Des Higgins: Ireland Year List 2022 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 212 of 212 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 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 13 40.63 4 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 11 34.38 5 Greylag Goose Anser anser 27 84.38 6 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 24 75.00 7 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 11 34.38 8 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 20 62.50 9 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 32 100.00 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 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 9 28.13 22 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 20 62.50 23 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 30 93.75 24 Scaup Aythya marila 22 68.75 25 Eider Somateria mollissima 21 65.63 26 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 7 21.88 27 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi 4 12.50 28 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25 78.13 29 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 19 59.38 30 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 29 90.63 31 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 10 31.25 32 Goosander Mergus merganser 20 62.50 33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29 90.63 34 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 13 40.63 35 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 32 100.00 36 Swift Apus apus 28 87.50 37 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 23 71.88 38 Rock Dove Columba livia 23 71.88 39 Stock Dove Columba oenas 25 78.13 40 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 32 100.00 41 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 31 96.88 42 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 24 75.00 43 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 32 100.00 44 Coot Fulica atra 30 93.75 45 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 32 100.00 46 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 28 87.50 47 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 31 96.88 48 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 25 78.13 49 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 28 87.50 50 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 14 43.75 51 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 30 93.75 52 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 31 96.88 53 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii 10 31.25 54 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 28 87.50 55 Curlew Numenius arquata 30 93.75 56 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 27 84.38 57 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 28 87.50 58 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 30 93.75 59 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 12 37.50 60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27 84.38 61 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11 34.38 62 Redshank Tringa totanus 30 93.75 63 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 20 62.50 64 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 28 87.50 65 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 17 53.13 66 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 27 84.38 67 Knot Calidris canutus 27 84.38 68 Ruff Calidris pugnax 27 84.38 69 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata 3 9.38 70 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 20 62.50 71 Sanderling Calidris alba 24 75.00 72 Dunlin Calidris alpina 28 87.50 73 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 24 75.00 74 Little Stint Calidris minuta 14 43.75 75 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 16 50.00 76 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23 71.88 77 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 12 37.50 78 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22 68.75 79 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 26 81.25 80 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 17 53.13 81 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 28 87.50 82 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 12 37.50 83 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 21 65.63 84 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 28 87.50 85 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 12 37.50 86 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 32 100.00 87 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 27 84.38 88 Common Gull Larus canus 29 90.63 89 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 17 53.13 90 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 31 96.88 91 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 30 93.75 92 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 18 56.25 93 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29 90.63 94 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 21 65.63 95 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 9 28.13 96 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 17 53.13 97 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 13 40.63 98 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 13 40.63 99 Puffin Fratercula arctica 21 65.63 100 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 29 90.63 101 Razorbill Alca torda 28 87.50 102 Guillemot Uria aalge 28 87.50 103 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 28 87.50 104 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 25 78.13 105 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 5 15.63 106 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 34.38 107 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 8 25.00 108 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 28 87.50 109 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 7 21.88 110 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 14 43.75 111 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 11 34.38 112 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27 84.38 113 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 7 21.88 114 Gannet Morus bassanus 28 87.50 115 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster 5 15.63 116 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 31 96.88 117 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 31 96.88 118 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 12 37.50 119 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 24 75.00 120 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 14 43.75 121 Bittern Botaurus stellaris 5 15.63 122 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 30 93.75 123 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 22 68.75 124 Great White Egret Ardea alba 22 68.75 125 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 32 100.00 126 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 15 46.88 127 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 5 15.63 128 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 30 93.75 129 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18 56.25 130 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 20 62.50 131 Red Kite Milvus milvus 25 78.13 132 Buzzard Buteo buteo 32 100.00 133 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 27 84.38 134 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 20 62.50 135 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 31 96.88 136 Merlin Falco columbarius 24 75.00 137 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 26 81.25 138 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 6 18.75 139 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 2 6.25 140 Jay Garrulus glandarius 30 93.75 141 Magpie Pica pica 32 100.00 142 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 22 68.75 143 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 32 100.00 144 Rook Corvus frugilegus 32 100.00 145 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 22 68.75 146 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 32 100.00 147 Raven Corvus corax 30 93.75 148 Coal Tit Periparus ater 32 100.00 149 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 32 100.00 150 Great Tit Parus major 32 100.00 151 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 16 50.00 152 Skylark Alauda arvensis 29 90.63 153 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 28 87.50 154 Swallow Hirundo rustica 29 90.63 155 House Martin Delichon urbicum 29 90.63 156 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 17 53.13 157 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 31 96.88 158 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 11 34.38 159 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 5 15.63 160 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 28 87.50 161 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 28 87.50 162 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 27 84.38 163 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 24 75.00 164 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 14 43.75 165 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 20 62.50 166 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 28 87.50 167 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 12 37.50 168 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae 1 3.13 169 Whitethroat Curruca communis 25 78.13 170 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 9 28.13 171 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 31 96.88 172 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 32 100.00 173 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 26 81.25 174 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 31 96.88 175 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 32 100.00 176 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 31 96.88 177 Redwing Turdus iliacus 31 96.88 178 Blackbird Turdus merula 32 100.00 179 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 29 90.63 180 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 20 62.50 181 Robin Erithacus rubecula 32 100.00 182 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 3 9.38 183 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 21 65.63 184 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10 31.25 185 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 17 53.13 186 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 31 96.88 187 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 27 84.38 188 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 10 31.25 189 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 25 78.13 190 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 22 68.75 191 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 31 96.88 192 Dunnock Prunella modularis 32 100.00 193 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10 31.25 194 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 4 12.50 195 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 31 96.88 196 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 31 96.88 197 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 30 93.75 198 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 29 90.63 199 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 32 100.00 200 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23 71.88 201 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 32 100.00 202 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 29 90.63 203 Linnet Linaria cannabina 29 90.63 204 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 27 84.38 205 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 32 100.00 206 Serin Serinus serinus 7 21.88 207 Siskin Spinus spinus 30 93.75 208 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 20 62.50 209 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 28 87.50 210 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 28 87.50 211 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 5 15.63 212 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata 4 12.50