Harry Ramm: Britain, Ireland and Isle of Man Life List BOU/IRBC, All records: Target Species Record(s) 1 to 260 of 260 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 122 30 2 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 77 19 3 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 193 47 4 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 145 35 5 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Yes 68 16 6 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 142 35 7 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 121 29 8 Redhead Aythya americana Yes 77 19 9 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 205 50 10 Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Yes 61 15 11 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Yes 118 29 12 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 207 51 13 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 109 26 14 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri Yes 75 18 15 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 127 31 16 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 132 32 17 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Yes 89 22 18 Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 179 44 19 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 184 45 20 Quail Coturnix coturnix 216 53 21 Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Yes 0 0 22 Needle-tailed Swift Hirundapus caudacutus Yes 29 7 23 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 67 16 24 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 132 32 25 Little Swift Apus affinis Yes 96 23 26 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Yes 9 2 27 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 40 9 28 Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Yes 0 0 29 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Yes 115 28 30 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yes 74 18 31 Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus Yes 22 5 32 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes 47 11 33 Sora Porzana carolina Yes 118 29 34 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 103 25 35 Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Yes 1 0 36 American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Yes 1 0 37 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Yes 103 25 38 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Yes 115 28 39 Little Crake Zapornia parva Yes 123 30 40 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Yes 85 21 41 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 92 22 42 Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Yes 79 19 43 Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus Yes 9 2 44 Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons Yes 47 11 45 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Yes 34 8 46 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 110 27 47 Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus Yes 47 11 48 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 111 27 49 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 111 27 50 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 82 20 51 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Yes 182 45 52 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 169 41 53 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 112 27 54 Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Yes 51 12 55 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 119 29 56 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 159 39 57 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 228 56 58 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 197 48 59 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 131 32 60 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 87 21 61 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 114 28 62 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Yes 138 34 63 Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus Yes 0 0 64 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 77 19 65 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Yes 100 24 66 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 50 12 67 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 153 37 68 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 139 34 69 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus Yes 3 0 70 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Yes 89 22 71 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Yes 54 13 72 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 205 50 73 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Yes 69 17 74 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Yes 55 13 75 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 80 19 76 Vega Gull Larus vegae Yes 0 0 77 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 99 24 78 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Yes 82 20 79 Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Yes 38 9 80 South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Yes 7 1 81 Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Yes 0 0 82 Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Yes 80 19 83 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Yes 54 13 84 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Yes 4 0 85 Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yes 0 0 86 Swinhoe's Petrel Hydrobates monorhis Yes 30 7 87 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 182 45 88 Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Yes 6 1 89 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira Yes 13 3 90 Capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Yes 0 0 91 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 183 45 92 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 25 6 93 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli Yes 23 5 94 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Yes 0 0 95 Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila Yes 0 0 96 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes 0 0 97 Red-footed Booby Sula sula Yes 54 13 98 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 98 24 99 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 93 23 100 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 116 28 101 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 16 3 102 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 149 36 103 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 197 48 104 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Yes 47 11 105 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Yes 64 15 106 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 123 30 107 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Yes 29 7 108 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Yes 55 13 109 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes 46 11 110 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 32 7 111 Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Yes 0 0 112 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 253 62 113 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 89 22 114 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 166 41 115 Black Kite Milvus migrans 161 39 116 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 241 59 117 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yes 0 0 118 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Yes 0 0 119 Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus Yes 52 12 120 Hawk Owl Surnia ulula Yes 0 0 121 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 146 36 122 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Yes 46 11 123 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yes 12 2 124 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Yes 73 18 125 American Kestrel Falco sparverius Yes 4 0 126 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Yes 39 9 127 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus Yes 102 25 128 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Yes 0 0 129 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Yes 31 7 130 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Yes 35 8 131 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 71 17 132 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Yes 15 3 133 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Yes 42 10 134 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Yes 51 12 135 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 199 49 136 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 153 37 137 Daurian Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 111 27 138 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 110 27 139 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 137 33 140 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Yes 15 3 141 Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Yes 69 17 142 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yes 84 20 143 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus Yes 159 39 144 White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera Yes 0 0 145 Crested Lark Galerida cristata Yes 67 16 146 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Yes 1 0 147 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Yes 41 10 148 Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Yes 82 20 149 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Yes 32 7 150 Purple Martin Progne subis Yes 12 2 151 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Yes 35 8 152 Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Yes 19 4 153 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Yes 77 19 154 Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 99 24 155 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Yes 0 0 156 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 149 36 157 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 121 29 158 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 119 29 159 Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon Yes 24 5 160 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 134 33 161 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Yes 59 14 162 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca Yes 1 0 163 Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Yes 0 0 164 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 168 41 165 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola Yes 91 22 166 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis Yes 72 17 167 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis Yes 76 18 168 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Yes 7 1 169 Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli Yes 48 11 170 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 114 28 171 Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina Yes 50 12 172 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 94 23 173 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata Yes 111 27 174 Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda Yes 97 24 175 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Yes 0 0 176 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Yes 65 16 177 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Yes 17 4 178 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Yes 90 22 179 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 83 20 180 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Yes 0 0 181 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Yes 45 11 182 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Yes 2 0 183 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 110 27 184 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 66 16 185 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 62 15 186 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Yes 67 16 187 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 161 39 188 Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Yes 43 10 189 Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni Yes 60 14 190 Rufous Bush Chat Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 84 20 191 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Yes 66 16 192 White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Yes 76 18 193 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Yes 116 28 194 Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Yes 50 12 195 Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane Yes 3 0 196 Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans Yes 4 0 197 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 93 23 198 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 107 26 199 Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri Yes 0 0 200 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 117 28 201 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Yes 112 27 202 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 87 21 203 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 175 43 204 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 69 17 205 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 143 35 206 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Yes 57 14 207 White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Yes 9 2 208 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Yes 0 0 209 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Yes 113 27 210 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Yes 101 25 211 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 127 31 212 Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina Yes 0 0 213 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Yes 48 11 214 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Yes 86 21 215 Scottish Crossbill Loxia scotica 165 40 216 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 121 29 217 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Yes 0 0 218 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Yes 56 13 219 Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata Yes 20 4 220 Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys Yes 41 10 221 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Yes 76 18 222 Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila Yes 20 4 223 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 113 27 224 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 54 13 225 Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala Yes 78 19 226 Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi Yes 1 0 227 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Yes 34 8 228 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Yes 0 0 229 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 130 32 230 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 130 32 231 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Yes 33 8 232 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Yes 55 13 233 Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Yes 2 0 234 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Yes 101 25 235 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 100 24 236 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Yes 25 6 237 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Yes 6 1 238 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Yes 27 6 239 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 108 26 240 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Yes 61 15 241 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Yes 28 6 242 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 93 23 243 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Yes 32 7 244 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 98 24 245 Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina Yes 0 0 246 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 62 15 247 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 41 10 248 Northern Parula Setophaga americana Yes 74 18 249 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 76 18 250 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Yes 29 7 251 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 54 13 252 Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Yes 51 12 253 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Yes 0 0 254 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 110 27 255 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 60 14 256 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Yes 38 9 257 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Yes 0 0 258 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 54 13 259 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 81 20 260 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Yes 41 10