This is the first time I've ever done a list, but sure here goes:
Loons (Divers) Gaviidae
1.Great Northern Diver
2.Red-throated Loon
Grebes Podicipedidae
3. Little Grebe
Shearwaters, Petrels et al. Procellariiformes
4. (Northern) Fulmar
5. Manx Shearwater
6. (European) Storm-Petrel
Gannets Sulidae
7. (Northern) Gannet
Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae
8. (Great) Cormorant
9. (European) Shag
Herons, Storks and Ibises Ciconiiformes
10. Little Egret
11. Grey Heron
Swans Cygnus
12. Mute Swan
13. Whooper Swan
Geese Anser, Branta
14. Snow Goose
15. (Greater) White-fronted Goose
16. Greylag Goose
17. Canada Goose
18. Barnacle Goose
19. Brent Goose
20. Black Brant
21. (Common) Shelduck
Dabbling Ducks Anatini
22. Mallard
23. (Northern) Pintail
24. (Northern) Shoveler
25. (Common) Teal
Diving Ducks Aythya, Somateria et al,
26. (Common) Pochard
27. (Greater) Scaup
28. Tufted Duck
29. Common Scoter
30. Long-tailed Duck
31. (Common) Goldeneye
Sawbills
32. Red-breasted Merganser
Birds of Prey Accipitriformes
33. (Eurasian) Sparrowhawk
Falcons Falconidae
34. (Common) Kestrel
35. Peregrine Falcon
Partridges and Pheasants Phasianidae
36. (Common) Pheasant
Rails and Crakes Rallidae
37. Moorhen
38. (Eurasian) Coot
Waders Charadriiformes
39. (Eurasian) Oystercatcher
40. Ringed Plover
41. Grey Plover
42. Golden Plover
43. (Northern) Lapwing
44. (Red) Knot
45. Sanderling
46. Purple Sandpiper
47. (Ruddy) Turnstone
48. Dunlin
49. Little Stint
50. Common Sandpiper
51. (Common) Sandpiper
52. Spotted Redshank
53. (Common) Greenshank
54. Black-tailed Godwit
55. Bar-tailed Godwit
56. (Eurasian) Curlew
57. Whimbrel
Gulls Laridae
58. Black-headed Gull
59. Common Gull (Mew Gull)
60. Ring-billed Gull
61. Mediterranean Gull
62. Herring Gull
63. Lesser Black-backed Gull
64. Great Black-backed Gull
65. Little Gull
66. Kittiwake
67. Glaucous Gull
68. Iceland Gull
69. Laughing Gull
Terns Sterninae
70. Little Tern
71. Sandwich Tern
72. Common Tern
73. Arctic Tern
74. Roseate Tern
Auks Alcidae
75. (Atlantic) Puffin
76. Black Guillemot
77. Guillemot
78. Razorbill
Pigeons and Doves Columbidae
79. Rock Dove
80. Feral Pigeon
81. Stock Dove
82. (Common) Wood Pigeon
83. (Eurasian) Collared Dove
84. (European) Turtle Dove
Swifts Apodidae
85. (Common) Swift
Larks Alaudidae
86. Skylark
Swallows and Martins
87. Sand Martin
88. Barn Swallow
89. (Common) House Martin
Pipits and Wagtails Motacillidae
90. Rock Pipit
91. Meadow Pipit
92. (White Wagtail)
93. Pied Wagtail
94. Yellow Wagtail
95. Grey Wagtail
96. (Winter) Wren
Accentors Prunellidae
97. Dunnock
Thrushes Turdidae
98. (European) Robin
99. (Northern) Wheatear
100. Whinchat
101. (Common) Stonechat
102. Song Thrush
103. Mistle Thrush
104. Redwing
105. Fieldfare
106. Blackbird
Warblers Sylviidae
107. Garden Warbler
108. Blackcap
109. (Common) Whitethroat
110. Sedge Warbler
111. Grasshopper Warbler
112. Reed Warbler
113. Willow Warbler
114. Wood Warbler
115. Chiffchaff
116. Siberian Chiffchaff
117. Goldcrest
Flycatchers Musicapidae
118. Spotted Flycatcher
119. Pied Flycatcher
Tits Paridae and others
120. Great Tit
121. Coal Tit
122. Blue Tit
Crows Corvidae
123. Magpie
124. (Eurasian) Jackdaw
125. (Red-billed) Chough
126. Rook
127. Hooded Crow
128. Carrion Crow
129. (Common) Raven
Starlings Sturnidae
130. (Common) Starling
Sparrows Passeridae
131. House Sparrow
132. (Eurasian) Tree Sparrow
Finches Fringillidae
133. (Common) Chaffinch
134.(Common) Linnet
135. Twite
136. (Common) Redpoll
137. (European) Goldfinch
138. (European) Greenfinch
139. (Eurasian) Siskin
140. (Eurasian) Bullfinch
Buntings Emberizidae
141. (Common) Reed Bunting
142. Snow Bunting
143. Corn Bunting
Escapes/Introductions:
144. White-tailed Eagle
So that's the Irish list-Total: 144
Other birds seen on holidays:
1. Peacock (Portugal)
2. Greater Flamingo (France)
3. Egyptian Goose (Spain)
4. Canary (Spain)
5. Bar-headed Goose (France)
6. Egyptian Vulture (Spain)
7. Italian Sparrow (Italy)
8. (desmarestii Shag) (Italy, Spain, Portugal)
9. Black Vulture (Spain)
10. Cockatiel (Numerous Escapes)
11. African Grey Parrot (Spain)
12. Budgerigar (Numerous Escapes)
13. Hill Mynah (Spain, Italy)
14. Muscovy (Numerous Escapes)
15. Audouin's Gull (Spain)
16. Yellow-legged Gull (Spain)
17. Eleonora's Falcon (Spain)
Loons (Divers) Gaviidae
1.Great Northern Diver
2.Red-throated Loon
Grebes Podicipedidae
3. Little Grebe
Shearwaters, Petrels et al. Procellariiformes
4. (Northern) Fulmar
5. Manx Shearwater
6. (European) Storm-Petrel
Gannets Sulidae
7. (Northern) Gannet
Cormorants Phalacrocoracidae
8. (Great) Cormorant
9. (European) Shag
Herons, Storks and Ibises Ciconiiformes
10. Little Egret
11. Grey Heron
Swans Cygnus
12. Mute Swan
13. Whooper Swan
Geese Anser, Branta
14. Snow Goose
15. (Greater) White-fronted Goose
16. Greylag Goose
17. Canada Goose
18. Barnacle Goose
19. Brent Goose
20. Black Brant
21. (Common) Shelduck
Dabbling Ducks Anatini
22. Mallard
23. (Northern) Pintail
24. (Northern) Shoveler
25. (Common) Teal
Diving Ducks Aythya, Somateria et al,
26. (Common) Pochard
27. (Greater) Scaup
28. Tufted Duck
29. Common Scoter
30. Long-tailed Duck
31. (Common) Goldeneye
Sawbills
32. Red-breasted Merganser
Birds of Prey Accipitriformes
33. (Eurasian) Sparrowhawk
Falcons Falconidae
34. (Common) Kestrel
35. Peregrine Falcon
Partridges and Pheasants Phasianidae
36. (Common) Pheasant
Rails and Crakes Rallidae
37. Moorhen
38. (Eurasian) Coot
Waders Charadriiformes
39. (Eurasian) Oystercatcher
40. Ringed Plover
41. Grey Plover
42. Golden Plover
43. (Northern) Lapwing
44. (Red) Knot
45. Sanderling
46. Purple Sandpiper
47. (Ruddy) Turnstone
48. Dunlin
49. Little Stint
50. Common Sandpiper
51. (Common) Sandpiper
52. Spotted Redshank
53. (Common) Greenshank
54. Black-tailed Godwit
55. Bar-tailed Godwit
56. (Eurasian) Curlew
57. Whimbrel
Gulls Laridae
58. Black-headed Gull
59. Common Gull (Mew Gull)
60. Ring-billed Gull
61. Mediterranean Gull
62. Herring Gull
63. Lesser Black-backed Gull
64. Great Black-backed Gull
65. Little Gull
66. Kittiwake
67. Glaucous Gull
68. Iceland Gull
69. Laughing Gull
Terns Sterninae
70. Little Tern
71. Sandwich Tern
72. Common Tern
73. Arctic Tern
74. Roseate Tern
Auks Alcidae
75. (Atlantic) Puffin
76. Black Guillemot
77. Guillemot
78. Razorbill
Pigeons and Doves Columbidae
79. Rock Dove
80. Feral Pigeon
81. Stock Dove
82. (Common) Wood Pigeon
83. (Eurasian) Collared Dove
84. (European) Turtle Dove
Swifts Apodidae
85. (Common) Swift
Larks Alaudidae
86. Skylark
Swallows and Martins
87. Sand Martin
88. Barn Swallow
89. (Common) House Martin
Pipits and Wagtails Motacillidae
90. Rock Pipit
91. Meadow Pipit
92. (White Wagtail)
93. Pied Wagtail
94. Yellow Wagtail
95. Grey Wagtail
96. (Winter) Wren
Accentors Prunellidae
97. Dunnock
Thrushes Turdidae
98. (European) Robin
99. (Northern) Wheatear
100. Whinchat
101. (Common) Stonechat
102. Song Thrush
103. Mistle Thrush
104. Redwing
105. Fieldfare
106. Blackbird
Warblers Sylviidae
107. Garden Warbler
108. Blackcap
109. (Common) Whitethroat
110. Sedge Warbler
111. Grasshopper Warbler
112. Reed Warbler
113. Willow Warbler
114. Wood Warbler
115. Chiffchaff
116. Siberian Chiffchaff
117. Goldcrest
Flycatchers Musicapidae
118. Spotted Flycatcher
119. Pied Flycatcher
Tits Paridae and others
120. Great Tit
121. Coal Tit
122. Blue Tit
Crows Corvidae
123. Magpie
124. (Eurasian) Jackdaw
125. (Red-billed) Chough
126. Rook
127. Hooded Crow
128. Carrion Crow
129. (Common) Raven
Starlings Sturnidae
130. (Common) Starling
Sparrows Passeridae
131. House Sparrow
132. (Eurasian) Tree Sparrow
Finches Fringillidae
133. (Common) Chaffinch
134.(Common) Linnet
135. Twite
136. (Common) Redpoll
137. (European) Goldfinch
138. (European) Greenfinch
139. (Eurasian) Siskin
140. (Eurasian) Bullfinch
Buntings Emberizidae
141. (Common) Reed Bunting
142. Snow Bunting
143. Corn Bunting
Escapes/Introductions:
144. White-tailed Eagle
So that's the Irish list-Total: 144
Other birds seen on holidays:
1. Peacock (Portugal)
2. Greater Flamingo (France)
3. Egyptian Goose (Spain)
4. Canary (Spain)
5. Bar-headed Goose (France)
6. Egyptian Vulture (Spain)
7. Italian Sparrow (Italy)
8. (desmarestii Shag) (Italy, Spain, Portugal)
9. Black Vulture (Spain)
10. Cockatiel (Numerous Escapes)
11. African Grey Parrot (Spain)
12. Budgerigar (Numerous Escapes)
13. Hill Mynah (Spain, Italy)
14. Muscovy (Numerous Escapes)
15. Audouin's Gull (Spain)
16. Yellow-legged Gull (Spain)
17. Eleonora's Falcon (Spain)
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