14 Little Egrets, 13 Lapwing and 50 Black-tailed Godwits were at the high tide roost in Coonagh this afternoon. A Dunlin, three Stock Doves, a Gadwall, 13 Tufted Duck, four Pochard, eight Mallard and five Great-crested Grebes were also present at the site.
Leave a commentSaturday 3rd August 2013
Distant shot of second year male Hen Harrier at Hags Head © Jeff Copner
At the Bridges of Ross today things were fairly quiet. Only 200 Manx Shearwaters per hour past the point along with 16 Dunlin, three Turnstone, one Common Sandpiper and two Curlew. At Black Head there were two loafing dark Arctic Skuas, one Puffin west and five Great Northern Divers on the sea (1 summer plumaged), plus six Ravens. Otherwise quiet with Manx, Gannet and Kittiwakes all at around 20 or so per hour. Another dark Arctic Skua duo were off Ballyvaughan where 41 Sandwich Terns roosted on rocks. At 8.30 am this morning a second year male Hen Harrier made its way across the fields close to the cliff edge at Hags Head , then went high and headed east. There were also seven Raven, three Chough and two Wheaters.
Leave a commentFriday 2nd August 2013
Sooty Shearwater off the Bridges of Ross © John N Murphy
This evening at the Bridges of Ross there were two Bonxies, three Arctic Skuas, one Storm Petrel, two Sooty Shearwaters, 15,000 Manx Shearwaters, two drake Common Scoter, one Common Tern, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, four Sanderling, two Dunlin, two Ringed Plover and one Whimbrel.
Leave a commentThursday 1st August 2013
Curlew off the Bridges of Ross © John N Murphy
One Pomarine Skua, 100 Curlew and small numbers of Manx Shearwaters were at the Bridges of Ross.
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