London's Top Listers

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TableEdit

	Name	No	Best Species	%
1	Andrew Moon	302	Pacific Golden Plover, Glossy Ibis, Laughing Gull.	82.2%
2	Peter Naylor	299	Pacific Golden Plover, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Caspian Tern	81.3%
3	Paul Whiteman	298	Hume’s Warbler, Blyth’s Reed Warbler	81.3%
4	Steve Connor	288	Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Desert Wheatear	78.9%
5	Phil Vines	282	Western Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper	77.5%
=6	Bob Watts	281	American Robin, Great White Egret	77.0%
=6	John Archer	281	Bridled Tern, Buff-breasted Sandpiper	77.0%
=8	Peter Fletcher	278		76.1%
=8	Howard Vaughan	278	Hume’s Warbler	76.1%
=8	Dominic Mitchell	278	Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher	76.1%
11	Tony Gray	276	Hume’s Warbler	75.8%
12	Steve Spooner	275	Paddyfield Warbler, American Robin	75.3%
13	Andrew Self	274	Black Stork, 4 skuas, Long-billed Dowitcher	75.0%
=14	Des McKenzie	271	Franklin’s Gull, Hume’s Warbler	74.5%
=14	Steve Bacon	271	Naumann's Thrush, Great Snipe & Franklin's Gull	74.5%
=16	Chris Lamsdell	269		73.9%
=16	Mike Spicer	269	Glossy Ibis, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Hume’s Warbler and 4 Skuas	73.9%
=16	Nick Tanner	269	Naumann’s Thrush, Rustic Bunting	73.9%
19	Garry Messenbird	267		73.3%
=20	Rupert Hastings	265	Collared Pratincole, Balearic Shearwater	72.8%
=20	John Edwards	265	White-rumped Sandpiper, Stone Curlew, Brown Shrike & Dusky Warbler	72.8%
=22	Ken Barrett	261	Western Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper	71.7%
=22	Joan Thompson	261	Laughing Gull, Dipper	71.7%
24	Dave Morrison	257	Sociable Plover, Collared Pratincole	70.7%
25	Vince Halley-Frame	254	Subalpine Warbler, Shore Lark	69.8%
26	Gavin Haig	253	Baird’s Sandpiper, Gannet	69.5%
27	Garry James	251	Golden Oriole	68.9%
28	Mark Hardwick	246	Lesser Kestrel, Great Snipe	67.6%
29	Leo Batten	245	Iberian Chiffchaff, Hume’s Warbler	67.3%
30	Gareth Richards	240	Naumann’s Thrush, Sociable Plover	66.0%
=31	Tony Morris	236	Bridled Tern, Franklins Gull	64.8%
=31	Jonathan Lethbridge	236	Brown Shrike & Alpine Swift	64.8%
33	Sacha Barbato	225	Long-billed Dowitcher, Hume’s Warbler	61.8%
34	Dave Dack	217	Citrine Wagtail, Sociable Plover	59.6%
=35	Chris Langsdon	215	Sociable Plover, Alpine Swift	59.0%
=35	Adam Cheeseman	215	Naumann's Thrush, Hume's Warbler, Grey-cheeked Thrush	59.0%
37	Steve Gale	213	Balearic Shearwater, Buff-breasted Sand, Long-billed Dowitcher	58.4%

Rules for InclusionEdit

• 1. All records must be accepted by BBRC or LNHS Records Committee (well-watched pending birds like the White-tailed Lapwing can be counted) [however you'll have to wait for the BOU to decide on the Slaty-backed Gull]
• 2. Species can be counted if heard only
• 3. Only BOU species count - see LondonList - total 365 species (including White-tailed Lapwing).
• 4. UK400 club splits do not count
• 5. Escapes/feral birds such as the Barnes Whooper Swan and all Ruddy Shelducks do not count. Barnacle Geese do not count unless proven to be from a feral population in the Midlands or East Anglia (or wild birds).
• 6. All species must be seen in the LNHS Recording Area - 20 miles from St Paul's Cathedral
• 7. Recent additions not yet accepted by the BBRC/LNHS can be counted provided they had multi observers.
• 8. Birds that were trapped and ringed may be counted providing they were released close to where they were caught.
• 9. Birds taken into care and later released do not count unless they are still present the day after release.

• Rupert Hasting's list compiled by Andrew Moon
• Mark Hardwick's list compiled by Andrew Self