Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 07.30-11.30 produced 150 Sooty Shearwater, 550 Cory’s Shearwater, 330 Great Shearwater, one Grey Phalarope, one Little Gull, two Arctic Skua, one Sabine’s Gull, two Brent Goose and eight Common Scoter.(John Jackson & Mark Gibson)
A Seawatch at Black Head between 08.45-11.30 produced 150 Manx Shearwater, 20 Sooty Shearwater, ten Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater and a Merlin.(Paul Troake)
Two Cory’s Shearwater were at Kilkee Cliffs.(Geoff Pearson)
Five Whooper Swan were at Kilkee Reservoir.(GP)
Two Yellow-browed Warbler and a Goldcrest were at Kilbaha.(John N Murphy, Peter Whelan, Sean Whelan, Charlie Lyons, Mark Gibson & GP)
Three Grey Phalarope, 30 Manx Shearwater, 47 Cory’s Shearwater & four Puffin were at the Bridges of Ross.(Chris Murphy)
A Hen Harrier and five Whooper Swan were at Loop Head.(CM)
Two Cory’s Shearwater and two Redwing were at Loop Head.(SW & CL)
There were 21 Whooper Swan & two Water Rail at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ)
Thirty Brent Goose were at Poulnasherry Bay.(John Glynn)
One Hen Harrier, four Waterford Rail and 30 Golden Plover were at Kilcredaun. (PW,SW & CL)
A flock of 13 Whooper Swans were at Clare Abbey. (PE,SW & CL)

Three Pink-footed Goose flew west over Ross Ringing Station this morning and six Barnacle Goose flew east.(John N Murphy)
A Merlin was also hunting in the area.(JNM)
Eight Barnacle Goose flew over Kilbaha and a Hen Harrier was hunting there.(Mark Gibson)
Two White-tailed Eagle were at Lake Atedaun.(James Organ)
Two Buzzard were at O’Toole’s Lough.(JO)
There were 12 Whooper Swan at Lough Bunny and five more were at Lake Atedaun. One of those was almost taken by a White-tailed Eagle.(JO)
Later today two Yellow-browed Warbler and two Goldcrest were at Kilbaha.(JNM MG, Tom Tarpey, Ray Glynn)
Over 20 Cory’s Shearwater, one Great Skua, two Manx Shearwater and seven Barnacle Goose were off Ross.(JNM, MG TT & RG)
Three Cory’s Shearwater, one Red-throated Diver and one Great Northern Diver were at the tip of Loop Head.(JNM, TT & RG)
There were 180 Golden Plover at Clahane with another 100 at the Inagh Estuary.(Geoff Pearson)
Thirty four Whooper Swan were at Lough Donnell.(GP)
A ringtail Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at Hags Head.(Jeff Copner)
A Barn Owl was at Hags Head.(JO)