Rob Hunton: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 246 of 246 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 389 78.43 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 97 19.56 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 16 American Wigeon Mareca americana 148 29.84 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 18 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 19 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 20 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 116 23.39 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 23 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 25 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 379 76.41 27 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 28 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 29 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 30 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 31 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 32 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 33 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 34 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 228 45.97 35 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 179 36.09 36 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 37 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 59 11.90 38 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 39 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 40 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 41 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 42 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 174 35.08 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 45 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 46 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 47 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 48 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 49 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 50 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 51 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 52 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 53 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 226 45.56 54 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 55 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 56 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 57 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 10 2.02 58 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 100 20.16 59 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 60 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 61 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 62 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 73 14.72 63 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 67 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 68 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 69 Great Snipe Gallinago media 19 3.83 70 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 71 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 72 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 73 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 260 52.42 74 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 75 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 301 60.69 76 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 77 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 434 87.50 78 Knot Calidris canutus 348 70.16 79 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 80 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 267 53.83 81 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 144 29.03 82 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 83 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 84 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 85 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 86 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 167 33.67 87 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 246 49.60 88 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 195 39.31 89 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 50 10.08 90 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 91 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 92 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 93 18.75 93 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 94 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 285 57.46 95 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 96 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 97 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 386 77.82 98 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 99 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 100 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 101 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 102 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 453 91.33 103 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 104 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 109 21.98 105 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 66 13.31 106 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 107 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 91 18.35 108 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 185 37.30 109 Puffin Fratercula arctica 260 52.42 110 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 111 Little Auk Alle alle 37 7.46 112 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 113 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 114 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 115 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 142 28.63 116 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 40 8.06 117 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 118 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 137 27.62 119 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 149 30.04 120 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 118 23.79 121 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 122 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 123 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 124 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 125 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 202 40.73 126 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 349 70.36 127 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 293 59.07 128 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 129 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 337 67.94 130 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 131 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 132 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 133 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 134 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 441 88.91 135 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 136 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 113 22.78 137 Red Kite Milvus milvus 468 94.35 138 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 43 8.67 139 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 140 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 141 Little Owl Athene noctua 262 52.82 142 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 203 40.93 143 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 144 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 384 77.42 145 Hoopoe Upupa epops 90 18.15 146 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 147 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 77 15.52 148 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 87 17.54 149 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 150 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 151 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 152 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 153 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 154 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 155 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 32 6.45 156 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 45 9.07 157 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 129 26.01 158 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 159 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 160 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 161 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 162 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 163 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 164 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 165 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 166 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 167 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 168 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 169 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 291 58.67 170 Woodlark Lullula arborea 219 44.15 171 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 172 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 158 31.85 173 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 174 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 175 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 176 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 177 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 178 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 179 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 166 33.47 180 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 53 10.69 181 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 182 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 183 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 184 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 23 4.64 185 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 186 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 93 18.75 187 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 28 5.65 188 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 189 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 190 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 191 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 78 15.73 192 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 193 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 194 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 184 37.10 195 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 196 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 197 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 198 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 199 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 200 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 201 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 202 Redwing Turdus iliacus 467 94.15 203 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 204 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 453 91.33 205 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 206 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 207 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 208 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 68 13.71 209 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 210 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 34 6.85 211 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 212 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 314 63.31 213 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 214 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 215 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 216 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 217 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 218 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 219 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 220 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 221 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 479 96.57 222 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 223 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 224 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 205 41.33 225 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 226 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 227 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 228 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 234 47.18 229 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 230 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 86 17.34 231 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 232 Twite Linaria flavirostris 210 42.34 233 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 234 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 122 24.60 235 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 236 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 17 3.43 237 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 239 48.19 238 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 239 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 240 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 72 14.52 241 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 244 49.19 242 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 286 57.66 243 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 244 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 15 3.02 245 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 83 16.73 246 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35