Stephen Jones: 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 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 3 Ross's Goose Anser rossii 14 2.82 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 46 9.27 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 8 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 32 6.45 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 258 52.02 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 19 American Wigeon Mareca americana 148 29.84 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 21 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 22 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 24 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 25 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 26 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 379 76.41 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 28 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 29 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 31 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 32 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 33 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 34 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 35 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 36 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 37 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 38 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 39 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 40 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 41 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 42 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 43 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 226 45.56 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 45 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 47 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 48 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 49 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 50 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 51 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 52 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 54 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 55 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 56 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 301 60.69 57 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 434 87.50 58 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 59 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 60 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 61 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 113 22.78 62 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 63 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 285 57.46 64 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 65 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 66 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 386 77.82 67 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 68 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 69 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 70 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 453 91.33 71 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 72 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 73 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 74 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 75 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 38 7.66 76 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 142 28.63 77 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 78 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 137 27.62 79 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 118 23.79 80 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 81 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 94 18.95 82 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 83 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 84 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 85 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 202 40.73 86 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 293 59.07 87 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 88 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 337 67.94 89 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 90 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 91 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 92 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 441 88.91 93 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 113 22.78 94 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 34 6.85 95 Red Kite Milvus milvus 468 94.35 96 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 97 Little Owl Athene noctua 262 52.82 98 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 99 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 384 77.42 100 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 101 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 87 17.54 102 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 102 20.56 103 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 104 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 105 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 106 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 107 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 108 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 109 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 110 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 111 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 210 42.34 112 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 113 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 114 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 115 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 116 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 117 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 336 67.74 118 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 119 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 120 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 121 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 122 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 123 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 124 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 125 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 126 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 127 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 128 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 77 15.52 129 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 130 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 131 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 132 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 78 15.73 133 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 134 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 184 37.10 135 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 136 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 137 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 138 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 139 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 140 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 141 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 142 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 143 Redwing Turdus iliacus 467 94.15 144 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 145 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 453 91.33 146 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 147 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 148 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 78 15.73 149 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 150 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 151 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 152 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 153 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 154 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 155 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 156 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 157 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 479 96.57 158 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 159 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 160 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 161 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 162 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 163 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 164 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 165 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 166 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 167 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 93 18.75 168 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35 169 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 105 21.17