Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A juvenile WHITE-TAILED EAGLE flew west over Applewood, Ballycar this morning in the direction of Newmarket-on-Fergus Village being mobbed by crows (10.45). (John N Murphy)
A juvenile WHITE-TAILED EAGLE flew past the Cliffs of Moher this evening mobbed by Chough. (17.15) (Cormac McGinley)
A Hoopoe was visiting a garden east of Sixmilebridge throughout the day. This birds has been in this area for the last six weeks. (Brian Kennedy) It is only the 14th county record.
One Buzzard, a female Hen Harrier, four Water Rail, two Little Egrets, 60 Curlew and 70 Wigeon were at Lahinch Marsh (Dave McNamara).

At the Bridges of Ross today there were two Long-tailed Skuas, 12 Pomarine Skuas, 16 Arctic Skuas, 20 Bonxies, two Leach’s Petrels, 15 Storm Petrels, eight Sabine’s Gulls, 50 Sooty Shearwaters, ten Grey Phalaropes and eight Red-throated Divers. (Geoff Pearson)
Two second-winter Mediterranean Gulls were at the Lahinch Bridge on the Inagh River estuary.(Jeff Copner)
One female Hen Harrier, one Peregrine, three Water Rail and one Little Egret were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
At Lough Gash this evening there was one Green Sandpiper, 80 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Teal and seven Shoveler. (John N Murphy)
A small flock of 20 Swallows were at Applewood, Ballycar this evening. (John N Murphy)

At Loop Head today there were 20 Lapland Buntings, eight Wheatears, one juvenile Hen Harrier, one adult and one first-winter Mediterranean Gulls and two Swallows. (John N Murphy, Tom & Nuala Lynch and Jeff Copner)
At the Bridges of Ross this morning (9.30-13.30), there were four Arctic Skuas, one Bonxie, two Pomarine Skuas, three Great Shearwaters, two Sooty Shearwaters, 15 Brent Geese, six Red-throated Divers, two Common Scoter, 17 Chough and 1,000 Guillemots per hour. (Jim Bowman)
There was one Ruff and 40 Curlew at Cloghaun Lough. (Tom & Nuala Lynch and John N Murphy)
At the Bridges of Ross this afternoon (14.00 – 16.00) there was one adult and one juvenile Sabine’s Gulls, one second-year Long-tailed Skua, five Arctic Skuas, one Bonxie, two Sooty Shearwaters, one Leach’s Petrels, one Storm Petrel, 18 Arctic Terns, 16 Snipe, four Grey Phalaropes, 13 Brent Geese, two Red-throated Divers and two Peregrines. (John N Murphy, Nuala & Tom Lynch)

There were 25 Lapland Buntings at Loop Head and two White Wagtails in Kilbaha Harbour. (Aidan G Kelly)