LondonListers
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London's Top Listers
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| Name | No | Best Species | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Moon | 298 | Glossy Ibis, Laughing Gull | 82.0% |
| 2 | Peter Naylor | 295 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Caspian Tern | 80.4% |
| 3 | Paul Whiteman | 290 | Hume’s Warbler, Blyth’s Reed Warbler | 79.8% |
| 4 | Steve Connor | 283 | Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Desert Wheatear | 78.0% |
| 5 | Phil Vines | 282 | Western Sandpiper, Buff-breasted Sandpiper | 77.7% |
| 6 | Peter Fletcher | 278 | 76.6% | |
| 7 | Tony Gray | 276 | Hume’s Warbler | 76.0% |
| =8 | John Archer | 273 | Bridled Tern, Buff-breasted Sandpiper | 75.1% |
| =8 | Bob Watts | 273 | American Robin, Great White Egret | 75.1% |
| 10 | Steve Spooner | 272 | Paddyfield Warbler, American Robin | 74.8% |
| 11 | Howard Vaughan | 271 | Hume’s Warbler | 74.6% |
| 12 | David Darrell-Lambert | 269 | Great Snipe, White Stork, Great Skua | 74.5% |
| 13 | Chris Lamsdell | 268 | 74.2% | |
| 14 | Garry Messenbird | 267 | 74.0% | |
| =15 | Rupert Hastings | 265 | Collared Pratincole, Balearic Shearwater | 73.4% |
| =15 | Dominic Mitchell | 265 | Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Long-billed Dowitcher | 73.4% |
| 17 | Andrew Self | 264 | Black Stork, 4 skuas, Montagu's Harrier | 73.1% |
| 18 | Des McKenzie | 263 | Franklin’s Gull, Hume’s Warbler | 72.9% |
| 19 | Ken Barrett | 261 | Western Sandpiper, Marsh Sandpiper | 72.3% |
| 20 | Steve Bacon | 258 | Naumann's Thrush, Great Snipe & Franklin's Gull | 71.7% |
| 21 | John Edwards | 256 | White-rumped Sandpiper and Stone Curlew | 71.1% |
| 22 | Nick Tanner | 254 | Naumann’s Thrush, Rustic Bunting | 70.4% |
| 23 | Gavin Haig | 253 | Baird’s Sandpiper, Gannet | 70.1% |
| 24 | Dave Morrison | 247 | Sociable Plover, Collared Pratincole | 68.3% |
| =25 | Mark Hardwick | 246 | Lesser Kestrel, Great Snipe | 68.0% |
| =25 | Joan Thompson | 246 | Laughing Gull, Dipper | 68.0% |
| 27 | Leo Batten | 245 | Iberian Chiffchaff, Hume’s Warbler | 67.8% |
| 28 | Vince Halley-Frame | 241 | Subalpine Warbler, Cattle Egret | 66.6% |
| 29 | Tony Morris | 236 | Bridled Tern, Franklins Gull | 65.3% |
| 30 | Garry James | 231 | Golden Oriole | 64.0% |
| 31 | Sacha Barbato | 225 | Long-billed Dowitcher, Hume’s Warbler | 62.0% |
| =32 | Gareth Richards | 217 | Naumann’s Thrush, Sociable Plover | 60.1% |
| =32 | Dave Dack | 217 | Citrine Wagtail, Sociable Plover | 60.1% |
| 34 | Chris Langsdon | 215 | Sociable Plover, Alpine Swift | 59.6% |
| 35 | Steve Gale | 213 | Med. Shearwater, Buff-breasted Sand, Long-billed Dowitcher | 58.7% |
| 36 | Jonathan Lethbridge | 206 | Brown Shrike & Alpine Swift | 56.9% |
| 37 | Adam Cheeseman | 204 | Naumann's Thrush, Hume's Warbler, Grey-cheeked Thrush | 56.3% |
Rules for Inclusion
- 1. All records must be accepted by BBRC or LNHS Records Committee (well-watched pending birds like the Brown Shrike can be counted)
- 2. Species can be counted if heard only
- 3. Only BOU species count - see LondonList - total 363 species.
- 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
