Brian McCloskey: Ireland Year List 2022 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 270 of 270 total. Seq.,Species,Scientific Name,Seen By Other Listers,Other Listers (%) 1,Brent Goose,Branta bernicla,29,90.63 2,Canada Goose,Branta canadensis,7,21.88 3,Barnacle Goose,Branta leucopsis,21,65.63 4,Cackling Goose,Branta hutchinsii,13,40.63 5,Snow Goose,Anser caerulescens,11,34.38 6,Greylag Goose,Anser anser,27,84.38 7,Pink-footed Goose,Anser brachyrhynchus,24,75.00 8,Tundra Bean Goose,Anser serrirostris,11,34.38 9,White-fronted Goose,Anser albifrons,20,62.50 10,Mute Swan,Cygnus olor,32,100.00 11,Bewick's Swan,Cygnus columbianus,9,28.13 12,Whooper Swan,Cygnus cygnus,28,87.50 13,Shelduck,Tadorna tadorna,30,93.75 14,Mandarin Duck,Aix galericulata,4,12.50 15,Garganey,Spatula querquedula,23,71.88 16,Blue-winged Teal,Spatula discors,7,21.88 17,Shoveler,Spatula clypeata,29,90.63 18,Gadwall,Mareca strepera,27,84.38 19,Wigeon,Mareca penelope,29,90.63 20,American Wigeon,Mareca americana,4,12.50 21,Mallard,Anas platyrhynchos,32,100.00 22,Black Duck,Anas rubripes,3,9.38 23,Pintail,Anas acuta,27,84.38 24,Teal,Anas crecca,30,93.75 25,Green-winged Teal,Anas carolinensis,18,56.25 26,Pochard,Aythya ferina,25,78.13 27,Ferruginous Duck,Aythya nyroca,9,28.13 28,Ring-necked Duck,Aythya collaris,20,62.50 29,Tufted Duck,Aythya fuligula,30,93.75 30,Scaup,Aythya marila,22,68.75 31,Lesser Scaup,Aythya affinis,13,40.63 32,Eider,Somateria mollissima,21,65.63 33,Surf Scoter,Melanitta perspicillata,7,21.88 34,Velvet Scoter,Melanitta fusca,14,43.75 35,White-winged Scoter,Melanitta deglandi,4,12.50 36,Common Scoter,Melanitta nigra,25,78.13 37,Long-tailed Duck,Clangula hyemalis,19,59.38 38,Goldeneye,Bucephala clangula,29,90.63 39,Smew,Mergellus albellus,7,21.88 40,Hooded Merganser,Lophodytes cucullatus,10,31.25 41,Goosander,Mergus merganser,20,62.50 42,Red-breasted Merganser,Mergus serrator,29,90.63 43,Ruddy Duck,Oxyura jamaicensis,2,6.25 44,Red Grouse,Lagopus lagopus,13,40.63 45,Grey Partridge,Perdix perdix,7,21.88 46,Pheasant,Phasianus colchicus,32,100.00 47,Swift,Apus apus,28,87.50 48,Cuckoo,Cuculus canorus,23,71.88 49,Rock Dove,Columba livia,23,71.88 50,Stock Dove,Columba oenas,25,78.13 51,Woodpigeon,Columba palumbus,32,100.00 52,Turtle Dove,Streptopelia turtur,5,15.63 53,Collared Dove,Streptopelia decaocto,31,96.88 54,Water Rail,Rallus aquaticus,24,75.00 55,Corncrake,Crex crex,5,15.63 56,Moorhen,Gallinula chloropus,32,100.00 57,Coot,Fulica atra,30,93.75 58,American Coot,Fulica americana,8,25.00 59,Little Grebe,Tachybaptus ruficollis,32,100.00 60,Red-necked Grebe,Podiceps grisegena,7,21.88 61,Great Crested Grebe,Podiceps cristatus,28,87.50 62,Slavonian Grebe,Podiceps auritus,15,46.88 63,Black-necked Grebe,Podiceps nigricollis,11,34.38 64,Oystercatcher,Haematopus ostralegus,31,96.88 65,Avocet,Recurvirostra avosetta,6,18.75 66,Grey Plover,Pluvialis squatarola,25,78.13 67,Golden Plover,Pluvialis apricaria,28,87.50 68,Pacific Golden Plover,Pluvialis fulva,8,25.00 69,American Golden Plover,Pluvialis dominica,14,43.75 70,Ringed Plover,Charadrius hiaticula,30,93.75 71,Semipalmated Plover,Charadrius semipalmatus,4,12.50 72,Little Ringed Plover,Charadrius dubius,14,43.75 73,Lapwing,Vanellus vanellus,31,96.88 74,Greater Sand Plover,Anarhynchus leschenaultii,10,31.25 75,Eurasian Whimbrel,Numenius phaeopus,28,87.50 76,Curlew,Numenius arquata,30,93.75 77,Bar-tailed Godwit,Limosa lapponica,27,84.38 78,Black-tailed Godwit,Limosa limosa,28,87.50 79,Jack Snipe,Lymnocryptes minimus,15,46.88 80,Woodcock,Scolopax rusticola,16,50.00 81,Snipe,Gallinago gallinago,30,93.75 82,Grey Phalarope,Phalaropus fulicarius,12,37.50 83,Red-necked Phalarope,Phalaropus lobatus,1,3.13 84,Common Sandpiper,Actitis hypoleucos,27,84.38 85,Spotted Sandpiper,Actitis macularius,5,15.63 86,Green Sandpiper,Tringa ochropus,13,40.63 87,Wood Sandpiper,Tringa glareola,11,34.38 88,Redshank,Tringa totanus,30,93.75 89,Lesser Yellowlegs,Tringa flavipes,17,53.13 90,Spotted Redshank,Tringa erythropus,20,62.50 91,Greenshank,Tringa nebularia,28,87.50 92,Greater Yellowlegs,Tringa melanoleuca,17,53.13 93,Turnstone,Arenaria interpres,27,84.38 94,Knot,Calidris canutus,27,84.38 95,Ruff,Calidris pugnax,27,84.38 96,Sharp-tailed Sandpiper,Calidris acuminata,3,9.38 97,Curlew Sandpiper,Calidris ferruginea,20,62.50 98,Temminck's Stint,Calidris temminckii,5,15.63 99,Sanderling,Calidris alba,24,75.00 100,Dunlin,Calidris alpina,28,87.50 101,Purple Sandpiper,Calidris maritima,24,75.00 102,Little Stint,Calidris minuta,14,43.75 103,White-rumped Sandpiper,Calidris fuscicollis,3,9.38 104,Pectoral Sandpiper,Calidris melanotos,16,50.00 105,Semipalmated Sandpiper,Calidris pusilla,5,15.63 106,Little Tern,Sternula albifrons,23,71.88 107,Least Tern,Sternula antillarum,6,18.75 108,Black Tern,Chlidonias niger,12,37.50 109,Forster's Tern,Sterna forsteri,8,25.00 110,Arctic Tern,Sterna paradisaea,22,68.75 111,Common Tern,Sterna hirundo,26,81.25 112,Roseate Tern,Sterna dougallii,17,53.13 113,Sandwich Tern,Thalasseus sandvicensis,28,87.50 114,Elegant Tern,Thalasseus elegans,12,37.50 115,Little Gull,Hydrocoloeus minutus,21,65.63 116,Ross's Gull,Rhodostethia rosea,8,25.00 117,Kittiwake,Rissa tridactyla,28,87.50 118,Sabine's Gull,Xema sabini,12,37.50 119,Bonaparte's Gull,Chroicocephalus philadelphia,9,28.13 120,Black-headed Gull,Chroicocephalus ridibundus,32,100.00 121,Mediterranean Gull,Ichthyaetus melanocephalus,27,84.38 122,Common Gull,Larus canus,29,90.63 123,Ring-billed Gull,Larus delawarensis,17,53.13 124,Herring Gull,Larus argentatus,31,96.88 125,Yellow-legged Gull,Larus michahellis,11,34.38 126,Great Black-backed Gull,Larus marinus,30,93.75 127,Glaucous Gull,Larus hyperboreus,18,56.25 128,Lesser Black-backed Gull,Larus fuscus,29,90.63 129,Iceland Gull,Larus glaucoides,21,65.63 130,Long-tailed Skua,Stercorarius longicaudus,9,28.13 131,Arctic Skua,Stercorarius parasiticus,17,53.13 132,Pomarine Skua,Stercorarius pomarinus,13,40.63 133,Great Skua,Stercorarius skua,13,40.63 134,Puffin,Fratercula arctica,21,65.63 135,Black Guillemot,Cepphus grylle,29,90.63 136,Razorbill,Alca torda,28,87.50 137,Little Auk,Alle alle,5,15.63 138,Guillemot,Uria aalge,28,87.50 139,Red-throated Diver,Gavia stellata,28,87.50 140,Black-throated Diver,Gavia arctica,13,40.63 141,Great Northern Diver,Gavia immer,25,78.13 142,Wilson's Petrel,Oceanites oceanicus,5,15.63 143,Storm Petrel,Hydrobates pelagicus,11,34.38 144,Leach's Petrel,Hydrobates leucorhous,8,25.00 145,Fulmar,Fulmarus glacialis,28,87.50 146,Cory's Shearwater,Calonectris borealis,7,21.88 147,Sooty Shearwater,Ardenna grisea,14,43.75 148,Great Shearwater,Ardenna gravis,11,34.38 149,Manx Shearwater,Puffinus puffinus,27,84.38 150,Balearic Shearwater,Puffinus mauretanicus,7,21.88 151,Gannet,Morus bassanus,28,87.50 152,Cormorant,Phalacrocorax carbo,31,96.88 153,Shag,Gulosus aristotelis,31,96.88 154,Double-crested Cormorant,Nannopterum auritum,12,37.50 155,Glossy Ibis,Plegadis falcinellus,24,75.00 156,Spoonbill,Platalea leucorodia,14,43.75 157,Bittern,Botaurus stellaris,5,15.63 158,Little Egret,Egretta garzetta,30,93.75 159,Squacco Heron,Ardeola ralloides,5,15.63 160,Cattle Egret,Bubulcus ibis,22,68.75 161,Great White Egret,Ardea alba,22,68.75 162,Grey Heron,Ardea cinerea,32,100.00 163,Purple Heron,Ardea purpurea,4,12.50 164,Osprey,Pandion haliaetus,11,34.38 165,Egyptian Vulture,Neophron percnopterus,15,46.88 166,Golden Eagle,Aquila chrysaetos,5,15.63 167,Sparrowhawk,Accipiter nisus,30,93.75 168,Marsh Harrier,Circus aeruginosus,18,56.25 169,Hen Harrier,Circus cyaneus,20,62.50 170,Northern Harrier,Circus hudsonius,12,37.50 171,Red Kite,Milvus milvus,25,78.13 172,Buzzard,Buteo buteo,32,100.00 173,Barn Owl,Tyto alba,10,31.25 174,Long-eared Owl,Asio otus,18,56.25 175,Short-eared Owl,Asio flammeus,10,31.25 176,Kingfisher,Alcedo atthis,27,84.38 177,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Dendrocopos major,20,62.50 178,Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,31,96.88 179,Merlin,Falco columbarius,24,75.00 180,Hobby,Falco subbuteo,5,15.63 181,Peregrine,Falco peregrinus,26,81.25 182,Alder Flycatcher,Empidonax alnorum,2,6.25 183,Red-eyed Vireo,Vireo olivaceus,6,18.75 184,Woodchat Shrike,Lanius senator,2,6.25 185,Red-backed Shrike,Lanius collurio,4,12.50 186,Jay,Garrulus glandarius,30,93.75 187,Magpie,Pica pica,32,100.00 188,Chough,Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax,22,68.75 189,Jackdaw,Coloeus monedula,32,100.00 190,Rook,Corvus frugilegus,32,100.00 191,Carrion Crow,Corvus corone,22,68.75 192,Hooded Crow,Corvus cornix,32,100.00 193,Raven,Corvus corax,30,93.75 194,Waxwing,Bombycilla garrulus,4,12.50 195,Coal Tit,Periparus ater,32,100.00 196,Blue Tit,Cyanistes caeruleus,32,100.00 197,Great Tit,Parus major,32,100.00 198,Bearded Tit,Panurus biarmicus,16,50.00 199,Skylark,Alauda arvensis,29,90.63 200,Sand Martin,Riparia riparia,28,87.50 201,Swallow,Hirundo rustica,29,90.63 202,House Martin,Delichon urbicum,29,90.63 203,Cetti's Warbler,Cettia cetti,17,53.13 204,Long-tailed Tit,Aegithalos caudatus,31,96.88 205,Yellow-browed Warbler,Phylloscopus inornatus,11,34.38 206,Pallas's Warbler,Phylloscopus proregulus,5,15.63 207,Willow Warbler,Phylloscopus trochilus,28,87.50 208,Chiffchaff,Phylloscopus collybita,28,87.50 209,Arctic Warbler,Phylloscopus borealis,4,12.50 210,Sedge Warbler,Acrocephalus schoenobaenus,27,84.38 211,Blyth's Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus dumetorum,3,9.38 212,Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus scirpaceus,24,75.00 213,Eastern Olivaceous Warbler,Iduna pallida,14,43.75 214,Grasshopper Warbler,Locustella naevia,20,62.50 215,Blackcap,Sylvia atricapilla,28,87.50 216,Garden Warbler,Sylvia borin,9,28.13 217,Lesser Whitethroat,Curruca curruca,12,37.50 218,Whitethroat,Curruca communis,25,78.13 219,Firecrest,Regulus ignicapilla,9,28.13 220,Goldcrest,Regulus regulus,31,96.88 221,Wren,Troglodytes troglodytes,32,100.00 222,Treecreeper,Certhia familiaris,26,81.25 223,Rose-coloured Starling,Pastor roseus,1,3.13 224,Starling,Sturnus vulgaris,31,96.88 225,Song Thrush,Turdus philomelos,32,100.00 226,Mistle Thrush,Turdus viscivorus,31,96.88 227,Redwing,Turdus iliacus,31,96.88 228,Blackbird,Turdus merula,32,100.00 229,Fieldfare,Turdus pilaris,29,90.63 230,Ring Ouzel,Turdus torquatus,16,50.00 231,Spotted Flycatcher,Muscicapa striata,20,62.50 232,Robin,Erithacus rubecula,32,100.00 233,Red-flanked Bluetail,Tarsiger cyanurus,3,9.38 234,Black Redstart,Phoenicurus ochruros,21,65.63 235,Redstart,Phoenicurus phoenicurus,10,31.25 236,Whinchat,Saxicola rubetra,17,53.13 237,Stonechat,Saxicola rubicola,31,96.88 238,Wheatear,Oenanthe oenanthe,27,84.38 239,Isabelline Wheatear,Oenanthe isabellina,10,31.25 240,Dipper,Cinclus cinclus,25,78.13 241,Tree Sparrow,Passer montanus,22,68.75 242,House Sparrow,Passer domesticus,31,96.88 243,Dunnock,Prunella modularis,32,100.00 244,Yellow Wagtail,Motacilla flava,10,31.25 245,Citrine Wagtail,Motacilla citreola,4,12.50 246,Grey Wagtail,Motacilla cinerea,31,96.88 247,Pied Wagtail,Motacilla alba,31,96.88 248,Meadow Pipit,Anthus pratensis,30,93.75 249,Water Pipit,Anthus spinoletta,11,34.38 250,Rock Pipit,Anthus petrosus,29,90.63 251,Eurasian Chaffinch,Fringilla coelebs,32,100.00 252,Brambling,Fringilla montifringilla,23,71.88 253,Hawfinch,Coccothraustes coccothraustes,1,3.13 254,Bullfinch,Pyrrhula pyrrhula,32,100.00 255,Common Rosefinch,Carpodacus erythrinus,2,6.25 256,Greenfinch,Chloris chloris,29,90.63 257,Twite,Linaria flavirostris,15,46.88 258,Linnet,Linaria cannabina,29,90.63 259,Common (Mealy) Redpoll,Acanthis flammea,4,12.50 260,Lesser Redpoll,Acanthis cabaret,27,84.38 261,Crossbill,Loxia curvirostra,19,59.38 262,Goldfinch,Carduelis carduelis,32,100.00 263,Serin,Serinus serinus,7,21.88 264,Siskin,Spinus spinus,30,93.75 265,Lapland Bunting,Calcarius lapponicus,3,9.38 266,Snow Bunting,Plectrophenax nivalis,20,62.50 267,Yellowhammer,Emberiza citrinella,28,87.50 268,Reed Bunting,Emberiza schoeniclus,28,87.50 269,Baltimore Oriole,Icterus galbula,5,15.63 270,Yellow-rumped Warbler,Setophaga coronata,4,12.50