Joe Proudfoot: Ireland Year List 2023 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 197 of 197 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 26 96.30 2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 17 62.96 3 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 6 22.22 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 21 77.78 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 20 74.07 6 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 4 14.81 7 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 19 70.37 8 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 26 96.30 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 26 96.30 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 26 96.30 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 18 66.67 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 24 88.89 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 24 88.89 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 26 96.30 15 American Wigeon Mareca americana 6 22.22 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 27 100.00 17 Black Duck Anas rubripes 3 11.11 18 Pintail Anas acuta 23 85.19 19 Teal Anas crecca 26 96.30 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 21 77.78 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 12 44.44 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 25 92.59 23 Scaup Aythya marila 14 51.85 24 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 7 25.93 25 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 11 40.74 26 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 8 29.63 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 22 81.48 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 18 66.67 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 25 92.59 30 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 5 18.52 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 15 55.56 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 22 81.48 33 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 2 7.41 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 10 37.04 35 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 5 18.52 36 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 23 85.19 37 Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 14 51.85 38 Swift Apus apus 25 92.59 39 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 20 74.07 40 Rock Dove Columba livia 21 77.78 41 Stock Dove Columba oenas 20 74.07 42 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 27 100.00 43 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 27 100.00 44 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 23 85.19 45 Corncrake Crex crex 8 29.63 46 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 26 96.30 47 Coot Fulica atra 25 92.59 48 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 27 100.00 49 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 25 92.59 50 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 13 48.15 51 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 12 44.44 52 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 26 96.30 53 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 23 85.19 54 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 24 88.89 55 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 24 88.89 56 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 7 25.93 57 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 26 96.30 58 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus 2 7.41 59 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 23 85.19 60 Curlew Numenius arquata 27 100.00 61 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 20 74.07 62 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 26 96.30 63 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 12 44.44 64 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 19 70.37 65 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 25 92.59 66 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 16 59.26 67 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 23 85.19 68 Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius 6 22.22 69 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 18 66.67 70 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11 40.74 71 Redshank Tringa totanus 26 96.30 72 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 20 74.07 73 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 24 88.89 74 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 24 88.89 75 Knot Calidris canutus 22 81.48 76 Ruff Calidris pugnax 23 85.19 77 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 18 66.67 78 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 5 18.52 79 Sanderling Calidris alba 24 88.89 80 Dunlin Calidris alpina 24 88.89 81 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 21 77.78 82 Little Stint Calidris minuta 15 55.56 83 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 15 55.56 84 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 20 74.07 85 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 15 55.56 86 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 13 48.15 87 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22 81.48 88 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 23 85.19 89 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 17 62.96 90 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 24 88.89 91 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 20 74.07 92 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 24 88.89 93 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 11 40.74 94 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 27 100.00 95 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 24 88.89 96 Common Gull Larus canus 25 92.59 97 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 27 100.00 98 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 25 92.59 99 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 26 96.30 100 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 17 62.96 101 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 11 40.74 102 Puffin Fratercula arctica 20 74.07 103 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 23 85.19 104 Razorbill Alca torda 23 85.19 105 Guillemot Uria aalge 24 88.89 106 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 21 77.78 107 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 23 85.19 108 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 17 62.96 109 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 22 81.48 110 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 14 51.85 111 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 23 85.19 112 Gannet Morus bassanus 24 88.89 113 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 27 100.00 114 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 25 92.59 115 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 14 51.85 116 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 4 14.81 117 Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 15 55.56 118 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 26 96.30 119 Great White Egret Ardea alba 19 70.37 120 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 27 100.00 121 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 26 96.30 122 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 21 77.78 123 Red Kite Milvus milvus 20 74.07 124 Buzzard Buteo buteo 26 96.30 125 Barn Owl Tyto alba 18 66.67 126 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 16 59.26 127 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 18 66.67 128 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 23 85.19 129 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 3 11.11 130 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 20 74.07 131 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 25 92.59 132 Merlin Falco columbarius 19 70.37 133 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 27 100.00 134 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 3 11.11 135 Jay Garrulus glandarius 24 88.89 136 Magpie Pica pica 27 100.00 137 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 20 74.07 138 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 26 96.30 139 Rook Corvus frugilegus 26 96.30 140 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 14 51.85 141 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 27 100.00 142 Raven Corvus corax 26 96.30 143 Coal Tit Periparus ater 25 92.59 144 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 27 100.00 145 Great Tit Parus major 27 100.00 146 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 13 48.15 147 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 12 44.44 148 Skylark Alauda arvensis 25 92.59 149 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 26 96.30 150 Swallow Hirundo rustica 26 96.30 151 House Martin Delichon urbicum 26 96.30 152 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 14 51.85 153 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 26 96.30 154 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 26 96.30 155 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 25 92.59 156 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 25 92.59 157 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 19 70.37 158 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 18 66.67 159 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 25 92.59 160 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 10 37.04 161 Whitethroat Curruca communis 22 81.48 162 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 27 100.00 163 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 27 100.00 164 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 22 81.48 165 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 27 100.00 166 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 26 96.30 167 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 25 92.59 168 Redwing Turdus iliacus 26 96.30 169 Blackbird Turdus merula 27 100.00 170 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 24 88.89 171 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 9 33.33 172 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 18 66.67 173 Robin Erithacus rubecula 27 100.00 174 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 10 37.04 175 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 14 51.85 176 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 15 55.56 177 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 25 92.59 178 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 22 81.48 179 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 17 62.96 180 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 15 55.56 181 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 27 100.00 182 Dunnock Prunella modularis 27 100.00 183 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 24 88.89 184 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 26 96.30 185 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 26 96.30 186 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 22 81.48 187 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 27 100.00 188 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 10 37.04 189 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 27 100.00 190 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 25 92.59 191 Linnet Linaria cannabina 25 92.59 192 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 24 88.89 193 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 18 66.67 194 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 27 100.00 195 Siskin Spinus spinus 23 85.19 196 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 22 81.48 197 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 25 92.59