Sean Geeney: Ireland Year List 2020 IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 104 of 104 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,13/09/2020,Seabank,
2,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,22/11/2020,Fields behind Lurgan Green,6/7 mixing with 2/300 Brent Geese
3,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,04/08/2020,St Stephen's Green Pond,
4,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,08/10/2020,Home,Saw 4 flying over the house in the morning towards the beach
5,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,30/09/2020,Seabank,4/5 flying and feeding 
6,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,10/10/2020,Annagassan Harbour,Saw about 15 of them but quite small so only ID'd after looking at pics
7,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
8,Pintail,Anas acuta,,30/11/2020,Navvy Bank,Saw 5 flying over head and got a pic. Needed help with ID
9,Teal,Anas crecca,,09/10/2020,Seabank,Saw a few 
10,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,06/12/2020,Soldier's Point,1 Female
11,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,,Beach behind House,
12,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,,,
13,Swift,Apus apus,,12/07/2020,Lynns ,9 flew overhead of the garden heading south
14,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
15,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,,,
16,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,08/07/2020,,A few on the river
17,Coot,Fulica atra,,03/08/2020,St Stephen's Green Pond,
18,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,,,
19,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,05/09/2020,Salterstown through a scope,"A birder, Frank Meegan (?), showed me it quite far out"
20,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,,,
21,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,20/08/2020,Seabank,1000+  Knots with a few Grey Plover

Initially wrongly ID'd as Golden Plover
22,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,14/11/2020,Over the garden,I saw at least 300 migrating south
23,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,,,
24,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,Yes,27/07/2020,Seabank,Was shown it by Brian O'Neill 
25,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,11/08/2020,Lurgangreen,"Saw about 20, including one being chased by a peregrine. It escaped :)"
26,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,16/08/2020,Seabank,Caught my eye as looked thinner and more upright than a curlew with a shorter beak. A bit like a mistle thrush versus a song thrush for me
27,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,03/07/2020,Lynns Beach,Only adding on December 1st
28,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,09/07/2020,Lynns Beach,Winter plummage - quite far out
29,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,08/08/2020,Lynns Beach,
30,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,28/10/2020,Marshed behind Shore Road,Flushed it way out on the marsh 
31,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,17/07/2020,Annagassan Harbour,Saw 2 zooming above Glyde Estuary and perched on the harbour wall
32,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,Seabank- 3/4
33,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,27/07/2020,Seabank,Was shown it by Brian O'Neill. Saw 2
34,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,25/07/2020,Seabank,Saw around 10
35,Knot,Calidris canutus,,09/07/2020,Lynns Beach,Approx 5 Seen
36,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,09/07/2020,Lynns Beach,Approx 15 Seen
37,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,13/07/2020,Louth Nature Reserve Little Tern Colony Baltray,
38,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,06/09/2020,Lynns Beach,Saw 2/3 with sandwich terns
39,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,23/07/2020,Dunany Point,3-6 including juveniles
40,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
41,Common Gull,Larus canus,,20/08/2020,Seabank,
42,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
43,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,,,
44,Razorbill,Alca torda,,05/09/2020,Salterstown,Maybe 50 all along Salterstown front
45,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,02/08/2020,Salterstown Pier,Saw 10 - 20 diving for fish about a mile out 
46,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,08/07/2020,,Flying overhead near Glyde
47,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
48,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,Yes,25/03/2023,"Between the Bridges, Castletown River ",
49,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,Newry Canal,
50,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,08/08/2020,Fields behind house,Swopped up over a tree and flew 50 yards to an ivy covered tree. Couldn't spot him again but got an ID pic
51,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,30/12/2020,Marshes behind Shore Road,Spotted one being harassed by a hooded crow
52,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,,,
53,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,,09/10/2020,Seabank,Amazing sighting and got some pics 
54,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,25/10/2020,Behind the Estate on Point Road with a stream ,
55,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,13/07/2020,Lynns,A beautiful juvenile perched on a neighbours concrete pillar
56,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,18/10/2020,Seabank,
57,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,26/07/2020,Field behind Family Home,Saw 2 flying overhead being mobbed by smaller birds
58,Magpie,Pica pica,,,,
59,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,24/09/2020,"Cunnigar Spit, Waterford",Saw 5 . Photos taken
60,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
61,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
62,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,,,
63,Raven,Corvus corax,,18/07/2020,"Townley Hall Woods, Collon",Heard it first and then tracked it down a bit and finally just saw fly out of a huge oak tree 
64,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,,Garden Peanut Feeder,
65,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,08/07/2020,By Glyde,Lots of Juveniles- No Adult Spotted 
66,Great Tit,Parus major,,08/07/2020,,
67,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,12/11/2020,Dundalk Marshes,Flushed loads when walking through the marsh at the end of the Shore Road
68,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,,,
69,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,,,
70,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,16/09/2020,Glyde River Banks,3/4 - very flighty 
71,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,,,
72,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,08/08/2020,Banks of Glyde in a tree,"Not fully confirmed as difficult to distinguish and picture is a little blurry. However , legs do look black"
73,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,08/07/2020,Banks of Glyde in a tree,I overlooked it but then I had asked in a forum for a pic
74,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,08/08/2020,Glyde - Opposite Water Treatment Plant,Spotted a female in a berry tree
75,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,11/07/2020,Dunany Point,2 or 3 singing loudly 
76,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,24/09/2020,Comeragh Mountains,
77,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
78,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,08/07/2020,Banks of Glyde in a tree,
79,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
80,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
81,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,11/07/2020,Castlebellingham back fields,Not certain as quite far away. I have pics and some signs as it's perched high and standing straigher up
82,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,19/12/2020,"Muintiagh, Galway",
83,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
84,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,07/09/2020,Seabank,1st of the year . Looked like a juvenile. Hunting from a perch
85,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
86,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,22/11/2020,Parent's Garden,1 - fighting with resident robins and wagtails
87,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,05/07/2020,Dunany Beach,Singing loudly. Very bold. Walked within 3 metres
88,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,25/07/2020,Seabank,Saw an Adult and a Juvenile
89,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,,,
90,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,,,
91,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,10/07/2020,,In lane opposite house drinking from a puddle
92,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,08/07/2020,Glyde - Opposite Water Treatment Plant,Very bold and walking around 
93,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
94,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,,,
95,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,18/11/2020,Dundalk Marshes near back river,Spotted at least one - I initially mistook it for a Meadow Pipit - there are plenty of those in that area
96,Eurasian Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,,,
97,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,,,
98,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,,,
99,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,,05/12/2020,"End of Shore Road , field on left",FS told there were approx 20 there - just spotted one with a thrush
100,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,,,
101,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,15/07/2020,"Girley Bog, Kells",Spotted on the top of a birch tree
102,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
103,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,,,
104,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,,,