Niall Griffin: Ireland Year List 2021 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 146 of 146 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 21 91.30 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 5 21.74 3 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 23 100.00 4 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18 78.26 5 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 22 95.65 6 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 82.61 7 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19 82.61 8 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19 82.61 9 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 95.65 10 Pintail Anas acuta 15 65.22 11 Teal Anas crecca 21 91.30 12 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 91.30 13 Eider Somateria mollissima 13 56.52 14 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18 78.26 15 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 18 78.26 16 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 22 95.65 17 Swift Apus apus 20 86.96 18 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 18 78.26 19 Rock Dove Columba livia 18 78.26 20 Stock Dove Columba oenas 16 69.57 21 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 23 100.00 22 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 23 100.00 23 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 23 100.00 24 Coot Fulica atra 21 91.30 25 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 23 100.00 26 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 20 86.96 27 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 22 95.65 28 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 17 73.91 29 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 21 91.30 30 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 21 91.30 31 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 21 91.30 32 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22 95.65 33 Curlew Numenius arquata 21 91.30 34 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 19 82.61 35 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 22 95.65 36 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 22 95.65 37 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19 82.61 38 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 15 65.22 39 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 9 39.13 40 Redshank Tringa totanus 21 91.30 41 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 14 60.87 42 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 18 78.26 43 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 21 91.30 44 Knot Calidris canutus 20 86.96 45 Ruff Calidris pugnax 19 82.61 46 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 17 73.91 47 Sanderling Calidris alba 19 82.61 48 Dunlin Calidris alpina 21 91.30 49 Little Stint Calidris minuta 16 69.57 50 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 6 26.09 51 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 3 13.04 52 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 17 73.91 53 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 12 52.17 54 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 10 43.48 55 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 17 73.91 56 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 20 86.96 57 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 15 65.22 58 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20 86.96 59 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 20 86.96 60 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 21 91.30 61 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 21 91.30 62 Common Gull Larus canus 21 91.30 63 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 23 100.00 64 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 21 91.30 65 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 17 73.91 66 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 22 95.65 67 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 14 60.87 68 Puffin Fratercula arctica 15 65.22 69 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 19 82.61 70 Razorbill Alca torda 20 86.96 71 Guillemot Uria aalge 21 91.30 72 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 78.26 73 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 5 21.74 74 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 18 78.26 75 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19 82.61 76 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 19 82.61 77 Gannet Morus bassanus 21 91.30 78 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 23 100.00 79 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 20 86.96 80 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 10 43.48 81 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 22 95.65 82 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 23 100.00 83 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 21 91.30 84 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16 69.57 85 Buzzard Buteo buteo 23 100.00 86 Barn Owl Tyto alba 10 43.48 87 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 21 91.30 88 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 16 69.57 89 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 21 91.30 90 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 20 86.96 91 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 6 26.09 92 Jay Garrulus glandarius 23 100.00 93 Magpie Pica pica 23 100.00 94 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 15 65.22 95 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 23 100.00 96 Rook Corvus frugilegus 23 100.00 97 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 15 65.22 98 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 23 100.00 99 Raven Corvus corax 20 86.96 100 Coal Tit Periparus ater 23 100.00 101 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 23 100.00 102 Great Tit Parus major 23 100.00 103 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20 86.96 104 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 21 91.30 105 Swallow Hirundo rustica 23 100.00 106 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23 100.00 107 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 23 100.00 108 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 21 91.30 109 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 22 95.65 110 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21 91.30 111 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 16 69.57 112 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 16 69.57 113 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 22 95.65 114 Whitethroat Curruca communis 20 86.96 115 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 22 95.65 116 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 23 100.00 117 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 18 78.26 118 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 14 60.87 119 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 23 100.00 120 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 23 100.00 121 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 23 100.00 122 Redwing Turdus iliacus 22 95.65 123 Blackbird Turdus merula 23 100.00 124 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16 69.57 125 Robin Erithacus rubecula 23 100.00 126 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 15 65.22 127 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 23 100.00 128 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20 86.96 129 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 21 91.30 130 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 16 69.57 131 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 23 100.00 132 Dunnock Prunella modularis 22 95.65 133 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22 95.65 134 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 23 100.00 135 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 22 95.65 136 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 82.61 137 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 23 100.00 138 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 23 100.00 139 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 22 95.65 140 Linnet Linaria cannabina 22 95.65 141 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 19 82.61 142 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 23 100.00 143 Siskin Spinus spinus 23 100.00 144 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 82.61 145 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 4 17.39 146 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 21 91.30