Simon Pearce: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 288 of 288 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 388 78.23 2 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 63 12.70 3 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 4 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 5 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 70 14.11 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 7 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 49 9.88 8 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 9 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 97 19.56 10 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 11 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 12 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 258 52.02 13 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 14 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 15 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 16 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 17 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 52 10.48 18 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 19 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 82 16.53 20 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 21 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 22 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 23 American Wigeon Mareca americana 148 29.84 24 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 25 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 26 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 27 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 116 23.39 28 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 204 41.13 29 Canvasback Aythya valisineria 80 16.13 30 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 31 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 80 16.13 32 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 233 46.98 33 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 34 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 35 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 134 27.02 36 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 76 15.32 37 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 38 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 135 27.22 39 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 40 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 71 14.31 41 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri 78 15.73 42 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 43 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 44 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 45 Smew Mergellus albellus 245 49.40 46 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 58 11.69 47 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 48 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 49 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 258 52.02 50 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 137 27.62 51 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 314 63.31 52 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 53 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 54 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 228 45.97 55 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 179 36.09 56 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 57 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 59 11.90 58 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 59 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 60 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 61 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 62 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 174 35.08 63 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 64 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 65 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 66 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 67 Little Crake Zapornia parva 40 8.06 68 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 69 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 70 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 153 30.85 71 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 72 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 73 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 74 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 155 31.25 75 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 76 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 225 45.36 77 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 78 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 79 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 80 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 100 20.16 81 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 118 23.79 82 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 83 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 84 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 85 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus 120 24.19 86 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 87 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 88 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 89 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 90 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 151 30.44 91 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 92 Great Snipe Gallinago media 19 3.83 93 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 94 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 148 29.84 95 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 84 16.94 96 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 97 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 98 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 259 52.22 99 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 100 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 128 25.81 101 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 300 60.48 102 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 103 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 104 Knot Calidris canutus 347 69.96 105 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 106 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 267 53.83 107 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 144 29.03 108 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 128 25.81 109 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 110 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 111 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 112 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 15 3.02 113 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 114 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 167 33.67 115 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 57 11.49 116 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 246 49.60 117 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 194 39.11 118 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 50 10.08 119 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 120 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 121 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 93 18.75 122 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 123 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 284 57.26 124 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 14 2.82 125 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 126 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 127 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 385 77.62 128 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 129 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 130 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 131 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 132 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 133 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 134 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 66 13.31 135 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 261 52.62 136 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 185 37.30 137 Puffin Fratercula arctica 260 52.42 138 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 139 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 140 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 141 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 215 43.35 142 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 143 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 32 6.45 144 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 145 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 137 27.62 146 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 149 30.04 147 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 118 23.79 148 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 149 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 94 18.95 150 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 151 Red-footed Booby Sula sula 74 14.92 152 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 141 28.43 153 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 154 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 155 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 202 40.73 156 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 157 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 293 59.07 158 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 186 37.50 159 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 160 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 40 8.06 161 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 336 67.74 162 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 163 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 164 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 165 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 101 20.36 166 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 167 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 241 48.59 168 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 169 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 170 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 113 22.78 171 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 172 Black Kite Milvus migrans 32 6.45 173 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 174 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 43 8.67 175 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 176 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 177 Little Owl Athene noctua 261 52.62 178 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 203 40.93 179 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 180 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 181 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 182 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 102 20.56 183 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 184 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 185 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 186 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 187 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 188 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 189 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 190 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 32 6.45 191 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 129 26.01 192 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 193 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 194 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 210 42.34 195 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 196 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 197 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 198 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 210 42.34 199 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 200 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 201 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 202 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 73 14.72 203 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 335 67.54 204 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 35.69 205 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 206 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 207 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 26 5.24 208 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 291 58.67 209 Woodlark Lullula arborea 219 44.15 210 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 211 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 158 31.85 212 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 213 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 214 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 215 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 216 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 217 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 177 35.69 218 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 87 17.54 219 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 166 33.47 220 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 130 26.21 221 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 53 10.69 222 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 223 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 224 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 55 11.09 225 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 226 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 227 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 93 18.75 228 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 20 4.03 229 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 47.38 230 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 231 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 232 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 78 15.73 233 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 234 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 235 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 184 37.10 236 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 237 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 238 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 239 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 240 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 241 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 242 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 243 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 244 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 245 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 246 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 247 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 35 7.06 248 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 249 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 250 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 163 32.86 251 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 252 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 34 6.85 253 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 254 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 255 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 55 11.09 256 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 257 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 258 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 259 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 260 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 261 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 262 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 263 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 264 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 265 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 266 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 267 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 205 41.33 268 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 269 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 270 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 271 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 234 47.18 272 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 273 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 86 17.34 274 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 275 Twite Linaria flavirostris 210 42.34 276 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 277 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 278 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 239 48.19 279 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 280 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 281 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 244 49.19 282 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 285 57.46 283 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 284 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 93 18.75 285 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps 89 17.94 286 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35 287 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia 105 21.17 288 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis 41 8.27