Stephen King: Ireland Year List 2020 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 204 of 204 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 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 1 4.55 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 Black Duck Anas rubripes 3 13.64 17 Pintail Anas acuta 20 90.91 18 Teal Anas crecca 20 90.91 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 10 45.45 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 11 50.00 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 7 31.82 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 17 77.27 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 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 19 86.36 28 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 2 9.09 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 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 5 22.73 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 19 86.36 42 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 10 45.45 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 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 18 81.82 58 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 14 63.64 59 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 9 40.91 60 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 6 27.27 61 Redshank Tringa totanus 20 90.91 62 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 5 22.73 63 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 20 90.91 64 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 19 86.36 65 Knot Calidris canutus 19 86.36 66 Ruff Calidris pugnax 11 50.00 67 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 11 50.00 68 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 9 40.91 69 Sanderling Calidris alba 18 81.82 70 Dunlin Calidris alpina 20 90.91 71 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14 63.64 72 Little Stint Calidris minuta 10 45.45 73 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 3 13.64 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 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2 9.09 78 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13 59.09 79 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 16 72.73 80 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 9 40.91 81 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 17 77.27 82 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus 4 18.18 83 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 8 36.36 84 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 16 72.73 85 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 5 22.73 86 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 9 40.91 87 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 20 90.91 88 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla 10 45.45 89 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 17 77.27 90 Common Gull Larus canus 20 90.91 91 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 10 45.45 92 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 20 90.91 93 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 8 36.36 94 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 20 90.91 95 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 9 40.91 96 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 18 81.82 97 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 7 31.82 98 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 8 36.36 99 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 5 22.73 100 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 7 31.82 101 Puffin Fratercula arctica 9 40.91 102 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 18 81.82 103 Razorbill Alca torda 16 72.73 104 Guillemot Uria aalge 18 81.82 105 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 81.82 106 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 19 86.36 107 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 50.00 108 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 17 77.27 109 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 3 13.64 110 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 7 31.82 111 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 4 18.18 112 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 14 63.64 113 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 6 27.27 114 Gannet Morus bassanus 18 81.82 115 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 10 45.45 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 20 90.91 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 19 86.36 118 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 5 22.73 119 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 6 27.27 120 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 20 90.91 121 Great White Egret Ardea alba 5 22.73 122 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 20 90.91 123 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 5 22.73 124 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 20 90.91 125 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10 45.45 126 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 14 63.64 127 Red Kite Milvus milvus 15 68.18 128 Buzzard Buteo buteo 20 90.91 129 Barn Owl Tyto alba 8 36.36 130 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 14 63.64 131 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 5 22.73 132 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 18 81.82 133 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon 7 31.82 134 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 12 54.55 135 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 20 90.91 136 Merlin Falco columbarius 16 72.73 137 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 19 86.36 138 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 7 31.82 139 Jay Garrulus glandarius 15 68.18 140 Magpie Pica pica 21 95.45 141 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 12 54.55 142 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 20 90.91 143 Rook Corvus frugilegus 20 90.91 144 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 11 50.00 145 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 20 90.91 146 Raven Corvus corax 19 86.36 147 Coal Tit Periparus ater 20 90.91 148 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 20 90.91 149 Great Tit Parus major 20 90.91 150 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 9 40.91 151 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20 90.91 152 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 17 77.27 153 Swallow Hirundo rustica 18 81.82 154 House Martin Delichon urbicum 18 81.82 155 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 19 86.36 156 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 9 40.91 157 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 2 9.09 158 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 18 81.82 159 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 18 81.82 160 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 4 18.18 161 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 15 68.18 162 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 9 40.91 163 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 8 36.36 164 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 19 86.36 165 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 7 31.82 166 Whitethroat Curruca communis 15 68.18 167 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 19 86.36 168 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 20 90.91 169 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 17 77.27 170 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 5 22.73 171 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 20 90.91 172 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 20 90.91 173 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 20 90.91 174 Redwing Turdus iliacus 18 81.82 175 Blackbird Turdus merula 20 90.91 176 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 17 77.27 177 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 15 68.18 178 Robin Erithacus rubecula 21 95.45 179 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 9 40.91 180 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20 90.91 181 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15 68.18 182 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 12 54.55 183 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 20 90.91 184 Dunnock Prunella modularis 20 90.91 185 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 2 9.09 186 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 2 9.09 187 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19 86.36 188 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 20 90.91 189 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 20 90.91 190 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 1 4.55 191 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 86.36 192 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 20 90.91 193 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 20 90.91 194 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 20 90.91 195 Twite Linaria flavirostris 7 31.82 196 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20 90.91 197 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 17 77.27 198 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 10 45.45 199 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 20 90.91 200 Siskin Spinus spinus 16 72.73 201 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 2 9.09 202 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 6 27.27 203 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 86.36 204 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 18 81.82