Alan O’Brien: Ireland Life List IRBC, All records Record(s) 1 to 77 of 77 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Species Available Species Seen Species Seen % Seen by Others Others % 1 Pheasants & Allies Phasianidae 5 3 60 93 90 2 Ducks, Geese, Swans Anatidae 55 38 69 100 97 3 Loons Gaviidae 5 3 60 90 87 4 Albatrosses Diomedeidae 1 0 0 2 1 5 Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels Procellariidae 11 6 54 94 91 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 Austral Storm Petrels Oceanitidae 1 0 0 46 44 8 Northern Storm Petrels Hydrobatidae 3 2 66 80 77 9 Grebes Podicipedidae 6 5 83 96 93 10 Storks Ciconiidae 2 0 0 13 12 11 Ibises, Spoonbills Threskiornithidae 2 2 100 83 80 12 Herons, Bitterns Ardeidae 13 9 69 97 94 13 Gannets, Boobies Sulidae 2 1 50 94 91 14 Cormorants, Shags Phalacrocoracidae 3 3 100 96 93 15 Caracaras, Falcons Falconidae 7 5 71 92 89 16 Ospreys Pandionidae 1 1 100 70 67 17 Kites, Hawks, Eagles Accipitridae 18 8 44 92 89 18 Bustards Otididae 2 0 0 0 0 19 Rails, Crakes & Coots Rallidae 10 3 30 95 92 20 Cranes Gruidae 2 1 50 50 48 21 Stone-curlews, Thick-knees Burhinidae 1 0 0 35 33 22 Oystercatchers Haematopodidae 1 1 100 95 92 23 Stilts, Avocets Recurvirostridae 2 2 100 69 66 24 Plovers Charadriidae 14 8 57 93 90 25 Sandpipers, Snipes Scolopacidae 52 39 75 94 91 26 Coursers, Pratincoles Glareolidae 3 0 0 34 33 27 Gulls, Terns, Skimmers Laridae 40 27 67 98 95 28 Skuas Stercorariidae 4 4 100 77 74 29 Auks Alcidae 7 5 71 97 94 30 Sandgrouse Pteroclidae 1 0 0 0 0 31 Pigeons, Doves Columbidae 6 5 83 97 94 32 Cuckoos Cuculidae 4 2 50 85 82 33 Owls Strigidae 6 2 33 81 78 34 Nightjars Caprimulgidae 2 1 50 49 47 35 Swifts Apodidae 6 3 50 91 88 36 Rollers Coraciidae 1 0 0 0 0 37 Kingfishers Alcedinidae 2 2 100 84 81 38 Bee-eaters Meropidae 1 0 0 21 20 39 Hoopoes Upupidae 1 1 100 53 51 40 Woodpeckers Picidae 4 1 25 77 74 41 Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura Tyrannidae 2 0 0 10 9 42 Shrikes Laniidae 6 4 66 62 60 43 Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers Vireonidae 2 1 50 51 49 44 Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios Oriolidae 1 1 100 24 23 45 Crows, Jays Corvidae 8 8 100 98 95 46 Waxwings Bombycillidae 2 1 50 76 73 47 Tits, Chickadees Paridae 4 3 75 95 92 48 Penduline Tits Remizidae 1 0 0 28 27 49 Swallows, Martins Hirundinidae 5 4 80 94 91 50 Bushtits Aegithalidae 1 1 100 86 83 51 Larks Alaudidae 4 1 25 90 87 52 Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae 1 0 0 0 0 53 Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies Cettiidae 1 0 0 43 41 54 Grassbirds & Allies Locustellidae 3 1 33 79 76 55 Reed Warblers & Allies Acrocephalidae 12 6 50 88 85 56 Leaf Warblers Phylloscopidae 13 9 69 88 85 57 Sylviid Babblers Sylviidae 9 8 88 89 86 58 Bearded Reedling Panuridae 1 0 0 60 58 59 Goldcrests, Kinglets Regulidae 3 2 66 91 88 60 Wrens Troglodytidae 1 1 100 95 92 61 Treecreepers Certhiidae 1 1 100 87 84 62 Mockingbirds, Thrashers Mimidae 1 0 0 0 0 63 Starlings, Rhabdornises Sturnidae 2 2 100 93 90 64 Thrushes Turdidae 13 8 61 97 94 65 Chats, Old World Flycatchers Muscicapidae 22 10 45 98 95 66 Dippers Cinclidae 1 1 100 88 85 67 Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches Passeridae 2 2 100 93 90 68 Accentors Prunellidae 1 1 100 96 93 69 Wagtails, Pipits Motacillidae 15 7 46 97 94 70 Finches, Euphonias Fringillidae 16 13 81 97 94 71 New World Warblers Parulidae 15 4 26 49 47 72 Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds Icteridae 3 0 0 32 31 73 Buntings Emberizidae 10 4 40 89 86 74 Longspurs, Snow Buntings Calcariidae 2 1 50 78 75 75 New World Sparrows Passerellidae 4 0 0 29 28 76 Cardinals & Allies Cardinalidae 3 0 0 28 27 77 Barn Owls Tytonidae 1 1 100 72 69