Brian McCloskey: Louth Life List IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 191 of 191 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,,,
2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,,,,
3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,,Lurgangreen,
4,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,
5,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,,,
6,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,Yes,26/03/2011,Lurgangreen ,
7,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,,,
8,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,
9,Bewick's Swan,Cygnus columbianus,,19/02/2012,Cruisetown,
10,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,,,
11,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
12,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,25/06/2023,Lurgangreen ,Self-found. Eclipse male. 
13,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,,
14,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,
15,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,
16,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
17,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
18,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
19,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,
20,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,
21,Scaup,Aythya marila,,,Lurgangreen ,
22,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,03/01/2022,Termonfeckin,
23,Surf Scoter,Melanitta perspicillata,,,Hermitage,
24,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,,,Hermitage,Cruisetown and Termonfeckin also. 
25,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,,
26,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,25/03/2020,Termonfeckin ,
27,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,,
28,Smew,Mergellus albellus,,24/12/2017,Lurgangreen ,
29,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,,,
30,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,,
31,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,
32,Quail,Coturnix coturnix,,31/07/2023,"Knockabbey, Co. Louth",
33,Swift,Apus apus,,,,
34,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,11/06/2022,Baltray,
35,Rock Dove,Columba livia,,,,
36,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,,
37,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
38,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
39,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,,,
40,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
41,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,
42,Crane,Grus grus,Yes,26/02/2019,Lurgangreen ,
43,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,
44,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,,01/04/2023,"Greenore/Ballagan, Co. Louth",Ad summer. 
45,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,,
46,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,,,,
47,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
48,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,,,Lurgangreen,
49,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,,
50,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,,,
51,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
52,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,Yes,21/08/2021,"Dundalk Docks, Co. Louth",Juvenile. 4th county. 
53,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,
54,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,,,
55,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
56,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
57,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,,
58,Short-billed Dowitcher,Limnodromus griseus,Yes,13/10/2019,Dundalk Docks. ,
59,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,02/12/2022,Near Lisdoo,
60,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,,,
61,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,
62,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,,Hermitage,
63,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,,
64,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,,
65,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
66,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,,01/09/2022,"Dixon’s, Dundalk ",juv
67,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,,,
68,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,,,
69,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,,
70,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,,
71,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,,,
72,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,,,
73,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,,
74,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
75,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,03/01/2022,,
76,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,,,
77,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,,Docks ,
78,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,,,
79,Least Tern,Sternula antillarum,Yes,12/06/2023,Baltray ,
80,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,19/08/2023,"Cruisetown Strand, Co. Louth",Ad moulting. 
81,White-winged Black Tern,Chlidonias leucopterus,,24/08/2013,Cruisetown,
82,Forster's Tern,Sterna forsteri,Yes,15/10/2011,Cruisetown ,
83,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,,,
84,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,,
85,Roseate Tern,Sterna dougallii,,,,
86,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,,,
87,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,,,
88,Bonaparte's Gull,Chroicocephalus philadelphia,Yes,06/07/2020,"Annagassan, Co. Louth",First-summer. 
89,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
90,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,,,
91,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
92,Ring-billed Gull,Larus delawarensis,,,,
93,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
94,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,,,
95,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
96,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,,,
97,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
98,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,,,
99,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,,,
100,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,06/07/2023,Clogherhead,
101,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,,,
102,Razorbill,Alca torda,,,,
103,Little Auk,Alle alle,,15/12/2015,Clogherhead ,
104,Guillemot,Uria aalge,,,,
105,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,,
106,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,22/01/2011,Salterstown ,
107,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,,,
108,Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus,,06/07/2023,Clogherhead,
109,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,,,
110,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,,,
111,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,,,
112,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
113,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,,
114,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,Yes,09/10/2016,"Upriver, Docks",
115,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
116,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,Yes,25/03/2023,"Castletown River, Dundalk, Co. Louth",2cy
117,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
118,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,,,
119,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
120,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,Docks,
121,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,16/02/2018,Shore road ,
122,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,Yes,01/06/2023,Ardee,
123,White-tailed Eagle,Haliaeetus albicilla,Yes,14/04/2024,Immature. Untagged. ,
124,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
125,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,,Essexford,
126,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,,Seabank,
127,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,,,
128,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,,Almondstown ,
129,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,,
130,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,Yes,25/05/2018,Ravensdale ,
131,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,,
132,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,,,
133,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,,
134,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,,
135,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
136,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
137,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
138,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
139,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,,,
140,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,
141,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,,,,
142,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,
143,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
144,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
145,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
146,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,,
147,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,,
148,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,,
149,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
150,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
151,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
152,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,,,
153,Savi's Warbler,Locustella luscinioides,Yes,02/05/2024,"Stonetown, Co. Louth",Self-found. 13th Irish. First for Louth. Reeling male. 
154,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,,,
155,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
156,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,,,
157,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,,,
158,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
159,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
160,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,25/05/2018,Ravensdale ,
161,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
162,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
163,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
164,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
165,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
166,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,,
167,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,,,
168,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
169,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,,
170,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,,,
171,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,,,
172,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,,
173,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
174,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
175,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,,
176,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
177,Richard's Pipit,Anthus richardi,,03/02/2013,Cooley Point,
178,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
179,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,Yes,23/01/2018,Lurgangreen ,
180,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,,
181,Eurasian Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
182,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,08/11/2017,Cooley,
183,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
184,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
185,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,,,
186,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
187,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,,
188,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
189,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,,
190,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
191,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,