At the Bridges of Ross this morning there was one Balearic Shearwater, with 34 Sooty Shearwaters, 53 Manx Shearwaters, two Pomarine Skuas, three Arctic Skuas, 46 Bonxies, one Leach’s Petrel, two Storm Petrels, two Grey Phalaropes and 29 Puffins. (Mikey Hoit)
One Lapland Bunting was at the Fodry along with 83 Golden Plover and a Merlin, with one Grey Phalarope in Kilbaha Bay and a Chiffchaff and Goldecrest in the gardens. (MH)
An adult and first-winter Mediterranean Gulls were still at Kilkee with another first-winter bird at Killimer car ferry.(MH)
One 2CY Mediterranean Gull was at Ballyallia Lake. (Paidi Cullinan)
Saturday 28th September 2019
Friday 27th September 2019
At the Bridges of Ross today were 77 Sooty Shearwaters, 82 Manx Shearwaters, eight Pomarine Skuas, three Long-tailed Skuas, 71 Bonxies, 17 Arctic Skuas, 22 Leach’s Petrels, 18 Storm Petrels, four Red-throated Divers, two Great Northern Divers, one juvenile Sabine’s Gull, one first-winter Little Gull, 18 Arctic Terns, 18 Sandwich Terns, 62 Puffin, one Black Guillemot, two Grey Phalaropes, six Golden Plover, two Bar-tailed Godwits, eight Common Scoter and a Peregrine. (Niall T Keogh, Mikey Hoit, John N Murphy et al)
One juvenile Curlew Sandpiper, two White Wagtails, three Wheatear and a Bonxie were at Doughmore Bay. (NTK & MH)
Two juvenile Little Stints were at Seafield, Quilty. (MH & NTK)
One adult and one first-winter Mediterranean Gull were at Kilkee Beach. (JNM)
Two Chiffchaffs and a Goldcrest were in the gardens at Kilbaha village, with 80 Golden Plover and a male Peregrine on the Fodry. (Peter Phillips, Gerard Murray & JNM)
One Ring-tailed Hen Harrier was at Ballyallia Lake. (Paidi Cullinan)
Wednesday 25th September 2019
Five Great Skua, one Sooty Shearwater and two Red-throated Diver were at Loop Head, along with one Willow Warbler, two Chiffchaff, a Goldcrest, 120 Golden Plover and two Whimbrel. (Paidi Cullinan)
Twelve Common Scoter were in the surf at Lahinch Reef.(Jeff Copner)
A Merlin was at Barrtrá.(JC)
A Jay was at Caherfeenick, Cree.(Sean Keane)
Monday 23rd September 2019
Juvenile Little Stint at Seafield John N Murphy
A juvenile Semi-palmated Sandpiper was at Moyasta Creek, Poulnasherry Bay this evening. (John N Murphy)
This is only the 10th county record.
One juvenile Little Stint and one Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty. (JNM)
One juvenile Little Stint was at Rineville Bay, Carrigaholt. (JNM)
Ar Loop Head there was one Blackcap, one Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest and 110 Golden Plover. (JNM)
One first-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Kilkee. (JNM)
Saturday 21st September 2019
A Whinchat on the west wall of Loop Head Lighthouse John N Murphy
An adult White-rumped Sandpiper was at Rineville beach this today. (David Dack, John N Murphy & Jeff Copner) This is the 10th county record.
At Loop Head there was one Whinchat, one Willow Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one Buzzard, one Ruff at Cloghaun Lough and 102 Golden Plover in the plover fields near the lighthouse. (John N Murphy)
Off the Bridges of Ross there were three Common Scoter, one Red-throated and one Great Northern Divers. (David Dack)
One Little Stint and one Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty. (DD)
A first-winter Mediterranean Gull was on Kilkee Beach. (JNM)
One juvenile Ruff was at Ballyallia. (Paidi Cullinan)
One Buzzard was near Tubber. (PC)
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