Conor Foley: Ireland Year List 2020 IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 199 of 199 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Date Location Comments 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 04/01/2020 North Slob. 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 05/02/2020 North Slob. 54. 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 7 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 04/01/2020 North Slob. 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 13 American Wigeon Mareca americana 26/02/2020 ECNR, Wicklow. 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 15 Pintail Anas acuta 16 Teal Anas crecca 17 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 26/02/2020 ECNR, Wicklow. 18 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 16/03/2020 Grange Castle, Dublin. 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 07/03/2020 Monaghan. 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 04/01/2020 Kildavin. 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 30 Swift Apus apus 31 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 06/05/2020 Timahoe, Kildare. 32 Rock Dove Columba livia 33 Stock Dove Columba oenas 34 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 35 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 36 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 37 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 38 Coot Fulica atra 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 41 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 05/02/2020 Curracloe. 9. 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 22/12/2020 Ballinacourty, Waterford. 43 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Yes 11/08/2020 Kilcoole. 44 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 01/10/2020 Tacumshin. 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 48 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 49 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Yes 27/06/2020 Xxxxxxxxx 50 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 51 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 52 Curlew Numenius arquata 53 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 54 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 55 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 04/01/2020 South Slob. 56 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 01/10/2020 Tacumshin. 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 07/01/2020 Rogerstown. 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 59 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 14/09/2020 Tacumshin. 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 61 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius Yes 06/12/2020 Lowtherstown. 62 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 63 Redshank Tringa totanus 64 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 22/12/2020 Killongford, Dungarvan. 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 67 Knot Calidris canutus 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 69 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 31/08/2020 Carne Beach. 70 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 14/09/2020 Carnesore. 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 73 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 74 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 14/09/2020 Tacumshin. 75 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 76 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 31/07/2020 Tacumshin. 77 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 78 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 79 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 80 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 81 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus Yes 19/06/2020 Ladys Island, Wexford. 82 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 83 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 84 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia Yes 05/02/2020 Kilmore Quay. 85 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 86 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 15/07/2020 Bull Island. 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 88 Common Gull Larus canus 89 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 07/03/2020 BlackRock, Louth. 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 91 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 04/01/2020 Kildavin. 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 93 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 22/12/2020 Duncannon. 94 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 95 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides Skerries. 96 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 31/07/2020 Carnesore. 97 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 23/08/2020 Bridges of Ross 98 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 99 Razorbill Alca torda 100 Guillemot Uria aalge 101 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 102 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 103 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 104 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 23/08/2020 Bridges of Ross 105 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 106 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 23/08/2020 Bridges of Ross 107 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 108 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 23/08/2020 Bridges of Ross 109 Gannet Morus bassanus 110 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 13/07/2020 Greystones, Wicklow, Ireland. 111 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 112 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 113 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 19/12/2020 Ballylongford, Kerry. 114 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 18/05/2020 Knock Lake. 115 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 116 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 04/01/2020 South Slob. 117 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 118 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yes 21/05/2020 Knock Lake. 119 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 120 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 05/02/2020 Tacumshin. 121 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 122 Red Kite Milvus milvus Yes 04/01/2020 Red cross, Wicklow. 123 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes 26/02/2020 Blackhill, Wicklow. 124 Buzzard Buteo buteo 125 Barn Owl Tyto alba 18/06/2020 126 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 24/06/2020 127 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Lowtherstown. 128 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 129 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Yes 26/02/2020 Blackhill, Wicklow. 130 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 131 Merlin Falco columbarius 132 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 133 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 09/09/2020 Kilmichael Point. 134 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 08/01/2020 Gortdotia, Cork. 135 Jay Garrulus glandarius 136 Magpie Pica pica 137 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 138 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 139 Rook Corvus frugilegus 140 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 05/02/2020 Kilmore Quay. 141 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 142 Raven Corvus corax 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 145 Great Tit Parus major 146 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Yes 07/07/2020 Tacumshin. 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 148 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 149 Swallow Hirundo rustica 150 House Martin Delichon urbicum 151 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Yes 11/05/2020 Swords. 152 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 153 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 21/10/2020 Balrothery. 154 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 155 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 02/01/2020 South Slob. 156 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 01/10/2020 Churchtown, Carnesore. 157 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 158 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 159 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 21/05/2020 Bog of the Ring. 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 161 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 09/09/2020 Kilmichael Point. 162 Whitethroat Curruca communis 163 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 164 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 165 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 166 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 167 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 168 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 169 Redwing Turdus iliacus 170 Blackbird Turdus merula 171 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 172 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 173 Robin Erithacus rubecula 174 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 04/01/2020 Rosslare. 175 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 27/06/2020 176 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 177 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 178 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 08/01/2020 Gortdotia, Cork. 179 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 180 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 181 Dunnock Prunella modularis 182 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 04/01/2020 South Slob. 183 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 184 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 185 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 186 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 187 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 188 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 189 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 190 Twite Linaria flavirostris 191 Linnet Linaria cannabina 192 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 193 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 27/06/2020 194 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 195 Siskin Spinus spinus 196 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis Lowtherstown. 197 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 198 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 199 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Yes 22/09/2020 Fanad Head, Donegal.