Monthly Archives: September 2022

Friday 30th September 2022

A Red Kite flew over the N21 north of Adare (Geoff Hunt).


Friday 30th September 2022

The juvenile American Golden Plover was still at Ross Bay today. (Tom Kilbane)
At the Bridges of Ross there were five Sabine’s Gulls, 80 Sooty Shearwaters, one Leach’s Petrel, one Pomarine Skuas, three Bonxies and 200 Puffins. (TK)


Thursday 29th September 2022

One female Eider was along the reef north of Lough Donell Bay near Carrowmore Point.(Jeff Copner).
There were three Whooper Swan at Lough Donnell.(JC)
A Kingfisher was at Drehednagower this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Barn Owl was at Erinagh close to the bridge.(N & TL)
A Chiffchaff was at Carncreagh (Tom Tarpey).


Monday 26th September 2022

Monday 26th September 2022

Juvenile American Golden Plover at Ross Bay Paul Archer

One juvenile American Golden Plover was at Ross Bay this morning. (Donal & Conor Foley)
Off the Bridges of Ross there was one Sabine’s Gulls, one Leach’s Petrel, ten Sooty Shearwaters and Manx Shearwaters.


Sunday 25th September 2022

One Ruff was still at Doonbeg.(Jeff Copner)
There were five Curlew Sandpipers at Islandavanna. (Chris Cullen)


Saturday 24th September 2022

Saturday 24th September 2022

Redpoll in Kilbaha John N Murphy

At Ross Loop Head today there were thousands of auks flying west including one adult-summer plumage Little Auk, two Puffin, 20 Manx Shearwaters, 4,000 Razorbills and 600 Guillemots. (John N Murphy)
Things were pretty quiet at Kilbaha and Loop Head with one Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest, one Merlin, a flock of 106 Rock Doves, three Collared Doves, 25 Skylark and 15 Redpoll. (JNM)
At Doonbeg there wad one Ruff, two Curlew Sandpipers and a Kingfisher.(JNM)
No waders at Seafield on the high tide but at Seafield there was a flock of 23 Bar-tailed Godwits and three Sandwich Terns. (JNM)
One Kingfisher was at Moyasta.(JNM)


Thursday 22nd September 2022

A Wheatear was at the Fairgreen, Limerick City (Pearse Ryan).


Tuesday 20th September 2022

One Chiffchaff was singing at Frure West along with four Crossbills. (John N Murphy)
There was one adult Mediterranean Gull and a Common Sandpiper at Clarecastle Quay. (JNM)
A Jay and two Crossbills were at Booltiagh. (JNM)
One Peregrine was at Islandavanna. (James Organ)


Tuesday 20th September 2022

Two Chiffchaffs were in song at Ballycullane, Grange and two more were near Fedamore (Gerry Murphy & Tom Tarpey).
Six Buzzards were also in the area (GM & TT).
Six Buzzards were also at Lough Gur (TT).


Sunday 18th September 2022

At Loop Head and Kilbaha today there was in Yellow Wagtail, one Tree Sparrow, one Chiffchaff, one male Hen Harrier, one Buzzard, two Peregrines, 29 Golden Plover and seven Wheatear. (John N Murphy)
At Islandavanna there were eight Curlew Sandpipers, 1,100 Black-tailed Godwits, one Ruff, 76 Dunlin, six Ringed Plover, 85 Redshank, 69 Knot, 128 Teal and 10 Mallard.
(Chris Cullen).


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