Joe Proudfoot: Ireland Year List 2023 IRBC, All records: Target Species Record(s) 1 to 288 of 288 total. Seq. Species Scientific Name Rare? Seen By Other Listers Other Listers (%) 1 Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Yes 0 0 2 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 13 48 3 Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Yes 4 14 4 Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis Yes 0 0 5 Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Yes 0 0 6 Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 13 48 7 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 4 14 8 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Yes 0 0 9 Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors 0 0 10 Green-winged Teal Anas carolinensis 10 37 11 Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 0 0 12 Redhead Aythya americana Yes 0 0 13 Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 3 11 14 King Eider Somateria spectabilis Yes 0 0 15 Eider Somateria mollissima 19 70 16 Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata 8 29 17 Stejneger's Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri Yes 0 0 18 Black Scoter Melanitta americana Yes 0 0 19 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Yes 1 3 20 Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica Yes 0 0 21 Smew Mergellus albellus 2 7 22 Quail Coturnix coturnix 3 11 23 Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Yes 0 0 24 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 0 0 25 White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Yes 0 0 26 Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica Yes 0 0 27 Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Yes 0 0 28 Little Swift Apus affinis Yes 0 0 29 Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Yes 0 0 30 Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus Yes 0 0 31 Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus Yes 0 0 32 Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 4 14 33 Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Yes 0 0 34 Sora Rail Porzana carolina Yes 0 0 35 Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 0 0 36 American Coot Fulica americana Yes 0 0 37 American Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica Yes 0 0 38 Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Yes 0 0 39 Crane Grus grus Yes 0 0 40 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps Yes 0 0 41 Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 4 14 42 Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Yes 0 0 43 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Yes 15 55 44 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 7 25 45 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Yes 0 0 46 American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 7 25 47 Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 1 3 48 Killdeer Charadrius vociferus Yes 0 0 49 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Yes 0 0 50 Sociable Plover Vanellus gregarius Yes 0 0 51 Siberian Sand Plover Anarhynchus mongolus Yes 0 0 52 Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Yes 4 14 53 Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Yes 1 3 54 Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Yes 0 0 55 Hudsonian Godwit Limosa haemastica Yes 0 0 56 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 7 25 57 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus Yes 0 0 58 Great Snipe Gallinago media Yes 0 0 59 Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata Yes 0 0 60 Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor 2 7 61 Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 2 7 62 Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Yes 0 0 63 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Yes 0 0 64 Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Yes 0 0 65 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes 9 33 66 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca Yes 8 29 67 Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Yes 0 0 68 Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Yes 0 0 69 Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Yes 0 0 70 Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus Yes 0 0 71 Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Yes 0 0 72 Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Yes 0 0 73 Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Yes 0 0 74 Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 3 11 75 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla Yes 0 0 76 White-rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis 1 3 77 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri Yes 0 0 78 Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla Yes 7 25 79 Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Yes 0 0 80 Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Yes 14 51 81 Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Yes 0 0 82 Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Yes 0 0 83 Least Tern Sternula antillarum Yes 7 25 84 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Yes 1 3 85 Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Yes 0 0 86 White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 3 11 87 Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Yes 2 7 88 Cabot's Tern Thalasseus acuflavidus Yes 0 0 89 Elegant Tern Thalasseus elegans Yes 1 3 90 Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Yes 0 0 91 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus Yes 0 0 92 Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea Yes 0 0 93 Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea Yes 0 0 94 Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 8 29 95 Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla Yes 0 0 96 Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Yes 0 0 97 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis 9 33 98 Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Yes 2 7 99 Vega Gull Larus vegae Yes 0 0 100 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 13 48 101 Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 9 33 102 American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus Yes 0 0 103 Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens Yes 0 0 104 Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus Yes 0 0 105 Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides 14 51 106 Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 8 29 107 Great Skua Stercorarius skua 13 48 108 Little Auk Alle alle 3 11 109 Brünnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia Yes 0 0 110 Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 8 29 111 Pacific Diver Gavia pacifica Yes 0 0 112 White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii Yes 0 0 113 Wilson's Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Yes 7 25 114 Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Yes 0 0 115 Swinhoe's Petrel Hydrobates monorhis Yes 0 0 116 Leach's Petrel Hydrobates leucorhous 2 7 117 Fea's Petrel Pterodroma feae Yes 2 7 118 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis 14 51 119 Scopoli's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Yes 1 3 120 Short-tailed Shearwater Ardenna tenuirostris Yes 0 0 121 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis 12 44 122 Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 6 22 123 Barolo Shearwater Puffinus baroli Yes 0 0 124 Bulwer's Petrel Bulweria bulwerii Yes 0 0 125 Black Stork Ciconia nigra Yes 0 0 126 White Stork Ciconia ciconia Yes 0 0 127 Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Yes 0 0 128 Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum Yes 3 11 129 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 12 44 130 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Yes 0 0 131 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Yes 0 0 132 Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Yes 0 0 133 Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea Yes 0 0 134 Green Heron Butorides virescens Yes 0 0 135 Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Yes 2 7 136 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Yes 15 55 137 Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Yes 5 18 138 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 12 44 139 Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Yes 0 0 140 Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Yes 0 0 141 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Yes 5 18 142 Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1 3 143 Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 15 55 144 Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius Yes 4 14 145 Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Yes 0 0 146 Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Yes 3 11 147 Black Kite Milvus migrans Yes 0 0 148 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Yes 6 22 149 Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Yes 0 0 150 Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Yes 0 0 151 Little Owl Athene noctua Yes 0 0 152 Scops Owl Otus scops Yes 0 0 153 Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus Yes 0 0 154 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yes 0 0 155 Hoopoe Upupa epops 5 18 156 Roller Coracias garrulus Yes 0 0 157 Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon Yes 0 0 158 Bee-eater Merops apiaster Yes 0 0 159 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius Yes 0 0 160 Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Yes 0 0 161 Hobby Falco subbuteo 6 22 162 Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus Yes 0 0 163 Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum Yes 0 0 164 Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus Yes 0 0 165 Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus Yes 0 0 166 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 0 0 167 Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Yes 0 0 168 Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Yes 0 0 169 Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator 3 11 170 Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Yes 0 0 171 Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 0 0 172 Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Yes 0 0 173 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 9 33 174 Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum Yes 0 0 175 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Yes 0 0 176 Woodlark Lullula arborea Yes 0 0 177 Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris Yes 0 0 178 Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 0 0 179 Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Yes 0 0 180 Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota Yes 7 25 181 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 3 11 182 Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Yes 1 3 183 Hume's Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus humei Yes 0 0 184 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 6 22 185 Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Yes 0 0 186 Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Yes 0 0 187 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Yes 0 0 188 Iberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus ibericus Yes 2 7 189 Two-barred Warbler Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus Yes 0 0 190 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Yes 0 0 191 Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Yes 0 0 192 Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Yes 0 0 193 Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Yes 0 0 194 Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Yes 6 22 195 Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Yes 0 0 196 Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Yes 0 0 197 Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Yes 0 0 198 Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Yes 0 0 199 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Yes 0 0 200 Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta 2 7 201 Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 0 0 202 Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler Helopsaltes certhiola Yes 0 0 203 Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Yes 0 0 204 Fan-tailed Warbler Cisticola juncidis Yes 0 0 205 Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 1 3 206 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 8 29 207 Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Yes 0 0 208 Western Subalpine Warbler Curruca iberiae Yes 0 0 209 Eastern Subalpine Warbler Curruca cantillans Yes 0 0 210 Dartford Warbler Curruca undata Yes 0 0 211 Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula Yes 0 0 212 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 2 7 213 Grey Catbird Dumetella carolinensis Yes 0 0 214 Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus Yes 2 7 215 Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus Yes 0 0 216 Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus Yes 0 0 217 Grey-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus Yes 1 3 218 Veery Catharus fuscescens Yes 0 0 219 White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Yes 0 0 220 Siberian Thrush Geokichla sibirica Yes 0 0 221 American Robin Turdus migratorius Yes 0 0 222 Rufous Bush Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Yes 0 0 223 Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Yes 0 0 224 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Yes 0 0 225 Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Yes 0 0 226 Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 4 14 227 Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Yes 0 0 228 Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Yes 0 0 229 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus Yes 0 0 230 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 5 18 231 Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Yes 0 0 232 Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Yes 0 0 233 Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Yes 0 0 234 Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Yes 0 0 235 Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Yes 4 14 236 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Yes 0 0 237 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 8 29 238 Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Yes 0 0 239 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Yes 0 0 240 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 0 0 241 Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Yes 0 0 242 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 3 11 243 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Yes 0 0 244 Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi Yes 0 0 245 Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Yes 0 0 246 Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Yes 0 0 247 Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Yes 9 33 248 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Yes 2 7 249 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 6 22 250 Twite Linaria flavirostris 7 25 251 Common (Mealy) Redpoll Acanthis flammea 2 7 252 Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni Yes 2 7 253 Serin Serinus serinus Yes 0 0 254 Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 7 25 255 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 9 33 256 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Yes 0 0 257 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Yes 0 0 258 Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 0 0 259 Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Yes 0 0 260 Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Yes 1 3 261 Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Yes 0 0 262 Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Yes 0 0 263 Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Yes 5 18 264 Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca Yes 0 0 265 Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis Yes 0 0 266 White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys Yes 0 0 267 White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis Yes 0 0 268 Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus Yes 0 0 269 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula Yes 1 3 270 Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus Yes 0 0 271 Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla Yes 0 0 272 Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis Yes 0 0 273 Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora cyanoptera Yes 0 0 274 Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia Yes 5 18 275 Tennessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina Yes 2 7 276 Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas Yes 0 0 277 American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla Yes 0 0 278 Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina Yes 8 29 279 Northern Parula Setophaga americana Yes 0 0 280 Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca Yes 0 0 281 Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia Yes 0 0 282 Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata Yes 0 0 283 Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata Yes 0 0 284 Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Yes 0 0 285 Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla Yes 0 0 286 Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea Yes 0 0 287 Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus Yes 0 0 288 Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea Yes 0 0