Eric Dempsey: Ireland Year List 2024 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 172 of 172 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 21 95.45 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 10 45.45 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 9 40.91 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 19 86.36 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 16 72.73 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 15 68.18 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 20 90.91 8 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 8 36.36 9 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18 81.82 10 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 21 95.45 11 Garganey Spatula querquedula 11 50.00 12 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 20 90.91 13 Gadwall Mareca strepera 20 90.91 14 Wigeon Mareca penelope 20 90.91 15 American Wigeon Mareca americana 10 45.45 16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 21 95.45 17 Pintail Anas acuta 18 81.82 18 Teal Anas crecca 21 95.45 19 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 15 68.18 20 Pochard Aythya ferina 17 77.27 21 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 11 50.00 22 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 20 90.91 23 Scaup Aythya marila 13 59.09 24 Eider Somateria mollissima 11 50.00 25 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 5 22.73 26 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 8 36.36 27 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 20 90.91 28 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 15 68.18 29 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 19 86.36 30 Smew Mergellus albellus 6 27.27 31 Goosander Mergus merganser 8 36.36 32 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 18 81.82 33 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 4 18.18 34 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 20 90.91 35 Swift Apus apus 18 81.82 36 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 9 40.91 37 Rock Dove Columba livia 17 77.27 38 Stock Dove Columba oenas 16 72.73 39 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 21 95.45 40 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 21 95.45 41 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 17 77.27 42 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 21 95.45 43 Coot Fulica atra 21 95.45 44 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 20 90.91 45 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 21 95.45 46 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 4 18.18 47 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 6 27.27 48 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 21 95.45 49 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 18 81.82 50 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 20 90.91 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 21 95.45 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 21 95.45 53 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 18 81.82 54 Curlew Numenius arquata 21 95.45 55 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 19 86.36 56 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 21 95.45 57 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 10 45.45 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 21 95.45 59 Redshank Tringa totanus 21 95.45 60 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 10 45.45 61 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 9 40.91 62 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 21 95.45 63 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 21 95.45 64 Knot Calidris canutus 20 90.91 65 Ruff Calidris pugnax 16 72.73 66 Sanderling Calidris alba 18 81.82 67 Dunlin Calidris alpina 21 95.45 68 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 17 77.27 69 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12 54.55 70 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 4 18.18 71 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 13 59.09 72 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14 63.64 73 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 10 45.45 74 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 18 81.82 75 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 11 50.00 76 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 15 68.18 77 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 21 95.45 78 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 18 81.82 79 Common Gull Larus canus 20 90.91 80 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 12 54.55 81 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 21 95.45 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 21 95.45 83 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 20 90.91 84 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 2 9.09 85 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 20 90.91 86 Razorbill Alca torda 17 77.27 87 Guillemot Uria aalge 20 90.91 88 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 20 90.91 89 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 20 90.91 90 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 16 72.73 91 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 11 50.00 92 Gannet Morus bassanus 20 90.91 93 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 21 95.45 94 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 20 90.91 95 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 9 40.91 96 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 21 95.45 97 Great White Egret Ardea alba 12 54.55 98 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 21 95.45 99 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 3 13.64 100 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 21 95.45 101 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 10 45.45 102 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 15 68.18 103 Red Kite Milvus milvus 16 72.73 104 Buzzard Buteo buteo 21 95.45 105 Barn Owl Tyto alba 9 40.91 106 Long-eared Owl Asio otus 9 40.91 107 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 11 50.00 108 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 16 72.73 109 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 15 68.18 110 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 18 81.82 111 Merlin Falco columbarius 18 81.82 112 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 20 90.91 113 Jay Garrulus glandarius 19 86.36 114 Magpie Pica pica 21 95.45 115 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 20 90.91 116 Rook Corvus frugilegus 21 95.45 117 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 16 72.73 118 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 21 95.45 119 Raven Corvus corax 21 95.45 120 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 13 59.09 121 Coal Tit Periparus ater 21 95.45 122 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 21 95.45 123 Great Tit Parus major 21 95.45 124 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 10 45.45 125 Skylark Alauda arvensis 19 86.36 126 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 18 81.82 127 Swallow Hirundo rustica 19 86.36 128 House Martin Delichon urbicum 19 86.36 129 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 14 63.64 130 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 21 95.45 131 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 19 86.36 132 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 19 86.36 133 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 18 81.82 134 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 14 63.64 135 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 10 45.45 136 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 9 40.91 137 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 20 90.91 138 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 1 4.55 139 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae 5 22.73 140 Whitethroat Curruca communis 16 72.73 141 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 21 95.45 142 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 21 95.45 143 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 18 81.82 144 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 21 95.45 145 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 21 95.45 146 Redwing Turdus iliacus 19 86.36 147 Blackbird Turdus merula 21 95.45 148 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 18 81.82 149 Robin Erithacus rubecula 21 95.45 150 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 7 31.82 151 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 20 90.91 152 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 15 68.18 153 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 15 68.18 154 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 11 50.00 155 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 21 95.45 156 Dunnock Prunella modularis 21 95.45 157 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 19 86.36 158 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 21 95.45 159 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 21 95.45 160 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 9 40.91 161 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 86.36 162 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 21 95.45 163 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 21 95.45 164 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 21 95.45 165 Twite Linaria flavirostris 10 45.45 166 Linnet Linaria cannabina 20 90.91 167 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 18 81.82 168 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12 54.55 169 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 21 95.45 170 Siskin Spinus spinus 21 95.45 171 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 86.36 172 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 21 95.45