Brian McCloskey: Western Palearctic Life List IOC, All records Record(s) 1 to 477 of 477 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 31/01/2016 Ballintemple, Co. Sligo, Ireland 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 31/01/2016 Ballintemple, Co. Sligo, Ireland 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 02/02/2019 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 9 Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 11 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 13 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 15/05/2023 Tamri, Morocco 15 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 16 Garganey Spatula querquedula 17 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 17/12/2011 North Bull Island, Co. Dublin 18 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 Gadwall Mareca strepera 20 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 21 American Wigeon Mareca americana Yes 17/10/2015 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 22 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 23 American Black Duck Anas rubripes 13/02/2016 Baltimore, Cork, Ireland 24 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 25 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 26 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 10/04/2012 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 27 Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris 14/05/2023 Oued Sous, Agadir, Morocco 28 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 29 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 30 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 17/02/2022 Ballysaggart Lough, Co. Tyrone, Ireland 31 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 03/04/2011 Oxford Island, Co. Armagh, Ireland 32 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 33 Greater Scaup Aythya marila 34 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 08/02/2016 Dargan Bay, Co.Antrim, Ireland 35 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 24/01/2016 Cullumore Bay, Ballyconnell, Co. Sligo, Ireland 36 Common Eider Somateria mollissima 37 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 18/03/2013 Ben Head, Co. Meath, Ireland 38 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 39 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 30/12/2022 Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland First for Ireland. 40 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 41 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 20/02/2017 Rossbeigh, Co. Kerry, Ireland First for Ireland!!! 42 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 43 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 27/11/2018 Ballinacarriga Lake, Co. Cork, Ireland 3rd Irish. 44 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 45 Smew Mergellus albellus 24/01/2016 Drumgay Lough, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland 46 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 26/11/2022 Kilmeena, Newport, Co. Mayo, Ireland 47 Common Merganser Mergus merganser 48 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 49 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 50 White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala 17/05/2023 Sidi Bougaba, Kenitra, Morocco 51 Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 52 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 07/07/2012 Boora Parklands, Co. Offaly, Ireland 53 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 54 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus 21/06/2022 Kolossi, Cyprus 55 Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 29/08/2015 Loop Head, Co. Clare, Ireland 56 Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara 13/05/2023 Ifghane, High Atlas, Morocco 57 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Reus Airport, Catalonia, Spain 58 Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar 20/06/2022 Asprokremmos Dam, Mandria, Cyprus 59 Double-spurred Spurfowl Pternistis bicalcaratus 17/05/2023 Ben Slimane, Morocco 60 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 08/10/2019 Ballymena, Co. Antrim, Ireland 61 European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 05/06/2019 Turk Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 62 Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius 21/05/2023 Merzouga, Morocco 63 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 26/10/2015 Mizen Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 64 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 65 Common Swift Apus apus 66 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus 20/06/2022 Troodos Square, Cyprus 67 Little Swift Apus affinis 13/05/2023 Marrakesh, Morocco 68 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius 20/06/2022 Omodos, Cyprus 69 Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 70 Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 22/05/2023 Tagdilt, Morocco 71 Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus 22/05/2023 Tagdilt, Morocco 72 Rock Dove Columba livia 73 Stock Dove Columba oenas 74 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 75 European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 76 Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 77 Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis 19/06/2022 Goat Fields, Paphos, Cyprus 78 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 79 Corn Crake Crex crex 25/07/2013 Termoncarragh, Belmullet, Ireland 80 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 81 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 82 Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata 17/05/2023 Sidi Bougaba, Kenitra, Morocco 83 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 14/11/2021 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 84 Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 17/05/2023 Sidi Bougaba, Kenitra, Morocco 85 Common Crane Grus grus 26/02/2019 Lurgangreen, Co. Louth, Ireland 86 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 87 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 16/02/2016 Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland 88 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 89 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 90 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 12/02/2012 Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland 91 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 21/06/2022 Akrotiri Salt Lake, Cyprus 92 Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Yes 15/05/2023 Sidi Abed, El Jadida, Morocco 93 Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 10/08/2020 Webb’s Field, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow, Ireland 94 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 95 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 96 Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 28/03/2012 Lurgangreen, Co.Louth, Ireland 97 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 98 Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus 21/06/2022 Akrotiri Marsh, Cyprus 99 European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 100 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 11/07/2018 Poulaphouca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland 101 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 21/09/2013 Kilkee, Co.Clare, Ireland 102 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 103 Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 104 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 04/06/2016 Tacumshin, Co.Wexford, Ireland 105 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 25/05/2016 Poulaphouca, Co. Wicklow, Ireland 106 Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 107 Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii 03/05/2022 Tramore, Co. Waterford, Ireland 108 Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 30/04/2018 Myroe, Co. Derry, Ireland 109 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 03/10/2020 Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland 110 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 111 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus 04/09/2017 Easky, Co. Sligo, Ireland 112 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 113 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 114 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 115 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 116 Red Knot Calidris canutus 117 Ruff Calidris pugnax 118 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 07/06/2019 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 119 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 17/08/2022 Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, Ireland 120 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 04/09/2014 Broadmeadows, Swords, Co.Dublin, Ireland 121 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 122 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 21/06/2019 Ring Marsh, Co. Wexford, Ireland 123 Sanderling Calidris alba 124 Dunlin Calidris alpina 125 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 126 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 11/09/2016 Nethertown Beach, Co. Wexford, Ireland 127 Little Stint Calidris minuta 128 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 18/08/2016 Cloughan Marsh, Loop Head, Co. Clare, Ireland 129 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 23/09/2018 Myroe, Co. Derry, Ireland 130 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 11/09/2016 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 131 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 13/08/2013 Dundalk Docks, Co. Louth, Ireland 132 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 15/07/2017 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 133 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 23/07/2016 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 134 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 09/04/2017 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 135 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 13/10/2019 Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland 136 Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 137 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 29/08/2015 Loop Head, Co.Clare, Ireland 138 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 139 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 22/08/2016 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 140 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 09/09/2019 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 141 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus ********** ********** 142 Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 30/10/2011 The Hermitage, Co. Louth, Ireland 143 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 144 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 03/12/2011 Laytown, Co. Meath, Ireland 145 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 146 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria 18/08/2016 Cloughan Marsh, Loop Head, Co. Clare, Ireland 147 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 14/10/2012 North Bull Island, Co. Dublin, Ireland 148 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 149 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 06/05/2017 Swords Estuary, Co. Dublin, Ireland 150 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 30/08/2015 Kilbaha, Loop Head, Co. Clare, Ireland 151 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 152 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 153 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 19/12/2016 Cahore Marsh, Co. Wexford, Ireland 154 Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Sidi Binzarne, Morocco 155 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 22/07/2019 Blanket Nook, Co. Donegal, Ireland 156 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni 15/07/2023 Blanket Nook, Co. Donegal, Ireland 3rd Irish. 157 Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 158 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 10/01/2014 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 159 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 28/08/2015 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland 160 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 17/02/2018 Killybegs, Co. Donegal, Ireland 161 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 162 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 163 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 21/01/2012 Ardgass Harbour, Co.Down, Ireland 164 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 19/08/2017 Streedagh, Co. Sligo, Ireland 165 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan 22/06/2015 Lough Beg, Co.Derry, Ireland 166 Audouin's Gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Cambrils, Catalonia, Spain 167 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 168 Common Gull Larus canus 169 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 170 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 171 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Yes 03/01/2016 Castletownbere, Co. Cork, Ireland 172 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 173 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 174 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 175 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 20/03/2018 West Beach, Kilkee, Co. Clare, Ireland 176 Vega Gull Larus vegae Yes 11/01/2016 Duncannon Harbour, Co. Wexford, Ireland First for the Western Palearctic 177 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 07/02/2016 Lumsdin's Bay, Co. Wexford, Ireland 178 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 179 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 180 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 12/06/2016 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 181 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 04/08/2020 Inny Strand, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry, Ireland 182 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus 23/08/2016 Beale Strand, Co. Kerry, Ireland 183 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis 14/05/2023 Sidi Ouassay, Morocco 184 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 185 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus Yes 14/06/2020 Lady’s Island Lake, Co. Wexford, Ireland Cayenne Tern (T. s. eurygnatha). 1st Irish and 1st Western Palearctic. Adult Female. 186 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 21/09/2013 Beale Strand, Co.Kerry, Ireland 187 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 188 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 19/06/2021 Portrane Strand, Co. Dublin, Ireland 1st for Ireland & 3rd for WP. Adult male. 189 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 190 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 191 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 192 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 15/10/2011 Cruisetown, Co. Louth, Ireland 193 White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 24/08/2013 Cruisetown, Co.Louth, Ireland 194 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 195 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 196 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 197 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 198 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 23/08/2015 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 199 Little Auk Alle alle 15/12/2015 Clogherhead, Co. Louth, Ireland 200 Common Murre Uria aalge 201 Razorbill Alca torda 202 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 203 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 204 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 205 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 22/01/2011 Salterstown. Co. Louth, Ireland 206 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 02/02/2014 Lough Fea, Co.Tyrone, Ireland 207 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 208 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 17/05/2018 Tory Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland 209 Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 24/07/2016 Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, Ireland 210 European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 211 Leach's Storm Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 212 Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 213 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Yes 20/08/2020 Galley Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 214 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 05/06/2023 Formentor Peninsula, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain 215 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 216 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 22/08/2011 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland 217 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 22/08/2011 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland 218 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 219 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 22/08/2011 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland 220 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli 23/08/2018 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare, Ireland 221 White Stork Ciconia ciconia 13/05/2023 Marrakesh, Morocco 222 Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 223 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 13/07/2020 Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland 224 Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 225 European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 226 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 27/11/2020 Ballylongford, Co. Kerry, Ireland 227 Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Morocco 228 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 10/01/2014 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 229 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 17/10/2015 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 230 Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 01/04/2022 East End, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 231 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 08/12/2015 Castlefreke Lake, Rosscarbery, Co.Cork, Ireland 232 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 18/05/2020 Knock Lake, Co. Dublin, Ireland 233 Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 01/05/2017 Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland 234 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 19/04/2017 Dingle, Co. Kerry, Ireland 235 Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 236 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 237 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 238 Great Egret Ardea alba 17/06/2015 Swords Estuary, Co. Dublin, Ireland 239 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 240 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 241 Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 16/05/2023 Merja Zerga, Moulay Bousselham, Morocco 242 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 14/07/2021 Dunfanaghy, Co. Donegal 243 European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus 19/05/2023 Sijilmassa, Erfoud, Morocco 244 Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus 16/05/2023 Douar Srabta, El Jadida, Morocco 245 Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 17/05/2023 Ben Slimane, Morocco 246 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 26/04/2022 Slieve Beagh, Co. Monaghan, Ireland 247 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 248 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 12/03/2017 Slieve Beagh, Co. Monaghan, Ireland 249 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 250 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 251 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 04/10/2020 Barry’s Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 252 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 08/10/2017 Barry’s Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 253 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain 254 Red Kite Milvus milvus 255 Black Kite Milvus migrans 256 Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 21/06/2022 Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus 257 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 258 Western Barn Owl Tyto alba 259 Little Owl Athene noctua 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Sidi Binzarne, Morocco 260 Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops 16/05/2019 Mullinavat, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland 261 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 262 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 263 Marsh Owl Asio capensis 16/05/2023 Merja Zerga, Moulay Bousselham, Morocco 264 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 27/12/2016 Littirmor, Spiddal, Co. Galway, Ireland 265 Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus Yes 22/05/2023 Timatraouine, Morocco 266 Maghreb Owl Strix mauritanica 13/05/2023 Marrakesh, Morocco 267 Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops 268 European Roller Coracias garrulus 20/06/2022 Asprokremmos Dam, Mandria, Cyprus 269 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 270 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 13/11/2020 Dunboy Creek, Castletownbere, Co. Cork, Ireland 271 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 19/05/2023 Tizgaghine, Morocco 272 European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 20/06/2022 Asprokremmos Dam, Mandria, Cyprus 273 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 274 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 275 Levaillant's Woodpecker Picus vaillantii 13/05/2023 Ourika Valley, High Atlas, Morocco 276 Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni 18/05/2023 Ifrane, Morocco 277 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 278 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 28/05/2018 Lingstown, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 279 Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae 21/06/2022 Kensington Cliffs, Cyprus 280 Merlin Falco columbarius 281 Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 15/05/2016 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 282 Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus 22/05/2023 Imiter, Morocco 283 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 284 Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus Cambrils, Catalonia, Spain 285 Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Lake Garda, Italy 286 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 09/10/2022 Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland 287 Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Morocco 288 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 289 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Yes 10/10/2020 Inishmore, Co. Galway, Ireland 3rd Irish and 4th for Europe. 290 Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 13/05/2023 Ourika Valley, High Atlas, Morocco 291 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 292 Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus 20/06/2022 Troodos Square, Cyprus 293 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 294 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 12/05/2018 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford, Ireland 295 Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 296 Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 297 Maghreb Magpie Pica mauritanica 13/05/2023 Marrakesh, Morocco 298 Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 299 Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 14/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 300 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 301 Rook Corvus frugilegus 302 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 303 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 304 Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis 19/05/2023 Sijilmassa, Erfoud, Morocco 305 Northern Raven Corvus corax 306 Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 307 Coal Tit Periparus ater 308 African Blue Tit Cyanistes teneriffae 14/05/2023 Ourika Valley, High Atlas, Morocco 309 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 310 Great Tit Parus major 311 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 02/01/2023 Gearagh, Co. Cork, Ireland Three. First for Ireland. 312 Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 09/04/2012 Lingstown, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 313 Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes 21/05/2023 Merzouga, Morocco 314 Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey 19/05/2023 Goulmima, Morocco 315 Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti 19/05/2023 Sijilmassa, Erfoud, Morocco 316 Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura 19/05/2023 Goulmima, Morocco 317 Woodlark Lullula arborea 13/05/2023 Ifghane, High Atlas, Morocco 318 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 319 Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Morocco 320 Crested Lark Galerida cristata 18/06/2022 Paphos Lighthouse, Paphos, Cyprus 321 Maghreb Lark Galerida macrorhyncha Yes 19/05/2023 Goulmima, Morocco 322 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 323 Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha 22/05/2023 Tagdilt, Morocco 324 Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 25/10/2019 Tory Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland 325 Dupont's Lark Chersophilus duponti 18/05/2023 Zaida Plains, Morocco 326 Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens 18/05/2023 Zaida Plains, Morocco 327 Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus 13/05/2023 Marrakesh, Morocco 328 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 329 Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Morocco 330 Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 20/06/2022 Troodos Mountains, Cyprus 331 Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta 19/05/2023 Sijilmassa, Erfoud, Morocco 332 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 333 Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 334 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 335 American Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 20/09/2023 Kilbaha, Co. Clare, Ireland 336 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 20/03/2022 Cahore, Co. Wexford, Ireland 337 Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta 19/05/2023 Goulmima, Morocco 338 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 339 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 340 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli 16/10/2016 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 341 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei 06/11/2019 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 342 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 09/10/2016 Brownstown, Co. Waterford, Ireland 343 Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 29/10/2022 Ballyquintin Point, Co. Down, Ireland 344 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 09/10/2016 Brownstown, Co. Waterford, Ireland 345 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 346 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 347 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 29/09/2023 Caher East, Mizen Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 2nd Irish 348 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 28/09/2020 Churchtown, Co. Wexford, Ireland 349 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 350 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 18/09/2023 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford, Ireland 6th Irish. 351 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 23/10/2022 Tory Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland 352 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 353 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 27/06/2017 Cahore Marsh, Co. Wexford, Ireland 354 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 20/06/2022 Troodos Square, Cyprus 355 Western Olivaceous Warbler Iduna opaca 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Morocco 356 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 13/05/2023 Iguane, High Atlas, Morocco 357 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 27/09/2018 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 358 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 25/05/2016 Newcastle, Co.Wicklow, Ireland 359 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 360 Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 19/06/2022 Paphos Lighthouse, Paphos, Cyprus 361 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 362 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 363 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 06/10/2019 Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland 364 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 365 Western Orphean Warbler Curruca hortensis 23/05/2023 Escale Forêt, Douar Targa, Morocco 366 African Desert Warbler Curruca deserti Yes 21/05/2023 Merzouga, Morocco 367 Tristram's Warbler Curruca deserticola 13/05/2023 Ifghane, High Atlas, Morocco 368 Cyprus Warbler Curruca melanothorax 20/06/2022 Asprokremmos Dam, Mandria, Cyprus 369 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala 20/06/2022 Troodos Mountains, Cyprus 370 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae 13/05/2023 Ifghane, High Atlas, Morocco 371 Moltoni's Warbler Curruca subalpina Yes 07/06/2023 Cuber Reservoir, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain 372 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans 18/05/2018 Tory Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland 373 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 374 Balearic Warbler Curruca balearica 05/06/2023 Formentor Peninsula, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain 375 Fulvous Babbler Argya fulva 20/05/2023 Ksar Ouled Yaha, Rissani, Morocco 376 Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 377 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 378 Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 379 Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 17/05/2023 Ifrane, Morocco 380 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 381 Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 20/06/2022 Atalanti Trail, Troodos Village, Cyprus ‘Dorothy’s Treecreeper’. 382 Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 10/06/2018 Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland 383 Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 384 Spotless Starling Sturnus unicolor 13/05/2023 Marrakesh, Morocco 385 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 14/10/2017 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 386 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 22/10/2017 Rosscarbery, Co. Cork, Ireland 387 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 388 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 389 Redwing Turdus iliacus 390 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 391 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 392 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 393 Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 14/05/2023 Oued Massa, Morocco 394 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 395 Mediterranean Flycatcher Muscicapa tyrrhenica 02/06/2023 Alcudia, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain 396 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 397 Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 13/05/2023 Ourika Valley, High Atlas, Morocco 398 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 16/10/2016 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 399 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 25/10/2018 Galley Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 400 Atlas Pied Flycatcher Ficedula speculigera Yes 17/05/2023 Ifrane, Morocco 401 European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 402 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 26/03/2022 Saltee Island, Co. Wexford, Ireland 403 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 404 Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 405 Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 406 Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 407 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 408 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 409 Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 410 Atlas Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 411 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 25/10/2022 Toe Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 2nd Irish 412 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 18/05/2023 Zaida Plains, Morocco 413 Western Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 06/05/2023 South Slob, Co. Wexford 414 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 12/12/2017 Ballymacoda, Co. Cork, Ireland 415 Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca 20/06/2022 Atalanti Trail, Troodos Village, Cyprus 416 Red-rumped Wheatear Oenanthe moesta 22/05/2023 Tagdilt Track, Morocco 417 Maghreb Wheatear Oenanthe halophila 21/05/2023 Timatraouine, Morocco 418 White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga 19/05/2023 Midelt, Morocco 419 Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 420 White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 421 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 422 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 423 Italian Sparrow Passer italiae Lake Garda, Italy 424 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 425 Desert Sparrow Passer simplex 21/05/2023 Merzouga, Morocco 426 Dunnock Prunella modularis 427 Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 428 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 04/01/2020 South Slob, Co. Wexford, Ireland 429 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 28/08/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, Ireland 430 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 431 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 432 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 433 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 434 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 435 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 10/10/2017 Lissagriffin, Co. Cork, Ireland 436 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 13/02/2016 Killongford, Co.Waterford, Ireland 437 European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 438 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 439 African Chaffinch Fringilla spodiogenys 13/05/2023 Ourika Valley, Morocco 440 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 441 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 28/02/2016 Curraghchase, Co. Limerick, Ireland 442 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 443 African Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys alienus 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 444 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus 21/05/2023 Timatraouine, Morocco 445 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 08/10/2018 Crookhaven, Co. Cork, Ireland 446 European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 447 Twite Linaria flavirostris 448 Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 449 Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 25/10/2019 East Town, Tory Island, Co. Donegal, Ireland 450 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 451 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 07/01/2023 Lenagh Road, Randalstown, Co. Antrim, Ireland 452 Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 453 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 454 European Serin Serinus serinus 455 Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 456 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 457 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 458 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Peschiera del Garda, Italy 459 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 460 Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 13/05/2023 Oukaïmeden, High Atlas, Morocco 461 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 05/05/2019 Saltee Island, Co. Wexford, Ireland 462 Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia 21/06/2022 Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus 463 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus 13/05/2023 Ifghane, High Atlas, Morocco 464 House Bunting Emberiza sahari 13/05/2023 Marrakesh, Morocco 465 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 16/10/2016 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 466 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 15/10/2017 Cape Clear, Co. Cork, Ireland 467 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 18/09/2023 Brownstown Head, Co. Waterford, Ireland 11th Irish. 468 Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 469 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Yes 20/09/2020 Fanad Head, Co. Donegal, Ireland 470 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 09/10/2019 Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland 471 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Yes 23/09/2023 Inishbofin, Co. Galway, Ireland 2nd Irish. 472 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 29/09/2023 Corrymore House, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, Ireland First for Ireland! 473 American Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva Yes 21/08/2017 Mizen Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 474 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 08/10/2020 Three Castles, Mizen Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 475 Myrtle Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 12/10/2019 Inishmore, Co. Galway, Ireland 476 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 04/10/2017 Mizen Head, Co. Cork, Ireland 477 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 01/10/2016 Garinish, Co. Cork, Ireland