Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

There were over 9850 Great Shearwater off the Bridges of Ross during a two and half hour period this morning. (Hendrix et al)

There were hundreds of Cory’s Shearwater and Sooty Shearwater, as well as one Balearic Shearwater, two Great Skua and 20 Leach’s Petrel off Ross Ringing Station but weather conditions made accurate counting difficult earlier today.(John N. Murphy)

There were two Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield.(Geoff Pearson)

Forty eight Sandwich Tern and eight juvenile Arctic Tern were at Rinevella Bay.(Jeff Copner)

An  seawatch at the Bridges of Ross produced 135 Cory’s Shearwater, 170 Sooty Shearwater, 6 Leach’s Petrel, 12 Storm Petrel, one juvenile Long-tailed Skua, three Pomarine Skua, 24 Great Skua,20 Arctic Skua, nine Sabine’s Gull, 85 Arctic Tern,two Grey Phalarope, two Red-throated Diver, 23 Sandwich Tern, eight Common Scoter,65 Brent Goose and 21 Knot.(John N. Murphy, Killian Mullarney, Paul Archer, Paul Moore, Denis O’ Sullivan, Dixie Collins, Hendrix)

The Osprey was still at Lahinch Marsh along with two Kingfisher.(Geoff Pearson)

Juvenile Osprey ©Tom Tarpey

The juvenile Osprey was still at Lahinch Marsh/Inagh River Estuary all day since morning.(Jeff Copner, Tom Tarpey & Geoff Pearson)

A 1cy Mediterranean Gull was at Lahinch earlier this afternoon.(TT)

Two White Wagtail were  at Liscannor.(GP)

A Peregrine was at Clounahinchy.(JC)

The two White-tailed Eagles are still at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)