Niall Keogh: Kilcoole-Newcastle-Blackditch Life List IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 215 of 215 total.
Seq.	Species	Scientific Name	Rare?	Date	Location	Comments	
1	Brent Goose	Branta bernicla				Regular wintering flock of race hrota. One or two race bernicla annual.	
2	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis				Rare/Scarce. Presumably of feral origin.	
3	Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis				Rare winter visitor (only 2 or 3 seen).	
4	Greylag Goose	Anser anser				Regular wintering flock of wild Icelandic birds. Some feral birds seen in summer also.	
5	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus				Scarce winter visitor. One seen in May/June 2013 also.	
6	Tundra Bean Goose	Anser serrirostris	Yes	13/01/2012	Kilcoole	Two birds in fields inland of The Breaches and Webb's field. 	
7	White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons				Greenland race flavirostris, scarce winter visitor. A 1st-winter Russian White-fronted Goose on 8th January 2014.	
8	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor				Resident breeder.	
9	Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus				Once a regular wintering flock present but now very rare. Small numbers (2-10) again present during winters of 2010/2011 & 2011/2012.	
10	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus				Regular wintering flock. Some summer records.	
11	Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
12	Garganey	Spatula querquedula				Rare spring visitor. One winter record.	
13	Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors		04/08/2003	Kilcoole	Eclipse male in Webb's field.	
14	Shoveler	Spatula clypeata				Regular winter visitor. A pair bred in 2011 & 2012.	
15	Gadwall	Mareca strepera				Scarce winter visitor in small numbers. Some summering birds.	
16	Wigeon	Mareca penelope				Regular wintering flock. Some summering birds.	
17	American Wigeon	Mareca americana		23/02/2020	East Coast NR	2nd calendar year male on the coastal fields. Found the day before by Eric Dempsey.	
18	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
19	Pintail	Anas acuta				Scarce in winter & on passage.	
20	Teal	Anas crecca				Regular wintering flock. Some summering birds.	
21	Green-winged Teal	Anas carolinensis		11/03/2001	Kilcoole	Total of six seen (four at Kilcoole and two at East Coast NR). One returning drake from 2004 to 2009.	
22	Pochard	Aythya ferina				Scarce in winter & on passage.	
23	Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris		11/10/2008	Kilcoole	Juvenile in Stringer\'s channel. 1st site record.	
24	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula				Scarce in winter & on passage.	
25	Scaup	Aythya marila			Kilcoole	Five records from Webb's field/Stringer's channel.	
26	Eider	Somateria mollissima		12/12/1999	Kilcoole	Immature male offshore.	
27	Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra				Uncommon. Migrates offshore in winter & on passage.	
28	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis			Kilcoole	Total of 2 seen, both in Webb's field.	
29	Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula				Scarce winter visitor.	
30	Smew	Mergellus albellus		28/12/2003	Kilcoole	One redhead in Webb's field.	
31	Goosander	Mergus merganser		21/11/2004	Kilcoole	Two redheads flew south over the marsh. Another redhead flew north along the beach on 28th Nov 2010. Male seen between East Coast NR, Newcastle and Kilcoole on 15th Dec 2017.	
32	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator				Uncommon. Migrates offshore in winter & on passage.	
33	Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis		25/09/2004	Kilcoole	Female in Stringer's channel.	
34	Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus				Resident breeder.	
35	Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	Yes	09/04/2006	Blackditch	One came in off the sea at Five-mile-point.	
36	Swift	Apus apus				Summer visitor & passage migrant.	
37	Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus				Summer breeder. Uncommon but regularly seen.	
38	Rock Dove	Columba livia				Feral birds. Regular throughout the year. Racing Pigeons often seen flying along the coast.	
39	Stock Dove	Columba oenas				Uncommon but regularly seen throughout the year. Breeds locally.	
40	Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
41	Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto				Resident breeder along the Sea Roads.	
42	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus				Resident breeder.	
43	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus				Resident breeder.	
44	Coot	Fulica atra				Resident breeder.	
45	Crane	Grus grus	Yes	23/11/2013	Newcastle	One	
46	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis				Resident breeder.	
47	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus				Scarce winter visitor.	
48	Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus				Resident breeder & passage migrant. Scarce in winter.	
49	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola				Scarce on passage and in winter.	
50	Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria				Regular wintering flock and on passage.	
51	American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica			Kilcoole & Newcastle	Total of 4 seen.	
52	Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula				Resident breeder & passage migrant (northern race(s) seen).	
53	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	Yes	09/04/2000	Kilcoole	Three records: one adult in BWI Reserve on 9th April 2000, one adult in Webb's field on 1st June 2013 & one juvenile in Webb's field/The Breaches on 27th Sept 2013.	
54	Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
55	Eurasian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus				Regular passage migrant.	
56	Curlew	Numenius arquata				Regular on passage & in winter.	
57	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica				Scarce on passage and in winter.	
58	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa				Regular on passage and in winter. Recent flocks number 100-150.	
59	Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus		07/03/2020	Kilcoole	2nd calendar year in The Breaches.	
60	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus				Scarce winter visitor, underecorded.	
61	Snipe	Gallinago gallinago				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
62	Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor		03/10/2003	Kilcoole	Three records: single 1st-winter birds seen in Webb\'s field on 3rd Oct 2003, 22nd & 23rd Sept 2010 & 6th Oct 2010.	
63	Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius		29/09/2012	Kilcoole	Juv/1st-winter in Webb's field.	
64	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus		01/10/2006	Kilcoole	Juv-1st winter in Webb's field.	
65	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos				Regular in summer & on passage.	
66	Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Yes	10/05/2007	Blackditch	Adult summer in channels at North end.	
67	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus				Scarce passage migrant.	
68	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola				Scarce passage migrant.	
69	Redshank	Tringa totanus				Regular on passage & in winter. Formerly bred.	
70	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus				3 records (March, June & Sept).	
71	Greenshank	Tringa nebularia				Scarce on passage & in winter.	
72	Turnstone	Arenaria interpres				Regular passage migrant & winter visitor.	
73	Knot	Calidris canutus				Scarce on passage and in winter.	
74	Ruff	Calidris pugnax				Scarce passage migrant.	
75	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea				Scarce passage migrant.	
76	Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis		04/08/2003	Kilcoole	Total of 7 seen.	
77	Sanderling	Calidris alba				Scarce on passage and in winter.	
78	Dunlin	Calidris alpina				Regular passage migrant and winter visitor.	
79	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima		29/10/2004	Kilcoole	Two flew North along beach.	
80	Little Stint	Calidris minuta				Scarce passage migrant.	
81	White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis		29/10/2000	Kilcoole.	Total of 3 seen.	
82	Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos		27/09/2003	Kilcoole	One seen in Webb's field. Another seen in Webb's field on 15th May 2012.	
83	Little Tern	Sternula albifrons				Summer breeding colony at Kilcoole (50-100 pairs).	
84	Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Yes	10/04/2004	Kilcoole	Adult type flying North off the beach.1st county record.	
85	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger				Rare passage migrant.	
86	White-winged Black Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus			Kilcoole	Juvenile in BWI Reserve, Sept 1999.	
87	Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea				Uncommon passage migrant, mostly in Spring.	
88	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo				Uncommon Spring passage migrant, more regular in Autumn.	
89	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii				Scarce but regular late summer/autumn passage migrant.	
90	Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis				Regular in summer & on passage.	
91	Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus				Scarce but regular in winter & on passage.	
92	Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla				Regular offshore in summer and on passage. Scarce in winter.	
93	Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini		30/11/1997	Kilcoole	Juvenile resting on the beach. And adult winter seen off Kilcoole train station on 2nd October 2013.	
94	Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus				Regular throughout the year. One pair bred unsuccessfully in 2011.	
95	Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus				Uncommon. Recorded throughout the year in small numbers. Notable northward passage of juveniles in July/August.	
96	Common Gull	Larus canus				Regular throughout the year.	
97	Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis		30/11/1997	Kilcoole	Total of 3 seen. Two 1st-winters in The Breaches, Kilcoole on 30th November 1997 and an adult on the coastal fields at ECNR on 20th February 2014.	
98	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus				Regular throughout the year.	
99	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis		29/11/2014	Kilcoole	Flyby 3rd-winter bird past train station with mixed flock of Herring & Lesser Black-backed Gulls.	
100	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus				Regular throughout the year.	
101	Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus		13/05/2009	Newcastle, Blackditch ECNR & Kilcoole	Six records: Four 2cy birds seen in February, April, May & June. Two 1cy birds seen in Sept & Nov.	
102	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus				Regular passage migrant. Scarce winter visitor.	
103	Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides		02/12/2001	Kilcoole	1st calendar year flying south off the beach.	
104	Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus		19/05/2009	Kilcoole	Adult flew south off The Breaches. Another 2 adults were seen flying North past The Breaches on 23rd May 2011.	
105	Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus				Scarce but regular in summer and on passage.	
106	Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus		20/06/2007	Kilcoole	Total of 5 seen.	
107	Great Skua	Stercorarius skua				Scarce passage migrant.	
108	Puffin	Fratercula arctica				Scarce passage migrant in Spring. One seen from Six-mile-point on 11 Dec 2004.	
109	Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle				Regular offshore throughout the year.	
110	Razorbill	Alca torda				Regular offshore throughout the year.	
111	Little Auk	Alle alle			Kilcoole	Total of 2 seen.	
112	Guillemot	Uria aalge				Regular offshore throughout the year.	
113	Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata				Regular offshore in winter and on passage.	
114	Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica		10/07/2017	East Coast NR	Non-breeding plumage bird (presumed 2nd calendar year) offshore between Six Mile Point and Five Mile Point.	
115	Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer				Scarce winter & spring visitor.	
116	Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus				Scarce offshore in summer and on passage.	
117	Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis				Regular offshore in summer and on passage, scarce in winter.	
118	Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea		12/09/2004	Kilcoole	One going North at sea.	
119	Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus				Regular passage migrant & summer visitor offshore.	
120	Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus		25/05/2011	Kilcoole	Total of 3 seen: 25th May 2011, 31st May 2012 & 20th July 2013.	
121	Gannet	Morus bassanus				Regular offshore in summer and on passage, scarce in winter.	
122	Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo				Regular throughout the year. A flock rests in Webb's field.	
123	Shag	Gulosus aristotelis				Regular offshore throughout the year.	
124	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Yes	16/02/2018	East Coast NR	Three birds.	
125	Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia		20/06/2007	Kilcoole	Sub-adult (2nd-summer?) in Webb's field.	
126	Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	Yes	30/12/2012	Kilcoole	Seen in flight over Stringer's channels.	
127	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta				Regular in small numbers throughout the year. Breeds locally.	
128	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Yes	09/11/2007	Newcastle	One in fields between Newcastle Airfield & Stringer's channels.	
129	Great White Egret	Ardea alba	Yes	06/08/2019	Newcastle	Inland of Stringer's Channels.	
130	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea				Regular throughout the year.	
131	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Yes	10/07/2017	East Coat NR	2nd calendar year 	
132	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus		15/06/1995	Kilcoole	One flew North. Another one was seen flying North on 1st June 2011.	
133	Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus				Regular throughout the year. Breeds locally.	
134	Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus				Scarce but regular in summer and on passage. One winter record.	
135	Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus				Scarce winter visitor. Two records in July.	
136	Northern Harrier	Circus hudsonius	Yes	19/11/2015	Newcastle	1st calendar year. Also seen at East Coast NR and Broad Lough.	
137	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Yes	27/09/2014	Kilcoole	Seen approx. 5km to the SW over Gallows Hill area.	
138	White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Yes	20/02/2016	East Coast NR	Untagged 2nd calendar year bird seen flying south over the reserve main entrance. Most likely a wild born bird from Irish re-introduction scheme population.	
139	Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus	Yes	24/01/2012	Glenroe/Ballygannon	2nd calendar-year.	
140	Buzzard	Buteo buteo				Scarce over the marsh but often seen hunting surrounding countryside. Breeds locally.	
141	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus		19/07/2012	Newcastle/Kilcoole	Juvenile calling in the trees opposite main entrance to Blackditch ECNR. Adult seen hunting near The Breaches bridge on 17th May 2013.	
142	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus				Winter visitor in small numbers. A few summer records.	
143	Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis				Uncommon resident but regularly seen.	
144	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Yes	25/06/2012	Blackditch ECNR.	Juvenile.	
145	Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus				Regular throughout the year. Breeds locally.	
146	Merlin	Falco columbarius				Scarce but regular in winter.	
147	Hobby	Falco subbuteo			Kilcoole/ECNR	Total of 6 seen.	
148	Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus	Yes	12/11/2000	Kilcoole	White phase 1st-winter hunting.	
149	Peregrine	Falco peregrinus				Scarce but regular throughout the year. Breeds locally.	
150	Jay	Garrulus glandarius		07/11/2011		Ballygannon Lane. Irregularly seen or heard in Blackditch Wood.	
151	Magpie	Pica pica				Resident breeder.	
152	Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula				Resident breeder & winter visitor. "Eastern" race(s) seen.	
153	Rook	Corvus frugilegus				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
154	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone				Scarce but regular. Pure birds & hybrids seen.	
155	Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
156	Raven	Corvus corax				Irregularly seen throughout the year.	
157	Coal Tit	Periparus ater				Resident breeder in Blackditch Wood & along the Sea Roads.	
158	Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus				Resident breeder in Blackditch Wood & along the Sea Roads.	
159	Great Tit	Parus major				Resident breeder in Blackditch Wood & along the Sea Roads.	
160	Skylark	Alauda arvensis				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
161	Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla		10/05/2011	Kilcoole/Newcastle beach	1st county record.	
162	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia				Summer visitor & passage migrant.	
163	Swallow	Hirundo rustica				Summer visitor & passage migrant. Breeds locally.	
164	House Martin	Delichon urbicum				Summer visitor & passage migrant. Breeds locally.	
165	Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Yes	20/03/2004	Blackditch	One.	
166	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus				Resident breeder in Blackditch Wood & along the Sea Roads.	
167	Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus		04/11/2011	Kilcoole.	One along Ballygannon Lane.	
168	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus				Summer breeder & passage migrant.	
169	Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita				Summer breeder & passage migrant. A Siberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis) was seen, heard singing & heard calling at ECNR on 27th March 2012.	
170	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus				Regular summer breeder.	
171	Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus				Uncommon but regular summer breeder.	
172	Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia				Uncommon summer breeder & passage migrant.	
173	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
174	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin		30/04/2011	Newcastle Sea Road.	One in song.	
175	Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca		18/06/2013	Kilcoole	Singing male in Sea Buckthorn 18th-30th June 2013. My 200th patch tick!	
176	Whitethroat	Curruca communis				Summer breeder.	
177	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
178	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes				Resident breeder.	
179	Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris				Irregularly seen at Ballygannon, along Newcastle Sea Road & in Blackditch Wood.	
180	Starling	Sturnus vulgaris				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
181	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
182	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus				Resident breeder in Blackditch Wood and along the Sea Roads.	
183	Redwing	Turdus iliacus				Winter visitor.	
184	Blackbird	Turdus merula				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
185	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris				Winter visitor.	
186	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata			Kilcoole/Newcastle.	Old records along Ballygannon lane in Spring. One seen along Newcastle Sea Road on 27th Sept 2013.	
187	Robin	Erithacus rubecula				Resident breeder.	
188	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros		19/03/2009	Kilcoole	Female/2cy male type at The Breaches	
189	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra		13/08/2013	Kilcoole	Juvenile.	
190	Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola					
191	Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe				Regular passage migrant. Race leucorhoa scarce on passage.	
192	Dipper	Cinclus cinclus			Newcastle	Seen on a few occasions on the stream along Newcastle Sea Road.	
193	Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus		05/03/2014	Newcastle Sea Road	One	
194	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus				Resident breeder along the Sea Roads & in Sea Buckthorn at Kilcoole.	
195	Dunnock	Prunella modularis				Resident breeder.	
196	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava			Kilcoole	Scarce but regular in spring & summer. Occasional breeder. Races flava & flavissima recorded.	
197	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea				Resident breeder along Newcastle Sea Road.	
198	Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba				Resident breeder (yarellii). Race alba scarce but regular on passage.	
199	Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	Yes	09/06/2010	Six Mile Point	2cy feeding on the beach.	
200	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
201	Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Yes	26/03/2005	Kilcoole & Blackditch	Total of 4 seen.	
202	Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus				Scarce migrant.	
203	Eurasian Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs				Resident breeder in Blackditch Wood & along the Sea Roads. Winter visitor.	
204	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla			Blackditch	Rare winter visitor.	
205	Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula				Resident breeder in Blackditch Wood & along the Sea Roads.	
206	Greenfinch	Chloris chloris				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
207	Linnet	Linaria cannabina				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
208	Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret				Race cabaret. Breeds in Blackditch Wood. Regular winter visitor & passage migrant.	
209	Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra		25/06/2012	Blackditch ECNR.	8+ seen over the wood.	
210	Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis				Resident breeder & winter visitor.	
211	Siskin	Spinus spinus				Winter visitor & passage migrant.	
212	Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus		13/09/2010	Kilcoole	One in Webb\'s field on 13th Sept. A flock of 10 present on 23rd Sept.	
213	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis				Scarce but regular in small numbers in winter along the beach.	
214	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella				Uncommon breeder & winter visitor along the Sea Roads.	
215	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus				Resident breeder & winter visitor.