Chris Ingram: Ireland Year List 2020 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 180 of 180 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 20 90.91 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 4 18.18 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 12 54.55 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 17 77.27 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 13 59.09 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 15 68.18 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 20 90.91 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 19 86.36 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 20 90.91 10 Garganey Spatula querquedula 8 36.36 11 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 86.36 12 Gadwall Mareca strepera 17 77.27 13 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 90.91 14 American Wigeon Mareca americana 10 45.45 15 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 20 90.91 16 Pintail Anas acuta 20 90.91 17 Teal Anas crecca 20 90.91 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 11 50.00 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 7 31.82 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 77.27 21 Scaup Aythya marila 9 40.91 22 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 1 4.55 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 10 45.45 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 Corncrake Crex crex 3 13.64 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 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 20 90.91 43 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 19 86.36 44 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 17 77.27 45 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 19 86.36 46 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 20 90.91 47 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 14 63.64 48 Curlew Numenius arquata 20 90.91 49 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 18 81.82 50 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 19 86.36 51 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18 81.82 52 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 3 13.64 53 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14 63.64 54 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 6 27.27 55 Redshank Tringa totanus 20 90.91 56 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 8 36.36 57 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20 90.91 58 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 19 86.36 59 Knot Calidris canutus 19 86.36 60 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11 50.00 61 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11 50.00 62 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 9 40.91 63 Sanderling Calidris alba 18 81.82 64 Dunlin Calidris alpina 20 90.91 65 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14 63.64 66 Little Stint Calidris minuta 10 45.45 67 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 3 13.64 68 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13 59.09 69 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16 72.73 70 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17 77.27 71 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16 72.73 72 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 5 22.73 73 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 20 90.91 74 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 17 77.27 75 Common Gull Larus canus 20 90.91 76 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 20 90.91 77 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 20 90.91 78 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 9 40.91 79 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 18 81.82 80 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 7 31.82 81 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 8 36.36 82 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 5 22.73 83 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 7 31.82 84 Puffin Fratercula arctica 9 40.91 85 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 18 81.82 86 Razorbill Alca torda 16 72.73 87 Guillemot Uria aalge 18 81.82 88 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 81.82 89 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 4 18.18 90 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19 86.36 91 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 50.00 92 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 5 22.73 93 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 17 77.27 94 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae 2 9.09 95 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 3 13.64 96 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 7 31.82 97 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 14 63.64 98 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 6 27.27 99 Gannet Morus bassanus 18 81.82 100 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 20 90.91 101 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19 86.36 102 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 20 90.91 103 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 20 90.91 104 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 2 9.09 105 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 20 90.91 106 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 14 63.64 107 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 5 22.73 108 Buzzard Buteo buteo 20 90.91 109 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14 63.64 110 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18 81.82 111 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 20 90.91 112 Merlin Falco columbarius 16 72.73 113 Hobby Falco subbuteo 1 4.55 114 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 19 86.36 115 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 1 4.55 116 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 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 19 86.36 132 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 9 40.91 133 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 1 4.55 134 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18 81.82 135 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 18 81.82 136 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15 68.18 137 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 8 36.36 138 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19 86.36 139 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 2 9.09 140 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1 4.55 141 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 7 31.82 142 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15 68.18 143 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 19 86.36 144 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 20 90.91 145 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 5 22.73 146 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 20 90.91 147 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 20 90.91 148 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 20 90.91 149 Redwing Turdus iliacus 18 81.82 150 Blackbird Turdus merula 20 90.91 151 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 17 77.27 152 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15 68.18 153 Robin Erithacus rubecula 21 95.45 154 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 2 9.09 155 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 1 4.55 156 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 9 40.91 157 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20 90.91 158 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15 68.18 159 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 12 54.55 160 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 13 59.09 161 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 20 90.91 162 Dunnock Prunella modularis 20 90.91 163 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19 86.36 164 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 20 90.91 165 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 20 90.91 166 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 3 13.64 167 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 86.36 168 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 20 90.91 169 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 1 4.55 170 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 20 90.91 171 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 20 90.91 172 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20 90.91 173 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 1 4.55 174 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 17 77.27 175 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 10 45.45 176 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 20 90.91 177 Siskin Spinus spinus 16 72.73 178 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 86.36 179 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 18 81.82 180 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus 5 22.73