Christopher O'Sullivan: Ireland Life List IRBC, Self-found records Record(s) 1 to 220 of 220 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,,,
2,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,04/06/2022,"Ring village, Cork",
3,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,,,
4,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,11/01/2018,"The Gearagh, Co Cork",
5,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,,,
6,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,
7,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,,,
8,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
9,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,12/05/2016,"White's Marsh, Clonakilty",Adult male
10,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,,
11,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,,,
12,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,
13,American Wigeon,Mareca americana,,20/04/2016,"White’s Marsh, Clonakilty",
14,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
15,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
16,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
17,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,27/04/2017,"Cul de sac pool, Clonakilty",Adult male
18,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,,,
19,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,,,
20,Scaup,Aythya marila,,,,
21,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,,,
22,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,,,
23,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,,,
24,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,,
25,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,,,
26,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,
27,Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,,04/06/2019,"Lisheen, Cork",In song 
28,Alpine Swift,Tachymarptis melba,Yes,20/03/2023,Rosscarberry ,1 bird around the square and over the N71 Rosscarbery. Found during major influx of birds in Ireland. Filmed and later photographed by C Jones & P Connaughton.
29,Swift,Apus apus,,,,
30,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,,,
31,Rock Dove,Columba livia,,,,
32,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,,,
33,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
34,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,,,,
35,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
36,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,,,
37,Corncrake,Crex crex,,10/06/2015,Singing at Galley head,
38,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,,,
39,Coot,Fulica atra,,,,
40,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,
41,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,,,
42,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
43,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,,
44,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,,,
45,American Golden Plover,Pluvialis dominica,,28/10/2019,"Muckross estuary, Clonakilty ",Juvenile
46,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
47,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,Yes,23/07/2016,Whites Marsh Clonakilty,injured bird
48,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,,,
49,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,,,
50,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
51,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
52,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,,
53,Short-billed Dowitcher,Limnodromus griseus,Yes,03/07/2021,"Ring estuary, Clonakilty, Cork",1st summer. Images and call obtained.
54,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,,,,
55,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,,,,
56,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,,,
57,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,,Lissagriffin and several more on Whale Watching Trips from Courtmac,
58,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,,,
59,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,,,,
60,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,,A few at Whites Marsh since 2014,
61,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
62,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,,01/10/2015,Whites Marsh/Clogeen Marsh Clonakilty,
63,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,,,
64,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,,,
65,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,,,
66,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,,
67,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,,,
68,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,,,
69,Buff-breasted Sandpiper,Calidris subruficollis,,26/09/2021,"Mizen Head, Cork",One juvenile at Lissagriffin.
70,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,,,
71,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
72,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,,,
73,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,,,
74,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,10/07/2022,"Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty",
75,Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla,Yes,28/09/2017,"Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty",with Ciaran Cronin
76,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,,"Muckross Estuary, Clonakilty",
77,Gull-billed Tern,Gelochelidon nilotica,Yes,26/04/2017,"Muckross Estuary, Clonakilty",Stayed for over a week
78,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,,,
79,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,,,
80,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,,,
81,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,,"Muckross, Clonakilty",
82,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,,,
83,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,,,On Sea watches and on whale watching trips from Courtmac,
84,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
85,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,,,
86,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
87,Ring-billed Gull,Larus delawarensis,,,Clonakilty,
88,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
89,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,,10/12/2021,"Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty ",
90,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
91,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,,,
92,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
93,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,,,
94,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,,,
95,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,,,,
96,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,,,
97,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,,,
98,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,,,
99,Razorbill,Alca torda,,,,
100,Guillemot,Uria aalge,,,,
101,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,,,
102,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,,,"Clon Bay, 2016",
103,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,,,
104,Wilson's Petrel,Oceanites oceanicus,Yes,06/09/2016,10 miles sw of galley head,on fishing charter and more since then on Whale watching trips
105,Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus,,,,
106,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,,,
107,Fea's Petrel,Pterodroma feae,Yes,02/08/2017,Galley Head ,
108,Cory's Shearwater,Calonectris borealis,,,,
109,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,,,
110,Great Shearwater,Ardenna gravis,,,,
111,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,,,
112,Balearic Shearwater,Puffinus mauretanicus,,09/08/2015,"1 off Galley Hd, Cork",
113,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,,,
114,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,,,
115,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,,,
116,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,Yes,18/12/2015,Whites Marsh Clonakilty,2 birds
117,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
118,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,Yes,22/11/2017,"Cul De Sac Pool, Clonakilty",Uncertain of exact date
119,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,Yes,13/04/2016,"Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty",stayed for a few days
120,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
121,Purple Heron,Ardea purpurea,Yes,22/05/2021,"Grange Bog, East of Clonakilty, Cork",A dream find. 2CY bird. photographed.
122,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,,09/09/2022,"Ardfield, Clonakilty ",Over the house & just in off the sea 
123,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,,,
124,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,,at garretstown with Paul Connaughton in 2012 or 2013,
125,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,,,
126,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,Yes,20/10/2013,Wicklow,presumably from introduced population
127,White-tailed Eagle,Haliaeetus albicilla,Yes,01/04/2014,Near Moll’s go. Kerry. ,Fly over from re-introduced poplulation
128,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
129,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,,,,
130,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,,,,
131,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,,"Red strand, Inchydoney Island and Clogeen Marsh",
132,Hoopoe,Upupa epops,,25/04/2021,Mizen Head,"Joe’s garden, Mizen head."
133,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,,,
134,Wryneck,Jynx torquilla,,06/09/2014,Mizen Head,
135,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,Yes,01/05/2013,wicklow,With P Connaughton
136,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,,,
137,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,,,
138,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,,20/04/2024,"Dunowen head, Ardfield, Cork",
139,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,,,
140,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,,07/04/2023,"Ballycusheen, Ardfield, Clonakilty",Adult female. What a buzz!!
141,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,,06/05/2016,"Adult male, Mizen Head,",The only recork of RBS in ireland in 2016
142,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,,,
143,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
144,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,,,
145,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
146,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
147,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,,,
148,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,
149,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,,
150,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
151,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
152,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,,,
153,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,,,
154,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,,
155,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,,
156,Red-rumped Swallow,Cecropis daurica,Yes,27/03/2019,"Near last garden, Mizen Head",Adult for 5 minutes. Irish Tick also
157,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,,,
158,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,,,
159,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
160,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
161,Iberian Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus ibericus,Yes,22/09/2023,"Mizen head, Cork",Self found. Call recorded and images obtained.
162,Greenish Warbler,Phylloscopus trochiloides,Yes,12/09/2020,Mizen Head,Messed this one up. Found and photographed by me on sept 12th but didn’t ID. Found and Identified the next day by PM and DOS.
163,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,,,
164,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,,,
165,Marsh Warbler,Acrocephalus palustris,Yes,09/06/2014,"Old head if Kinsale, Cork",5th County Record
166,Icterine Warbler,Hippolais icterina,,26/09/2018,"Capr Clear, Cork",lifer
167,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,,,
168,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
169,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,,,Mizen Head,
170,Barred Warbler,Curruca nisoria,,28/10/2015,Last Garden Mizen Head,
171,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,,several on mizen and 1 on cape clear,
172,Western Subalpine Warbler,Curruca iberiae,Yes,30/04/2018,"Near Chaz bushes, Mizen Head",Adult male in song
173,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,,,
174,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,,,
175,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,,,
176,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
177,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,,,
178,Rose-coloured Starling,Pastor roseus,Yes,28/06/2018,Galley Head,"adult near red strand.  found a Juv near galley hd a few years previously,"
179,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
180,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
181,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
182,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
183,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
184,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,,,
185,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,,,several on Mizen Hd,
186,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,,,
187,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
188,Nightingale,Luscinia megarhynchos,Yes,29/09/2023,"Garinish, West beara, Cork",Self found. Skulking individual. Called on occasions. Also seen my Kieran Grace.
189,Red-breasted Flycatcher,Ficedula parva,,,Main Garden and Near chaz bushes Mizen Hd,
190,Pied Flycatcher,Ficedula hypoleuca,,,,
191,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,Yes,22/10/2016,Mizen Head,Co-find with Paul Connaughton and easily my best find to date.
192,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,,,
193,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,,"Mizen, Cape and Tacumshin",
194,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,,Mizen and Galley hd,
195,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,,,
196,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,,,
197,Isabelline Wheatear,Oenanthe isabellina,Yes,24/10/2022,"Toe head, Co Cork",Self found. 2nd Irish record and the first in 30 years.
198,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,,,
199,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
200,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
201,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,,Mizen hd,
202,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,,,
203,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
204,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
205,Tree Pipit,Anthus trivialis,,12/09/2021,"Lady’s well, straw town, galley head, Cork","Flyover, calling. Saw bird also."
206,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,,,
207,Eurasian Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
208,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,,,
209,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
210,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus,,22/10/2021,"Chaz’s willows, Mizen head, Cork","Juv, Chaz’s willows, mizen head. "
211,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
212,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
213,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,,,
214,Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,,,,
215,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
216,Serin,Serinus serinus,Yes,04/10/2013,"Mizen Hd, Cork",Co-find with Dan Ballard
217,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,,,
218,Lapland Bunting,Calcarius lapponicus,,20/10/2023,Dunowen head,2 birds feeding in the stubble fields.
219,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
220,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,