Monthly Archives: August 2016

Sunday 28th August 2016

The Royal Tern was at Carrigaholt this afternoon.(Andrea and Paul Kelly, Niall T. Keogh, Des Higgins and Joao de Brito)
Two Curlew Sandpipers were at Seafield, Quilty. (Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard was near Newmarket-on-Fergus. (Tom Tarpey)
There were two Ruff at Lough Donnell. (Jeff Copner)
One Common Sandpiper, seven Whimbrel and nine Little Egrets were at Moyasta. (Tom Tarpey)
Two Arctic Skuas were at Carrigaholt. (John N Murphy)

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Saturday 27th August 2016

Saturday 27th August 2016

The Royal Tern at Carrigaholt John N Murphy

The ROYAL TERN was back and forth between Carrigaholt and Littor Strand in north Kerry throughout the day. (Victor Caschera, John N Murphy et al)
One juvenile SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER was at Lough Donnell this afternoon. (R.Väisänen)
One juvenile Black Tern and two dark phased Arctic Skuas were at Kilcredaun. (Victor Cashera, John N Murphy et al)
One Arctic Skua was off the Bridges of Ross this morning. (Brian Porter et al)
There were two White Wagtails and four Golden Plover at Loop Head. (Tom Lynch et al)#Three Curlew Sandpipers were at Querrin. (John N Murphy, Clodagh Glasgow, Tom & Nuala Lynch)
A Little Stint was at Doonbeg.(Hugh Delaney)

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Saturday 27th August 2016

Nine Gadwall, inc. seven juveniles, two Shoveler, a Wigeon, five Mallard, a Teal, five Pochard, 24 Tufted Duck, four Little Egrets, a Great-crested Grebe,  28 Mute Swans, four Dunlin and a Common Sandpiper at Coonagh (TT).

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Friday 26th August 2016

Friday 26th August 2016

Royal Tern with Sandwich Tern John N Murphy

The ROYAL TERN was at Carrigaholt late this evening. (Swedish Birders)
There were 14 Great Skuas, four Pomarine Skuas, 24 Arctic Skuas, two adult Long-tailed Skua, two adult Sabine’s Gulls, 13 Grey Phalaropes, two Great Shearwater, 62 Sooty Shearwaters, one Leach’s Petrel, 73 Storm Petrel, eight Cory’s Shearwater, two Balearic Shearwaters, one juvenile Black Tern, 87 Arctic Terns, 11 Common Scoter, 20 Whimbrel and a passage of 12000 Manx Shearwater per hour were reported from a Seawatch at the Bridges of Ross. (Niall Keogh et al)
Two Spotted Redshanks and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Killimer. (John N Murphy)
One Curlew Sandpiper, two Knot and 70 Dunlin were at Lough Donnell. (John N Murphy)
Two Stock Doves were at Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
One Peregrine was at Doonbeg. (John N Murphy)

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Thursday 25th August 2016

Two Buzzards at Ballinruane, Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).

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Thursday 25th August 2016

A ROYAL TERN was a Rinavella Bay Carrigaholt from 9.15a.m. to 10.50a.m.(Jeff Copner) Later seen at Carrigaholt Bay at 16.55p.m.(Victor Caschera)
The Least Sandpiper was at Cloghaun Lough(Gerard Murray)
A Little Gull was at Cloghaun Lough(Nick Larter)

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Wednesday 24th August 2016

Buzzard at Glenstal, Murroe (Lorraine Keegan).

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Wednesday 24th August 2016

The LEAST SANDPIPER was back at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head. ( Sean Pierce).
A Spotted Redshank was at the Fodry.(Pádraig Cullinan)
One first-winter Little Gull was at the sandback near O Briens castle in Lahinch Marsh.(Jeff Copner)
One first-winter Little Gull was at Cloghaun Lough. (Nick Larter)

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Tuesday 23rd August 2016

A Spotted Redshank and a Green Sandpiper were at the Fodry.(Sean Pierce)
Four Great Skua, seven Arctic Skua, a Pomarine Skua, 40 Storm Petrel, three Balearic Shearwater, 20 Sooty Shearwater and about 3000 Manx Shearwater per hour were at the Bridges of Ross.(Victor Caschera et al)
Two first winter Little Gull and a Ruff were at Lahinch Marsh.(Geoff Pearson)
A Mediterranean Gull was at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)

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Tuesday 23rd August 2016

Barn Owl near the toll gate at Coonagh (Lorraine Keegan).

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