Alan Whitehead: Yorkshire Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 401 of 401 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 98 87.50 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 106 94.64 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 95 84.82 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 108 96.43 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 37 33.04 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 103 91.96 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 67 59.82 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 88 78.57 9 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 17 15.18 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 107 95.54 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 74 66.07 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 97 86.61 13 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 83 74.11 14 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 108 96.43 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 91 81.25 16 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 42 37.50 17 Garganey Spatula querquedula 96 85.71 18 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 35 31.25 19 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 106 94.64 20 Gadwall Mareca strepera 106 94.64 21 Wigeon Mareca penelope 108 96.43 22 American Wigeon Mareca americana 79 70.54 23 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 108 96.43 24 Pintail Anas acuta 98 87.50 25 Teal Anas crecca 106 94.64 26 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 76 67.86 27 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 84 75.00 28 Pochard Aythya ferina 106 94.64 29 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 68 60.71 30 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 83 74.11 31 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 107 95.54 32 Scaup Aythya marila 93 83.04 33 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 51 45.54 34 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 51 45.54 35 Eider Somateria mollissima 99 88.39 36 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 59 52.68 37 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 83 74.11 38 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 103 91.96 39 Black Scoter Melanitta americana 16 14.29 40 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 87 77.68 41 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 28 25.00 42 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 105 93.75 43 Smew Mergellus albellus 89 79.46 44 Goosander Mergus merganser 103 91.96 45 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 90 80.36 46 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 84 75.00 47 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 99 88.39 48 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 63 56.25 49 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 99 88.39 50 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 108 96.43 51 Quail Coturnix coturnix 62 55.36 52 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 104 92.86 53 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 81 72.32 54 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 61 54.46 55 Swift Apus apus 105 93.75 56 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 27 24.11 57 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus 8 7.14 58 Little Swift Apus affinis 5 4.46 59 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer 12 10.71 60 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax 63 56.25 61 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 21 18.75 62 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 99 88.39 63 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 98 87.50 64 Stock Dove Columba oenas 106 94.64 65 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 108 96.43 66 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 92 82.14 67 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis 22 19.64 68 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 107 95.54 69 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 100 89.29 70 Corncrake Crex crex 40 35.71 71 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 80 71.43 72 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 108 96.43 73 Coot Fulica atra 107 95.54 74 Little Crake Zapornia parva 14 12.50 75 Crane Grus grus 71 63.39 76 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 106 94.64 77 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps 25 22.32 78 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 87 77.68 79 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 107 95.54 80 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 83 74.11 81 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 93 83.04 82 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 33 29.46 83 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 106 94.64 84 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 56 50.00 85 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 103 91.96 86 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 98 87.50 87 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 105 93.75 88 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 27 24.11 89 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 52 46.43 90 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 76 67.86 91 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 104 92.86 92 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 102 91.07 93 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 107 95.54 94 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus 70 62.50 95 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 48 42.86 96 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 32 28.57 97 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 95 84.82 98 Curlew Numenius arquata 107 95.54 99 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 99 88.39 100 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 103 91.96 101 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 50 44.64 102 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 91 81.25 103 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 100 89.29 104 Great Snipe Gallinago media 44 39.29 105 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 107 95.54 106 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 16 14.29 107 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 76 67.86 108 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 70 62.50 109 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 3 2.68 110 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 102 91.07 111 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 36 32.14 112 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 99 88.39 113 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 53 47.32 114 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 93 83.04 115 Redshank Tringa totanus 106 94.64 116 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 58 51.79 117 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 96 85.71 118 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 101 90.18 119 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 103 91.96 120 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 6 5.36 121 Knot Calidris canutus 102 91.07 122 Ruff Calidris pugnax 102 91.07 123 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 41 36.61 124 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 20 17.86 125 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 92 82.14 126 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 80 71.43 127 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 57 50.89 128 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 63 56.25 129 Sanderling Calidris alba 103 91.96 130 Dunlin Calidris alpina 104 92.86 131 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 98 87.50 132 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 39 34.82 133 Little Stint Calidris minuta 96 85.71 134 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla 24 21.43 135 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 51 45.54 136 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 91 81.25 137 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 13 11.61 138 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 37 33.04 139 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 90 80.36 140 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 21 18.75 141 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 40 35.71 142 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 35 31.25 143 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 94 83.93 144 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 66 58.93 145 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 97 86.61 146 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 103 91.96 147 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 60 53.57 148 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 99 88.39 149 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 15 13.39 150 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 101 90.18 151 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 27 24.11 152 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 105 93.75 153 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 39 34.82 154 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 62 55.36 155 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 24 21.43 156 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 107 95.54 157 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 28 25.00 158 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 42 37.50 159 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 102 91.07 160 Common Gull Larus canus 105 93.75 161 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 35 31.25 162 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 75 66.96 163 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 107 95.54 164 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 87 77.68 165 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 105 93.75 166 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 75 66.96 167 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 106 94.64 168 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 86 76.79 169 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 65 58.04 170 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 94 83.93 171 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 79 70.54 172 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 93 83.04 173 Puffin Fratercula arctica 103 91.96 174 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 35 31.25 175 Razorbill Alca torda 105 93.75 176 Little Auk Alle alle 70 62.50 177 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 105 93.75 178 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 102 91.07 179 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 82 73.21 180 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica 34 30.36 181 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 93 83.04 182 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 22 19.64 183 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris 77 68.75 184 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 48 42.86 185 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 48 42.86 186 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 104 92.86 187 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 30 26.79 188 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 88 78.57 189 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 27 24.11 190 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 91 81.25 191 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 42 37.50 192 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 45 40.18 193 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 44 39.29 194 Gannet Morus bassanus 104 92.86 195 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 36 32.14 196 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 106 94.64 197 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 103 91.96 198 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 80 71.43 199 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 92 82.14 200 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 96 85.71 201 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 39 34.82 202 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 74 66.07 203 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 103 91.96 204 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 39 34.82 205 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 80 71.43 206 Great White Egret Ardea alba 93 83.04 207 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 106 94.64 208 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 49 43.75 209 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 85 75.89 210 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 81 72.32 211 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 11 9.82 212 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 103 91.96 213 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 88 78.57 214 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 102 91.07 215 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 96 85.71 216 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 39 34.82 217 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 75 66.96 218 Red Kite Milvus milvus 103 91.96 219 Black Kite Milvus migrans 23 20.54 220 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 30 26.79 221 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 85 75.89 222 Buzzard Buteo buteo 106 94.64 223 Barn Owl Tyto alba 105 93.75 224 Little Owl Athene noctua 103 91.96 225 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 93 83.04 226 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 102 91.07 227 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 98 87.50 228 Hoopoe Upupa epops 70 62.50 229 Roller Coracias garrulus 56 50.00 230 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 103 91.96 231 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 44 39.29 232 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 84 75.00 233 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 72 64.29 234 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 105 93.75 235 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 100 89.29 236 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 107 95.54 237 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 60 53.57 238 Merlin Falco columbarius 93 83.04 239 Hobby Falco subbuteo 97 86.61 240 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 103 91.96 241 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 67 59.82 242 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 37 33.04 243 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 49 43.75 244 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 91 81.25 245 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 46 41.07 246 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 39 34.82 247 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 67 59.82 248 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 96 85.71 249 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides 68 60.71 250 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 52 46.43 251 Jay Garrulus glandarius 103 91.96 252 Magpie Pica pica 108 96.43 253 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 9 8.04 254 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 107 95.54 255 Rook Corvus frugilegus 107 95.54 256 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 107 95.54 257 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 62 55.36 258 Raven Corvus corax 89 79.46 259 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 95 84.82 260 Coal Tit Periparus ater 105 93.75 261 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 98 87.50 262 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 98 87.50 263 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 108 96.43 264 Great Tit Parus major 107 95.54 265 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 6 5.36 266 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 92 82.14 267 Woodlark Lullula arborea 66 58.93 268 Skylark Alauda arvensis 107 95.54 269 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 81 72.32 270 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 36 32.14 271 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 108 96.43 272 Swallow Hirundo rustica 106 94.64 273 House Martin Delichon urbicum 105 93.75 274 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 53 47.32 275 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota 4 3.57 276 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 94 83.93 277 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 107 95.54 278 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 86 76.79 279 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 39 34.82 280 Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 58 51.79 281 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 93 83.04 282 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 81 72.32 283 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 57 50.89 284 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 69 61.61 285 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 105 93.75 286 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 106 94.64 287 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 56 50.00 288 Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus 35 31.25 289 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus 45 40.18 290 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 48 42.86 291 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 62 55.36 292 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 59 52.68 293 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 49 43.75 294 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 102 91.07 295 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 16 14.29 296 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 50 44.64 297 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 103 91.96 298 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 73 65.18 299 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 36 32.14 300 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 26 23.21 301 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 19 16.96 302 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 75 66.96 303 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 47 41.96 304 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 96 85.71 305 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 107 95.54 306 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 100 89.29 307 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 91 81.25 308 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 100 89.29 309 Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana 30 26.79 310 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala 25 22.32 311 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae 25 22.32 312 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 36 32.14 313 Whitethroat Curruca communis 106 94.64 314 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata 14 12.50 315 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 17 15.18 316 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 88 78.57 317 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 105 93.75 318 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 107 95.54 319 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 105 93.75 320 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 103 91.96 321 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 78 69.64 322 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 107 95.54 323 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea 11 9.82 324 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 106 94.64 325 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 105 93.75 326 Redwing Turdus iliacus 106 94.64 327 Blackbird Turdus merula 109 97.32 328 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 105 93.75 329 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 97 86.61 330 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis 61 54.46 331 American Robin Turdus migratorius 33 29.46 332 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 29 25.89 333 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 100 89.29 334 Robin Erithacus rubecula 107 95.54 335 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 25 22.32 336 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 42 37.50 337 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 69 61.61 338 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 87 77.68 339 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 38 33.93 340 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 99 88.39 341 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 16 14.29 342 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 58 51.79 343 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 95 84.82 344 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 103 91.96 345 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 101 90.18 346 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri 19 16.96 347 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus 49 43.75 348 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 103 91.96 349 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 103 91.96 350 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 39 34.82 351 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 63 56.25 352 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 49 43.75 353 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 98 87.50 354 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 107 95.54 355 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 107 95.54 356 Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella 55 49.11 357 Dunnock Prunella modularis 107 95.54 358 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 101 90.18 359 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 45 40.18 360 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 104 92.86 361 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 108 96.43 362 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 68 60.71 363 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 44 39.29 364 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 36 32.14 365 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 105 93.75 366 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 96 85.71 367 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 48 42.86 368 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi 10 8.93 369 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 29 25.89 370 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 78 69.64 371 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 101 90.18 372 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 108 96.43 373 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 101 90.18 374 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 80 71.43 375 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 105 93.75 376 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 73 65.18 377 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 105 93.75 378 Twite Linaria flavirostris 81 72.32 379 Linnet Linaria cannabina 107 95.54 380 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 78 69.64 381 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 107 95.54 382 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 33 29.46 383 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 94 83.93 384 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 60 53.57 385 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 108 96.43 386 Serin Serinus serinus 40 35.71 387 Siskin Spinus spinus 103 91.96 388 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 87 77.68 389 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 94 83.93 390 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 99 88.39 391 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 105 93.75 392 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 44 39.29 393 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 41 36.61 394 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 61 54.46 395 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 45 40.18 396 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 12 10.71 397 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 30 26.79 398 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 105 93.75 399 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis 17 15.18 400 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 6 5.36 401 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata 10 8.93