David Buzza: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 215 of 215 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 388 78.23 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 487 98.19 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 374 75.40 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 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 258 52.02 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 11 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 15 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 16 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 17 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 19 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 20 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 116 23.39 22 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 204 41.13 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 233 46.98 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 26 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 134 27.02 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 135 27.22 30 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 34 Smew Mergellus albellus 245 49.40 35 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 36 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 37 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 38 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 39 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 179 36.09 40 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 41 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 42 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 43 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 44 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 174 35.08 45 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 46 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 47 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 48 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 49 Crane Grus grus 257 51.81 50 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 51 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 153 30.85 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 53 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 54 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 56 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 225 45.36 57 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 58 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 59 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 60 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 100 20.16 61 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 118 23.79 62 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 63 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 64 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 65 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 73 14.72 66 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda 23 4.64 67 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 335 67.54 68 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 69 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 70 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 71 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 151 30.44 72 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 73 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 148 29.84 74 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 75 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 76 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 259 52.22 77 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 78 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 300 60.48 79 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 80 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 81 Knot Calidris canutus 347 69.96 82 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 83 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 267 53.83 84 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 128 25.81 85 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 86 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 87 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 289 58.27 88 Little Stint Calidris minuta 262 52.82 89 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 113 22.78 90 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 167 33.67 91 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 271 54.64 92 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 93 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 361 72.78 94 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 379 76.41 95 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 26 5.24 96 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 97 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 385 77.62 98 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 99 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 25 5.04 100 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 101 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 102 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 103 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 104 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 67 13.51 105 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 106 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus 18 3.63 107 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 109 21.98 108 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 195 39.31 109 Razorbill Alca torda 372 75.00 110 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 391 78.83 111 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 112 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 113 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 368 74.19 114 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 274 55.24 115 Gannet Morus bassanus 404 81.45 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 118 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 202 40.73 119 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 120 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 186 37.50 121 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 122 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 40 8.06 123 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 336 67.74 124 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 125 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 126 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 79 15.93 127 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 128 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 129 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 130 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 23 4.64 131 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 132 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 164 33.06 133 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 134 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 135 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 310 62.50 136 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 137 Hoopoe Upupa epops 90 18.15 138 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 139 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 140 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 141 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 142 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 143 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 144 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 145 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 22 4.44 146 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 30 6.05 147 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 45 9.07 148 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 149 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 150 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 210 42.34 151 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 152 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 153 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 154 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 155 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 156 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 335 67.54 157 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 35.69 158 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 159 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 160 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 161 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 162 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 163 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 164 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 165 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 166 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 166 33.47 167 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 168 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 169 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 170 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 171 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 172 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 324 65.32 173 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 174 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 175 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 176 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 177 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 178 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 179 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 180 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 181 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 182 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 183 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 184 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 185 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 186 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 187 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 188 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 189 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 190 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 191 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 192 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 193 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 194 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 49 9.88 195 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 196 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 197 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 198 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 199 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 26 5.24 200 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 201 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 202 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 203 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 205 41.33 204 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 381 76.81 205 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 206 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 207 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 208 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 209 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 210 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 211 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 212 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 244 49.19 213 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 214 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 83 16.73 215 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35