Carl Howe: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 330 of 330 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1960 83.51 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 1138 48.49 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2158 91.95 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1950 83.08 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 576 24.54 6 Ross's Goose Anser rossii 301 12.82 7 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2111 89.94 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1895 80.74 9 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1115 47.51 10 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1788 76.18 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2177 92.76 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1772 75.50 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1930 82.23 14 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1946 82.91 15 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2105 89.69 16 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1917 81.68 17 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 786 33.49 18 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1800 76.69 19 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 991 42.22 20 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2073 88.33 21 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2051 87.39 22 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2086 88.88 23 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1332 56.75 24 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2148 91.52 25 Pintail Anas acuta 1978 84.28 26 Teal Anas crecca 2093 89.18 27 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1428 60.84 28 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1675 71.37 29 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 564 24.03 30 Pochard Aythya ferina 2050 87.35 31 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1275 54.32 32 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1515 64.55 33 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2100 89.48 34 Scaup Aythya marila 1772 75.50 35 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 1253 53.39 36 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 1031 43.93 37 Eider Somateria mollissima 1892 80.61 38 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1228 52.32 39 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1559 66.43 40 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 391 16.66 41 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 246 10.48 42 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1826 77.80 43 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 597 25.44 44 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1734 73.88 45 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 618 26.33 46 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1979 84.32 47 Smew Mergellus albellus 1745 74.35 48 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 571 24.33 49 Goosander Mergus merganser 1966 83.77 50 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1869 79.63 51 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1532 65.27 52 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1715 73.07 53 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1143 48.70 54 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 1394 59.39 55 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1827 77.84 56 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2120 90.33 57 Quail Coturnix coturnix 1209 51.51 58 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1957 83.38 59 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1600 68.17 60 Swift Apus apus 2040 86.92 61 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 691 29.44 62 Great Bustard Otis tarda 166 7.07 63 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1916 81.64 64 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1882 80.19 65 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1953 83.21 66 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2101 89.52 67 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1620 69.02 68 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2068 88.11 69 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1897 80.83 70 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1282 54.62 71 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2108 89.82 72 Coot Fulica atra 2104 89.65 73 Little Crake Zapornia parva 618 26.33 74 Crane Grus grus 1621 69.07 75 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2051 87.39 76 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 940 40.05 77 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1564 66.64 78 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2076 88.45 79 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1714 73.03 80 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1706 72.69 81 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1468 62.55 82 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2075 88.41 83 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1423 60.63 84 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1969 83.89 85 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1850 78.82 86 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1926 82.06 87 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 819 34.90 88 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1090 46.44 89 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1379 58.76 90 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1974 84.11 91 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1862 79.34 92 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2078 88.54 93 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 327 13.93 94 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 898 38.26 95 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 976 41.59 96 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1830 77.97 97 Curlew Numenius arquata 2044 87.09 98 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1879 80.06 99 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1978 84.28 100 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1313 55.94 101 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1649 70.26 102 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1766 75.24 103 Great Snipe Gallinago media 414 17.64 104 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1997 85.09 105 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 960 40.90 106 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1440 61.35 107 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1388 59.14 108 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1911 81.42 109 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1820 77.55 110 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1645 70.09 111 Redshank Tringa totanus 2040 86.92 112 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1304 55.56 113 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1780 75.84 114 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1895 80.74 115 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1961 83.55 116 Knot Calidris canutus 1856 79.08 117 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1887 80.40 118 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1690 72.01 119 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1358 57.86 120 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 1158 49.34 121 Sanderling Calidris alba 1875 79.89 122 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1985 84.58 123 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1714 73.03 124 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1701 72.48 125 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1168 49.77 126 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1494 63.66 127 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 641 27.31 128 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 853 36.34 129 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 839 35.75 130 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1710 72.86 131 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1584 67.49 132 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1759 74.95 133 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1967 83.81 134 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1312 55.90 135 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1864 79.42 136 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 523 22.28 137 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1724 73.46 138 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1899 80.91 139 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1085 46.23 140 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2069 88.16 141 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1833 78.10 142 Common Gull Larus canus 1986 84.62 143 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1275 54.32 144 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2077 88.50 145 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1554 66.21 146 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1995 85.00 147 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2014 85.81 148 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1473 62.76 149 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 1083 46.14 150 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1597 68.04 151 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1257 53.56 152 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1590 67.75 153 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1848 78.74 154 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1603 68.30 155 Razorbill Alca torda 1895 80.74 156 Little Auk Alle alle 1146 48.83 157 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1920 81.81 158 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1765 75.20 159 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1631 69.49 160 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica 724 30.85 161 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1776 75.67 162 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 798 34.00 163 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1286 54.79 164 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1918 81.72 165 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 872 37.15 166 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 73 3.11 167 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1296 55.22 168 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 854 36.39 169 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1696 72.26 170 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1121 47.76 171 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 714 30.42 172 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 1048 44.65 173 Gannet Morus bassanus 1980 84.36 174 Red-footed Booby Sula sula 182 7.75 175 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 451 19.22 176 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2101 89.52 177 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1946 82.91 178 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1574 67.06 179 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1820 77.55 180 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1825 77.76 181 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 849 36.17 182 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1157 49.30 183 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2063 87.90 184 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 918 39.11 185 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1633 69.58 186 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1809 77.08 187 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2095 89.26 188 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 1194 50.87 189 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1875 79.89 190 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1272 54.20 191 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 1501 63.95 192 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2040 86.92 193 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1559 66.43 194 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1977 84.24 195 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1809 77.08 196 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 995 42.39 197 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2030 86.49 198 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1428 60.84 199 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1295 55.18 200 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2085 88.84 201 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1952 83.17 202 Little Owl Athene noctua 1795 76.48 203 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1515 64.55 204 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1799 76.65 205 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1902 81.04 206 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1341 57.14 207 Roller Coracias garrulus 832 35.45 208 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2032 86.58 209 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 537 22.88 210 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1139 48.53 211 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1381 58.84 212 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1463 62.33 213 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2044 87.09 214 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1979 84.32 215 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2077 88.50 216 Merlin Falco columbarius 1752 74.65 217 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1856 79.08 218 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2007 85.51 219 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1790 76.27 220 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1084 46.19 221 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1546 65.87 222 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1137 48.44 223 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1440 61.35 224 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 551 23.48 225 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2048 87.26 226 Magpie Pica pica 2089 89.01 227 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1643 70.00 228 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2069 88.16 229 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2039 86.88 230 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2079 88.58 231 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1703 72.56 232 Raven Corvus corax 1956 83.34 233 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1784 76.01 234 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2038 86.83 235 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 1295 55.18 236 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1813 77.25 237 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1631 69.49 238 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2099 89.43 239 Great Tit Parus major 2088 88.96 240 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 993 42.31 241 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1757 74.86 242 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1507 64.21 243 Skylark Alauda arvensis 2000 85.22 244 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1451 61.82 245 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1972 84.02 246 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2032 86.58 247 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2008 85.56 248 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1800 76.69 249 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2065 87.98 250 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1587 67.62 251 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 688 29.31 252 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1486 63.31 253 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 1185 50.49 254 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1921 81.85 255 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2016 85.90 256 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 864 36.81 257 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 436 18.58 258 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1014 43.20 259 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1903 81.08 260 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 785 33.45 261 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1903 81.08 262 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 1075 45.80 263 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 489 20.84 264 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 873 37.20 265 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 672 28.63 266 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1633 69.58 267 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 2000 85.22 268 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1761 75.03 269 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1209 51.51 270 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1725 73.50 271 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae 486 20.71 272 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1942 82.74 273 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1545 65.83 274 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1664 70.90 275 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2003 85.34 276 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2060 87.77 277 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2017 85.94 278 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1998 85.13 279 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2083 88.75 280 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2044 87.09 281 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1979 84.32 282 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2004 85.39 283 Blackbird Turdus merula 2087 88.92 284 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1991 84.83 285 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1680 71.58 286 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 871 37.11 287 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1815 77.33 288 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2095 89.26 289 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1475 62.85 290 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1699 72.39 291 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 1079 45.97 292 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1682 71.67 293 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1801 76.74 294 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1785 76.05 295 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1979 84.32 296 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1942 82.74 297 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1874 79.85 298 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1869 79.63 299 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2068 88.11 300 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2062 87.86 301 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1818 77.46 302 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1996 85.04 303 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2065 87.98 304 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1974 84.11 305 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1704 72.60 306 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1561 66.51 307 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1873 79.80 308 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2070 88.20 309 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1843 78.53 310 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1632 69.54 311 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1995 85.00 312 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2053 87.47 313 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1608 68.51 314 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1987 84.66 315 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1385 59.01 316 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1748 74.48 317 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1674 71.33 318 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2079 88.58 319 Serin Serinus serinus 924 39.37 320 Siskin Spinus spinus 1967 83.81 321 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1687 71.88 322 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1689 71.96 323 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1932 82.32 324 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1196 50.96 325 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 1140 48.57 326 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps 249 10.61 327 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1986 84.62 328 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis 505 21.52 329 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 306 13.04 330 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 535 22.80