Brian McCloskey: Ireland Year List 2022 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 270 of 270 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 29 90.63 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 7 21.88 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 21 65.63 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 13 40.63 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 11 34.38 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 27 84.38 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 24 75.00 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 11 34.38 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 20 62.50 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 32 100.00 11 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 9 28.13 12 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 28 87.50 13 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 30 93.75 14 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 4 12.50 15 Garganey Spatula querquedula 23 71.88 16 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 7 21.88 17 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 29 90.63 18 Gadwall Mareca strepera 27 84.38 19 Wigeon Mareca penelope 29 90.63 20 American Wigeon Mareca americana 4 12.50 21 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 32 100.00 22 Black Duck Anas rubripes 3 9.38 23 Pintail Anas acuta 27 84.38 24 Teal Anas crecca 30 93.75 25 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 18 56.25 26 Pochard Aythya ferina 25 78.13 27 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 9 28.13 28 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 20 62.50 29 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 30 93.75 30 Scaup Aythya marila 22 68.75 31 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 13 40.63 32 Eider Somateria mollissima 21 65.63 33 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 7 21.88 34 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 14 43.75 35 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 4 12.50 36 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25 78.13 37 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 19 59.38 38 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 29 90.63 39 Smew Mergellus albellus 7 21.88 40 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 10 31.25 41 Goosander Mergus merganser 20 62.50 42 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29 90.63 43 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 2 6.25 44 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 13 40.63 45 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 7 21.88 46 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 32 100.00 47 Swift Apus apus 28 87.50 48 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 23 71.88 49 Rock Dove Columba livia 23 71.88 50 Stock Dove Columba oenas 25 78.13 51 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 32 100.00 52 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 5 15.63 53 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 31 96.88 54 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 24 75.00 55 Corncrake Crex crex 5 15.63 56 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 32 100.00 57 Coot Fulica atra 30 93.75 58 American Coot Fulica americana 8 25.00 59 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 32 100.00 60 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 7 21.88 61 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 28 87.50 62 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 15 46.88 63 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11 34.38 64 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 31 96.88 65 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 6 18.75 66 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 25 78.13 67 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 28 87.50 68 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 8 25.00 69 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 14 43.75 70 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 30 93.75 71 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus 4 12.50 72 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 14 43.75 73 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 31 96.88 74 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 10 31.25 75 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 28 87.50 76 Curlew Numenius arquata 30 93.75 77 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 27 84.38 78 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 28 87.50 79 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 15 46.88 80 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 16 50.00 81 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 30 93.75 82 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 12 37.50 83 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 1 3.13 84 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27 84.38 85 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 5 15.63 86 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13 40.63 87 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11 34.38 88 Redshank Tringa totanus 30 93.75 89 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 17 53.13 90 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 20 62.50 91 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 28 87.50 92 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 17 53.13 93 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 27 84.38 94 Knot Calidris canutus 27 84.38 95 Ruff Calidris pugnax 27 84.38 96 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 3 9.38 97 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 20 62.50 98 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 5 15.63 99 Sanderling Calidris alba 24 75.00 100 Dunlin Calidris alpina 28 87.50 101 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 24 75.00 102 Little Stint Calidris minuta 14 43.75 103 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 3 9.38 104 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 16 50.00 105 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 5 15.63 106 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23 71.88 107 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 6 18.75 108 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 12 37.50 109 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 8 25.00 110 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22 68.75 111 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 26 81.25 112 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 17 53.13 113 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 28 87.50 114 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 12 37.50 115 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 21 65.63 116 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 8 25.00 117 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 28 87.50 118 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 12 37.50 119 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 9 28.13 120 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 32 100.00 121 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 27 84.38 122 Common Gull Larus canus 29 90.63 123 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 17 53.13 124 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 31 96.88 125 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 11 34.38 126 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 30 93.75 127 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 18 56.25 128 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29 90.63 129 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 21 65.63 130 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 9 28.13 131 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 17 53.13 132 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 13 40.63 133 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 13 40.63 134 Puffin Fratercula arctica 21 65.63 135 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 29 90.63 136 Razorbill Alca torda 28 87.50 137 Little Auk Alle alle 5 15.63 138 Guillemot Uria aalge 28 87.50 139 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 28 87.50 140 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 13 40.63 141 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 25 78.13 142 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 5 15.63 143 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 34.38 144 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 8 25.00 145 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 28 87.50 146 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 7 21.88 147 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 14 43.75 148 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 11 34.38 149 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27 84.38 150 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 7 21.88 151 Gannet Morus bassanus 28 87.50 152 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 31 96.88 153 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 31 96.88 154 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 12 37.50 155 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 24 75.00 156 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 14 43.75 157 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 5 15.63 158 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 30 93.75 159 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 5 15.63 160 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 22 68.75 161 Great White Egret Ardea alba 22 68.75 162 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 32 100.00 163 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 4 12.50 164 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 11 34.38 165 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 15 46.88 166 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 5 15.63 167 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 30 93.75 168 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18 56.25 169 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 20 62.50 170 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 12 37.50 171 Red Kite Milvus milvus 25 78.13 172 Buzzard Buteo buteo 32 100.00 173 Barn Owl Tyto alba 10 31.25 174 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 18 56.25 175 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 10 31.25 176 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 27 84.38 177 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 20 62.50 178 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 31 96.88 179 Merlin Falco columbarius 24 75.00 180 Hobby Falco subbuteo 5 15.63 181 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 26 81.25 182 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum 2 6.25 183 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 6 18.75 184 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 2 6.25 185 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 4 12.50 186 Jay Garrulus glandarius 30 93.75 187 Magpie Pica pica 32 100.00 188 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 22 68.75 189 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 32 100.00 190 Rook Corvus frugilegus 32 100.00 191 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 22 68.75 192 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 32 100.00 193 Raven Corvus corax 30 93.75 194 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 4 12.50 195 Coal Tit Periparus ater 32 100.00 196 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 32 100.00 197 Great Tit Parus major 32 100.00 198 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 16 50.00 199 Skylark Alauda arvensis 29 90.63 200 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 28 87.50 201 Swallow Hirundo rustica 29 90.63 202 House Martin Delichon urbicum 29 90.63 203 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 17 53.13 204 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 31 96.88 205 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 11 34.38 206 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 5 15.63 207 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 28 87.50 208 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 28 87.50 209 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 4 12.50 210 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 27 84.38 211 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 3 9.38 212 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 24 75.00 213 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 14 43.75 214 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 20 62.50 215 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 28 87.50 216 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 9 28.13 217 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 12 37.50 218 Whitethroat Curruca communis 25 78.13 219 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 9 28.13 220 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 31 96.88 221 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 32 100.00 222 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 26 81.25 223 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 1 3.13 224 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 31 96.88 225 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 32 100.00 226 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 31 96.88 227 Redwing Turdus iliacus 31 96.88 228 Blackbird Turdus merula 32 100.00 229 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 29 90.63 230 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 16 50.00 231 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 20 62.50 232 Robin Erithacus rubecula 32 100.00 233 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 3 9.38 234 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 21 65.63 235 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10 31.25 236 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 17 53.13 237 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 31 96.88 238 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 27 84.38 239 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 10 31.25 240 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 25 78.13 241 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 22 68.75 242 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 31 96.88 243 Dunnock Prunella modularis 32 100.00 244 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10 31.25 245 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 4 12.50 246 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 31 96.88 247 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 31 96.88 248 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 30 93.75 249 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 11 34.38 250 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 29 90.63 251 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 32 100.00 252 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23 71.88 253 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 1 3.13 254 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 32 100.00 255 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 2 6.25 256 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 29 90.63 257 Twite Linaria flavirostris 15 46.88 258 Linnet Linaria cannabina 29 90.63 259 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 4 12.50 260 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 27 84.38 261 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 19 59.38 262 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 32 100.00 263 Serin Serinus serinus 7 21.88 264 Siskin Spinus spinus 30 93.75 265 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 3 9.38 266 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 20 62.50 267 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 28 87.50 268 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 28 87.50 269 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 5 15.63 270 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 4 12.50