Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 28th August 2024

A large Skua(possible immature South Polar Skua) was reported  at the Bridges of Ross at 14.05. Flying west. Footage obtained for review. (Andrew Parisi)

Also at the Bridges of Ross between 07.20-12.20/14.40-19.00 there were 1165 Cory’s Shearwater, one Scopoli’s Shearwater(Keith Langdon@17.52), 680 Great Shearwater, 85 Sooty Shearwater, over 12500 Manx Shearwater, seven Leach’s Petrel, one Wilson’s Petrel, 100 Storm Petrel, 21 Arctic Skua, five Pomarine Skua, seven Great Skua, one adult Long-tailed Skua, 32 Sabine’s Gull(30 adult and two juvenile), seven Grey Phalarope, over 275 Arctic Tern, 33 Sandwich Tern and one Red-throated Diver.(Niall Keogh plus 16 observers)

A Curlew Sandpiper was at Rinvella Beach along with one Arctic Tern, three Sandwich Tern and 70 Ringed Plover.(Chris Cullen)

A Sabine’s Gull was off Loop Head.(CC)

An immature Sabine’s Gull and an immature Mediterranean Gull were at the Lahinch Corkus.(Geoff Pearson, Jeff Copner)


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