Gavin Smith: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 170 of 170 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 Greylag Goose Anser anser 481 96.98 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 399 80.44 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 299 60.28 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 490 98.79 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 258 52.02 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 386 77.82 9 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 391 78.83 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 477 96.17 11 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 346 69.76 12 Garganey Spatula querquedula 320 64.52 13 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 14 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 15 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 17 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 18 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 116 23.39 20 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 204 41.13 21 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 233 46.98 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 24 Scaup Aythya marila 318 64.11 25 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 27 Smew Mergellus albellus 245 49.40 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 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 32 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 33 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 228 45.97 34 Swift Apus apus 443 89.31 35 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 389 78.43 36 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 37 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 38 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 39 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 383 77.22 40 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 12 2.42 41 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 42 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 43 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 44 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 45 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 46 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 253 51.01 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 48 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 225 45.36 49 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 432 87.10 50 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 51 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 52 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 53 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 373 75.20 54 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 58 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 204 41.13 59 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 321 64.72 60 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 61 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 408 82.26 62 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 349 70.36 63 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 259 52.22 64 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 375 75.60 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 67 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 68 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 69 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 406 81.85 70 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 284 57.26 71 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 72 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 73 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 74 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 75 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 76 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 77 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 78 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 328 66.13 79 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 80 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 81 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 186 37.50 82 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 83 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 336 67.74 84 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 85 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 86 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 304 61.29 87 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 88 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 89 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 90 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 91 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 92 Little Owl Athene noctua 261 52.62 93 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 94 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 433 87.30 95 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 96 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 406 81.85 97 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 98 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 36 7.26 99 Hobby Falco subbuteo 352 70.97 100 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 101 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 102 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 70 14.11 103 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 104 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 105 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 106 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 107 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 108 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 109 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 110 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 111 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 335 67.54 112 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 177 35.69 113 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 114 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 115 Woodlark Lullula arborea 219 44.15 116 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 117 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 443 89.31 118 Swallow Hirundo rustica 453 91.33 119 House Martin Delichon urbicum 444 89.52 120 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 121 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 122 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 130 26.21 123 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 425 85.69 124 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 465 93.75 125 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 411 82.86 126 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 388 78.23 127 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 128 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 365 73.59 129 Whitethroat Curruca communis 428 86.29 130 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 252 50.81 131 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 132 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 133 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 134 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 135 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 136 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 137 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 138 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 139 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 140 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 141 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 240 48.39 142 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 322 64.92 143 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 144 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 263 53.02 145 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 313 63.10 146 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 305 61.49 147 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 148 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 413 83.27 149 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 150 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 151 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 152 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 153 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 338 68.15 154 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 155 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 156 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 157 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 286 57.66 158 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 205 41.33 159 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 160 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 316 63.71 161 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 234 47.18 162 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 163 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 164 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 165 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 121 24.40 166 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 167 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 168 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 169 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 170 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35