Richard Vernon: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 169 of 169 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 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 4 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 5 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 6 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 8 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 9 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 11 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 12 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 13 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 14 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 15 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 16 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 17 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 18 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 135 27.22 19 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 20 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 71 14.31 21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 379 76.41 22 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 23 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 24 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 25 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 26 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 258 52.02 27 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 137 27.62 28 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 31 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 33 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 37 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 38 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 40 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 153 30.85 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 43 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 226 45.56 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 46 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 47 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 48 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 49 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 50 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 51 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 52 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 53 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 54 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 55 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 56 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 57 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 129 26.01 58 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 301 60.69 59 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 60 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 434 87.50 61 Knot Calidris canutus 348 70.16 62 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 63 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 64 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 65 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 66 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 167 33.67 67 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 57 11.49 68 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 69 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 70 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 71 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 72 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 73 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 74 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 75 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 76 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 453 91.33 77 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 78 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 195 39.31 79 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 80 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 81 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 215 43.35 82 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 137 27.62 83 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 84 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 85 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 86 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 87 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 337 67.94 88 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 89 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 90 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 101 20.36 91 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 92 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 441 88.91 93 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 94 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 113 22.78 95 Red Kite Milvus milvus 468 94.35 96 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 97 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 98 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 99 Little Owl Athene noctua 262 52.82 100 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 101 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 102 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 103 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 104 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 105 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 106 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 107 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 108 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 109 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 210 42.34 110 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 111 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 112 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 113 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 114 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 115 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 116 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 117 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 118 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 119 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 120 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 121 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 122 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 123 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 124 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 125 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 166 33.47 126 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 127 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 128 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 129 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 130 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 131 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 132 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 133 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 134 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 135 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 136 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 137 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 138 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 139 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 140 Redwing Turdus iliacus 467 94.15 141 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 142 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 453 91.33 143 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 144 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 145 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 146 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 314 63.31 147 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 148 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 149 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 150 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 151 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 152 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 153 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 154 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 155 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 479 96.57 156 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 157 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 158 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 159 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 160 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 161 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 162 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 163 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 164 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 165 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 166 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 286 57.66 167 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 168 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35 169 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 105 21.17