At Loop Head and Kilbaha today there was one Brambling, two Blackcaps, one late staying Willow Warbler, six Chiffchaff and two Merlin. (Tony Mee & Phil Brennan)
Forty two Whooper Swan, including ten juveniles, 280 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Lapwing and 25 Curlew were at Drumcliffe, Ballyallia.(Tom Lynch, Myles Carey)
Tuesday 31st October 2017
Monday 30th October 2017
Radde’s Warbler at Loop Head John N Murphy
A RADDE’S WARBLER was at the West Bank, Loop Head today. (John N Murphy, Tony Mee et al) This is a first county record of this rare Siberian vagrant.
Also at Loop Head and Kilbaha today were five Yellow-browed Warblers, one Blackcap, one Willow Warbler, five Chiffchaff, hundreds of Redwing, Song Thrush,Blackbirds and one Fieldfare, two Merlin, one Gen Harrier, three Little Egrets, three Redpoll and a Siskin. (JNM, TM, Phil Brennan, Tom Tarpey et al)
Two Pink-footed Geese and a Barnacle Goose were near the West Bank. (Jeff Copner)
One male Hen Harrier was near Cross Village. (JC)
One Little Stint was a Seafield. (Nick Larter)
A Barn Owl has been at Scariff over the weekend.(James Scanlon)
Sunday 29th October 2017
Juvenile male Merlin at Loop Head John N Murphy
One Black Redstart was at Loop Head this morning. (John N Murphy & Tony Mee) Also on the headland and Kilbaha were one Yellow-browed Warbler in Keatings Garden, three Chiffchaff, four Goldcrest, one Siskin, four Redpoll, nine Pink-footed Geese, 11 Barnacle Geese, 25 Song Thrush, 80 Snipe, one Merlin and one immature/female Hen Harrier. (JNM & TM)
One Long-eared Owl was at Lower Feard, Loop Head this evening. (TM)
One female Hen Harrier and eight Whooper Swans were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
There were 16 Whooper Swans at Farrihy. (Dixie Collins)
Saturday 28th October 2017
One Pied Flycatcher and a Snow Bunting were at Loop Head Lighthouse. (Tony Mee & Shane Dowling)
One Yellow-browed Warbler, a Chiffchaff and one Siskin were in Keatings Garden Kilbaha. (John N Murphy & SD)
One juvenile Ruff was at Ballyallia Lake,along with 38 Whooper Swans and 200 Black-tailed Godwits. (Myles Carey & Paidi Cullinan)
Wednesday 25th October 2017
A Merlin, 32 Snipe 300 Golden Plover and a Woodcock were on the Headland at Loop Head this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)
Three Chiffchaff, 26 Snipe, two Goldcrest, a female Blackcap were at Kilbaha village.(PC)
A juvenile Little Stint was at Kilcredaun this evening.(PC)
Long-eared Owl west of Cree late this evening.(Sean Keane)
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