Brian McCloskey: Ireland Year List 2022 IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 270 of 270 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 06/02/2022 Derrybrick, Co. Cavan canadensis 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 15/01/2022 Tory Island, Co. Donegal 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 13/02/2022 Ballintemple, Co. Sligo Richardson’s + another on Belmullet, 9th Dec + one self found at Derrybrick, Co. Cavan. 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 13/02/2022 Lissadell, Co. Sligo 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris Yes 30/01/2022 River Suir, Co. Kilkenny/Waterford Lurgangreen also 9th Feb. 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons also near Poyntzpass, Co. Armagh on 24th December. 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 12/02/2022 Killag, Co. Wexford First-winter + 2 ad. 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 13/01/2022 Phoenix Park, Co. Dublin Drake. 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 20/03/2022 Lough Shark, Co. Armagh Pair. 5 at Tacumshin April 2nd. 16 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 21/04/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 24/05/2022 Lough Beg, Co. Derry 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 27/03/2022 Cross Lough, Belmullet, Co. Mayo Drake. 23 Pintail Anas acuta 24 Teal Anas crecca 25 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 29/01/2022 Castle Espie, Co. Down 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 17/02/2022 Ballysaggart Lough, Co. Tyrone Ad male. Irish tick! 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 01/01/2022 Moylan Lough, Co. Monaghan Male and female. 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 30 Scaup Aythya marila 22/01/2022 Lough Ennell, Co. Westmeath Female. 31 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis Yes 06/02/2022 Oxford Island, Co. Armagh 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 03/01/2022 Termonfeckin, Co. Louth 33 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 26/01/2022 Baltray, Co. Louth Ad drake. 34 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 29/01/2022 Dargan Bay, Co. Down Ballinesker Beach also on 20 March. Self found. 35 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 30/12/2022 Achill Island, Co. Mayo First for Ireland. First-winter female. 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 03/01/2022 Clogherhead, Co. Louth Ad male. 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 06/02/2022 Derrybrick Lough, Co. Cavan Another redhead self found at Reedy Flats - 27th Feb. 40 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 26/11/2022 Kilmeena, Newport, Co. Mayo Ad male 41 Goosander Mergus merganser 23/01/2022 Corbet Lough, Co. Down 42 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 09/12/2022 Cross Lough, Belmullet, Co. Mayo First-winter male. 44 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 13/03/2022 Sliabh Beagh, Co. Monaghan Pair. 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 03/05/2022 Boora Parklands, Co. Offaly 46 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 47 Swift Apus apus 28/04/2022 Workhouse, Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan 48 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 19/04/2022 Lough More, Slieve Beagh, Co. Monaghan 49 Rock Dove Columba livia 50 Stock Dove Columba oenas 51 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 52 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 03/06/2022 Annestown, Co. Waterford 53 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 54 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 55 Corncrake Crex crex 07/05/2022 East End, Tory Island, Co. Donegal 56 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 57 Coot Fulica atra 58 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 12/02/2022 Lady’s Island Lake, Co. Wexford. 59 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 60 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 19/03/2022 Rosslare Backstrand, Co. Wexford Ad summer 61 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 62 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 27/03/2022 Cleggan, Belmullet, Co. Mayo 23. Mainly summer plumaged. 63 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 27/02/2022 Reedy Flats, Co. Armagh Summer Plumaged. 64 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 65 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 05/03/2022 Kinsale Marsh, Co. Cork Another at the South Slob on 18th April. 66 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 67 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 68 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 07/07/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford Ad summer with ‘new’ American Golden Plover. 69 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 03/06/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 70 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 71 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 05/03/2022 Crookhaven, Co. Cork 72 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes ********** ********** 73 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 74 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 03/05/2022 Tramore Strand, Co. Waterford 3rd Irish 75 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 15/04/2022 Great Saltee, Co. Wexford 76 Curlew Numenius arquata 77 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 78 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 79 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 30/01/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 80 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 16/01/2022 Lough Fea, Co. Monaghan 81 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 82 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 01/10/2022 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare 250th for the year! 83 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus ********** ********** 84 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 20/04/2022 Moylan Lough, Co. Monaghan Two. 85 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 09/11/2022 Leixlip Reservoir, Co. Kildare 86 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 17/07/2022 Rogerstown Estuary, Co. Dublin 87 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 19/07/2022 Leixlip Reservoir, Co. Kildare 88 Redshank Tringa totanus 89 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 04/02/2022 Rahasane Turlough, Co. Galway First-winter. Another Tacumshin on 18th April and Dundalk on 1st September. 90 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 08/01/2022 Dundalk Docks, Co. Louth 91 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 92 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 30/07/2022 Carton House, Co. Kildare Adult. 93 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 94 Knot Calidris canutus 95 Ruff Calidris pugnax 96 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 17/08/2022 Clogheen Marsh, Clonakilty, Co. Cork Adult. 10th Irish. 350th for Ireland. 97 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 02/09/2022 Dundalk Docks, Co. Louth 98 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Yes 09/09/2022 Ballycotton Lake, Co. Cork Juvenile. 99 Sanderling Calidris alba 100 Dunlin Calidris alpina 101 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 102 Little Stint Calidris minuta 09/09/2022 Ballycotton Lake, Co. Cork Juveniles. 103 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 03/06/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 104 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 05/08/2022 Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow 105 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 01/08/2022 Poulaphouca Reservoir, Co. Wicklow Adult. 106 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 18/04/2022 South Slob, Co. Wexford 107 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 05/06/2022 Portrane Strand, Co. Dublin First Irish record. Returning bird. Ad male. 108 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 24/08/2022 Sandymount Strand, Co. Dublin Juv. 109 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 06/03/2022 Kinvarra, Co. Galway Ad winter. Same bird at Soldier’s Point on 2nd September. 110 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 18/04/2022 Lady’s Island Lake, Co. Wexford 111 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 15/04/2022 Lady’s Island, Co. Wexford 112 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 18/04/2022 Lady’s Island Lake, Co. Wexford 113 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 06/03/2022 Galway Bay, Co. Galway 114 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 05/07/2022 Lady’s Island Lake, Co. Wexford 7th Irish. 115 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 20/02/2022 Mutton Island, Co. Galway 116 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 26/02/2022 Mutton Island, Co. Galway First-winter. 117 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 118 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 20/08/2022 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare 119 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 18/04/2022 South Slob, Co. Wexford 3rd cal 120 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 121 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 23/01/2022 Dundalk, Co. Louth. 122 Common Gull Larus canus 123 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 08/01/2022 Blackrock, Co. Louth 124 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 125 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 17/07/2022 Soldier’s Point, Co. Louth Near-ad. 126 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 127 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 06/02/2022 Killybegs, Co. Donegal 128 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 129 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 06/02/2022 Killybegs, Co. Donegal 2nd winter Kumlien’s at Annagh Strand on March 27th. 130 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 20/08/2022 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare Ad + juv. 131 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 03/05/2022 Tramore, Co. Waterford Dark morph 132 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 21/05/2022 Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford 133 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 07/05/2022 East End, Tory Island, Co. Donegal 134 Puffin Fratercula arctica 15/01/2022 Tory Island, Co. Donegal 135 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 136 Razorbill Alca torda 137 Little Auk Alle alle 15/01/2022 Tory Island, Co. Donegal 53+ 138 Guillemot Uria aalge 139 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 140 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 15/01/2022 Magheroarty, Co. Donegal 141 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 142 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Yes 30/07/2022 5nm south of Cape Clear, Co. Cork Nine. Adults + juvs. Another self-found heading west off Bridges of Ross on 20th August. 143 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 30/07/2022 5nm south of Cape Clear, Co. Cork 144 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 01/10/2022 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare 145 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 146 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 20/08/2022 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare 147 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 30/07/2022 5nm south of Cape Clear, Co. Cork 148 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 30/07/2022 5nm south of Cape Clear, Co. Cork 149 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27/03/2022 Annagh Head, Co. Mayo 150 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 20/08/2022 Bridges of Ross, Co. Clare 151 Gannet Morus bassanus 152 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 153 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 154 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 20/02/2022 Doon Lough, Co. Leitrim Second winter. 3rd Irish. 155 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 11/01/2022 Ballyfermot, Co. Dublin 156 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 30/01/2022 Rosslare Backstrand, Co. Wexford 157 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Yes 01/04/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford Great view on the deck. Irish tick. 158 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 159 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 27/05/2022 White’s Marsh, Co. Cork 1st summer 160 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 29/01/2022 Creagh, Co. Derry Two at Drinagh, Wexford on March 19th. Three Tacumshin 2nd April. 161 Great White Egret Ardea alba Yes 29/01/2022 Ballycarry Bridge, Co. Antrim Also at Tacumshin on 1st April. 162 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 163 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yes 27/05/2022 Clogheen Marsh, Co. Cork Flew to roost @ 21:55 164 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 19/08/2022 Lurgangreen, Co. Louth 165 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 26/02/2022 Lough Funshinagh, Co. Roscommon First for Ireland. 166 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes 25/04/2022 Slieve Beagh, Co. Monaghan 2nd winter. 167 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 168 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 30/01/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 169 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 22/01/2022 Boora, Co. Offaly 170 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 22/01/2022 Boora, Co. Offaly 171 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 23/01/2022 A1 near Newry, Co. Down 172 Buzzard Buteo buteo 173 Barn Owl Tyto alba 30/01/2022 Rogerstown, Co. Dublin 174 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 30/01/2022 Northbound M9, Co. Kilkenny 175 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 19/03/2022 South Slob, Co. Wexford Another on Saltee on 1st May. 176 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 177 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yes 19/04/2022 Mullaghfad, Slieve Beagh, Co. Monaghan Ad male. 178 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 179 Merlin Falco columbarius 08/01/2022 Shore Road, Co. Louth 180 Hobby Falco subbuteo 01/05/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 181 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 182 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 09/10/2022 Inishbofin, Co. Galway 1st for Ireland. 183 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 01/10/2022 Kilbaha, Co. Clare First-winter. 7th for Clare. 184 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 15/04/2022 Great Saltee, Co. Wexford H’up Cusack!! 185 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 14/10/2022 Brow Head, Co. Cork Juvenile 186 Jay Garrulus glandarius 187 Magpie Pica pica 188 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 15/01/2022 Tory Island, Co. Donegal 189 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 190 Rook Corvus frugilegus 191 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 19/03/2022 South Slob, Co. Wexford 192 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 193 Raven Corvus corax 194 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 10/12/2022 Bangor, Co. Down Two. 195 Coal Tit Periparus ater 196 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 197 Great Tit Parus major 198 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Yes 30/01/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 199 Skylark Alauda arvensis 200 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 18/03/2022 Ballyhoe Lough, Co. Monaghan 201 Swallow Hirundo rustica 31/03/2022 Monalty Lough, Co. Monaghan 202 House Martin Delichon urbicum 11/04/2022 Moylan Lough, Co. Monaghan 203 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Yes 20/03/2022 Cahore Marsh, Co. Wexford Singing male. Seen well. 204 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 205 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 11/10/2022 Toor Pier, Mizen, Co. Cork 206 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yes 29/10/2022 Ballyquintin Point, Co. Down 207 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 28/03/2022 Monalty Lough, Co. Monaghan 208 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 17/01/2022 Balscadden, Co. Dublin. Siberian Chiffchaff at Cahore 19th March + Monalty Lough, Co. Monaghan 28th March. 209 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 23/10/2022 West Town, Tory Island, Co. Donegal 210 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15/04/2022 Great Saltee, Co. Wexford 211 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Yes 23/10/2022 East End Garden, Tory Island, Co. Donegal 212 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 18/04/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 213 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Yes 12/09/2022 Howth Head, Co. Dublin 5th Irish and 1st for Dublin. 214 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 15/04/2022 Great Saltee, Co. Wexford 215 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 216 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 03/05/2022 Portlick, Lough Ree, Co. Westmeath 10+ 217 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 05/08/2022 Kilmichael Point, Co. Wexford 218 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15/04/2022 Great Saltee, Co. Wexford 219 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 11/10/2022 Mizen Head, Co. Cork 220 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 221 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 222 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 223 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Yes 25/09/2022 Roches Point, Co. Cork Juv. 224 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 225 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 226 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 227 Redwing Turdus iliacus 228 Blackbird Turdus merula 229 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 230 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 23/01/2022 Ballard Road, Co. Armagh Saltee on 1st May also. 231 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 01/05/2022 Great Saltee, Co. Wexford 232 Robin Erithacus rubecula 233 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Yes 26/03/2022 Saltee Island, Co. Wexford 8th Irish! 234 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 13/01/2022 Balscadden Beach, Co. Dublin 235 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 11/10/2022 Toor Pier, Mizen, Co. Cork Imm/fem 236 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 13/05/2022 Coronation Plantation, Co. Wicklow 237 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 238 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22/03/2022 nr Port Tunnel, Co. Dublin Ad male. 239 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 25/10/2022 Toe Head, Co. Cork 2nd Irish. 240 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 241 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 242 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 243 Dunnock Prunella modularis 244 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 21/05/2022 Saltee Island, Co. Wexford 245 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 28/08/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford 246 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 247 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 248 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 249 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Yes 30/01/2022 Tacumshin, Co. Wexford Summer plumaged also on 2nd April, East End, Tac. 250 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 251 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 252 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 05/01/2022 Moylan Lough, Co. Monaghan 253 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Yes 06/03/2022 Curraghchase, Co. Limerick 254 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 255 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 09/10/2022 Inishbofin, Co. Galway 256 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 257 Twite Linaria flavirostris 29/01/2022 Whitehead, Co. Antrim 258 Linnet Linaria cannabina 259 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 09/04/2022 Richhill, Co. Armagh 260 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 261 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 13/05/2022 Coronation Plantation, Co. Wicklow 262 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 263 Serin Serinus serinus Yes 01/05/2022 Great Saltee, Co. Wexford Female. 11th for Ireland. 264 Siskin Spinus spinus 265 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 14/10/2022 Brow Head, Co. Cork 266 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 25/01/2022 Bray, Co. Wicklow. Annagh Strand also on 27th March. 267 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 268 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 269 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 01/10/2022 Kilbaha, Co. Clare 6th Irish. 270 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 13/10/2022 Kilbaha, Co. Clare. 2nd for Clare and for the mainland.