David Beckerton: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 292 of 292 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 1957 83.49 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 2155 91.94 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 1946 83.02 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 2108 89.93 5 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 942 40.19 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 1892 80.72 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 1114 47.53 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 1784 76.11 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 2174 92.75 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 1769 75.47 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 1927 82.21 12 Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca 1943 82.89 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2101 89.63 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 1915 81.70 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 1796 76.62 16 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 989 42.19 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 2070 88.31 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 2048 87.37 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 2083 88.87 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 1330 56.74 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 2145 91.51 22 Pintail Anas acuta 1975 84.26 23 Teal Anas crecca 2090 89.16 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 1425 60.79 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 1672 71.33 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 2047 87.33 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 1271 54.22 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 1512 64.51 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 2097 89.46 30 Scaup Aythya marila 1768 75.43 31 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 1029 43.90 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 1890 80.63 33 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 1224 52.22 34 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 1558 66.47 35 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 1823 77.77 36 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 1731 73.85 37 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 615 26.24 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 1976 84.30 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 1743 74.36 40 Goosander Mergus merganser 1963 83.75 41 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 1866 79.61 42 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1531 65.32 43 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 1711 72.99 44 Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 1141 48.68 45 Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 1392 59.39 46 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 1825 77.86 47 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 2118 90.36 48 Quail Coturnix coturnix 1208 51.54 49 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa 1955 83.40 50 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 1597 68.13 51 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 964 41.13 52 Swift Apus apus 2037 86.90 53 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1913 81.61 54 Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia 1880 80.20 55 Stock Dove Columba oenas 1950 83.19 56 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 2098 89.51 57 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1617 68.98 58 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2065 88.10 59 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 1893 80.76 60 Corncrake Crex crex 1012 43.17 61 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 1281 54.65 62 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 2105 89.80 63 Coot Fulica atra 2101 89.63 64 Crane Grus grus 1615 68.90 65 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 2048 87.37 66 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 1562 66.64 67 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 2073 88.44 68 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 1712 73.04 69 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 1704 72.70 70 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 1466 62.54 71 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2072 88.40 72 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 1421 60.62 73 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 1966 83.87 74 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 1847 78.80 75 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 1923 82.04 76 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 818 34.90 77 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 1087 46.37 78 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1375 58.66 79 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1971 84.09 80 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 1859 79.31 81 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 2075 88.52 82 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 975 41.60 83 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 1825 77.86 84 Curlew Numenius arquata 2041 87.07 85 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 1876 80.03 86 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 1975 84.26 87 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 1311 55.93 88 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 1647 70.26 89 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 1764 75.26 90 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 1994 85.07 91 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1438 61.35 92 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1386 59.13 93 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 1908 81.40 94 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 1041 44.41 95 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 1817 77.52 96 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 1642 70.05 97 Redshank Tringa totanus 2037 86.90 98 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 1301 55.50 99 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 1778 75.85 100 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 1893 80.76 101 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1958 83.53 102 Knot Calidris canutus 1853 79.05 103 Ruff Calidris pugnax 1884 80.38 104 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 1687 71.97 105 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 1355 57.81 106 Sanderling Calidris alba 1872 79.86 107 Dunlin Calidris alpina 1982 84.56 108 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 1712 73.04 109 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 901 38.44 110 Little Stint Calidris minuta 1698 72.44 111 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1167 49.79 112 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 1492 63.65 113 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 852 36.35 114 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 837 35.71 115 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 1708 72.87 116 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 1582 67.49 117 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1132 48.29 118 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 1755 74.87 119 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1964 83.79 120 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 1309 55.84 121 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 1862 79.44 122 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 1722 73.46 123 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1896 80.89 124 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 1205 51.41 125 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 1084 46.25 126 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 2066 88.14 127 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 1830 78.07 128 Common Gull Larus canus 1983 84.60 129 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 1132 48.29 130 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 1273 54.31 131 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 2074 88.48 132 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1552 66.21 133 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 1991 84.94 134 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 1452 61.95 135 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 2011 85.79 136 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 1471 62.76 137 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1596 68.09 138 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 1588 67.75 139 Puffin Fratercula arctica 1846 78.75 140 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 1601 68.30 141 Razorbill Alca torda 1893 80.76 142 Little Auk Alle alle 1145 48.85 143 Common Guillemot Uria aalge 1918 81.83 144 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 1763 75.21 145 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 1629 69.50 146 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 1773 75.64 147 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 953 40.66 148 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1914 81.66 149 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 1295 55.25 150 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1694 72.27 151 Black Stork Ciconia nigra 712 30.38 152 Gannet Morus bassanus 1977 84.34 153 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 2098 89.51 154 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 1944 82.94 155 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 1571 67.02 156 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 1817 77.52 157 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 1822 77.73 158 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 847 36.13 159 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1154 49.23 160 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 2060 87.88 161 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 916 39.08 162 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 1630 69.54 163 Great White Egret Ardea alba 1806 77.05 164 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 2092 89.25 165 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 1873 79.91 166 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1270 54.18 167 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 2036 86.86 168 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1557 66.42 169 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 1974 84.22 170 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 1807 77.09 171 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 1170 49.91 172 Red Kite Milvus milvus 2027 86.48 173 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1423 60.71 174 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 1294 55.20 175 Buzzard Buteo buteo 2082 88.82 176 Barn Owl Tyto alba 1948 83.11 177 Little Owl Athene noctua 1793 76.49 178 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 1514 64.59 179 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 1795 76.58 180 Tawny Owl Strix aluco 1899 81.02 181 Hoopoe Upupa epops 1340 57.17 182 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 2029 86.56 183 Bee-eater Merops apiaster 1136 48.46 184 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1461 62.33 185 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 2041 87.07 186 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 1976 84.30 187 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 2074 88.48 188 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 1221 52.09 189 Merlin Falco columbarius 1750 74.66 190 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1851 78.97 191 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 2003 85.45 192 Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri 1787 76.24 193 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1081 46.12 194 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 1544 65.87 195 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1437 61.31 196 Jay Garrulus glandarius 2045 87.24 197 Magpie Pica pica 2086 88.99 198 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 1639 69.92 199 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 2066 88.14 200 Rook Corvus frugilegus 2036 86.86 201 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 2076 88.57 202 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 1700 72.53 203 Raven Corvus corax 1953 83.32 204 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 1780 75.94 205 Coal Tit Periparus ater 2035 86.82 206 Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 1293 55.16 207 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 1810 77.22 208 Willow Tit Poecile montanus 1629 69.50 209 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 2096 89.42 210 Great Tit Parus major 2085 88.95 211 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 1754 74.83 212 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1502 64.08 213 Skylark Alauda arvensis 1997 85.20 214 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 1449 61.82 215 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1968 83.96 216 Swallow Hirundo rustica 2029 86.56 217 House Martin Delichon urbicum 2005 85.54 218 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 1795 76.58 219 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 2062 87.97 220 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1584 67.58 221 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 1484 63.31 222 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 1184 50.51 223 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 828 35.32 224 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 1057 45.09 225 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1918 81.83 226 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2013 85.88 227 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 1011 43.13 228 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 1898 80.97 229 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 783 33.40 230 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 1900 81.06 231 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 1625 69.33 232 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 1997 85.20 233 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 1752 74.74 234 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1722 73.46 235 Whitethroat Curruca communis 1937 82.64 236 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1541 65.74 237 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 1660 70.82 238 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 2000 85.32 239 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 2057 87.76 240 Nuthatch Sitta europaea 2014 85.92 241 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 1995 85.11 242 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1247 53.20 243 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 2080 88.74 244 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 2041 87.07 245 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 1976 84.30 246 Redwing Turdus iliacus 2001 85.37 247 Blackbird Turdus merula 2084 88.91 248 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 1988 84.81 249 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 1678 71.59 250 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus 609 25.98 251 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1813 77.35 252 Robin Erithacus rubecula 2092 89.25 253 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1474 62.88 254 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1696 72.35 255 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 1680 71.67 256 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1798 76.71 257 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 1783 76.07 258 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 1976 84.30 259 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1937 82.64 260 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 1871 79.82 261 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 1867 79.65 262 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 2065 88.10 263 Dunnock Prunella modularis 2059 87.84 264 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 1816 77.47 265 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1992 84.98 266 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 2062 87.97 267 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 1099 46.89 268 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 1971 84.09 269 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1700 72.53 270 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 1559 66.51 271 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 1871 79.82 272 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 2067 88.18 273 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1840 78.50 274 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1630 69.54 275 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1992 84.98 276 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 2050 87.46 277 Twite Linaria flavirostris 1605 68.47 278 Linnet Linaria cannabina 1984 84.64 279 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1383 59.00 280 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 1745 74.45 281 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 981 41.85 282 Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 906 38.65 283 Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 1672 71.33 284 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 837 35.71 285 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 2076 88.57 286 Siskin Spinus spinus 1964 83.79 287 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 1321 56.36 288 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 1684 71.84 289 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 1686 71.93 290 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 1929 82.30 291 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1192 50.85 292 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 1983 84.60