Conor Foley: Ireland Year List 2020 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 199 of 199 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 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 9 40.91 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 19 86.36 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 20 90.91 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 86.36 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 77.27 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 90.91 13 American Wigeon Mareca americana 10 45.45 14 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 90.91 15 Pintail Anas acuta 20 90.91 16 Teal Anas crecca 20 90.91 17 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 10 45.45 18 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 8 36.36 19 Pochard Aythya ferina 11 50.00 20 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 7 31.82 21 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 77.27 22 Eider Somateria mollissima 10 45.45 23 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 4 18.18 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 16 72.73 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 13 59.09 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 16 72.73 27 Goosander Mergus merganser 10 45.45 28 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 19 86.36 29 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 19 86.36 30 Swift Apus apus 18 81.82 31 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 7 31.82 32 Rock Dove Columba livia 17 77.27 33 Stock Dove Columba oenas 14 63.64 34 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 20 90.91 35 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 20 90.91 36 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 13 59.09 37 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 20 90.91 38 Coot Fulica atra 19 86.36 39 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 20 90.91 40 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 19 86.36 41 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 10 45.45 42 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 3 13.64 43 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus 9 40.91 44 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 20 90.91 45 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 3 13.64 46 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 19 86.36 47 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 17 77.27 48 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19 86.36 49 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 9 40.91 50 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 20 90.91 51 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 14 63.64 52 Curlew Numenius arquata 20 90.91 53 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 18 81.82 54 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 19 86.36 55 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 10 45.45 56 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 6 27.27 57 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 13 59.09 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18 81.82 59 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 3 13.64 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14 63.64 61 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 2 9.09 62 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 9 40.91 63 Redshank Tringa totanus 20 90.91 64 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 5 22.73 65 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20 90.91 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 19 86.36 67 Knot Calidris canutus 19 86.36 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11 50.00 69 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11 50.00 70 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 9 40.91 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 18 81.82 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 20 90.91 73 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14 63.64 74 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 9 40.91 75 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12 54.55 76 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 7 31.82 77 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13 59.09 78 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16 72.73 79 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 9 40.91 80 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17 77.27 81 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus 4 18.18 82 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 8 36.36 83 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16 72.73 84 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 9 40.91 85 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 20 90.91 86 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 10 45.45 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 17 77.27 88 Common Gull Larus canus 20 90.91 89 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 10 45.45 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 20 90.91 91 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 8 36.36 92 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 20 90.91 93 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 9 40.91 94 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 18 81.82 95 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 7 31.82 96 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 8 36.36 97 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 7 31.82 98 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 18 81.82 99 Razorbill Alca torda 16 72.73 100 Guillemot Uria aalge 18 81.82 101 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 81.82 102 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19 86.36 103 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 50.00 104 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 5 22.73 105 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 17 77.27 106 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 7 31.82 107 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 14 63.64 108 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 6 27.27 109 Gannet Morus bassanus 18 81.82 110 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 10 45.45 111 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 20 90.91 112 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19 86.36 113 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 5 22.73 114 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 6 27.27 115 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 20 90.91 116 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 11 50.00 117 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 20 90.91 118 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 3 13.64 119 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 20 90.91 120 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10 45.45 121 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 14 63.64 122 Red Kite Milvus milvus 15 68.18 123 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 5 22.73 124 Buzzard Buteo buteo 20 90.91 125 Barn Owl Tyto alba 8 36.36 126 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14 63.64 127 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 5 22.73 128 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18 81.82 129 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 12 54.55 130 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 20 90.91 131 Merlin Falco columbarius 16 72.73 132 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 19 86.36 133 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 7 31.82 134 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 1 4.55 135 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15 68.18 136 Magpie Pica pica 21 95.45 137 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 12 54.55 138 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 20 90.91 139 Rook Corvus frugilegus 20 90.91 140 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 11 50.00 141 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 20 90.91 142 Raven Corvus corax 19 86.36 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 20 90.91 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 20 90.91 145 Great Tit Parus major 20 90.91 146 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 9 40.91 147 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20 90.91 148 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17 77.27 149 Swallow Hirundo rustica 18 81.82 150 House Martin Delichon urbicum 18 81.82 151 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 3 13.64 152 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 19 86.36 153 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 9 40.91 154 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18 81.82 155 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 18 81.82 156 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 4 18.18 157 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15 68.18 158 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 9 40.91 159 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 8 36.36 160 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19 86.36 161 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 7 31.82 162 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15 68.18 163 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 19 86.36 164 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 20 90.91 165 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 17 77.27 166 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 20 90.91 167 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 20 90.91 168 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 20 90.91 169 Redwing Turdus iliacus 18 81.82 170 Blackbird Turdus merula 20 90.91 171 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 17 77.27 172 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15 68.18 173 Robin Erithacus rubecula 21 95.45 174 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 12 54.55 175 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 9 40.91 176 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20 90.91 177 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15 68.18 178 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 12 54.55 179 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 13 59.09 180 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 20 90.91 181 Dunnock Prunella modularis 20 90.91 182 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis 7 31.82 183 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19 86.36 184 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 20 90.91 185 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 20 90.91 186 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 86.36 187 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 20 90.91 188 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 20 90.91 189 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 20 90.91 190 Twite Linaria flavirostris 7 31.82 191 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20 90.91 192 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 17 77.27 193 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 10 45.45 194 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 20 90.91 195 Siskin Spinus spinus 16 72.73 196 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 6 27.27 197 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 86.36 198 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 18 81.82 199 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 5 22.73