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BIRDS OF IRELAND, CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF IRELAND, ITS COMPLETE BIRDLIST

Birds of Ireland coded for abundance, breeding, migration, wintering, endemic, rare, etc.; 2000 pages on birds, nature, birdwatching, where to go birding, birds and nature pictures, nature conservation, equipment, bird feeding, etc. Welcome to the bird list of Ireland.

Ireland is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Ireland to raise their young, migrants who pass through Ireland with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Ireland to escape colder conditions up north. While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Ireland ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.

Among the species of the checklist of the birds of Ireland you can find  waterfowl and wading birds, a large suite of song birds, raptors, game birds, swifts and nighthawks, etc., many of which occupy several ecosystems simultaneously, as they fly to and from forests, meadows, shorelines of waters, cities and and urban green spaces. At Birdlist, we have developed a coding system that can help you predict when you may expect a certain species, with a code for seasonality, such as resident, nesting, wintering, etc. A code for abundance will give you a clue on the likelihood that you may actually see a certain species of bird. As we progressed with the coding, we realized that there should be a differentiation in the coding for "common", such as less common, common and very common birds. However, this would require reliable quantative data, which for most states, are not revealed by the commission of bird records. We hope to provide those in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the current checklist of the birds of Ireland.

 

  Abundance Codes

D

Distribution range deducted from map, not actual record.

P

Present, abundance not determined.

C

Within its range, varying from common to occasional

O

Rare, wandered outside of its normal range but still may be expected from time to time. Normally between 10 - 100 records.

V

Vagrant, accidental, species far out of its normal distribution range. >10 observations.

I

Introduced species.

Q

Not verified.

X

Extinct.

XL

Extinct in country

Status of Permanence Codes

R

Resident, present  year around.

N

Nests in the area but absent during part of the year.

M

Migrant, non-breeding. May spend a short period or the entire winter.

W

Wintering; stays in the area, while its primary nesting range is elsewhere.

E

National endemic.

*

National bird.

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WICE BIRDLIST

XX Species full name Birds IE
  Coturnix coturnix Common Quail D
  Perdix perdix Grey Partridge D
  Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant D
  Anas acuta Northern Pintail D
  Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler D
  Anas crecca Common Teal D
  Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon D
  Anas platyrhynchos Mallard D
  Anas strepera Gadwall D
  Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose D
  Anser anser Greylag Goose D
  Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose D
  Anser fabalis Bean Goose D
  Aythya affinis Lesser Scaup D
  Aythya ferina Common Pochard D
  Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck D
  Aythya marila Greater Scaup D
  Branta bernicla Brent Goose D
  Branta canadensis Canada Goose D
  Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose D
  Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye D
  Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck D
  Cygnus columbianus Tundra Swan D
  Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan D
  Cygnus olor Mute Swan D
  Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter D
  Melanitta nigra Black Scoter D
  Mergellus albellus Smew D
  Somateria mollissima Common Eider D
  Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck D
  Dendrocopos minor Lesser Spotted Woodpecker D
  Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher D
  Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo D
  Apus apus Common Swift D
  Tyto alba Barn Owl D
  Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl D
  Asio otus Long-eared Owl D
  Caprimulgus europaeus Eurasian Nightjar D
  Columba livia Rock Dove D
  Columba oenas Stock Pigeon D
  Columba palumbus Common Wood-Pigeon D
  Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove D
  Crex crex Corn Crake D
  Fulica atra Common Coot D
  Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen D
  Porzana porzana Spotted Crake D
  Rallus aquaticus Water Rail D
  Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper D
  Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone D
  Calidris alba Sanderling D
  Calidris alpina Dunlin D
  Calidris canutus Red Knot D
  Calidris maritima Purple Sandpiper D
  Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe D
  Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit D
  Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit D
  Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe D
  Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew D
  Philomachus pugnax Ruff D
  Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock D
  Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank D
  Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank D
  Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper D
  Tringa totanus Common Redshank D
  Charadrius hiaticula Common Ringed Plover D
  Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher D
  Pluvialis apricaria European Golden-Plover D
  Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover D
  Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing D
  Alca torda Razorbill D
  Alle alle Dovekie D
  Cepphus grylle Black Guillemot D
  Fratercula arctica Atlantic Puffin D
  Larus canus Common Gull D
  Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull D
  Larus glaucoides Iceland Gull D
  Larus hyperboreus Glaucous Gull D
  Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull D
  Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull D
  Larus minutus Little Gull D
  Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull D
  Rissa tridactyla Black-legged Kittiwake D
  Sterna albifrons Little Tern D
  Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern D
  Sterna hirundo Common Tern D
  Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern D
  Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern D
  Uria aalge Common Murre D
  Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk D
  Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier D
  Falco columbarius Merlin D
  Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon D
  Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel D
  Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe D
  Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe D
  Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe D
  Morus bassanus Northern Gannet D
  Phalacrocorax aristotelis European Shag D
  Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant D
  Ardea cinerea Grey Heron D
  Gavia immer Common Loon D
  Gavia stellata Red-throated Loon D
  Fulmarus glacialis Northern Fulmar D
  Hydrobates pelagicus European Storm-Petrel D
  Puffinus puffinus Manx Shearwater D
  Corvus corax Common Raven D
  Corvus frugilegus Rook D
  Corvus monedula Eurasian Jackdaw D
  Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay D
  Pica pica Black-billed Magpie D
  Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Chough D
  Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper D
  Erithacus rubecula European Robin D
  Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher D
  Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear D
  Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart D
  Saxicola rubetra Whinchat D
  Saxicola torquata Common Stonechat D
  Turdus iliacus Redwing D
  Turdus merula Eurasian Blackbird D
  Turdus philomelos Song Thrush D
  Turdus pilaris Fieldfare D
  Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel D
  Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush D
  Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling D
  Certhia familiaris Eurasian Tree-Creeper D
  Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren D
  Cyanistes caeruleus European Blue Tit D
  Parus major Great Tit D
  Periparus ater Coal Tit D
  Poecile palustris Marsh Tit D
  Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit D
  Delichon urbica Northern House-Martin D
  Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow D
  Riparia riparia Sand Martin D
  Regulus regulus Goldcrest D
  Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler D
  Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper-Warbler D
  Phylloscopus collybita Eurasian Chiffchaff D
  Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler D
  Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap D
  Sylvia borin Garden Warbler D
  Sylvia communis Greater Whitethroat D
  Alauda arvensis Sky Lark D
  Anthus petrosus Rock Pipit D
  Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit D
  Motacilla alba White Wagtail D
  Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail D
  Passer domesticus House Sparrow D
  Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow D
  Prunella modularis Hedge Accentor D
  Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch D
  Fringilla montifringilla Brambling D
 

 

WICE MAMMALS

XX Genus Species English IE
  Erinaceus europaeus West European Hedgehog P
  Sorex minutus Pgymy (Lesser) Shrew P
  Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser Horseshoe Bat P
  Myotis daubentoni Daubenton's (Water) Bat P
  Myotis mystacinus Whiskered Bat P
  Myotis nattereri Natterer's Bat P
  Nyctalus leisleri Leisler's Bat P
  Pipistrellus pipistrellus Pipistrelle P
  Plecotus auritus Brown Long-eared Bat P
  Vulpes vulpes Red Fox P
  Lutra lutra European Otter P
  Meles meles Eurasian Badger P
  Martes martes Pine Marten P
  Mustela erminea Stoat, Ermine, Short-tailed Weasel P
  Mustela vison American Mink P
  Halichoerus grypus Grey Seal P
  Phoca vitulina Harbor Seal P
  Eubalaena glacialis Northern Right Whale P
  Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke Whale P
  Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale P
  Balaenoptera musculus Blue Whale P
  Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale P
  Megaptera novaeangliae Humpback Whale P
  Delphinus delphis Common (Saddleback) Dolphin P
  Globicephala melas Long-finned Pilot Whale P
  Grampus griseus Risso's Dolphin P
  Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic White-sided Dolphin P
  Lagenorhynchus albirostris White-beaked Dolphin P
  Orcinus orca Killer Whale P
  Pseudorca crassidens False Killer Whale P
  Stenella coeruleoalba Striped Dolphin P
  Tursiops truncatus Bottlenose Dolphin P
  Phocoena phocoena Harbor Porpoise P
  Kogia breviceps Pygmy Sperm Whale P
  Hyperoodon ampullatus Northern Bottlenose Whale P
  Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby's Beaked Whale P
  Mesoplodon mirus True's Beaked Whale P
  Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's Beaked Whale P
  Cervus elaphus Red Deer, Elk, Hangul, Maral, Wapiti P
  Cervus nippon Sika, Formosan Sika P
  Cervus dama Fallow Deer P
  Sciurus carolinensis Eastern Gray Squirrel P
  Sciurus vulgaris Eurasian Red (European Tree) Squirrel P
  Clethrionomys glareolus Bank Vole P
  Apodemus sylvaticus Wood (Long-tailed Field) Mouse P
  Rattus norvegicus Norway (Brown) Rat P
  Lepus timidus Eurasian Arctic (White, Mountain) Hare P
  Oryctolagus cuniculus European Rabbit P

Thank you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Ireland. In this linked net of country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks. Birds of Ireland provides a checklist of the birds of Ireland. It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of Ireland in ornithological taxonomic order. In Nature of Ireland you can find nature related websites, like on birding, birdwatching, general ornithology, nature, nature conservation, national parks, protected areas, nature reserves, etc. In Mammals of Ireland you can find the list of the mammals of Ireland in taxonomic order. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of Ireland provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected areas of Ireland.  Click on the following links for our web pages on Ireland. http://www.birdlist.org/ireland.htm                 http://www.nature-worldwide.info/ireland.htm                 http://www.mammals-worldwide.info/ireland.htm                 http://www.nationalparks-worldwide.info/ireland.htm