Chris Ingram: Ireland Year List 2021 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 180 of 180 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 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 9 39.13 4 Greylag Goose Anser anser 18 78.26 5 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 14 60.87 6 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 13 56.52 7 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 23 100.00 8 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 18 78.26 9 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 22 95.65 10 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 19 82.61 11 Gadwall Mareca strepera 19 82.61 12 Wigeon Mareca penelope 19 82.61 13 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 22 95.65 14 Pintail Anas acuta 15 65.22 15 Teal Anas crecca 21 91.30 16 Pochard Aythya ferina 15 65.22 17 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 8 34.78 18 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 21 91.30 19 Scaup Aythya marila 12 52.17 20 King Eider Somateria spectabilis 2 8.70 21 Eider Somateria mollissima 13 56.52 22 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 5 21.74 23 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 18 78.26 24 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 15 65.22 25 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 15 65.22 26 Goosander Mergus merganser 8 34.78 27 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 18 78.26 28 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 22 95.65 29 Swift Apus apus 20 86.96 30 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 18 78.26 31 Rock Dove Columba livia 18 78.26 32 Stock Dove Columba oenas 16 69.57 33 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 23 100.00 34 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 5 21.74 35 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 23 100.00 36 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 16 69.57 37 Corncrake Crex crex 6 26.09 38 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 23 100.00 39 Coot Fulica atra 21 91.30 40 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 23 100.00 41 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 20 86.96 42 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 7 30.43 43 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 22 95.65 44 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 17 73.91 45 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 21 91.30 46 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 21 91.30 47 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 11 47.83 48 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 21 91.30 49 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 22 95.65 50 Curlew Numenius arquata 21 91.30 51 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 19 82.61 52 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 22 95.65 53 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 11 47.83 54 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 22 95.65 55 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 19 82.61 56 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 15 65.22 57 Redshank Tringa totanus 21 91.30 58 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 14 60.87 59 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 18 78.26 60 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 21 91.30 61 Knot Calidris canutus 20 86.96 62 Ruff Calidris pugnax 19 82.61 63 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 17 73.91 64 Sanderling Calidris alba 19 82.61 65 Dunlin Calidris alpina 21 91.30 66 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 14 60.87 67 Little Stint Calidris minuta 16 69.57 68 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 12 52.17 69 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 17 73.91 70 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 2 8.70 71 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 17 73.91 72 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 20 86.96 73 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 20 86.96 74 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 13 56.52 75 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 20 86.96 76 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 4 17.39 77 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 21 91.30 78 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 21 91.30 79 Common Gull Larus canus 21 91.30 80 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 23 100.00 81 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 13 56.52 82 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 21 91.30 83 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 17 73.91 84 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 22 95.65 85 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 14 60.87 86 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 2 8.70 87 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 14 60.87 88 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 5 21.74 89 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 12 52.17 90 Puffin Fratercula arctica 15 65.22 91 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 19 82.61 92 Razorbill Alca torda 20 86.96 93 Little Auk Alle alle 4 17.39 94 Guillemot Uria aalge 21 91.30 95 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 18 78.26 96 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 5 21.74 97 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 18 78.26 98 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 1 4.35 99 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 10 43.48 100 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 3 13.04 101 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19 82.61 102 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 2 8.70 103 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 11 47.83 104 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 19 82.61 105 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 5 21.74 106 Gannet Morus bassanus 21 91.30 107 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 23 100.00 108 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 20 86.96 109 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 22 95.65 110 Great White Egret Ardea alba 16 69.57 111 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 23 100.00 112 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 13 56.52 113 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 7 30.43 114 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 3 13.04 115 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 21 91.30 116 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 4 17.39 117 Buzzard Buteo buteo 23 100.00 118 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 21 91.30 119 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 16 69.57 120 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 21 91.30 121 Merlin Falco columbarius 16 69.57 122 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 20 86.96 123 Jay Garrulus glandarius 23 100.00 124 Magpie Pica pica 23 100.00 125 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 23 100.00 126 Rook Corvus frugilegus 23 100.00 127 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 23 100.00 128 Raven Corvus corax 20 86.96 129 Coal Tit Periparus ater 23 100.00 130 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 23 100.00 131 Great Tit Parus major 23 100.00 132 Skylark Alauda arvensis 20 86.96 133 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 21 91.30 134 Swallow Hirundo rustica 23 100.00 135 House Martin Delichon urbicum 23 100.00 136 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 23 100.00 137 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 4 17.39 138 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 21 91.30 139 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 22 95.65 140 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 21 91.30 141 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 1 4.35 142 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 16 69.57 143 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 22 95.65 144 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 10 43.48 145 Whitethroat Curruca communis 20 86.96 146 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 22 95.65 147 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 23 100.00 148 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 14 60.87 149 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 23 100.00 150 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 23 100.00 151 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 23 100.00 152 Redwing Turdus iliacus 22 95.65 153 Blackbird Turdus merula 23 100.00 154 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 18 78.26 155 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 16 69.57 156 Robin Erithacus rubecula 23 100.00 157 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 9 39.13 158 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 15 65.22 159 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 23 100.00 160 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 20 86.96 161 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 21 91.30 162 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 16 69.57 163 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 23 100.00 164 Dunnock Prunella modularis 22 95.65 165 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 22 95.65 166 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 23 100.00 167 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 22 95.65 168 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 19 82.61 169 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 23 100.00 170 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 8 34.78 171 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 23 100.00 172 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 22 95.65 173 Linnet Linaria cannabina 22 95.65 174 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 5 21.74 175 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 19 82.61 176 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 12 52.17 177 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 23 100.00 178 Siskin Spinus spinus 23 100.00 179 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 19 82.61 180 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 21 91.30