Black-headed Gull Yellow TLW5 ©Tom Tarpey
This Black-headed Gull was at the Mill Road Corbally today. It was ringed as an adult in Poland in May 2019. It has wintered on the Shannon at Corbally every year since and has been seen in Holland in August 2020, in Poland in June 2023, in Holland again in September 2023, in Kilbaha in October 2023 (John N MurphY) and back in Corbally in November 2023(TT).
The drake Ring-necked Duck was seen at Lough Gur again (Irish Birding report)
A Waxwing was on overhead wires on the N20 at O’Rourke’s Cross, Bruree (John N Murphy).
58 Whooper Swans were at Camas (TT).
38 Mallard, 30 Teal, 11 Wigeon, four Shoveler, 22 Oystercatchers, 11 Snipe, a Redshank and 24 Mute Swans were at King’s Island (TT).
20 Gadwall, 20 Tufted Duck, 33 Mallard and six Teal were at Westfields (TT).
Two Redshank were at O’Callaghan’s Strand and another was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard drumming at Curraghchase during the BWI outing. (Clodagh Glasgow, Maura Turner, James Organ et al.)
A Common Sandpiper was at Bunlickey (Gerry Murphy).
A Marsh Harrier, a probable sub-adult male, was seen at Lough Gur. Six Gadwall, seven Wigeon, eight Mallard, ten Tufted Duck and 19 Curlew were also present (TT).
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