David Robinson: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 294 of 294 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 388 78.23 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 63 12.70 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 46 9.27 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 97 19.56 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 258 52.02 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 16 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 52 10.48 17 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 18 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 82 16.53 19 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 20 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 21 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 22 American Wigeon Mareca americana 148 29.84 23 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 24 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 25 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 26 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 116 23.39 27 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 204 41.13 28 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 80 16.13 29 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 30 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 80 16.13 31 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 233 46.98 32 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 33 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 34 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 134 27.02 35 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 76 15.32 36 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 37 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 135 27.22 38 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 39 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 40 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 41 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 42 Smew Mergellus albellus 245 49.40 43 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 58 11.69 44 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 45 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 46 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 258 52.02 47 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 137 27.62 48 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 49 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 50 Quail Coturnix coturnix 103 20.77 51 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 52 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 228 45.97 53 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 179 36.09 54 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 55 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 56 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 57 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 58 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 59 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 174 35.08 60 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 61 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 62 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 63 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 64 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 65 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 66 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 153 30.85 67 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 68 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 69 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 70 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 155 31.25 71 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 72 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 225 45.36 73 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 74 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 75 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 76 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 100 20.16 77 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 118 23.79 78 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 79 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 80 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 81 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 120 24.19 82 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 83 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 84 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 85 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 86 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 151 30.44 87 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 88 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 89 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 90 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata 13 2.62 91 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 148 29.84 92 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 84 16.94 93 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 94 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 95 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 259 52.22 96 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 97 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 128 25.81 98 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 300 60.48 99 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 100 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 101 Knot Calidris canutus 347 69.96 102 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 103 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 267 53.83 104 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 144 29.03 105 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 128 25.81 106 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 107 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 108 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 109 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 110 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 113 22.78 111 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 167 33.67 112 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus 17 3.43 113 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 246 49.60 114 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 194 39.11 115 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 85 17.14 116 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 117 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 118 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 93 18.75 119 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 120 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 284 57.26 121 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 122 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 92 18.55 123 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 124 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 385 77.62 125 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 126 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 25 5.04 127 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 128 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 129 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 130 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 131 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 132 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 109 21.98 133 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 134 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 91 18.35 135 Puffin Fratercula arctica 260 52.42 136 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 195 39.31 137 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 138 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 139 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 140 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 215 43.35 141 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 142 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 32 6.45 143 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 142 28.63 144 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 145 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 137 27.62 146 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 149 30.04 147 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 118 23.79 148 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 149 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 32 6.45 150 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 151 Red-footed Booby Sula sula 74 14.92 152 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 153 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 154 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 202 40.73 155 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 156 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 293 59.07 157 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 186 37.50 158 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 159 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 40 8.06 160 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 336 67.74 161 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 162 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 163 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 164 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 55 11.09 165 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 101 20.36 166 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 167 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 241 48.59 168 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 169 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 170 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 113 22.78 171 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 172 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 173 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 174 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 175 Little Owl Athene noctua 261 52.62 176 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 203 40.93 177 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 178 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 179 Hoopoe Upupa epops 90 18.15 180 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 181 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 87 17.54 182 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 102 20.56 183 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 184 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 185 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 186 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 36 7.26 187 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 188 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 189 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 190 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 191 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 70 14.11 192 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 30 6.05 193 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 45 9.07 194 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 129 26.01 195 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 196 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 197 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 210 42.34 198 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 199 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 200 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 201 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 202 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 203 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 204 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 205 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 73 14.72 206 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 335 67.54 207 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 35.69 208 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 209 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 210 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 291 58.67 211 Woodlark Lullula arborea 219 44.15 212 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 213 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 214 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 215 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 216 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 21 4.23 217 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 218 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 219 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 220 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 166 33.47 221 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 130 26.21 222 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 53 10.69 223 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 224 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 225 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 55 11.09 226 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 30 6.05 227 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 77 15.52 228 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 229 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 230 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 93 18.75 231 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 232 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 233 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 234 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 78 15.73 235 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 236 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 237 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 184 37.10 238 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 239 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 240 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 241 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 242 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 243 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 70 14.11 244 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 245 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 246 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 247 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 248 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 249 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 250 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 251 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 252 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 253 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 163 32.86 254 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 78 15.73 255 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 256 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 257 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 258 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 259 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 260 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 261 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 262 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 263 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 264 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 265 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 266 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 267 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 268 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 55 11.09 269 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 270 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 271 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 205 41.33 272 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 273 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 274 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 275 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 234 47.18 276 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 277 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 86 17.34 278 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 279 Twite Linaria flavirostris 210 42.34 280 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 281 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 121 24.40 282 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 283 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 239 48.19 284 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 285 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 286 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 72 14.52 287 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 244 49.19 288 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 285 57.46 289 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 290 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 93 18.75 291 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 83 16.73 292 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps 89 17.94 293 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35 294 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 105 21.17