Rare and Scarce Birds in Ireland in 2023

A selection of some of the rare and scarce birds seen in Ireland in 2023.
Penduline Tit, Gearagh, Co. Cork, January.
Ring Ouzel, off the R733 near Staplestown, Co. Wexford, January.
Goosander, Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford, January.
Barn Owl, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, February.
Spoonbill, Lady’s Island, Co. Wexford, March.
Black-crowned Night Heron, Great Saltee Island and Drinagh, Co. Wexford, April.
Common Redstart, Great Saltee Island, Co. Wexford, April.
Hoopoe, Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, May.
Squacco Heron, Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, May.
Black-eared Wheatear, South Slob, Co. Wexford, May.
Semipalmated Plover, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, May.
Black-winged Stilt, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, May.
Gull-billed Tern, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, July.
Caspian Tern, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, August. (Ringed as a nestling in Sweden in 2020)
Golden Eagle, Comeragh Mountains, Co. Waterford, August.
Greater Sand Plover, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, August.
Wilson's Phalarope, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, September.
Grey Phalarope, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford, September.
White-winged Black Tern, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, September.
Cape May Warbler, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, September.
Black-and-white Warbler, Inishbofin Island, Co. Galway, October.
Common Rosefinch, Inishbofin Island, Co. Galway, October.
Waxwing, Inishbofin Island, Co. Galway, October.
Yellow-browed Warbler, Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, October.
Firecrest, Cape Clear Island, Co. Cork, October.