Aonghus O' Donnell: Republic of Ireland Life List IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 329 of 329 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 14/12/2007 Lissadell, Co. Sligo 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens North Slob, Co. Wexford. 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris Yes 10/01/2004 Myroe Levels, Co. Derry. 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Newcastle, Co. Down. 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula Rahasane Turlough, Co Galway. 16 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors North Bill Island, Co. Dublin. 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Dublin. 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 03/01/2005 Achill Island, Co. Mayo. 23 Pintail Anas acuta 24 Teal Anas crecca 25 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis North Bull Island, Co. Dublin. 26 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 27 Pochard Aythya ferina 28 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Lough Money, Co. Down. 29 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 30 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 31 Scaup Aythya marila 32 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 01/12/2003 Inch Co. Donegal 33 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 29/04/2002 Dunany Point, Co. Louth 34 Eider Somateria mollissima 35 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Courtmacsherry, Co. Cork. 36 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 37 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 24/01/2023 Achill Island 38 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 39 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 40 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 07/01/2007 Lough Atedaun, Co. Clare 41 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 42 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Yes 24/11/2005 Quoile Pondage, Co. Down 43 Smew Mergellus albellus 44 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 30/11/2022 Kilmeena, Co. Mayo. 45 Goosander Mergus merganser 46 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 47 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Lady’s IslabdcLake, Co. Wexford. 48 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 49 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Boora, Co. Offaly. 50 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 51 Quail Coturnix coturnix 52 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 09/10/2019 Galgorm, Co. Antrim. 53 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 22/06/2009 Galtee Mountains, Co. Tipperary. 54 Swift Apus apus 55 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 04/04/2002 Carnsore Point, Co. Wexford. 56 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 57 Rock Dove Columba livia 58 Stock Dove Columba oenas 59 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 60 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 61 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 62 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes 03/11/2007 Inishbofin, Co. Galway. 63 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 64 Corncrake Crex crex 65 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 66 Coot Fulica atra 67 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 02/03/2011 Belmullet, Co. Mayo. 68 Crane Grus grus Yes 17/03/2003 Rahasane Turlough, Co. Galway. 69 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 70 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 23/11/2003 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. 71 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 72 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 73 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 74 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Aghada, Co. Cork. 75 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Yes 18/08/2011 Loughaunbeg, Inveran, Co. Galway. 76 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 77 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Yes 01/05/2005 White’s Marsh, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. 78 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. 79 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 80 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 81 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 02/07/2020 Doonbeg, Co. Clare. 82 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 83 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 84 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 26/02/2005 Ports, Lower Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh. 85 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 86 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes 26/08/2006 Lady’s Island Lake, Co. Wexford. 87 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 88 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 13/10/2011 Belmullet, Co. Mayo. 89 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 90 Curlew Numenius arquata 91 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 92 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 93 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 16/09/2015 Kilmurvey, Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co, Galway. 94 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 95 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 03/04/2005 Booterstown Marsh, Dublin. 96 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 97 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 98 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 99 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 100 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 101 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 102 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 103 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 27/08/2005 Doonbeg Co. Clare. 104 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 105 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 106 Redshank Tringa totanus 107 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 108 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 109 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 110 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 111 Knot Calidris canutus 112 Ruff Calidris pugnax 113 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 16/09/2003 Burnham Lagoon, Dingle, Co. Kerry. 114 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 115 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 116 Sanderling Calidris alba 117 Dunlin Calidris alpina 118 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 119 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 120 Little Stint Calidris minuta 121 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 122 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 123 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 13/09/2008 Omey Island, Co. Galway. 124 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 17/09/2005 Shannon Airport Lagoons, Co. Clare. 125 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 05/06/2007 Leam Lough, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. 126 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 127 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 23/06/2021 Portrane, Co. Dublin. 128 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 19/08/2003 Blanket Nook, Co. Donegal. 129 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 07/05/2005 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. 130 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 131 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 06/07/2019 Lough Funshinnagh, Co. Roscommon. 132 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 24/11/2002 Blacksod, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. 133 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 134 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 135 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 136 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 137 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 18/07/2022 Corranroo 138 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 139 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 04/01/2014 Blackrock, Salthill, Galway. 140 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 141 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 04/03/2009 Baltimore, Co. Cork. 142 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 143 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 01/01/2007 Youghal, Co. Cork. 144 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 145 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 09/07/2005 Clonakilty, Co. Cork. 146 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 10/11/2005 Rossaveal, Co. Galway. 147 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 148 Common Gull Larus canus 149 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 150 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 151 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 04/01/2020 Kildavin, Co. Carlow 152 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 153 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 154 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 155 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 25/07/2004 Nimmo’s Pier, Galway. 156 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 157 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 158 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 159 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 160 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 161 Puffin Fratercula arctica 162 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 163 Razorbill Alca torda 164 Little Auk Alle alle 165 Guillemot Uria aalge 166 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 167 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 168 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 07/03/2010 Finvarra, Co. Clare 169 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 170 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Yes 16/05/2009 Inishbofin, Co. Galway 171 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Yes 08/08/2006 Off Inishtearaght, Co. Kerry. 172 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 173 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 174 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 175 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 176 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 177 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 178 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 179 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 180 White Stork Ciconia ciconia Yes 06/09/2010 Inishbofin, Co. Galway. 181 Gannet Morus bassanus 182 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 183 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 184 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 27/02/2022 Doon Lough, Co. Leitrim. 185 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 26/07/2008 Ennis, Co. Clare. 186 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Broad Lough, Co. Wicklow. 187 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Yes 03/11/2002 Curraghmore, Lough Corrib, Co. Galway. 188 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 189 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Yes 24/09/2008 Barnadearg Bay, Letterfrack, Co. Galway. 190 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 191 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 01/05/2005 Clonakilty, Co. Cork. 192 Great White Egret Ardea alba Yes 01/10/2001 Muckrush, Lough Corrib, Co. Galway. 193 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 194 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yes 01/10/2006 Lough O’ Donnell, Co. Clare. 195 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 196 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 27/02/2022 Ardmullen, Co. Roscommon. 197 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 198 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 199 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 200 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 201 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 14/11/2021 Lough Boora, Co. Offaly. 202 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 28/09/2011 Muckrush, Lough Corrib, Co. Galway. 203 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Yes 07/05/2005 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. 204 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 04/01/2020 Wicklow 205 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes 18/02/2018 Angliham, Lough Corrib, Co. Galway. Untagged 3cy. 206 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Yes 07/01/2012 Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow. 207 Buzzard Buteo buteo 208 Barn Owl Tyto alba 209 Scops Owl Otus scops Yes 16/05/2019 Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny. 210 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 211 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 212 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 24/11/2002 Blacksod, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. 213 Hoopoe Upupa epops Carnsore Point, Co. Wexford. 214 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 215 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 06/10/2012 Lough Fee, Renvyle, Co. Galway. 216 Bee-eater Merops apiaster Yes 09/07/2004 Blacksod, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. 217 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yes 24/01/2020 ECNR 218 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 219 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Yes 28/05/2010 Timahoe, Co. Kildare. 220 Merlin Falco columbarius 221 Hobby Falco subbuteo 222 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes 11/11/2003 Inch Lake, Co. Donegal. 223 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 224 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 10/10/2022 Inishbofin 225 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Yes 05/10/2012 Inishmore, Co. Galway. 226 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 07/10/2006 Blacksod, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. 227 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Yes 10/10/2020 Galway 228 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 229 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 230 Jay Garrulus glandarius 231 Magpie Pica pica 232 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 233 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 234 Rook Corvus frugilegus 235 Carrion Crow Corvus corone Ardmore, Clifden, Co. Galway. 236 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 237 Raven Corvus corax 238 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 239 Coal Tit Periparus ater 240 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 241 Great Tit Parus major 242 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Yes 28/07/2020 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. 243 Skylark Alauda arvensis 244 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 245 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 246 Swallow Hirundo rustica 247 House Martin Delichon urbicum 248 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 249 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Mizen Head, Co. Cork. 250 Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 29/12/2003 Knockadoon Head, Co. Cork. 251 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 252 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yes 08/11/2003 Knockadoon Head, Co. Cork. 253 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Yes 16/10/2005 Ballymacrown, Baltimore, Co. Cork. 254 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 23/10/2012 Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co. Galway. 255 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 256 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 257 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 14/09/2015 Inishbofin, Co. Galway. 258 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 259 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 260 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 27/08/2006 The Cunnigar, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. 261 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 262 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 263 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 264 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 265 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 266 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 267 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 268 Whitethroat Curruca communis 269 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 10/10/2022 Inishbofin, Co. Galway. 270 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 271 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 272 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 273 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Yes 17/06/2002 Greystones, Co. Wicklow. 274 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 275 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 276 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 277 Redwing Turdus iliacus 278 Blackbird Turdus merula 279 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 280 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 281 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 282 Robin Erithacus rubecula 283 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 284 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 285 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 286 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 287 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 288 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 289 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 290 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 291 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 292 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 293 Dunnock Prunella modularis 294 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 295 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 04/01/2020 South Slob Co. Wexford 296 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 17/09/2005 Shannon Airport Lagoons, Co. Clare. 297 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 298 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 299 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 300 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 301 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Yes 23/10/2012 Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co. Galway. 302 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 23/11/2003 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. 303 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 08/10/2007 Clahane, Co. Clare. 304 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Yes 23/11/2003 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford. 305 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 306 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 307 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 308 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Yes 01/10/2005 Mizen Head, Co. Cork. 309 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 310 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 311 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 312 Twite Linaria flavirostris 313 Linnet Linaria cannabina 314 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 315 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 316 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 317 Siskin Spinus spinus 318 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 319 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 320 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 321 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 322 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 323 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 14/10/2006 Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork. 324 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 30/08/2008 Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork. 325 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 15/10/2023 Inishbofin 326 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Yes 30/08/2008 Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork. 327 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 08/10/2000 Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co. Galway. 328 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 11/10/2010 Inishmore, Aran Islands, Co. Galway. 329 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 09/10/2006 Kilbaha, Loop Head, Co. Clare.