Chris Francis: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 164 of 164 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 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 15 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 16 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 17 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 20 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 21 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 379 76.41 22 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 23 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 24 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 25 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 26 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 27 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 28 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 29 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 30 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 31 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 32 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 33 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 34 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 35 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 36 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 37 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 38 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 39 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 40 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 41 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 42 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 43 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 44 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 45 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 46 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 47 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 48 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 49 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 50 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 51 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 52 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 129 26.01 53 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 434 87.50 54 Knot Calidris canutus 348 70.16 55 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 56 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 267 53.83 57 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 144 29.03 58 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 128 25.81 59 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 60 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 61 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 62 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 63 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 113 22.78 64 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 167 33.67 65 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 246 49.60 66 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 195 39.31 67 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 50 10.08 68 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 69 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 93 18.75 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 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 386 77.82 74 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 75 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 76 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 77 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 453 91.33 78 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 79 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 80 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 81 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 82 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 83 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 215 43.35 84 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 32 6.45 85 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 72 14.52 86 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 87 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 141 28.43 88 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 89 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 90 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 349 70.36 91 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 92 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 337 67.94 93 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 94 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 95 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 96 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 441 88.91 97 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 98 Red Kite Milvus milvus 468 94.35 99 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 100 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 101 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 102 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 103 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 384 77.42 104 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 105 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 106 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 107 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 108 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 109 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 110 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 111 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 112 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 113 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 114 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 115 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 116 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 117 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 118 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 119 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 120 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 121 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 122 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 123 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 124 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 125 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 126 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 127 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 128 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 93 18.75 129 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 25 5.04 130 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 131 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 132 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 133 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 134 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 135 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 136 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 137 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 138 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 139 Redwing Turdus iliacus 467 94.15 140 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 141 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 453 91.33 142 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 143 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 144 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 145 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 146 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 147 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 148 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 149 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 150 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 151 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 152 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 479 96.57 153 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 154 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 155 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 156 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 157 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 234 47.18 158 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 159 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 160 Twite Linaria flavirostris 210 42.34 161 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 162 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 163 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 164 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35