Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 17th August 2023

A Buzzard was flying over the motorway at Dromoland.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 15th August 2023

At the Bridges of Ross this morning between 06.45-09.45 there were 92 Cory’s Shearwater, five Sooty Shearwater, one Great Shearwater and five Arctic Skua.(Declan Murphy)


Monday 14th August 2023

At Ross, Loop Head this morning between 09.30-12.30 there were 160 Cory’s Shearwater, one dark-phased Arctic Skua, six Sooty Shearwater and 14 Whimbrel.(John N. Murphy)
At the Bridges of Ross between 15.30-1930, 430 Cory’s Shearwater, seven Sooty Shearwater, two adult Sabine’s Gull and one Arctic Skua were recorded(Declan Murphy)
A Rose-coloured Starling was at Spanish Point.(JNM)


Sunday 13th August 2023

At the Bridges of Ross over 3000 Cory’s Shearwater, 25 Great Shearwater and five Sooty Shearwater were recorded over a period of six hours.(Jeoff Pearson)


Saturday 12th August 2023

A SCOPOLI’S SHEARWATER flew west past the Bridges of Ross this morning.
Also at Bridges of Ross between 06.00 and 17.00 was one Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 836 Cory’s Shearwater, 94 Great Skua, 55 Sooty Shearwater, six adult Sabine’s Gull, one Long-tailed Skua, two Pomarine Skua, four Great Skua and three Arctic Skua. (B.McCloskey, J.F. Dowdall, G. Murray, T. Cully and A. Kane.)


Friday 11th August 2023

At the Bridges of Ross this morning between 07.00 and 11.30 there were six Cory’s Shearwater, four Sooty Shearwater, two Arctic Skua and one Grey Phalarope.(Tony Culley)


Thursday 10th August 2021

Thursday 10th August 2021

Adult Rosie Starling at Spanish Point Aine Freeley

One adult Rose-coloured Starling was at Spanish Point. Probably the same bird that was there in 6th July.(Aine Freeley)
At the Bridges of Ross between 06.00-08.00 a seawatch produced seven Cory’s Shearwater, four Sooty Shearwater and three Storm Petrel.(Tony Cully)
There were three Jay at Dromore Nature Reserve.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Wednesday 9th August 2023

A Kingfisher was at Wood Quay, Ennis this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 8th August 2023

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Moanreel, Ennistymon.(Jeff Copner)


Monday 7th August 2023

A Pomarine Skua was at Black Head and one Twite was at Fanore.(Chris Cullen)
Two Buzzard were soaring over the motorway at Manus, Clarecastle.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
At Ross, Loop Head there were seven Cory’s Shearwater this evening.(John N. Murphy)


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