Bob Watts: Ireland Year List 2022 IRBC, All records: Top Blockers Record(s) 1 to 233 of 233 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Brent Goose Branta bernicla 29 90.63 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 7 21.88 3 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 21 65.63 4 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 13 40.63 5 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 11 34.38 6 Greylag Goose Anser anser 27 84.38 7 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 24 75.00 8 Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 11 34.38 9 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 20 62.50 10 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 32 100.00 11 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 28 87.50 12 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 30 93.75 13 Garganey Spatula querquedula 23 71.88 14 Shoveler Spatula clypeata 29 90.63 15 Gadwall Mareca strepera 27 84.38 16 Wigeon Mareca penelope 29 90.63 17 American Wigeon Mareca americana 4 12.50 18 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 32 100.00 19 Pintail Anas acuta 27 84.38 20 Teal Anas crecca 30 93.75 21 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 18 56.25 22 Pochard Aythya ferina 25 78.13 23 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 9 28.13 24 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris 20 62.50 25 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 30 93.75 26 Scaup Aythya marila 22 68.75 27 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 13 40.63 28 Eider Somateria mollissima 21 65.63 29 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 7 21.88 30 Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 14 43.75 31 Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 25 78.13 32 Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 19 59.38 33 Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 29 90.63 34 Smew Mergellus albellus 7 21.88 35 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus 10 31.25 36 Goosander Mergus merganser 20 62.50 37 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 29 90.63 38 Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus 13 40.63 39 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 7 21.88 40 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 32 100.00 41 Swift Apus apus 28 87.50 42 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 23 71.88 43 Rock Dove Columba livia 23 71.88 44 Stock Dove Columba oenas 25 78.13 45 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 32 100.00 46 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 31 96.88 47 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 24 75.00 48 Corncrake Crex crex 5 15.63 49 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 32 100.00 50 Coot Fulica atra 30 93.75 51 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 32 100.00 52 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 28 87.50 53 Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 15 46.88 54 Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 11 34.38 55 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 31 96.88 56 Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 25 78.13 57 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 28 87.50 58 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva 8 25.00 59 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 14 43.75 60 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 30 93.75 61 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 14 43.75 62 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 31 96.88 63 Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 28 87.50 64 Curlew Numenius arquata 30 93.75 65 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 27 84.38 66 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 28 87.50 67 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 15 46.88 68 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 16 50.00 69 Snipe Gallinago gallinago 30 93.75 70 Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 12 37.50 71 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 27 84.38 72 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 13 40.63 73 Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 11 34.38 74 Redshank Tringa totanus 30 93.75 75 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 17 53.13 76 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 20 62.50 77 Greenshank Tringa nebularia 28 87.50 78 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca 17 53.13 79 Turnstone Arenaria interpres 27 84.38 80 Knot Calidris canutus 27 84.38 81 Ruff Calidris pugnax 27 84.38 82 Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 20 62.50 83 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 5 15.63 84 Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis 4 12.50 85 Sanderling Calidris alba 24 75.00 86 Dunlin Calidris alpina 28 87.50 87 Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 24 75.00 88 Little Stint Calidris minuta 14 43.75 89 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 16 50.00 90 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 5 15.63 91 Little Tern Sternula albifrons 23 71.88 92 Least Tern Sternula antillarum 6 18.75 93 Black Tern Chlidonias niger 12 37.50 94 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri 8 25.00 95 Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 22 68.75 96 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 26 81.25 97 Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii 17 53.13 98 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 28 87.50 99 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans 12 37.50 100 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 21 65.63 101 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 8 25.00 102 Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 28 87.50 103 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 12 37.50 104 Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia 9 28.13 105 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 32 100.00 106 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 27 84.38 107 Common Gull Larus canus 29 90.63 108 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 17 53.13 109 Herring Gull Larus argentatus 31 96.88 110 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 11 34.38 111 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 30 93.75 112 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 18 56.25 113 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 29 90.63 114 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 21 65.63 115 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 9 28.13 116 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 17 53.13 117 Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 13 40.63 118 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 13 40.63 119 Puffin Fratercula arctica 21 65.63 120 Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 29 90.63 121 Razorbill Alca torda 28 87.50 122 Guillemot Uria aalge 28 87.50 123 Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 28 87.50 124 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 13 40.63 125 Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 25 78.13 126 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus 5 15.63 127 Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 11 34.38 128 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 8 25.00 129 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 28 87.50 130 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 7 21.88 131 Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea 14 43.75 132 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 11 34.38 133 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 27 84.38 134 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 7 21.88 135 Gannet Morus bassanus 28 87.50 136 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 31 96.88 137 Shag Gulosus aristotelis 31 96.88 138 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum 12 37.50 139 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 24 75.00 140 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 14 43.75 141 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 30 93.75 142 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 22 68.75 143 Great White Egret Ardea alba 22 68.75 144 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 32 100.00 145 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 11 34.38 146 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus 15 46.88 147 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 5 15.63 148 Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 30 93.75 149 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 18 56.25 150 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 20 62.50 151 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius 12 37.50 152 Red Kite Milvus milvus 25 78.13 153 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 8 25.00 154 Buzzard Buteo buteo 32 100.00 155 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 27 84.38 156 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 20 62.50 157 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 31 96.88 158 Merlin Falco columbarius 24 75.00 159 Peregrine Falco peregrinus 26 81.25 160 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus 6 18.75 161 Jay Garrulus glandarius 30 93.75 162 Magpie Pica pica 32 100.00 163 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 22 68.75 164 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 32 100.00 165 Rook Corvus frugilegus 32 100.00 166 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 22 68.75 167 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 32 100.00 168 Raven Corvus corax 30 93.75 169 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 4 12.50 170 Coal Tit Periparus ater 32 100.00 171 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 32 100.00 172 Great Tit Parus major 32 100.00 173 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 16 50.00 174 Skylark Alauda arvensis 29 90.63 175 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 28 87.50 176 Swallow Hirundo rustica 29 90.63 177 House Martin Delichon urbicum 29 90.63 178 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 17 53.13 179 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 31 96.88 180 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 5 15.63 181 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 28 87.50 182 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 28 87.50 183 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 4 12.50 184 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 27 84.38 185 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 3 9.38 186 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 24 75.00 187 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida 14 43.75 188 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 20 62.50 189 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 28 87.50 190 Whitethroat Curruca communis 25 78.13 191 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 9 28.13 192 Goldcrest Regulus regulus 31 96.88 193 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 32 100.00 194 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 26 81.25 195 Starling Sturnus vulgaris 31 96.88 196 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 32 100.00 197 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 31 96.88 198 Redwing Turdus iliacus 31 96.88 199 Blackbird Turdus merula 32 100.00 200 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 29 90.63 201 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 16 50.00 202 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 20 62.50 203 Robin Erithacus rubecula 32 100.00 204 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 6 18.75 205 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 21 65.63 206 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 10 31.25 207 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 31 96.88 208 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 27 84.38 209 Dipper Cinclus cinclus 25 78.13 210 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 22 68.75 211 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 31 96.88 212 Dunnock Prunella modularis 32 100.00 213 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 10 31.25 214 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 31 96.88 215 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba 31 96.88 216 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 30 93.75 217 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 11 34.38 218 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 29 90.63 219 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 32 100.00 220 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23 71.88 221 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 32 100.00 222 Greenfinch Chloris chloris 29 90.63 223 Twite Linaria flavirostris 15 46.88 224 Linnet Linaria cannabina 29 90.63 225 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 4 12.50 226 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 27 84.38 227 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 2 6.25 228 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 19 59.38 229 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 32 100.00 230 Siskin Spinus spinus 30 93.75 231 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 28 87.50 232 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 28 87.50 233 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula 5 15.63