Des Higgins: Ireland Year List 2022 IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 212 of 212 total.
Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Rare?,Date,Location,Comments
1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,,,,
2,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,,29/01/2022,,
3,Cackling Goose,Branta hutchinsii,Yes,29/01/2022,Lissadell goose field,2
4,Snow Goose,Anser caerulescens,,29/01/2022,,
5,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,,11/02/2022,,
6,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,,11/02/2022,,
7,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,Yes,28/09/2022,kilcoole,
8,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,,29/01/2022,,
9,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,,,,
10,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,,29/01/2022,,
11,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,,,,
12,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,,01/04/2022,Tac,
13,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,,,,
14,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,,14/03/2022,,
15,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,,,,
16,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,,,,
17,Pintail,Anas acuta,,,,
18,Teal,Anas crecca,,,,
19,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,,19/03/2022,Cahore,
20,Pochard,Aythya ferina,,29/01/2022,,
21,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca,,25/02/2022,"Dungannon, Co. Tyrone",
22,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,,29/01/2022,,
23,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,,29/01/2022,,
24,Scaup,Aythya marila,,11/02/2022,,
25,Eider,Somateria mollissima,,29/01/2022,,
26,Surf Scoter,Melanitta perspicillata,,11/02/2022,,
27,White-winged Scoter,Melanitta deglandi,Yes,31/12/2022,Achill Island,Found by Pat Lonergan; seen with Hugh Delaney and Paul Milne
28,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,,29/01/2022,,
29,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,,29/01/2022,,
30,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,,29/01/2022,,
31,Hooded Merganser,Lophodytes cucullatus,Yes,28/11/2022,"Clew Bay, Co. Mayo","Seen with KM, Pat Lonergan, Paul Keating, Declan Whelan and Richard Hunter"
32,Goosander,Mergus merganser,,29/01/2022,,
33,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,,29/01/2022,,
34,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,,28/04/2022,Slieve Beagh,
35,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,,25/02/2022,,
36,Swift,Apus apus,,19/05/2022,,
37,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,,28/04/2022,Slieve Beagh,
38,Rock Dove,Columba livia,,,,
39,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,,14/03/2022,,
40,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,,,,
41,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,,30/01/2022,,
42,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,,26/04/2022,,
43,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,,26/01/2022,,
44,Coot,Fulica atra,,31/01/2022,,
45,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,,29/01/2022,,
46,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,,29/01/2022,,
47,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,,26/01/2022,,
48,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,,,,
49,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,,30/01/2022,,
50,American Golden Plover,Pluvialis dominica,,04/06/2022,Tac,
51,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,,30/01/2022,,
52,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,,30/01/2022,,
53,Greater Sand Plover,Anarhynchus leschenaultii,Yes,02/05/2022,Tramore Back Strand,Found by Arlo Jacques; seen first through Kieran Grace's scope
54,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,,01/04/2022,Tac,
55,Curlew,Numenius arquata,,,,
56,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,,,,
57,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,,,,
58,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,,29/01/2022,,
59,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
60,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,,15/04/2022,,  
61,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,,24/09/2022,Tac,
62,Redshank,Tringa totanus,,,,
63,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,,11/02/2022,,
64,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,,11/02/2022,,
65,Greater Yellowlegs,Tringa melanoleuca,Yes,31/07/2022,"Carton Estate, Kildare",
66,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,,26/01/2022,,
67,Knot,Calidris canutus,,,,
68,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,,11/02/2022,,
69,Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,Calidris acuminata,Yes,17/08/2022,"Clogheen Marsh, Cork","Found by Davey Farrar, seen with Paul Moore"
70,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,,24/09/2022,Tac,
71,Sanderling,Calidris alba,,30/01/2022,,
72,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,,,,
73,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,,21/05/2022,Saltees,
74,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,,24/09/2022,Tac,
75,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,,09/08/2022,kilcoole,
76,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,,26/04/2022,,
77,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,,23/08/2022,Merrion Gates,
78,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,,30/04/2022,Saltees,
79,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,,15/04/2022,,  
80,Roseate Tern,Sterna dougallii,,05/07/2022,Lady's Island,
81,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,,26/03/2022,Saltees,
82,Elegant Tern,Thalasseus elegans,Yes,05/07/2022,Lady's Island,"Found yesterday by Ed and Bee tern wardens; seen with AW, TS, KM, RB, C and DF"
83,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,,01/04/2022,Tac,
84,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,,29/01/2022,,
85,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
86,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,,,,
87,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,,26/01/2022,,
88,Common Gull,Larus canus,,,,
89,Ring-billed Gull,Larus delawarensis,,11/02/2022,"blackrock, co. louth",
90,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,,,,
91,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,,26/01/2022,,
92,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,,29/01/2022,,
93,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,,,,
94,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,,29/01/2022,,
95,Long-tailed Skua,Stercorarius longicaudus,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
96,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
97,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,,21/05/2022,Saltees,
98,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,,28/01/2022,,
99,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,,26/03/2022,Saltees,
100,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,,29/01/2022,,
101,Razorbill,Alca torda,,30/01/2022,,
102,Guillemot,Uria aalge,,30/01/2022,,
103,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,,29/01/2022,,
104,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,,29/01/2022,,
105,Wilson's Petrel,Oceanites oceanicus,Yes,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
106,Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
107,Leach's Petrel,Hydrobates leucorhous,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
108,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,,26/01/2022,,
109,Cory's Shearwater,Calonectris borealis,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
110,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
111,Great Shearwater,Ardenna gravis,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
112,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,,15/04/2022,Saltees,
113,Balearic Shearwater,Puffinus mauretanicus,,24/08/2022,Bridges of Ross,
114,Gannet,Morus bassanus,,30/01/2022,,
115,Brown Booby,Sula leucogaster,Yes,20/10/2022,South Wall Dublin,
116,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,,26/01/2022,,
117,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,,26/01/2022,,
118,Double-crested Cormorant,Nannopterum auritum,Yes,25/02/2022,"Doon Lough, Co. Leitrim",
119,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,Yes,29/01/2022,"Raghly, Sligo",
120,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,,17/03/2022,Rosslare Back Strand,
121,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,Yes,01/04/2022,Tac,Found by Ger Murray and Peter Phillips; seen with Kieran Grace and Mick O'Cleary
122,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,,,,
123,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,Yes,17/03/2022,South Slob,
124,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,Yes,01/04/2022,Tac,
125,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,,,,
126,Egyptian Vulture,Neophron percnopterus,Yes,26/02/2022,"Roscommon, 15 km N of Athlone",refound by Conor Henry; seen with Brian McCloskey and Dick Coombes
127,Golden Eagle,Aquila chrysaetos,Yes,,**********,**********
128,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,,11/02/2022,,
129,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,,07/05/2022,Tac,
130,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,,26/03/2022,Saltees,
131,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,Yes,17/03/2022,M11 Wicklow,
132,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,,06/02/2022,,
133,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,,10/04/2022,Avoca,
134,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,Yes,04/06/2022,Wicklow,
135,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,,25/02/2022,,
136,Merlin,Falco columbarius,,09/04/2022,Saltees,
137,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,,13/04/2022,Saltees,
138,Red-eyed Vireo,Vireo olivaceus,Yes,01/10/2022,Kilbaha,Found by James organ; seen with Paul Keogh and Robert Busby
139,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,,15/04/2022,Saltees,
140,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,,06/03/2022,,
141,Magpie,Pica pica,,01/01/2022,,
142,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,,26/03/2022,Saltees,
143,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,,,,
144,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,,,,
145,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,,,,
146,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,,,,
147,Raven,Corvus corax,,,,
148,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,,11/02/2022,,
149,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,,,,
150,Great Tit,Parus major,,,,
151,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,Yes,01/04/2022,Tac,
152,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,,14/03/2022,,
153,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,,26/03/2022,Saltees,
154,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,,09/04/2022,Saltees,
155,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,,15/04/2022,Saltees,  
156,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,Yes,21/03/2022,Cahore,"Found by Cian Cardiff; seen with Rachel Hynes, Tom Kavanagh and mark Stewart"
157,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,,26/01/2022,,
158,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,,10/10/2022,cape,
159,Pallas's Warbler,Phylloscopus proregulus,Yes,29/10/2022,Helvick head,"Found by Gary Tobin; seen with Gerry Lyons, Robert Busby and Luke Geraty"
160,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,,26/03/2022,Saltees,
161,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,,,,
162,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,,15/04/2022,Saltees,  
163,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,,07/05/2022,Tac,
164,Eastern Olivaceous Warbler,Iduna pallida,Yes,12/09/2022,Howth head,Found by Mark Collins; seen with Gerry Lyons
165,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,,13/04/2022,Saltees,
166,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,,,,
167,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,,30/04/2022,Saltees,
168,Western Subalpine Warbler,Curruca iberiae,Yes,15/04/2022,Saltees,probable; seen as blip view and heard singing.  
169,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,,15/04/2022,Saltees,  
170,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,,09/10/2022,cape,
171,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,,26/01/2022,,
172,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,,,,
173,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,,06/03/2022,,
174,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,,,,
175,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,,,,
176,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,,,,
177,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,,,,
178,Blackbird,Turdus merula,,,,
179,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,,22/12/2022,,
180,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,,14/05/2022,Saltees,
181,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,,,,
182,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,Yes,26/03/2022,Saltees,Found by Tom Shevlin; seen with KM and EMacL
183,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,,26/03/2022,Saltees,
184,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,,10/10/2022,cape,
185,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,,10/10/2022,cape,
186,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,,30/01/2022,,
187,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,,30/04/2022,Saltees,
188,Isabelline Wheatear,Oenanthe isabellina,Yes,25/10/2022,"Toe Head, Co. Cork","Found by Chris O'Sullivan; seen with Robert Busby, Jim Bowman, Hugh Delaney"
189,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,,10/04/2022,Avoca,
190,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,,14/03/2022,,
191,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,,30/01/2022,,
192,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,,,,
193,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,,21/05/2022,Saltees,
194,Citrine Wagtail,Motacilla citreola,Yes,08/09/2022,cape,
195,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,,26/01/2022,,
196,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,,,,
197,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,,11/02/2022,,
198,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,,30/01/2022,,
199,Eurasian Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,,28/01/2022,,
200,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,,11/02/2022,,
201,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,,14/03/2022,,
202,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,,11/02/2022,,
203,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,,26/01/2022,,
204,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,,28/11/2022,,
205,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,,,,
206,Serin,Serinus serinus,Yes,30/04/2022,Saltees,"Found by Jimmy Dowdall; seen with Rachel Hynes, Gerry Lyons etc."
207,Siskin,Spinus spinus,,06/03/2022,,
208,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,,26/01/2022,,
209,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,,11/02/2022,,
210,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,,28/01/2022,,
211,Baltimore Oriole,Icterus galbula,Yes,01/10/2022,Kilbaha,Seen with RobertBusby
212,Yellow-rumped Warbler,Setophaga coronata,Yes,10/10/2022,Kilbaha,found by Paidi Cullinane; seen with Ian Stevenson