Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

At Ross, Loop Head between 08.45-10.45 there were 43 Great Shearwater, six Cory’s Shearwater, 12 Sooty Shearwater, one intermediate 2CY type Long-tailed Skua, three Pomarine Skua, 16 Sandwich Tern and eight Arctic Tern.(John N. Murphy)

At Ross Kilbaha between 10.00-12.30 there were two Cory’s Shearwater, 14 Sooty Shearwater, two Long-tailed Skua, three Pomarine Skua, one Great Skua, one Leach’s Petrel, 17 Arctic Tern and two Sandwich Tern.(John N. Murphy)
A Kingfisher was at Lough Muckanagh.(James Organ)

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there were 22 Cory’s Shearwater, one Balearic Shearwater, two Sooty Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, two Arctic Skua, three Pomarine Skua, one Great Skua, one Long-tailed Skua, one Sabine’s Gull and nine Common Scoter.(Keith Langdon et al)
At the Bridges of Ross between 01.30-18.30 the following were reported-one Fea’s Petrel(Keith Langdon), three Cory’s Shearwater, two Balearic Shearwater, four Sooty Shearwater, ten Arctic Skua, five Great Skua, one Sabine’s Gull and four Grey Phalarope. (Keith Langdon, Noel Keogh, Jim Creamer, Des Higgins et al).
A Peregrine was at Addroon Bridge.(Jeff Copner)

At Ross between 12.30-14.30 there were 39 Cory’s Shearwater, one Storm Petrel and 15 Whimbrel.(John N. Murphy)
One Kingfisher was at Kilbaha along with a flock of 95 Oystercatcher, 70 Curlew and 45 Turnstone at Ross Bay.(John N. Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Kilnaboy and another at Dysart.(James Organ)
One Ruff and 15 Knot were at Lough Donnell.(Geoff Pearson)

At the Bridges of Ross between 08.00-17.30 there were 224 Cory’s Shearwater, ten Sooty Shearwater, 14 plus Storm Petrel, one Arctic Skua, one Common Tern, and one Common Scoter. (John N. Murphy, Paul Lynch, Geoff Pearson, Chris Cullen, Sean Holland)
At the Kilkee Cliffs between 17.45-17.50 there were four Cory’s Shearwater.(Éanna O’Flynn)
A Common Sandpiper was at Clahane.(James Organ)