David Johnstone: Britain Year List 2022 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 231 of 231 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 423 80.88 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 151 28.87 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 517 98.85 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 379 72.47 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 510 97.51 6 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 42 8.03 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 415 79.35 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 158 30.21 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 516 98.66 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 250 47.80 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 399 76.29 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 421 80.50 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 505 96.56 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 359 68.64 15 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 141 26.96 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 351 67.11 17 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 60 11.47 18 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 506 96.75 19 Gadwall Mareca strepera 501 95.79 20 Wigeon Mareca penelope 503 96.18 21 American Wigeon Mareca americana 138 26.39 22 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 517 98.85 23 Pintail Anas acuta 456 87.19 24 Teal Anas crecca 512 97.90 25 Pochard Aythya ferina 485 92.73 26 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 232 44.36 27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 508 97.13 28 Scaup Aythya marila 303 57.93 29 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 110 21.03 30 Eider Somateria mollissima 374 71.51 31 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 86 16.44 32 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 213 40.73 33 White-winged/Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta deglandi/stejnegeri 9 1.72 34 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 384 73.42 35 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 293 56.02 36 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 454 86.81 37 Smew Mergellus albellus 243 46.46 38 Goosander Mergus merganser 459 87.76 39 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 379 72.47 40 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 281 53.73 41 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 49 9.37 42 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 165 31.55 43 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 342 65.39 44 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 511 97.71 45 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 444 84.89 46 Swift Apus apus 473 90.44 47 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 430 82.22 48 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 441 84.32 49 Stock Dove Columba oenas 482 92.16 50 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 518 99.04 51 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 513 98.09 52 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 419 80.11 53 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 514 98.28 54 Coot Fulica atra 514 98.28 55 Crane Grus grus 262 50.10 56 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 499 95.41 57 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 216 41.30 58 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 499 95.41 59 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 273 52.20 60 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 185 35.37 61 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 502 95.98 62 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 168 32.12 63 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 445 85.09 64 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 399 76.29 65 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 449 85.85 66 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 464 88.72 67 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 402 76.86 68 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 513 98.09 69 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 113 21.61 70 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 50 9.56 71 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 362 69.22 72 Curlew Numenius arquata 496 94.84 73 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 411 78.59 74 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 480 91.78 75 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 274 52.39 76 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 325 62.14 77 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 477 91.20 78 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 435 83.17 79 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 378 72.28 80 Redshank Tringa totanus 491 93.88 81 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 344 65.77 82 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 414 79.16 83 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 470 89.87 84 Knot Calidris canutus 376 71.89 85 Ruff Calidris pugnax 431 82.41 86 Sanderling Calidris alba 408 78.01 87 Dunlin Calidris alpina 481 91.97 88 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 313 59.85 89 Little Stint Calidris minuta 292 55.83 90 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 40 7.65 91 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 439 83.94 92 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 390 74.57 93 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 415 79.35 94 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 515 98.47 95 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 404 77.25 96 Common Gull Larus canus 482 92.16 97 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 66 12.62 98 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 512 97.90 99 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 287 54.88 100 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 501 95.79 101 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 118 22.56 102 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 505 96.56 103 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 249 47.61 104 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 214 40.92 105 Puffin Fratercula arctica 349 66.73 106 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 229 43.79 107 Razorbill Alca torda 412 78.78 108 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 426 81.45 109 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 374 71.51 110 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 195 37.28 111 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 353 67.50 112 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 199 38.05 113 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 424 81.07 114 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 266 50.86 115 Gannet Morus bassanus 443 84.70 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 516 98.66 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 416 79.54 118 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 270 51.63 119 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 367 70.17 120 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 316 60.42 121 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 509 97.32 122 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 354 67.69 123 Great White Egret Ardea alba 459 87.76 124 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 512 97.90 125 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 331 63.29 126 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 127 24.28 127 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 491 93.88 128 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 301 57.55 129 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 464 88.72 130 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 316 60.42 131 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 71 13.58 132 Red Kite Milvus milvus 494 94.46 133 Buzzard Buteo buteo 515 98.47 134 Barn Owl Tyto alba 415 79.35 135 Little Owl Athene noctua 307 58.70 136 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 169 32.31 137 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 283 54.11 138 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 415 79.35 139 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 467 89.29 140 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 79 15.11 141 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 496 94.84 142 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 456 87.19 143 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 513 98.09 144 Merlin Falco columbarius 315 60.23 145 Hobby Falco subbuteo 382 73.04 146 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 466 89.10 147 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 346 66.16 148 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 148 28.30 149 Jay Garrulus glandarius 501 95.79 150 Magpie Pica pica 517 98.85 151 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 516 98.66 152 Rook Corvus frugilegus 509 97.32 153 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 518 99.04 154 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 300 57.36 155 Raven Corvus corax 462 88.34 156 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 128 24.47 157 Coal Tit Periparus ater 497 95.03 158 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 359 68.64 159 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 197 37.67 160 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 517 98.85 161 Great Tit Parus major 518 99.04 162 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 306 58.51 163 Woodlark Lullula arborea 233 44.55 164 Skylark Alauda arvensis 500 95.60 165 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 154 29.45 166 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 459 87.76 167 Swallow Hirundo rustica 483 92.35 168 House Martin Delichon urbicum 465 88.91 169 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 445 85.09 170 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 510 97.51 171 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 191 36.52 172 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 126 24.09 173 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 41 7.84 174 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 457 87.38 175 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 491 93.88 176 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 448 85.66 177 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 435 83.17 178 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 276 52.77 179 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 484 92.54 180 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 368 70.36 181 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 351 67.11 182 Whitethroat Curruca communis 458 87.57 183 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 213 40.73 184 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 472 90.25 185 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 511 97.71 186 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 487 93.12 187 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 471 90.06 188 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 512 97.90 189 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 505 96.56 190 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 483 92.35 191 Redwing Turdus iliacus 502 95.98 192 Blackbird Turdus merula 517 98.85 193 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 474 90.63 194 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 307 58.70 195 American Robin Turdus migratorius 124 23.71 196 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 369 70.55 197 Robin Erithacus rubecula 518 99.04 198 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 190 36.33 199 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 315 60.23 200 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 303 57.93 201 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 368 70.36 202 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 351 67.11 203 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri 9 1.72 204 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 491 93.88 205 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 444 84.89 206 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 354 67.69 207 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 391 74.76 208 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 512 97.90 209 Dunnock Prunella modularis 513 98.09 210 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 487 93.12 211 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 513 98.09 212 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 494 94.46 213 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 344 65.77 214 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 225 43.02 215 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 443 84.70 216 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 514 98.28 217 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 403 77.06 218 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 254 48.57 219 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 476 91.01 220 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 499 95.41 221 Twite Linaria flavirostris 218 41.68 222 Linnet Linaria cannabina 483 92.35 223 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 355 67.88 224 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 264 50.48 225 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 511 97.71 226 Siskin Spinus spinus 471 90.06 227 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 313 59.85 228 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 324 61.95 229 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 452 86.42 230 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 56 10.71 231 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 494 94.46