IRBC - The Irish List

Species or subspecies	Date	Location	Reference
† Indicates the bird was found dead.
§ Indicates the bird is also a first Western Palearctic record.
¤ Indicates the finder's account is available through the Gallery Notes page.
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Least Tern	19th June 2021	Rogerstown, Dublin	Irish Birds 45: 78
Egyptian Vulture	14th June 2021	Dunfanaghy, Donegal	Irish Birds 45: 78
Red-winged Blackbird	11th June 2021	Castleconnor, Sligo	Irish Birds 45: 78
Northern Horned Lark	3rd October 2021	Aran Islands, Galway	Irish Birds 45: 78
Iberian Wagtail	8th June 2021	Ballinrannig, Kerry	Irish Birds 45: 78
Tennesse Warbler	6th October 2020	Inishbofin, Galway	Irish Birds 00: 00
Short-tailed Shearwater	22nd June 2020	Tramore, Waterford	Irish Birds 00: 00
Two-barred Warbler	26th October 2019	Dursey Island, Cork	Irish Birds 00: 00
Least Bittern	8th October 2019	Farranfore, Kerry	Irish Birds 0: 0
Taiga Flycatcher	21st October 2018	Galley Head, Cork	Irish Birds 42: 90
Veery	17th October 2018	Cummer, Cape Clear Island, Cork	Irish Birds 42: 88
Brown Booby	13th August 2016	Southwest of Skellig Islands, Kerry	Irish Birds 10: 404
Greater Sand Plover	20th July 2016	Tacumshin Lake, Wexford	Irish Birds 10: 404
Vega Gull	10th January 2016	Duncannon, Wexford	Irish Birds 10: 404
Glaucous-winged Gull	2nd January 2016	Castletownbere, Cork	Irish Birds 10: 404
Hudsonian Godwit ¤	22nd July 2015	Inishdawros, Ballyconneely, Galway	Irish Birds 10: 404
Black Scoter ¤	8th January 2015	Off Mountain Stage, near Rossbeigh, Kerry	Irish Birds 10: 394
Slaty-backed Gull	8th February 2014	Waterside, Galway	Irish Birds 10: 250
American Purple Gallinule †	2nd February 2014	Carne Golf Links, Belmullet, Mayo	Irish Birds 10: 243
Ruby-crowned Kinglet	27th October 2013	Cotter's Garden, Cape Clear Island, Cork	Irish Birds 10: 92
Eastern Yellow Wagtail	12th October 2013	Tory Island, Donegal	Irish Birds 10: 256
Wilson's Warbler	18th September 2013	Dursey Island, Cork	Irish Birds 10: 99
Bulwer's Petrel	1st August 2013	Off Galley Head, Cork	Irish Birds 10: 397
Lesser Sand Plover ¤	27th July 2013	Pilmore Strand, Cork	Irish Birds 10: 81
Eastern Kingbird §	5th October 2012	Kilmurvey, Inishmore, Aran Islands, Galway	Irish Birds 9: 596
Collared Flycatcher	29th May 2012	West Town, Tory Island, Donegal	Irish Birds 9: 605
Pallid Harrier	22nd April 2011	Ballyvergan Reedbed, Ballymacoda, Cork	Irish Birds 9: 459
White-winged Scoter	1st February 2011	Off Rossbeigh, Kerry	Irish Birds 9: 453
Central Asian Lesser Whitethroat	13th January 2011	Westcourt, Drogheda, Louth	Irish Birds 10: 94
Northern Harrier	29th October 2010	Tacumshin Lake, Wexford	Irish Birds 9: 292
Iberian Chiffchaff	16th June 2010	Brownstown Head, Waterford	Irish Birds 9: 306
Coue's Arctic Redpoll	1st May 2010	Dursey Island, Cork	Irish Birds 9: 487
Baikal Teal	19th February 2010	Tacumshin Lake, Wexford	Irish Birds 9: 288
Dresser's Eider §	2nd January 2010	Glasagh Bay, Fanad Head, Donegal	Irish Birds 9: 288
Red-flanked Bluetail	10th November 2009	The Waters, Dursey Island, Cork	Irish Birds 9: 276
Cedar Waxwing	14th October 2009	Inishbofin, Galway	Irish Birds 9: 275
Royal Tern	7th June 2009	Off Ring Pier, Clonakilty, Cork	Irish Birds 9: 268
Pacific Diver	12th January 2009	Off Tawin Island, Galway	Irish Birds 9: 454
Little Blue Heron	24th September 2008	Barnaderg Bay, near Letterfrack, Galway	Irish Birds 9: 87
Mourning Dove	20th October 2007	Inishbofin, Galway	Irish Birds 8: 600
Eastern Subalpine Warbler	3rd May 2007	Termon, Mullet Peninsula, Mayo	Irish Birds 10: 253
Black-headed Wagtail	24th April 2007	Longfield Point, Lough Foyle, Londonderry	Irish Birds 8: 604
Blyth's Reed Warbler	20th October 2006	Lough Errul, Cape Clear Island, Cork	Irish Birds 8: 604
Canada Warbler	8th October 2006	Kilbaha, Clare	Irish Birds 8: 414
Cirl Bunting	8th May 2006	Mizen Head, Cork	Irish Birds 8: 414
Barrow's Goldeneye	20th November 2005	Quoile Pondage, near Downpatrick, Down	Irish Birds 8: 376
Rough-legged Hawk	11th October 2005	Tulla, near Ennis, Clare	Irish Birds 8: 379
Green Heron	11th October 2005	Schull Harbour, Cork	Irish Birds 8: 377
Great Knot	25th July 2004	Swords, Malahide Estuary, Dublin	Irish Birds 8: 113
Hume's Leaf Warbler ¤	18th December 2003	Knockadoon Head, Cork	Irish Birds 7: 567
Semipalmated Plover	10th October 2003	Leabgarrow, Arranmore Island, Donegal	Irish Birds 7: 557
Common Yellowthroat ¤	3rd October 2003	Loop Head Lighthouse, Clare	Irish Birds 7: 573
Booted Warbler	27th September 2003	East Town, Tory Island, Donegal	Irish Birds 7: 565
Redhead	12th July 2003	Lough Errul, Cape Clear Island, Cork	Irish Birds 7: 552
White-crowned Sparrow	20th May 2003	Ballinacarraige, West Beara, Cork	Irish Birds 7: 573
Sooty Tern	23rd July 2002	Off Bridges of Ross, Clare	Irish Birds 7: 403
Balearic Woodchat Shrike	3rd June 2002	Mizen Head, Cork	Irish Birds 7: 570
Baltimore Oriole	7th October 2001	Horseshoe Cove, Baltimore, Cork	Irish Birds 7: 238
Cetti's Warbler	21st May 2001	Ballyvergan Reedbed, Ballymacoda, Cork	Irish Birds 7: 407
Isabelline Shrike	20th November 2000	Begerin House, North Slob, Wexford	Irish Birds 7: 105
Blue-winged Warbler §	4th October 2000	Cotter's Garden, Cape Clear Island, Cork	Irish Birds 7: 107
Taiga Merlin	29th September 2000	Low Road, Cape Clear Island, Cork	Irish Birds 8: 590

National List Category System

The Association of European Rarities Committees (AERC) recommend the use of categories when compiling national lists of species. Many European rare bird committees now follow this practice including the IRBC. The following is a list of the categories in use and their significance:

• Category A
  Species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state in Ireland at least once since 1st January 1950.
• Category B
  Species that have been recorded in an apparently natural state in Ireland at least once up to 31st December 1949, but have not been recorded subsequently.
• Category C1
  Species that, although originally introduced by man, have established feral breeding populations in Ireland which apparently maintain themselves without necessary recourse to further introduction.
• Category C2
  Species that have occurred, but are considered to have originated from established naturalised populations outside Ireland.
• Category D1
  Species that would otherwise appear in Categories A or B except that there is a reasonable doubt that they have ever occurred in a natural state.
• Category D2
  Species that have arrived through ship or other human assistance.
• Category D3
  Species that have only ever been found dead on the tideline.
• Category D4
  Species that would otherwise appear in Category C1 except that their feral populations may or may not be self-supporting.
• Category E
  Species that have been recorded as introductions, transportees or escapes from captivity.

The category breakdown of the Irish list on 31st December 2021 was as follows:

Species in Category D are not included in the main Irish List. Whenever a species is assigned to more than one category, the higher category only is included in the statistics. Category A is regarded as the highest.