Daniel Newton: Ireland Life List IRBC, All records: Target Species Record(s) 1 to 246 of 246 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 14 13 2 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 44 43 3 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens 52 50 4 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis Yes 18 17 5 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 0 0 6 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 70 68 7 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 64 62 8 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 17 16 9 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 43 42 10 Black Duck Anas rubripes Yes 49 48 11 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 44 43 12 Redhead Aythya americana Yes 6 5 13 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 44 43 14 White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi Yes 31 30 15 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri Yes 14 13 16 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 31 30 17 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Yes 26 25 18 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus Yes 33 32 19 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 57 55 20 Quail Coturnix coturnix 50 49 21 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 35 34 22 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Yes 0 0 23 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 26 25 24 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 9 8 25 Little Swift Apus affinis Yes 0 0 26 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 31 30 27 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yes 0 0 28 Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus Yes 0 0 29 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes 17 16 30 Sora Rail Porzana carolina Yes 12 11 31 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 17 16 32 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 44 43 33 American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Yes 0 0 34 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Yes 6 5 35 Crane Grus grus Yes 51 50 36 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 35 34 37 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Yes 36 35 38 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Yes 51 50 39 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 44 43 40 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 37 36 41 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 15 14 42 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 37 36 43 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 3 2 44 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Yes 18 17 45 Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus Yes 33 32 46 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 15 14 47 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 9 8 48 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 6 5 49 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 46 45 50 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 2 1 51 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 0 0 52 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 50 49 53 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 33 32 54 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 31 30 55 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 0 0 56 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 26 25 57 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 42 41 58 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 38 37 59 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Yes 34 33 60 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 8 7 61 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 18 17 62 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 31 30 63 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 29 28 64 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 53 51 65 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 0 0 66 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 22 21 67 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 10 9 68 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 50 49 69 Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Yes 45 44 70 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 32 31 71 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 48 47 72 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus Yes 14 13 73 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 43 42 74 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Yes 8 7 75 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Yes 26 25 76 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 46 45 77 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 39 38 78 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 30 29 79 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Yes 43 42 80 Vega Gull Larus vegae Yes 5 4 81 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 34 33 82 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Yes 26 25 83 Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Yes 3 2 84 Little Auk Alle alle 46 45 85 Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia Yes 1 0 86 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 45 44 87 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Yes 25 24 88 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Yes 47 46 89 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 3 2 90 Swinhoe's Petrel Hydrobates monorhis Yes 1 0 91 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Yes 22 21 92 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 62 60 93 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 2 1 94 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris Yes 1 0 95 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 61 59 96 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli Yes 12 11 97 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Yes 0 0 98 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 0 0 99 White Stork Ciconia ciconia Yes 14 13 100 Bittern Botaurus stellaris Yes 33 32 101 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 28 27 102 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 0 0 103 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 26 25 104 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Yes 20 19 105 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 17 16 106 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 41 40 107 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yes 51 50 108 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 38 37 109 Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Yes 5 4 110 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes 31 30 111 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 29 28 112 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 45 44 113 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 35 34 114 Black Kite Milvus migrans Yes 24 23 115 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yes 0 0 116 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Yes 32 31 117 Little Owl Athene noctua Yes 0 0 118 Scops Owl Otus scops Yes 13 12 119 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 74 72 120 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 34 33 121 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yes 5 4 122 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 0 0 123 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 29 28 124 Bee-eater Merops apiaster Yes 22 21 125 Wryneck Jynx torquilla 52 50 126 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yes 7 6 127 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Yes 45 44 128 Hobby Falco subbuteo 64 62 129 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes 22 21 130 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 10 9 131 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Yes 2 1 132 Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus Yes 49 48 133 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Yes 18 17 134 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 25 24 135 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Yes 16 15 136 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 14 13 137 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 53 51 138 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 24 23 139 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 53 51 140 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 19 18 141 Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 84 82 142 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yes 0 0 143 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yes 0 0 144 Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus Yes 29 28 145 Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus Yes 59 57 146 Woodlark Lullula arborea Yes 8 7 147 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Yes 21 20 148 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 43 42 149 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Yes 40 39 150 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 10 9 151 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Yes 44 43 152 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 28 27 153 Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 32 31 154 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Yes 34 33 155 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 27 26 156 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 12 11 157 Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 0 0 158 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Yes 27 26 159 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 31 30 160 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 8 7 161 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Yes 4 3 162 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 24 23 163 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Yes 26 25 164 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Yes 38 37 165 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 22 21 166 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Yes 2 1 167 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 41 40 168 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 30 29 169 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola Yes 2 1 170 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 29 28 171 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis Yes 1 0 172 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 43 42 173 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 15 14 174 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 33 32 175 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 3 2 176 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Yes 11 10 177 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Yes 0 0 178 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 0 0 179 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 25 24 180 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Yes 16 15 181 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 28 27 182 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 10 9 183 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 7 6 184 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 0 0 185 Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 60 58 186 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 0 0 187 Rufous Bush Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 0 0 188 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Yes 4 3 189 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Yes 25 24 190 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Yes 36 35 191 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 44 43 192 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 8 7 193 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 3 2 194 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Yes 28 27 195 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 61 59 196 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 10 9 197 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 25 24 198 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 28 27 199 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 25 24 200 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 21 20 201 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 18 17 202 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 26 25 203 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 38 37 204 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 36 35 205 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 27 26 206 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 50 49 207 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Yes 12 11 208 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 3 2 209 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 29 28 210 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 32 31 211 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Yes 51 50 212 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 40 39 213 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 31 30 214 Serin Serinus serinus Yes 23 22 215 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 54 52 216 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yes 15 14 217 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 16 15 218 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 25 24 219 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Yes 1 0 220 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Yes 30 29 221 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 30 29 222 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Yes 1 0 223 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 26 25 224 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Yes 0 0 225 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 7 6 226 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 19 18 227 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 19 18 228 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Yes 3 2 229 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Yes 6 5 230 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 21 20 231 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Yes 16 15 232 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 17 16 233 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Yes 6 5 234 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 15 14 235 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 5 4 236 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 22 21 237 Northern Parula Setophaga americana Yes 10 9 238 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 0 0 239 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Yes 26 25 240 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 30 29 241 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 31 30 242 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 21 20 243 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Yes 8 7 244 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 25 24 245 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 20 19 246 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Yes 3 2