Paul Lynch: Ireland Year List 2020 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 167 of 167 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 20 90.91 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 12 54.55 3 Greylag Goose Anser anser 17 77.27 4 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 13 59.09 5 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 15 68.18 6 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 20 90.91 7 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 19 86.36 8 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 20 90.91 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 8 36.36 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 86.36 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 77.27 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 90.91 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 90.91 14 Black Duck Anas rubripes 3 13.64 15 Pintail Anas acuta 20 90.91 16 Teal Anas crecca 20 90.91 17 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 10 45.45 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 77.27 19 Eider Somateria mollissima 10 45.45 20 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 16 72.73 21 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 19 86.36 22 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 19 86.36 23 Swift Apus apus 18 81.82 24 Rock Dove Columba livia 17 77.27 25 Stock Dove Columba oenas 14 63.64 26 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 20 90.91 27 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 20 90.91 28 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 13 59.09 29 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 20 90.91 30 Coot Fulica atra 19 86.36 31 Crane Grus grus 1 4.55 32 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 20 90.91 33 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 19 86.36 34 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 9 40.91 35 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 20 90.91 36 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 19 86.36 37 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 17 77.27 38 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19 86.36 39 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 9 40.91 40 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 20 90.91 41 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 14 63.64 42 Curlew Numenius arquata 20 90.91 43 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 18 81.82 44 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 19 86.36 45 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 13 59.09 46 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18 81.82 47 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14 63.64 48 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 2 9.09 49 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 9 40.91 50 Redshank Tringa totanus 20 90.91 51 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 5 22.73 52 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20 90.91 53 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 19 86.36 54 Knot Calidris canutus 19 86.36 55 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11 50.00 56 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11 50.00 57 Sanderling Calidris alba 18 81.82 58 Dunlin Calidris alpina 20 90.91 59 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14 63.64 60 Little Stint Calidris minuta 10 45.45 61 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 9 40.91 62 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12 54.55 63 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 1 4.55 64 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13 59.09 65 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16 72.73 66 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 9 40.91 67 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17 77.27 68 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16 72.73 69 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 5 22.73 70 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 9 40.91 71 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 20 90.91 72 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 10 45.45 73 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 17 77.27 74 Common Gull Larus canus 20 90.91 75 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 20 90.91 76 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 20 90.91 77 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 9 40.91 78 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 18 81.82 79 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 7 31.82 80 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 8 36.36 81 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 5 22.73 82 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 7 31.82 83 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 18 81.82 84 Razorbill Alca torda 16 72.73 85 Guillemot Uria aalge 18 81.82 86 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 81.82 87 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19 86.36 88 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 50.00 89 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 5 22.73 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 17 77.27 91 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 7 31.82 92 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 4 18.18 93 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 14 63.64 94 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 6 27.27 95 Gannet Morus bassanus 18 81.82 96 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 20 90.91 97 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19 86.36 98 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 5 22.73 99 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 6 27.27 100 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 20 90.91 101 Great White Egret Ardea alba 5 22.73 102 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 20 90.91 103 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 3 13.64 104 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 20 90.91 105 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10 45.45 106 Red Kite Milvus milvus 15 68.18 107 Buzzard Buteo buteo 20 90.91 108 Barn Owl Tyto alba 8 36.36 109 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14 63.64 110 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 5 22.73 111 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18 81.82 112 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 7 31.82 113 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 20 90.91 114 Merlin Falco columbarius 16 72.73 115 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 19 86.36 116 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15 68.18 117 Magpie Pica pica 21 95.45 118 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 12 54.55 119 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 20 90.91 120 Rook Corvus frugilegus 20 90.91 121 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 11 50.00 122 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 20 90.91 123 Raven Corvus corax 19 86.36 124 Coal Tit Periparus ater 20 90.91 125 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 20 90.91 126 Great Tit Parus major 20 90.91 127 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20 90.91 128 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17 77.27 129 Swallow Hirundo rustica 18 81.82 130 House Martin Delichon urbicum 18 81.82 131 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 3 13.64 132 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 19 86.36 133 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18 81.82 134 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 18 81.82 135 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15 68.18 136 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19 86.36 137 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15 68.18 138 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 19 86.36 139 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 20 90.91 140 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 20 90.91 141 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 20 90.91 142 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 20 90.91 143 Redwing Turdus iliacus 18 81.82 144 Blackbird Turdus merula 20 90.91 145 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 17 77.27 146 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15 68.18 147 Robin Erithacus rubecula 21 95.45 148 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 12 54.55 149 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20 90.91 150 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15 68.18 151 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 13 59.09 152 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 20 90.91 153 Dunnock Prunella modularis 20 90.91 154 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19 86.36 155 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 20 90.91 156 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 20 90.91 157 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 86.36 158 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 20 90.91 159 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 20 90.91 160 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 20 90.91 161 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20 90.91 162 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 17 77.27 163 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 20 90.91 164 Siskin Spinus spinus 16 72.73 165 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 6 27.27 166 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 86.36 167 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 18 81.82