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