London's Top Listers
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Table
| Name | No | Best Species | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Moon | 309 | Pacific Golden Plover, Glossy Ibis, Laughing Gull. | 83.2% |
| 2 | Paul Whiteman | 303 | Hume’s Warbler, Blyth’s Reed Warbler | 81.9% |
| 3 | Peter Naylor† | 300 | Pacific Golden Plover, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Caspian Tern | 81.1% |
| 4 | Steve Connor | 298 | Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Desert Wheatear | 80.3% |
| 5 | Dominic Mitchell | 296 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher | 79.8% |
| 6 | Bob Watts | 294 | American Robin, Great White Egret | 79.2% |
| 7 | John Archer | 291 | Bridled Tern, Buff-breasted Sandpiper | 78.6% |
| 8 | Steve Spooner | 289 | Paddyfield Warbler, American Robin | 78.0% |
| 9 | Steve Bacon | 284 | Naumann's Thrush, Great Snipe & Franklin's Gull | 76.8% |
| =10 | Phil Vines | 283 | Western Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper | 76.5% |
| =10 | Andrew Self | 283 | Black Stork, 4 skuas, Long-billed Dowitcher | 76.5% |
| 12 | Nick Tanner | 282 | Naumann’s Thrush, Rustic Bunting | 76.2% |
| =13 | Howard Vaughan | 279 | Hume’s Warbler | 75.3% |
| =13 | Andy Tweed | 279 | Puffin | 75.3% |
| =13 | Des McKenzie | 279 | Franklin’s Gull, Hume’s Warbler | 75.3% |
| 16 | Peter Fletcher† | 278 | 75.0% | |
| 17 | Mike Spicer | 277 | Glossy Ibis, Buff-breasted Sandpiper and 4 Skuas | 74.8% |
| 18 | Tony Gray | 276 | Hume’s Warbler | 74.5% |
| =19 | John Edwards | 271 | White-rumped Sandpiper, Stone Curlew, Brown Shrike & Dusky Warbler | 73.2% |
| =19 | Chris Lamsdell | 271 | 73.2% | |
| 21 | Vince Halley-Frame | 270 | Subalpine Warbler, Shore Lark | 73% |
| =22 | Joan Thompson | 269 | Laughing Gull, Dipper | 72.7% |
| =22 | Garry James | 269 | Golden Oriole | 72.7% |
| =24 | Garry Messenbird | 267 | 72.1% | |
| =24 | Dave Morrison | 267 | Sociable Plover, Collared Pratincole | 72.1% |
| 26 | Rupert Hastings† | 265 | Collared Pratincole, Balearic Shearwater | 71.6% |
| 27 | Ken Barrett† | 261 | Western Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper | 70.5% |
| 28 | Gavin Haig | 253 | Baird’s Sandpiper, Gannet | 68.3% |
| =29 | Gareth Richards | 250 | Naumann’s Thrush, Sociable Plover | 67.5% |
| =29 | Jonathan Lethbridge | 250 | Tawny Pipit & Dotterel | 67.5% |
| 31 | Mark Hardwick† | 246 | Lesser Kestrel, Great Snipe | 66.5% |
| 32 | Leo Batten | 245 | Iberian Chiffchaff, Hume’s Warbler | 66.2% |
| 33 | Tony Morris | 236 | Bridled Tern, Franklins Gull | 63.8% |
| 34 | Adam Cheeseman | 226 | Naumann's Thrush, Hume's Warbler, Grey-cheeked Thrush | 61.1% |
| 35 | Sacha Barbato | 225 | Long-billed Dowitcher, Hume’s Warbler | 60.8% |
| 36 | Dave Dack | 217 | Citrine Wagtail, Sociable Plover | 58.6% |
| 37 | Chris Langsdon | 216 | Sociable Plover, Alpine Swift | 58.3% |
| 38 | Steve Gale | 213 | Balearic Shearwater, Buff-breasted Sand, Long-billed Dowitcher | 57.5% |
Rules for Inclusion
- 1. All records must be accepted by BBRC or LNHS Rarities Committee
- 2. Recent additions not yet accepted by the BBRC/LNHS can be counted provided they had multiple observers. The Barnes Iberian Chiffchaff & Blyth's Reed Warbler are still awaiting acceptance.
- 3. Only BOU species count - see LondonList - total 372 species (including Cory's Shearwater, Slaty-backed Gull & Oriental Turtle Dove).
- 4. UK400 club splits do not count
- 5. Escapes/feral birds 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). However all free-flying Red-crested Pochards now count as they've reached Category C status.
- 6. All species must be seen in the LNHS Recording Area - 20 miles from St Paul's Cathedral
- 7. Species can be counted if heard only
- 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