Alan O’Brien: Ireland Life List IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 299 of 299 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 25/01/2023 292 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 05/10/2022 Tarmoncarragh Lough 286 Adult white Phase. 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 10 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 11 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 12 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 17 American Wigeon Mareca americana 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 19 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 26/06/2023 Cross Lough 295 20 Pintail Anas acuta 21 Teal Anas crecca 22 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 05/04/2023 Ballycotton 293 23 Pochard Aythya ferina 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 26 Scaup Aythya marila 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 08/01/2004 Dooniskey Near Macroom, Co. Cork 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 30 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 16/01/2023 Tonatanvally Pier, Achill Island, Co. Mayo 290 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 34 Smew Mergellus albellus 35 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 16/01/2023 Carramore, Newport, Co. Mayo 291 36 Goosander Mergus merganser 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 38 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 39 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 41 Quail Coturnix coturnix Heard 42 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 43 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 26/10/1999 Wexford Town 44 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Yes 07/06/2003 Brandon Head Co. Kerry 45 Swift Apus apus 46 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 04/04/2002 Carne CO. Wexford 47 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 48 Rock Dove Columba livia 49 Stock Dove Columba oenas 50 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 51 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 52 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 53 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 54 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 55 Coot Fulica atra 56 Crane Grus grus Yes 15/02/2003 Near Barrow Harbour, Kerry 57 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 58 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 59 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 60 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 61 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 62 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 63 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Yes 02/05/2005 Kilkeran lake 64 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 65 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 66 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 67 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 18/07/2023 Ballycotton 296. Found by DO’S on 15/7 confirmed by PM on 17/7 68 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 69 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 70 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes 16/08/2022 Broadway, Lady’s Island. 285 2Juv’s out of 4 reported along with 3 Glossy Ibis 71 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 72 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 03/05/2022 Tramore, Co. Waterford. 3rd Irish. Seen below Bird Hide 282 73 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 74 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 20/09/2011 Mizen Co. Cork 75 Curlew Numenius arquata 76 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 77 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 78 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 79 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 19/03/2000 Boyne CO. Louth 80 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 81 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 82 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 83 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 84 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 85 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 22/06/2021 Mayo 86 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 13/07/2010 Blennerville Co. Kerry 87 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 88 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 17/02/2019 Dungarvan 89 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 90 Redshank Tringa totanus 91 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 92 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 93 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 94 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 16/12/2022 Tallow Bridge, Tallow, Co. Waterford 289 95 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 96 Knot Calidris canutus 97 Ruff Calidris pugnax 98 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 04/06/2007 Ballycotton 99 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 07/07/2003 Lough Beg. Cork 100 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 101 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Yes 01/08/2000 Tacumshane Not sure of exact date. 102 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 103 Sanderling Calidris alba 104 Dunlin Calidris alpina 105 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 106 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 107 Little Stint Calidris minuta 108 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 109 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 110 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 02/08/2021 Ballinclamper, Dungarvan, co. Waterford. 280 111 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 10/09/2005 Galley Cove Mizen 112 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 113 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 20/06/2021 Portrane 114 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 19/05/2022 Harper’s Island, Cork Harbour. 283 115 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 20/07/2023 The Gearagh 297 Found by Sean Cronin. Seen well from field just south of the main Bridge on E Shore 116 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 117 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 01/09/2004 Barrow Harbour Exact date TBC 118 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 119 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 120 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 121 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 122 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 19/10/2002 Dingle Harbour 123 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 124 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 125 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 04/03/2009 Baltimore co. Cork 126 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 127 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 05/02/2004 Cobh 128 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 129 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 02/08/2014 Ballycotton 130 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 131 Common Gull Larus canus 132 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 133 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Yes 15/06/1999 Rogerstown CO. Dublin 134 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 135 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 136 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 137 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 138 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 139 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 140 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 141 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 142 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 143 Puffin Fratercula arctica 144 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 145 Razorbill Alca torda 146 Little Auk Alle alle 147 Guillemot Uria aalge 148 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 149 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 150 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 151 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 152 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 153 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 154 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 155 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 156 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 157 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 158 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 159 Gannet Morus bassanus 160 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 161 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 162 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 21/12/2020 Ballylongford, Co. Kerry 163 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 27/12/2013 Lee Fields, Carrigohane, Cork 164 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 165 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 22/05/2020 Knock Lake, Dublin 166 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 13/04/1998 Whites Marsh. Clonakilty CO Cork 167 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 168 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 12/10/2005 Schull . Co. Cork 169 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 27/05/2022 White’s Marsh, Clonakilty. 284 170 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 02/01/2008 Clonakilty co. Cork 171 Great White Egret Ardea alba Yes 19/11/2020 Gearagh, co. Cork 172 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 173 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yes 22/05/2020 Knock Lake, Dublin 174 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 14/05/2023 294 175 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 01/03/2022 Ard Mullen, Co. Roscommon 281 176 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 177 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 178 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 179 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 10/03/2024 Ballyvergan, Youghal 180 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Yes 21/05/2000 Knock lake. Dublin 181 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 04/05/2009 Three Castles Head. Co. Cork 182 Buzzard Buteo buteo 183 Barn Owl Tyto alba 184 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 185 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 186 Hoopoe Upupa epops 187 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 188 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 23/11/2020 Castletownbere 189 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 190 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 191 Merlin Falco columbarius 192 Hobby Falco subbuteo 193 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes 11/11/2000 Kilcoole 194 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 195 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 05/10/2000 Cape Clear 196 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 197 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 198 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 22/11/2000 NORTH SLOB. WEXFORD. 199 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 200 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 24/11/1999 Ballyferriter Co. Kerry 201 Jay Garrulus glandarius 202 Magpie Pica pica 203 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 204 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 205 Rook Corvus frugilegus 206 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 207 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 208 Raven Corvus corax 209 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 210 Coal Tit Periparus ater 211 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 212 Great Tit Parus major 213 Skylark Alauda arvensis 214 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 215 Swallow Hirundo rustica 216 House Martin Delichon urbicum 217 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Yes 09/03/2019 Youghal 218 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 219 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 220 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 28/10/2004 Three Castles Hd. Mizen. Co. Cork 221 Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 19/12/2003 Knockadoon Hd, Co. Cork 222 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 223 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yes 20/10/2001 Mizen Head, Co Cork 224 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Yes 21/10/2001 Mizen Head, Co Cork 225 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 226 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 227 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Yes 08/09/2005 Dursey Island 228 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 229 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Yes 10/10/2007 Three Castles Hd. Mizen 230 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 231 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Yes 01/10/2004 Galley Hd 232 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 233 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 234 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 235 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 236 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 237 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 238 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 239 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 21/04/2021 Knockadoon Head. Very brief views of adult male. 240 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 03/10/2002 Crookhaven. Co. Cork 241 Whitethroat Curruca communis 242 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Yes 31/03/2003 Brow Hd. Co.Cork 243 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 244 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 245 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 246 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 247 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Yes 14/09/2004 Mizen Head, Co Cork 248 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 249 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 07/10/2022 Aghernagallagh, Belmullet Co. Mayo 287 250 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 09/10/2005 Old Head, Co. Cork 251 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 252 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 253 Redwing Turdus iliacus 254 Blackbird Turdus merula 255 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 256 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 257 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 258 Robin Erithacus rubecula 259 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 260 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 261 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 262 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 263 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 264 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 265 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 266 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 25/10/2022 Tow Head, Co. Cork. 2nd for Ireland 288 267 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 268 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 269 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 270 Dunnock Prunella modularis 271 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 272 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 13/09/2003 Ballycotton. Co. Cork 273 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 274 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 275 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 276 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 07/10/2007 Lissagriffin. Mizen, Co. Cork 277 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 278 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 279 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 280 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Yes 01/10/2005 Three Castles Hd Mizen exact date unknown possibly 3 on Mizen on the same day 281 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 282 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 283 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 284 Twite Linaria flavirostris 285 Linnet Linaria cannabina 286 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 287 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 288 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 289 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 290 Siskin Spinus spinus 291 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 292 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 293 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 294 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 20/09/2023 Brownstown Head Feeding just inside gate at the end of the lane. #298 295 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 296 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Yes 04/10/2000 Cape Clear 297 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Yes 26/10/2008 Three Castles Hd Mizen 298 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 02/10/2001 Cape Clear 299 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 09/10/2006 Loop Hd .