Keith Tinworth: Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man Year List 2023 BOU/IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 267 of 267 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 24 70.59 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 4 11.76 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 28 82.35 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 19 55.88 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 5 14.71 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 27 79.41 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 21 61.76 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 3 8.82 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 16 47.06 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 29 85.29 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 32.35 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18 52.94 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 20 58.82 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 25 73.53 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 21 61.76 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 11 32.35 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 28 82.35 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 28 82.35 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 29 85.29 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 29 85.29 21 Pintail Anas acuta 23 67.65 22 Teal Anas crecca 29 85.29 23 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 13 38.24 24 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 3 8.82 25 Pochard Aythya ferina 25 73.53 26 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 28 82.35 27 Scaup Aythya marila 16 47.06 28 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 6 17.65 29 Eider Somateria mollissima 19 55.88 30 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 4 11.76 31 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 12 35.29 32 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 19 55.88 33 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 14 41.18 34 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 23 67.65 35 Smew Mergellus albellus 15 44.12 36 Goosander Mergus merganser 26 76.47 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 16 47.06 38 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 16 47.06 39 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 14 41.18 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 28 82.35 41 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 20 58.82 42 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 10 29.41 43 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 8 23.53 44 Swift Apus apus 22 64.71 45 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 16 47.06 46 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 19 55.88 47 Stock Dove Columba oenas 24 70.59 48 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 29 85.29 49 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 5 14.71 50 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 28 82.35 51 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 18 52.94 52 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 29 85.29 53 Coot Fulica atra 28 82.35 54 Little Crake Zapornia parva 3 8.82 55 Crane Grus grus 10 29.41 56 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 27 79.41 57 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 9 26.47 58 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 26 76.47 59 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 10 29.41 60 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11 32.35 61 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 4 11.76 62 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 26 76.47 63 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 14 41.18 64 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 23 67.65 65 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 21 61.76 66 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 22 64.71 67 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 6 17.65 68 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 5 14.71 69 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 23 67.65 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 18 52.94 71 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 28 82.35 72 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 6 17.65 73 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 15 44.12 74 Curlew Numenius arquata 27 79.41 75 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 20 58.82 76 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 24 70.59 77 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 6 17.65 78 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 5 14.71 79 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 13 38.24 80 Great Snipe Gallinago media 3 8.82 81 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 26 76.47 82 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 4 11.76 83 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 21 61.76 84 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 18 52.94 85 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 10 29.41 86 Redshank Tringa totanus 27 79.41 87 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 8 23.53 88 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 14 41.18 89 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 19 55.88 90 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 24 70.59 91 Knot Calidris canutus 20 58.82 92 Ruff Calidris pugnax 22 64.71 93 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 12 35.29 94 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 9 26.47 95 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 6 17.65 96 Sanderling Calidris alba 20 58.82 97 Dunlin Calidris alpina 25 73.53 98 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14 41.18 99 Little Stint Calidris minuta 13 38.24 100 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 6 17.65 101 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 4 11.76 102 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12 35.29 103 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 3 8.82 104 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 5 14.71 105 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 3 8.82 106 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13 38.24 107 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 21 61.76 108 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 4 11.76 109 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 19 55.88 110 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 13 38.24 111 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 17 50.00 112 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 29 85.29 113 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 23 67.65 114 Common Gull Larus canus 25 73.53 115 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 10 29.41 116 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 27 79.41 117 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 6 17.65 118 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 26 76.47 119 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 6 17.65 120 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 27 79.41 121 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 12 35.29 122 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 5 14.71 123 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 9 26.47 124 Puffin Fratercula arctica 14 41.18 125 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 11 32.35 126 Guillemot Uria aalge 20 58.82 127 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 16 47.06 128 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 8 23.53 129 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19 55.88 130 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19 55.88 131 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 16 47.06 132 Gannet Morus bassanus 21 61.76 133 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 9 26.47 134 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 29 85.29 135 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 20 58.82 136 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 5 14.71 137 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 16 47.06 138 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 14 41.18 139 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 10 29.41 140 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 28 82.35 141 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 13 38.24 142 Great White Egret Ardea alba 21 61.76 143 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 28 82.35 144 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 18 52.94 145 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 3 8.82 146 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 5 14.71 147 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 4 11.76 148 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 28 82.35 149 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 12 35.29 150 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 27 79.41 151 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 18 52.94 152 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 3 8.82 153 Red Kite Milvus milvus 25 73.53 154 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 7 20.59 155 Buzzard Buteo buteo 27 79.41 156 Barn Owl Tyto alba 21 61.76 157 Little Owl Athene noctua 12 35.29 158 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 9 26.47 159 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 14 41.18 160 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 17 50.00 161 Hoopoe Upupa epops 5 14.71 162 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 24 70.59 163 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 4 11.76 164 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 5 14.71 165 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 4 11.76 166 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 28 82.35 167 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 22 64.71 168 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 28 82.35 169 Merlin Falco columbarius 14 41.18 170 Hobby Falco subbuteo 13 38.24 171 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 23 67.65 172 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 15 44.12 173 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 7 20.59 174 Jay Garrulus glandarius 28 82.35 175 Magpie Pica pica 29 85.29 176 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 9 26.47 177 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 29 85.29 178 Rook Corvus frugilegus 27 79.41 179 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 29 85.29 180 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 11 32.35 181 Raven Corvus corax 23 67.65 182 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 14 41.18 183 Coal Tit Periparus ater 22 64.71 184 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 13 38.24 185 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 6 17.65 186 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 29 85.29 187 Great Tit Parus major 29 85.29 188 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 13 38.24 189 Woodlark Lullula arborea 7 20.59 190 Skylark Alauda arvensis 24 70.59 191 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 7 20.59 192 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 23 67.65 193 Swallow Hirundo rustica 24 70.59 194 House Martin Delichon urbicum 24 70.59 195 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 24 70.59 196 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 28 82.35 197 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 5 14.71 198 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 5 14.71 199 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 8 23.53 200 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 7 20.59 201 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 21 61.76 202 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 27 79.41 203 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 3 8.82 204 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 3 8.82 205 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21 61.76 206 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 1 2.94 207 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 20 58.82 208 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 1 2.94 209 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 7 20.59 210 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 23 67.65 211 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 19 55.88 212 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 6 17.65 213 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 14 41.18 214 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22 64.71 215 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 7 20.59 216 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 9 26.47 217 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 26 76.47 218 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 27 79.41 219 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 24 70.59 220 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 21 61.76 221 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 2 5.88 222 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 28 82.35 223 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 27 79.41 224 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 25 73.53 225 Redwing Turdus iliacus 28 82.35 226 Blackbird Turdus merula 29 85.29 227 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 23 67.65 228 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 7 20.59 229 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15 44.12 230 Robin Erithacus rubecula 29 85.29 231 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 6 17.65 232 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 3 8.82 233 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 17 50.00 234 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 9 26.47 235 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 15 44.12 236 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 12 35.29 237 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 25 73.53 238 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 19 55.88 239 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 19 55.88 240 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 18 52.94 241 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 28 82.35 242 Dunnock Prunella modularis 29 85.29 243 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 18 52.94 244 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 24 70.59 245 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 27 79.41 246 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 25 73.53 247 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 13 38.24 248 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 10 29.41 249 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 55.88 250 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 27 79.41 251 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 16 47.06 252 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 9 26.47 253 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 23 67.65 254 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 27 79.41 255 Twite Linaria flavirostris 8 23.53 256 Linnet Linaria cannabina 27 79.41 257 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 17 50.00 258 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 11 32.35 259 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 29 85.29 260 Serin Serinus serinus 1 2.94 261 Siskin Spinus spinus 23 67.65 262 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 10 29.41 263 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 11 32.35 264 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 21 61.76 265 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 6 17.65 266 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps 6 17.65 267 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 26 76.47