Phil Gilbert: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 187 of 187 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 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 70 14.11 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 97 19.56 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 18 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 19 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 22 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 379 76.41 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 27 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 58 11.69 28 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 29 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 30 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 258 52.02 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 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 37 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 38 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 39 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 40 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 42 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 43 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 44 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 46 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 48 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 52 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 53 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 54 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 120 24.19 55 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 56 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 57 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 58 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 59 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 60 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 148 29.84 61 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 63 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 301 60.69 64 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 65 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 434 87.50 66 Knot Calidris canutus 348 70.16 67 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 68 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 69 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 70 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 71 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 195 39.31 72 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 50 10.08 73 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 74 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 75 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 76 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 285 57.46 77 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 78 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 79 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 386 77.82 80 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 81 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 453 91.33 83 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 84 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 85 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 185 37.30 86 Puffin Fratercula arctica 260 52.42 87 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 195 39.31 88 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 89 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 90 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 91 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 92 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 93 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 94 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 94 18.95 95 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 96 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 97 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 98 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 99 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 100 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 101 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 79 15.93 102 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 103 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 101 20.36 104 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 105 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 241 48.59 106 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 441 88.91 107 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 108 Red Kite Milvus milvus 468 94.35 109 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 110 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 111 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 384 77.42 112 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 113 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 114 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 115 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 116 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 36 7.26 117 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 118 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 119 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 120 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 121 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 210 42.34 122 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 123 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 124 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 125 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 126 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 127 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 128 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 336 67.74 129 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 130 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 131 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 132 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 133 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 134 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 135 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 136 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 137 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 138 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 139 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 140 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 141 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 142 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 143 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 144 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 145 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 146 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 147 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 148 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 149 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 150 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 151 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 152 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 153 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 154 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 155 Redwing Turdus iliacus 467 94.15 156 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 157 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 453 91.33 158 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 159 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 160 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 161 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 162 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 163 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 314 63.31 164 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 165 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 166 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 167 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 168 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 169 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 170 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 171 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 172 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 479 96.57 173 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 174 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 175 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 176 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 177 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 178 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 234 47.18 179 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 180 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 181 Twite Linaria flavirostris 210 42.34 182 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 183 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 184 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 185 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 186 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 187 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35