John Watts: Britain Year List 2015 BOU, All records Record(s) 1 to 82 of 82 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Species Available Species Seen Species Seen % Seen by Others Others % 1 Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae 10 2 20 284 96 2 Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae 61 30 49 289 98 3 Loons Gaviidae 5 2 40 220 75 4 Albatrosses Diomedeidae 2 0 0 0 0 5 Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels Procellariidae 12 1 8 232 79 6 Austral Storm Petrels Oceanitidae 2 0 0 2 0 7 Northern Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae 3 0 0 65 22 8 Grebes Podicipedidae 6 4 66 283 96 9 Storks Ciconiidae 2 1 50 55 18 10 Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 2 2 100 183 62 11 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae 15 5 33 287 97 12 Tropicbirds Phaethontidae 1 0 0 2 0 13 Frigatebirds Fregatidae 2 0 0 0 0 14 Pelicans Pelecanidae 1 0 0 0 0 15 Gannets, Boobies Sulidae 3 1 33 243 82 16 Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae 3 2 66 287 97 17 Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae 10 5 50 285 97 18 Ospreys Pandionidae 1 1 100 185 63 19 Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae 19 7 36 290 98 20 Bustards Otididae 3 1 33 44 15 21 Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae 12 3 25 288 98 22 Cranes Gruidae 2 1 50 135 46 23 Stone-curlews, Thick-knees Burhinidae 1 1 100 108 36 24 Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 1 1 100 278 94 25 Stilts, Avocets Recurvirostridae 2 2 100 243 82 26 Plovers Charadriidae 18 8 44 284 96 27 Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae 54 22 40 285 97 28 Coursers, Pratincoles Glareolidae 4 0 0 16 5 29 Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae 45 14 31 288 98 30 Skuas Stercorariidae 5 0 0 161 54 31 Auks Alcidae 10 3 30 227 77 32 Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 1 0 0 0 0 33 Pigeons, Doves Columbidae 7 5 71 288 98 34 Old World Parrots Psittaculidae 1 1 100 161 54 35 Cuckoos Cuculidae 4 1 25 228 77 36 Owls Strigidae 8 4 50 253 86 37 Nightjars Caprimulgidae 4 0 0 114 38 38 Swifts Apodidae 8 1 12 263 89 39 Rollers Coraciidae 1 0 0 0 0 40 Kingfishers Alcedinidae 2 1 50 260 88 41 Bee-eaters Meropidae 2 0 0 60 20 42 Hoopoes Upupidae 1 0 0 56 19 43 Woodpeckers Picidae 5 3 60 281 95 44 Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura Tyrannidae 5 0 0 18 6 45 Shrikes Laniidae 9 2 22 178 60 46 Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers Vireonidae 3 0 0 2 0 47 Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios Oriolidae 1 0 0 24 8 48 Crows, Jays Corvidae 9 6 66 289 98 49 Waxwings Bombycillidae 2 0 0 81 27 50 Tits, Chickadees Paridae 6 5 83 288 98 51 Penduline Tits Remizidae 1 0 0 33 11 52 Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae 8 3 37 270 92 53 Bushtits Aegithalidae 1 1 100 282 96 54 Larks Alaudidae 9 1 11 269 91 55 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae 1 0 0 0 0 56 Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies Cettiidae 1 1 100 216 73 57 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae 5 0 0 138 47 58 Reed Warblers & Allies Acrocephalidae 15 4 26 252 86 59 Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae 18 7 38 275 93 60 Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae 16 5 31 272 92 61 Bearded Reedling Panuridae 1 1 100 173 59 62 Goldcrests, Kinglets Regulidae 3 2 66 265 90 63 Wrens Troglodytidae 1 1 100 280 95 64 Nuthatches Sittidae 2 1 50 269 91 65 Wallcreeper Tichodromidae 1 0 0 0 0 66 Treecreepers Certhiidae 2 1 50 250 85 67 Mockingbirds, Thrashers Mimidae 3 0 0 0 0 68 Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae 2 1 50 284 96 69 Thrushes Turdidae 20 6 30 287 97 70 Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 32 9 28 286 97 71 Dippers Cinclidae 1 1 100 203 69 72 Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae 4 2 50 286 97 73 Accentors Prunellidae 3 1 33 283 96 74 Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae 16 9 56 284 96 75 Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae 22 12 54 285 97 76 New World Warblers Parulidae 19 0 0 3 1 77 Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds Icteridae 4 0 0 0 0 78 Buntings Emberizidae 18 5 27 276 94 79 Longspurs, Snow Buntings Calcariidae 2 0 0 161 54 80 New World Sparrows Passerellidae 7 0 0 0 0 81 Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae 4 0 0 0 0 82 Barn Owls Tytonidae 1 1 100 238 81