Alban Cassidy: Britain Year List 2023 BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 125 of 125 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 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 468 94.35 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 464 93.55 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 472 95.16 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 489 98.59 16 Pintail Anas acuta 435 87.70 17 Teal Anas crecca 478 96.37 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 455 91.73 19 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 478 96.37 20 Eider Somateria mollissima 354 71.37 21 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 257 51.81 22 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 71 14.31 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 378 76.21 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 283 57.06 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 432 87.10 26 Smew Mergellus albellus 245 49.40 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 434 87.50 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 364 73.39 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 483 97.38 30 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 405 81.65 31 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 417 84.07 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 449 90.52 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 490 98.79 34 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 484 97.58 35 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 488 98.39 36 Coot Fulica atra 483 97.38 37 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 466 93.95 38 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 467 94.15 39 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 229 46.17 40 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 471 94.96 41 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 375 75.60 42 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 421 84.88 43 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 443 89.31 44 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 479 96.57 45 Curlew Numenius arquata 465 93.75 46 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 376 75.81 47 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 444 89.52 48 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 446 89.92 49 Redshank Tringa totanus 470 94.76 50 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 433 87.30 51 Knot Calidris canutus 347 69.96 52 Ruff Calidris pugnax 390 78.63 53 Sanderling Calidris alba 387 78.02 54 Dunlin Calidris alpina 452 91.13 55 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 485 97.78 56 Common Gull Larus canus 461 92.94 57 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 200 40.32 58 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 483 97.38 59 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 222 44.76 60 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 454 91.53 61 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 462 93.15 62 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 356 71.77 63 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 485 97.78 64 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 393 79.23 65 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 348 70.16 66 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 473 95.36 67 Great White Egret Ardea alba 428 86.29 68 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 484 97.58 69 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 469 94.56 70 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 440 88.71 71 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 319 64.31 72 Red Kite Milvus milvus 467 94.15 73 Buzzard Buteo buteo 487 98.19 74 Barn Owl Tyto alba 413 83.27 75 Little Owl Athene noctua 261 52.62 76 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 385 77.62 77 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 467 94.15 78 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 486 97.98 79 Merlin Falco columbarius 280 56.45 80 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 427 86.09 81 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 326 65.73 82 Jay Garrulus glandarius 470 94.76 83 Magpie Pica pica 490 98.79 84 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 488 98.39 85 Rook Corvus frugilegus 476 95.97 86 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 489 98.59 87 Raven Corvus corax 430 86.69 88 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 299 60.28 89 Coal Tit Periparus ater 468 94.35 90 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 335 67.54 91 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 488 98.39 92 Great Tit Parus major 487 98.19 93 Skylark Alauda arvensis 469 94.56 94 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 419 84.48 95 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 483 97.38 96 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 457 92.14 97 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 458 92.34 98 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 486 97.98 99 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 447 90.12 100 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 438 88.31 101 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 487 98.19 102 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 472 95.16 103 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 452 91.13 104 Redwing Turdus iliacus 466 93.95 105 Blackbird Turdus merula 490 98.79 106 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 452 91.13 107 Robin Erithacus rubecula 485 97.78 108 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 245 49.40 109 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 459 92.54 110 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 330 66.53 111 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 329 66.33 112 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 488 98.39 113 Dunnock Prunella modularis 481 96.98 114 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 451 90.93 115 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 478 96.37 116 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 467 94.15 117 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 484 97.58 118 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 435 87.70 119 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 471 94.96 120 Linnet Linaria cannabina 458 92.34 121 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 345 69.56 122 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 486 97.98 123 Siskin Spinus spinus 425 85.69 124 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 421 84.88 125 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 463 93.35