Monthly Archives: October 2016

Monday 31st October 2016

One Yellow-browed Warbler was still in Kilbaha, Loop Head along with two Chiffchaff, eight Redwing, two Fieldfare up to five Merlin, four Kestrel and a Peregrine (Tony Mee).

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Sunday 30th October 2016

Three Whooper Swans, 28 Mute Swans, 92 Wigeon, 20 Gadwall, 18 Shoveler, eight Teal, three Mallard, 11 Tufted Duck , a Great-crested Grebe, 33 Little Grebes, a Little Egret, three Water Rails and a Jack Snipe at Coonagh (TT).

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Friday 28th October 2016

One Buzzard was on the motorway near Patricks Well (John N Murphy & Hazel Dalton).

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Sunday 30th October 2016

One Yellow-browed Warbler was caught and ringed at Kilbaha this morning (the 6th bird ringed there this autumn) (Philip Brennan). Also at Loop Head and Kilbaha were two adult Mediterranean Gulls, four Chiffchaff, one Peregrine, 106 Oystercatchers, 45 Curlew, 18 Turnstone, three Knot and two Purple Sandpipers at Ross Bay (Tony Mee).
There were 12 Greylag Geese and four Whooper Swans at Ballycar Lake (John N Murphy).

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Saturday 29th October 2016

Saturday 29th October 2016

Tawny Pipit at Loop Head Lighthouse John N Murphy

One Tawny Pipit was at Loop Head Lighthouse today (Tony Mee, Jeff Copner, John N Murphy & Philip Brennan).
Also at Loop Head were one Yellow-browned Warbler, one Chiffchaff, three Blackcaps, 100 Golden Plover, two Merlin and one immature Hen Harrier.
The adult Bonaparte’s Gull was at Quilty (Jeff Copner).

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Friday 28th October 2016

There were 350 Wigeon, 120 Ringed Plover, 300 Lapwing, 450 Golden Plover, 40 Oystercatchers, eight Curlew and six Little Egrets at the Inagh Estuary at Lahinch Marsh (Jan Pedersen).
A flock of 40 Teal, eleven Turnstone and three Redshank were at Liscannor, with 15 Redshank and 15 Rock Pipits at Clahane (JP).
One Merlin was at the Cliffs of Moher (Dave McNamara).
One first-winter Mediterranean Gull, one Curlew |Sandpiper, ten Bar-tailed Godwits, five Knot and 100 Sanderling were at Seafield, Quilty (Dave McNamara).

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Thursday 24th October 2016

A Buzzard, a Jack Snipe, a Snipe, three Wigeon, three Teal and a Raven at Curraghchase (Geoff Hunt).

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Thursday 27th October 2016

There were four White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog (Pearse Ryan).

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Wednesday 26th October 2016

Two Yellow-browed Warbler, two Chiffchaff, a Blackcap, three Merlin, 80 Golden Plover, a Kingfisher and 12 Chough were at Loop Head.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Black-throated Diver, two Grey Plover, 18 Red-breasted Merganser and a Brent Goose were at Rine Point, Ballyvaughan.(Páidí Cullinan)
Two Whooper Swan and five Great Northern Diver were at Finvarra Point.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Tuesday 25th October 2016

One Long-tailed Duck was off Aughinish Island (Paul Troake).

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