Brian Porter: Ireland Year List 2021 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 21 91.30 2 Greylag Goose Anser anser 18 78.26 3 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 14 60.87 4 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 13 56.52 5 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 23 100.00 6 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18 78.26 7 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 22 95.65 8 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 6 26.09 9 Garganey Spatula querquedula 8 34.78 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 82.61 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19 82.61 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19 82.61 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 95.65 14 Black Duck Anas rubripes 4 17.39 15 Pintail Anas acuta 15 65.22 16 Teal Anas crecca 21 91.30 17 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 7 30.43 18 Pochard Aythya ferina 15 65.22 19 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 8 34.78 20 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 91.30 21 Scaup Aythya marila 12 52.17 22 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 6 26.09 23 Eider Somateria mollissima 13 56.52 24 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18 78.26 25 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 15 65.22 26 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 15 65.22 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 18 78.26 28 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 6 26.09 29 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 5 21.74 30 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 22 95.65 31 Swift Apus apus 20 86.96 32 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 18 78.26 33 Rock Dove Columba livia 18 78.26 34 Stock Dove Columba oenas 16 69.57 35 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 23 100.00 36 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 23 100.00 37 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 16 69.57 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 23 100.00 39 Coot Fulica atra 21 91.30 40 Crane Grus grus 1 4.35 41 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 23 100.00 42 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 20 86.96 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 22 95.65 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 4 17.39 45 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 17 73.91 46 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 21 91.30 47 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 21 91.30 48 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 11 47.83 49 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 21 91.30 50 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22 95.65 51 Curlew Numenius arquata 21 91.30 52 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 19 82.61 53 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 22 95.65 54 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 2 8.70 55 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 11 47.83 56 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 11 47.83 57 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 22 95.65 58 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 1 4.35 59 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 5 21.74 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19 82.61 61 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 15 65.22 62 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 9 39.13 63 Redshank Tringa totanus 21 91.30 64 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 8 34.78 65 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 14 60.87 66 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 18 78.26 67 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 21 91.30 68 Knot Calidris canutus 20 86.96 69 Ruff Calidris pugnax 19 82.61 70 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 17 73.91 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 19 82.61 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 21 91.30 73 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14 60.87 74 Little Stint Calidris minuta 16 69.57 75 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 12 52.17 76 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 17 73.91 77 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 12 52.17 78 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 9 39.13 79 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 1 4.35 80 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 17 73.91 81 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 20 86.96 82 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 15 65.22 83 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20 86.96 84 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 13 56.52 85 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 20 86.96 86 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 4 17.39 87 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 21 91.30 88 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 21 91.30 89 Common Gull Larus canus 21 91.30 90 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 12 52.17 91 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 23 100.00 92 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 13 56.52 93 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 21 91.30 94 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 17 73.91 95 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 22 95.65 96 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 2 8.70 97 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 14 60.87 98 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 5 21.74 99 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 12 52.17 100 Puffin Fratercula arctica 15 65.22 101 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 19 82.61 102 Razorbill Alca torda 20 86.96 103 Guillemot Uria aalge 21 91.30 104 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 78.26 105 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 18 78.26 106 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 3 13.04 107 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 10 43.48 108 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 3 13.04 109 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19 82.61 110 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 2 8.70 111 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 11 47.83 112 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 3 13.04 113 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 19 82.61 114 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 5 21.74 115 Gannet Morus bassanus 21 91.30 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 23 100.00 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 20 86.96 118 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 2 8.70 119 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 10 43.48 120 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 22 95.65 121 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 13 56.52 122 Great White Egret Ardea alba 16 69.57 123 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 23 100.00 124 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 7 30.43 125 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 21 91.30 126 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 13 56.52 127 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 12 52.17 128 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 1 4.35 129 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16 69.57 130 Buzzard Buteo buteo 23 100.00 131 Barn Owl Tyto alba 10 43.48 132 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 11 47.83 133 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 10 43.48 134 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 21 91.30 135 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 16 69.57 136 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 21 91.30 137 Merlin Falco columbarius 16 69.57 138 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 20 86.96 139 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor 2 8.70 140 Jay Garrulus glandarius 23 100.00 141 Magpie Pica pica 23 100.00 142 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 15 65.22 143 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 23 100.00 144 Rook Corvus frugilegus 23 100.00 145 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 15 65.22 146 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 23 100.00 147 Raven Corvus corax 20 86.96 148 Coal Tit Periparus ater 23 100.00 149 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 23 100.00 150 Great Tit Parus major 23 100.00 151 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 9 39.13 152 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20 86.96 153 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 5 21.74 154 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 21 91.30 155 Swallow Hirundo rustica 23 100.00 156 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23 100.00 157 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 23 100.00 158 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 7 30.43 159 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 21 91.30 160 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 22 95.65 161 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus 1 4.35 162 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21 91.30 163 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 16 69.57 164 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 16 69.57 165 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 22 95.65 166 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 9 39.13 167 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 10 43.48 168 Whitethroat Curruca communis 20 86.96 169 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 22 95.65 170 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 23 100.00 171 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 18 78.26 172 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 14 60.87 173 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 23 100.00 174 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 23 100.00 175 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 23 100.00 176 Redwing Turdus iliacus 22 95.65 177 Blackbird Turdus merula 23 100.00 178 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 18 78.26 179 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16 69.57 180 Robin Erithacus rubecula 23 100.00 181 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 6 26.09 182 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 15 65.22 183 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 23 100.00 184 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20 86.96 185 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 21 91.30 186 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 16 69.57 187 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 23 100.00 188 Dunnock Prunella modularis 22 95.65 189 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22 95.65 190 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 23 100.00 191 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 22 95.65 192 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 82.61 193 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 23 100.00 194 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 8 34.78 195 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 23 100.00 196 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 22 95.65 197 Linnet Linaria cannabina 22 95.65 198 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 5 21.74 199 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 19 82.61 200 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12 52.17 201 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 23 100.00 202 Siskin Spinus spinus 23 100.00 203 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 82.61 204 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 21 91.30