David Williams: Britain Life List BOU, All records: Target Species Record(s) 1 to 283 of 283 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Ross's Goose Anser rossii Yes 300 12 2 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 710 30 3 Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Yes 229 9 4 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 642 27 5 Canvasback Aythya valisineria Yes 563 24 6 Redhead Aythya americana Yes 336 14 7 Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri Yes 147 6 8 Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Yes 465 19 9 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 570 24 10 Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus 951 40 11 Lady Amherst's Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae 555 23 12 Quail Coturnix coturnix 1208 51 13 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 236 10 14 Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Yes 0 0 15 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Yes 37 1 16 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 144 6 17 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 964 41 18 Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Yes 313 13 19 Little Swift Apus affinis Yes 438 18 20 White-rumped Swift Apus caffer Yes 23 0 21 Great Bustard Otis tarda Yes 165 7 22 Macqueen's Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Yes 0 0 23 Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Yes 571 24 24 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 684 29 25 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yes 330 14 26 Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus Yes 177 7 27 Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus Yes 37 1 28 Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Yes 538 22 29 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes 98 4 30 Corncrake Crex crex 1012 43 31 Sora Rail Porzana carolina Yes 557 23 32 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 419 17 33 Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Yes 0 0 34 American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Yes 4 0 35 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Yes 497 21 36 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Yes 453 19 37 Little Crake Zapornia parva Yes 617 26 38 Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis Yes 347 14 39 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 939 40 40 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 326 13 41 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 384 16 42 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 558 23 43 White-tailed Plover Vanellus leucurus Yes 897 38 44 Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus Yes 15 0 45 Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons Yes 147 6 46 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Yes 108 4 47 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 564 24 48 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 975 41 49 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 493 21 50 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 415 17 51 Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus Yes 128 5 52 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 430 18 53 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 492 20 54 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 413 17 55 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 336 14 56 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 587 25 57 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 450 19 58 Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Yes 137 5 59 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 824 35 60 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 520 22 61 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 512 21 62 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 433 18 63 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Yes 901 38 64 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 593 25 65 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 640 27 66 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 385 16 67 Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Yes 509 21 68 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 837 35 69 Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus Yes 0 0 70 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 300 12 71 Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Yes 397 16 72 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 70 2 73 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 863 36 74 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 594 25 75 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus Yes 1 0 76 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 522 22 77 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Yes 298 12 78 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Yes 126 5 79 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 696 29 80 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 591 25 81 Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Yes 215 9 82 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 828 35 83 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 707 30 84 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Yes 218 9 85 Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus Yes 329 14 86 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 307 13 87 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Yes 230 9 88 Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Yes 105 4 89 South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Yes 37 1 90 Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata Yes 0 0 91 Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix Yes 282 12 92 Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia Yes 460 19 93 Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus Yes 136 5 94 Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus Yes 8 0 95 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 901 38 96 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 517 22 97 Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche chlororhynchos Yes 0 0 98 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 797 33 99 Swinhoe's Petrel Hydrobates monorhis Yes 50 2 100 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 953 40 101 Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Yes 24 1 102 Zino's Petrel Pterodroma madeira Yes 31 1 103 Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata Yes 3 0 104 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 871 37 105 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 73 3 106 Yelkouan Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan Yes 87 3 107 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli Yes 40 1 108 Ascension Frigatebird Fregata aquila Yes 0 0 109 Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Yes 1 0 110 Red-footed Booby Sula sula Yes 181 7 111 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 194 8 112 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 524 22 113 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 58 2 114 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 848 36 115 Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax 1155 49 116 Snowy Egret Egretta thula Yes 219 9 117 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 625 26 118 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Yes 62 2 119 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Yes 142 6 120 Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Yes 278 11 121 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Yes 164 6 122 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 4 0 123 Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 1271 54 124 Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Yes 456 19 125 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 333 14 126 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 994 42 127 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Yes 0 0 128 Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus Yes 120 5 129 Hawk Owl Surnia ulula Yes 0 0 130 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 738 31 131 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 536 22 132 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Yes 111 4 133 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yes 10 0 134 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 1462 62 135 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Yes 263 11 136 American Kestrel Falco sparverius Yes 11 0 137 Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Yes 88 3 138 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Yes 339 14 139 Gyr Falcon Falco rusticolus Yes 347 14 140 Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe Yes 1 0 141 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris Yes 46 1 142 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens Yes 90 3 143 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 239 10 144 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Yes 18 0 145 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Yes 53 2 146 Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons Yes 136 5 147 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 1081 46 148 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Yes 517 22 149 Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Yes 550 23 150 Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Yes 14 0 151 Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Yes 274 11 152 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yes 305 13 153 Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 992 42 154 Woodlark Lullula arborea 1504 64 155 White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera Yes 0 0 156 Crested Lark Galerida cristata Yes 241 10 157 Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Yes 2 0 158 Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Yes 67 2 159 Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Yes 345 14 160 Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor Yes 55 2 161 Purple Martin Progne subis Yes 6 0 162 Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Yes 464 19 163 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 358 15 164 Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Yes 108 4 165 Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus Yes 14 0 166 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 863 36 167 Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Yes 307 13 168 Two-barred Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 435 18 169 Pale-legged Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes Yes 0 0 170 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Yes 508 21 171 Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon Yes 49 2 172 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 645 27 173 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca Yes 9 0 174 Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Yes 1 0 175 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola Yes 303 12 176 Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata Yes 280 11 177 River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Yes 671 28 178 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 898 38 179 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis Yes 274 11 180 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis Yes 292 12 181 Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Yes 40 1 182 Rüppell's Warbler Curruca ruppeli Yes 147 6 183 Moltoni's Subalpine Warbler Curruca subalpina Yes 184 7 184 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 442 18 185 Spectacled Warbler Curruca conspicillata Yes 498 21 186 Marmora's Warbler Curruca sarda Yes 428 18 187 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata 1542 65 188 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Yes 0 0 189 Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis Yes 245 10 190 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Yes 48 2 191 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Yes 353 15 192 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 342 14 193 Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum Yes 1 0 194 Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius Yes 81 3 195 Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina Yes 4 0 196 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 409 17 197 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Yes 253 10 198 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 472 20 199 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 189 8 200 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 336 14 201 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 171 7 202 Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Yes 202 8 203 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Yes 870 37 204 Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Yes 139 5 205 Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Yes 609 25 206 Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni Yes 217 9 207 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 731 31 208 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 339 14 209 Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Yes 171 7 210 White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Yes 271 11 211 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 1474 62 212 Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Yes 141 6 213 Siberian Blue Robin Larvivora cyane Yes 4 0 214 Rufous-tailed Robin Larvivora sibilans Yes 12 0 215 Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri Yes 0 0 216 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 527 22 217 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Yes 553 23 218 Stejneger's Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri Yes 418 17 219 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 781 33 220 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 800 34 221 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 229 9 222 Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Yes 215 9 223 White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Yes 19 0 224 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Yes 0 0 225 Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Yes 542 23 226 Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Yes 416 17 227 Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Yes 601 25 228 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 685 29 229 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 323 13 230 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 669 28 231 Evening Grosbeak Hesperiphona vespertina Yes 0 0 232 Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator Yes 106 4 233 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Yes 376 16 234 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 1009 43 235 Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera Yes 837 35 236 Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella Yes 154 6 237 Serin Serinus serinus 923 39 238 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 615 26 239 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Yes 0 0 240 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Yes 147 6 241 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 1194 50 242 Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata Yes 22 0 243 Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys Yes 82 3 244 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 777 33 245 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Yes 271 11 246 Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila Yes 32 1 247 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 526 22 248 Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Yes 247 10 249 Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala Yes 279 11 250 Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi Yes 3 0 251 Lark Sparrow Chondestes grammacus Yes 95 4 252 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 679 28 253 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 614 26 254 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 599 25 255 Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis Yes 43 1 256 Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia Yes 142 6 257 Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus Yes 1 0 258 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Yes 369 15 259 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 415 17 260 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Yes 35 1 261 Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater Yes 4 0 262 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Yes 60 2 263 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 504 21 264 Golden-winged Warbler Vermivora chrysoptera Yes 199 8 265 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 310 13 266 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Yes 51 2 267 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 471 20 268 Hooded Warbler Setophaga citrina Yes 0 0 269 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 116 4 270 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 87 3 271 Northern Parula Setophaga americana Yes 204 8 272 Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia Yes 305 13 273 Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea Yes 52 2 274 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 204 8 275 Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Yes 90 3 276 Chestnut-sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica Yes 1 0 277 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 407 17 278 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 120 5 279 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Yes 39 1 280 Summer Tanager Piranga rubra Yes 0 0 281 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 87 3 282 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 281 11 283 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Yes 106 4