Adrian Allen: Ireland Life List IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 337 of 337 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 05/02/1994 Stabannon, Co. Louth 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 11/11/2022 Lisadell, Co. Sligo 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 10 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 13 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 14 Garganey Spatula querquedula 24/04/1993 Ladies Island Lake, Co. Wexford 15 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 16 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 17 Gadwall Mareca strepera 18 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19 American Wigeon Mareca americana 20/02/1993 Whitegate, Co. Cork 20 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 21 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 07/03/1993 Loughaderra, Co. Cork 22 Pintail Anas acuta 23 Teal Anas crecca 24 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 21/01/1995 Wexford Wildfowl Reserve, Co. Wexford 25 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 07/01/1994 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 27 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 28 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 29 Scaup Aythya marila 30 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 22/01/2021 Knockaderry 31 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 17/01/2016 Rosslare backstrand, Co. Wexford 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 23/12/1993 Saleen, Co. Waterford 33 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 34 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 35 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 07/01/2023 Valley pier, Achill 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 40 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 07/01/2023 Carrowmore, nr. Newport, Co. Mayo 41 Goosander Mergus merganser 42 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 19/09/1992 Ladies Island Lake, Co. Wexford 44 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 05/06/2021 West Waterford 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 12/04/1992 Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford 46 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 47 Quail Coturnix coturnix 48 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 01/10/2019 Galgorm, nr Ballymena, Co. Antrim 49 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 02/11/2005 Dungarvan town, Co. Waterford 50 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Yes 13/03/2023 Dungarvan 51 Swift Apus apus 52 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 29/05/2021 Brownstown 53 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 54 Rock Dove Columba livia 55 Stock Dove Columba oenas 56 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 57 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 58 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 59 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 60 Corncrake Crex crex 01/09/1993 Cheekpoint, Co. Waterford 61 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 62 Coot Fulica atra 63 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 01/03/2013 Ballyconnelly, Co. Galway 64 Crane Grus grus Yes 29/08/1993 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 65 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 66 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 17/01/2024 Inishmore, Co. Galway 67 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 68 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 69 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 70 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 12/04/1992 Curracloe, Co. Wexford. 71 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Yes 10/08/2020 Kikcoole, Co. Wicklow 72 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 73 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Yes 24/04/1993 Ladies Island Lake, Co. Wexford 74 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 05/01/2019 River Barrow, Slieverue, Co. Kilkenny 75 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 76 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 77 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 19/07/1993 The Cull, Co. Wexford 78 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 79 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 80 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 07/10/2011 Ventry, Co. Kerry 81 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes 15/08/2015 Lisselan, Co. Waterford 82 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 83 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Yes 27/07/2013 Pilmore Strand, Co. Cork 84 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 03/05/2022 Tramore Backstrand, Co. Waterford 85 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 86 Curlew Numenius arquata 87 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 88 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 89 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 90 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 04/07/2004 Ladies Island 91 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 92 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 93 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 94 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 01/09/2023 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 95 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 96 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 26/07/2021 Belmullet Co. Mayo 97 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 98 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 18/07/2011 Ladies Island, Co. Wexford 99 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 100 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 28/08/2008 Cape Clear, Co. Cork 101 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 08/05/2017 swords estuary dublin 102 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 19/09/1993 Ladies Island Lake, Co. Wexford 103 Redshank Tringa totanus 104 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Killongford, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 105 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 106 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 107 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 30/07/2022 Carton Demesne, Co. Kildare 108 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 109 Knot Calidris canutus 110 Ruff Calidris pugnax 111 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 10/07/1999 Ballycotton, Co. Cork 112 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 08/08/1994 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 113 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 114 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Yes 08/09/2022 Shanagarry beach, Ballycotton, Co. Cork. 115 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 116 Sanderling Calidris alba 117 Dunlin Calidris alpina 118 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 119 Little Stint Calidris minuta 31/08/1993 Clonakilty, Co. Cork 120 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 121 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 19/09/1992 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 122 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 06/09/1992 Slobs, Co. Wexford 123 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Yes 17/07/2023 Blanket Nook Co. Donegal 124 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 27/05/2020 Lisselan, Tramore Backstrand, Co. Waterford 125 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 24/06/1993 Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow 126 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 25/06/2023 Portrane, Co. Dublin 127 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 05/07/2013 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 128 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 23/08/2013 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 129 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 25/04/1994 Ballyneety, Dungarven, Co. Waterford 130 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 131 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 26/09/2023 Opposite Park hotel, Dungarvan 132 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 06/09/1992 Wexford town 133 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 134 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 27/07/1992 Lough Derg, Co. Tipperary 135 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 136 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 137 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 06/07/2022 Ladies Island lake, Co. Wexford 138 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Yes 08/08/2016 beale strand kerry 139 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 140 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 17/03/1994 Nimmos Pier, Co. Galway 141 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 142 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 143 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 01/01/2001 Dungarvan, Co. Waterford not correct date 144 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 145 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 146 Common Gull Larus canus 147 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 148 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Yes 01/01/2001 Dunmore East, Co Waterford not correct date 149 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 150 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 151 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 152 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 153 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 154 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 155 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 156 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 157 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 158 Puffin Fratercula arctica 159 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 160 Razorbill Alca torda 161 Little Auk Alle alle 162 Guillemot Uria aalge 163 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 164 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 12/04/1992 Ladies Island Lake, Co. Wexford 165 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 30/10/2023 Crookhaven, Co. Cork 166 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 167 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Yes 25/08/1993 3km south of Cape clear. 168 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 169 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 06/09/2021 Tramore Back strand, Co. Waterford 170 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 171 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 12/08/1995 Pelagic, West Cork 172 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 173 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris Yes 26/06/2020 Tramore Beach, Co. Waterford 174 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 175 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 176 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 177 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli Yes 26/08/1993 Cape Clear, Co. Cork 178 Gannet Morus bassanus 179 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 13/07/2020 Greystones North pier, Co. Wicklow 180 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 181 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 182 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 11/11/2022 Doon Lough, Co. Leitrim 183 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 20/10/2014 Clohernagh, Co. Waterford 184 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 185 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Yes 05/02/1994 Lough Hunshigo, Co. Down 186 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 06/12/2015 Castlefreke, Co. Cork 187 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 26/04/2008 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 188 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 189 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 190 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 05/05/1994 River Brickey, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford 191 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 29/12/2008 Stradbally, Co. Waterford 192 Great White Egret Ardea alba Yes 03/01/2023 The Gearagh, Co. Cork 193 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 194 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yes 30/03/2012 Bunmahon, Co. Waterford 195 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 12/05/2023 Waterford 196 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 17/07/2021 Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal 197 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes ********** ********** 198 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 199 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 19/09/1992 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 200 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 201 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Yes 18/07/2011 Tacumshin 202 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 05/02/1993 Tollymore national park, Co. Down 203 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes ********** ********** 204 Buzzard Buteo buteo 205 Barn Owl Tyto alba 206 Scops Owl Otus scops Yes 15/05/2019 Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny 207 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 208 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 209 Hoopoe Upupa epops 14/03/1993 Saleen, Co. Waterford 210 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 211 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 20/12/2020 Castletownbere 212 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 213 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yes 21/12/2015 Waterford City 214 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 215 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Yes 04/05/1994 Kilmore, Co. Wexford 216 Merlin Falco columbarius 217 Hobby Falco subbuteo 02/05/1994 Helvick Head, Co. Waterford 218 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 219 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 10/10/2022 Inishbofin, Co. Galway 220 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 05/10/2019 Helvick Head, Co. Waterford 221 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 222 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 223 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 04/10/1993 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 224 Jay Garrulus glandarius 25/04/1994 Ballyneety, Co. Waterford 225 Magpie Pica pica 226 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 227 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 228 Rook Corvus frugilegus 229 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 230 Raven Corvus corax 231 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 232 Coal Tit Periparus ater 233 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 234 Great Tit Parus major 235 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus Yes 03/01/2023 The Gearagh, Co. Cork 236 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Yes 18/07/2013 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 237 Skylark Alauda arvensis 238 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Yes 01/01/2001 Co Down not correct date 239 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 240 Swallow Hirundo rustica 241 House Martin Delichon urbicum 242 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Yes 06/11/2023 Cahore Marsh, Co. Wexford 243 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 244 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 03/08/1995 Cape Clear, Co. Cork 245 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 03/10/2013 Garinish, Co. Cork 246 Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 20/12/2003 Knockadoon, Co. Cork 247 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 248 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yes 06/11/1994 Hook Head, Co. Wexford 249 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Yes 11/10/2016 Brownstown head Waterford 250 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 251 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 252 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 16/06/2010 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 253 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Yes 15/10/1995 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 254 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 28/09/2020 Churchtown, wexford 255 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 256 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 17/09/2023 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 257 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Yes 28/05/2021 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 258 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 259 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 02/09/2004 Ballycotton, Co. Cork 260 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 19/08/1992 Saltee Islands, Co. Wexford 261 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 262 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 263 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 264 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 19/09/1992 Saltee Islands, Co. Wexford 265 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 19/09/1992 Saltee Islands, Co. Wexford 266 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 267 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 15/04/1993 Knockadoon, Co Cork 268 Whitethroat Curruca communis 269 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 270 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 271 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 272 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 273 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Yes 01/01/2001 Dungarvan town, Co. Waterford not correct date 274 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 275 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 11/10/2008 Dirk Bay, Co. Cork 276 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 277 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 278 Redwing Turdus iliacus 279 Blackbird Turdus merula 280 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 281 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 282 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 283 Robin Erithacus rubecula 284 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Yes 01/01/2001 Ballinclamper, Dungarvan, Co Waterford not correct date 285 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 286 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 287 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 288 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 24/04/1993 Saltee Islands, Co. Wexford 289 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 290 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 291 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 292 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 29/10/2022 Toe Head, Co. Cork 293 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 06/12/1997 Rosslare harbour, Co. Wexford 294 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 15/05/2010 Saltee Islands, Co Wexford 295 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 15/12/2017 Ring strand, Co. Cork 296 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 297 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 298 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 299 Dunnock Prunella modularis 300 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 19/09/1993 Carnsore, Co. Wexford. 301 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 01/01/2001 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford not correct date 302 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 303 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 304 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 24/10/1994 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 305 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 27/04/2008 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 306 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 307 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 308 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 30/10/1994 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 309 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 01/01/2001 Ballinclamper, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford date not correct 310 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Yes 01/01/2001 KIlmeaden pools,Co. Waterford not correct date 311 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 312 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 313 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 314 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 315 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 316 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 317 Twite Linaria flavirostris 318 Linnet Linaria cannabina 319 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 320 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 321 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 322 Siskin Spinus spinus 323 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 324 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 325 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 326 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 29/01/1995 Slobs, Co. Wexford 327 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 22/01/2021 Bunmahon 328 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 17/09/2023 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 329 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 330 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 24/05/2003 West Beara, Co. Cork 331 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 28/08/2008 Cape Clear, Co. Cork 332 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 16/10/2023 Inishbofin Island, Co. Galway 333 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 02/10/2023 Achill Island, Co. Mayo 334 Northern Parula Setophaga americana Yes 05/10/2003 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford 335 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Yes 28/08/2008 Cape Clear, Co. Cork 336 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 03/10/1993 Brownstown Head, Co Waterford 337 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 11/10/2008 Garinish, Co. Cork