Conor Foley: Ireland Year List 2019 IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 217 of 217 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 11/02/2019 North Slob. 3 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 11/02/2019 Tacumshin. 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 11/02/2019 North Slob. 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 30/01/2019 Kilcoole. 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 01/05/2019 Phoenix Park. 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 15 Pintail Anas acuta 16 Teal Anas crecca 17 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis ********** ********** 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 21/02/2019 Oxford Island. 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 21/02/2019 Lough Morne. 8 birds 3 male 5 female. 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 Scaup Aythya marila 21/02/2019 Oxford Island. 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 18/02/2019 Kilmore. Dressers of skerries 21/4/2019. 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 08/11/2019 Laytown. 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 22/01/2019 Laytown. 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 30/01/2019 Aughrim. 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 02/04/2019 Sallygap. 30 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 01/06/2019 Boora. 31 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 32 Quail Coturnix coturnix 01/06/2019 Buckroney. 33 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 07/10/2019 Galgorm, Ballymena, Antrim. 34 Swift Apus apus 26/04/2019 Slane. 35 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 11/05/2019 Dunlewey. 36 Rock Dove Columba livia 11/02/2019 Dunmore. 37 Stock Dove Columba oenas 38 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 39 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 21/05/2019 Hook. 40 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 41 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23/03/2019 Slane. 42 Corncrake Crex crex 11/05/2019 Magheraroarty. 43 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 44 Coot Fulica atra 45 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 46 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 47 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 22/01/2019 Lurgangreen. 48 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11/02/2019 Dungarvan. 49 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 50 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 25/05/2019 Swords. 51 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 52 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 53 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 54 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes 19/08/2019 Nethertown, Carnesore. 55 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 56 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 57 Curlew Numenius arquata 58 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 59 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 60 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 23/10/2019 Dundalk. 61 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 11/02/2019 Tacumshin. 62 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 22/01/2019 Rogerstown. 63 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 64 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 10/09/2019 Tacumshin. 65 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 18/12/2019 Poolbeg. 66 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 22/06/2019 Swords. 67 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19/04/2019 Hook. 68 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 18/02/2019 Ferrybank Wexford. 69 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 20/06/2019 Rogerstown. 70 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 19/04/2019 Tacumshin. 71 Redshank Tringa totanus 72 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 21/10/2019 Mizen. 73 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 21/02/2019 Dundalk. 74 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 75 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 76 Knot Calidris canutus 77 Ruff Calidris pugnax 22/01/2019 Dundalk. 78 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 10/09/2019 Tacumshin. 79 Sanderling Calidris alba 80 Dunlin Calidris alpina 81 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 82 Little Stint Calidris minuta 01/03/2019 Tacumshin. 83 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 13/10/2019 Inismor. 84 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 10/09/2019 Tacumshin. 85 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 22/07/2019 Blanket Nook, Donegal. 86 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 29/04/2019 Newcastle. 87 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 30/08/2019 Skerries. 4 birds. 88 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 21/05/2019 Lady's Island. 89 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 03/08/2019 Soldier's Point, Louth. 90 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 12/04/2019 Lady's Island. 91 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 12/04/2019 Lady's Island. 92 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 29/04/2019 Lady's Island. 93 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 01/04/2019 Lady's Island. 94 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 19/04/2019 Tacumshin. 95 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 96 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 97 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 98 Common Gull Larus canus 99 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 22/01/2019 Blackrock. 100 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Yes 18/02/2019 Kildavin. 101 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 102 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 11/02/2019 Dungarvan. 103 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 104 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 01/03/2019 Tacumshin. 105 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 106 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 29/01/2019 Arklow. 107 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 21/09/2019 Carnesore. 108 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 22/10/2019 Mizen. 109 Puffin Fratercula arctica 12/04/2019 Saltee. 110 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 111 Razorbill Alca torda 112 Guillemot Uria aalge 113 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 114 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 01/04/2019 Kilmore Quay. 115 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 21/10/2019 Crookhaven. 116 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 117 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 118 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 01/04/2019 Carnesore. 119 Gannet Morus bassanus 120 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 121 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 122 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Yes 18/02/2019 Rosslare. 123 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 12/04/2019 Lady's Island. 124 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 125 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 21/05/2019 Tacumshin Self Found. 126 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 11/02/2019 Cloghernagh. 127 Great White Egret Ardea alba Yes 22/04/2019 Pollardstown Fen. 128 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 129 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 01/07/2019 Lurgangreen. 130 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes 11/05/2019 Glenveagh. 131 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 132 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18/02/2019 Tacumshin. 133 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 18/02/2019 North Slob. 134 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 30/01/2019 Avoca. 135 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes 05/11/2019 Bannow Bay. 136 Buzzard Buteo buteo 137 Barn Owl Tyto alba 22/01/2019 Rogerstown. 138 Scops Owl Otus scops Yes 16/05/2019 Ballynaboley, Kilkenny. 139 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 08/03/2019 Maynooth. 140 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 22/01/2019 Rogerstown. 141 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 22/03/2019 Slane. 142 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yes 30/01/2019 Black Hill. 143 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 144 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Yes 21/05/2019 Tacumshin. 145 Merlin Falco columbarius 22/01/2019 Lurgangreen. 146 Hobby Falco subbuteo 21/05/2019 Tacumshin. 147 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 148 Jay Garrulus glandarius 22/01/2019 Ravensdale. 149 Magpie Pica pica 150 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 12/04/2019 Saltee. 151 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 152 Rook Corvus frugilegus 153 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 01/04/2019 Kilmore Quay. 154 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 155 Raven Corvus corax 156 Coal Tit Periparus ater 157 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 158 Great Tit Parus major 159 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Yes 21/03/2019 Cahore. 160 Skylark Alauda arvensis 161 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 28/03/2019 Slane. 162 Swallow Hirundo rustica 26/03/2019 Johnstownbridge. 163 House Martin Delichon urbicum 01/04/2019 Cahore. 164 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 165 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 11/02/2019 Dungarvan. 166 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 01/04/2019 Lady's Island. 167 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 20/03/2019 Bray Head. 168 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 18/04/2019 Slane. 169 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 19/04/2019 Tacumshin. 170 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 01/06/2019 Buckroney. 171 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 22/04/2019 Pollardstown Fen. 172 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 25/02/2019 Leixlip. 173 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 01/06/2019 Portlick. 174 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 25/09/2019 Hook. 175 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 21/02/2019 Omagh. Possible blythi. 176 Whitethroat Curruca communis 29/04/2019 Carnesore. 177 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 21/10/2019 Mizen. 178 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 179 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 180 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 22/01/2019 Ravensdale. 181 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 182 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 183 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 184 Redwing Turdus iliacus 185 Blackbird Turdus merula 186 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 187 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 22/05/2019 Coronation Plantation. 188 Robin Erithacus rubecula 189 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 25/09/2019 Hook. 190 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 30/01/2019 Wicklow. 191 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 12/04/2019 Saltee. 192 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 22/05/2019 Coronation Plantation. 193 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 194 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20/03/2019 Greystones. 195 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 30/01/2019 Woodenbridge. 196 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 197 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 198 Dunnock Prunella modularis 199 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 200 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 201 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 01/03/2019 Tacumshin. 202 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 203 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Yes 11/02/2019 Tacumshin. 204 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 205 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 206 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 01/02/2019 Rogerstown. 207 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 208 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 209 Twite Linaria flavirostris 22/01/2019 Rockmarshall. 210 Linnet Linaria cannabina 211 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 25/02/2019 Leixlip. 212 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 18/02/2019 Ravenwood. 213 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 214 Siskin Spinus spinus 215 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 216 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 217 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 13/10/2019 Inismor.