55.18 226 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1812 77.27 227 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1630 69.51 228 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2098 89.47 229 Great Tit Parus major 2087 89.00 230 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 992 42.30 231 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1755 74.84 232 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1504 64.14 233 Skylark Alauda arvensis 1999 85.25 234 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1450 61.83 235 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1971 84.05 236 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2031 86.61 237 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2007 85.59 238 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 941 40.13 239 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1798 76.67 240 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2064 88.02 241 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1586 67.63 242 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1485 63.33 243 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 828 35.31 244 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1920 81.88 245 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2015 85.93 246 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 508 21.66 247 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1901 81.07 248 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1902 81.11 249 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 645 27.51 250 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 872 37.19 251 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1628 69.42 252 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis 274 11.68 253 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 1999 85.25 254 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1757 74.93 255 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1208 51.51 256 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1723 73.48 257 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1940 82.73 258 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1543 65.80 259 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1661 70.83 260 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2002 85.37 261 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2059 87.80 262 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2016 85.97 263 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1997 85.16 264 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1247 53.18 265 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2082 88.78 266 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus 409 17.44 267 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2043 87.12 268 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1978 84.35 269 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2003 85.42 270 Blackbird Turdus merula 2086 88.96 271 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1990 84.86 272 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1679 71.60 273 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1814 77.36 274 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2094 89.30 275 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1474 62.86 276 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 1141 48.66 277 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 1168 49.81 278 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1697 72.37 279 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1680 71.64 280 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1799 76.72 281 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1783 76.03 282 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1978 84.35 283 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1941 82.77 284 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1873 79.87 285 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1868 79.66 286 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2067 88.14 287 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2061 87.89 288 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1817 77.48 289 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1994 85.03 290 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2064 88.02 291 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 1099 46.87 292 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1973 84.14 293 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1701 72.54 294 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 670 28.57 295 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens 649 27.68 296 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1560 66.52 297 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1872 79.83 298 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2069 88.23 299 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1842 78.55 300 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1631 69.55 301 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1994 85.03 302 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 1009 43.03 303 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2052 87.51 304 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1606 68.49 305 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1986 84.69 306 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1384 59.02 307 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1747 74.50 308 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 981 41.83 309 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 877 37.40 310 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1673 71.34 311 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2078 88.61 312 Serin Serinus serinus 923 39.36 313 Siskin Spinus spinus 1966 83.84 314 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1321 56.33 315 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1686 71.90 316 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1687 71.94 317 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1931 82.35 318 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 771 32.88 319 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1195 50.96 320 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1139 48.57 321 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 526 22.43 322 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1985 84.65 323 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca 204 8.70 324 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 407 17.36