Monthly Archives: July 2023

Monday 31st July 2023

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there were two Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 40 Storm Petrel, 16 Cory’s Shearwater, 15 Sooty Shearwater, a dark-phased Pomarine Skua, a Common Scoter, 16 Whimbrel and a Peregrine which took one of the Storm Petrel.(John N. Murphy, Geoff Pearson, Éanna O’Flynn)
A Common Sandpiper was at Claughran Lough.(John N. Murphy)
A Wilson’s Petrel, three Cory’s Shearwater, a Sooty Shearwater, an Arctic Skua, ten Storm Petrel and nine Arctic Tern were at Black Head.(Paul Troake)
There were six Cory’s Shearwater off the cliffs at Kilkee this evening.(Éanna O Flynn)
Three Buzzard were at Caherhurley, Bodyke.(Tracy McNamara)


Sunday 30th June 2023

A Kingfisher was at Drehednagower Bridge this morning.(Tom Lynch)


Saturday 29th July 2023

At Ross, Loop Head this morning there were four Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 135 Cory’s Shearwater, eight Great Shearwater, five Sooty Shearwater, 24 Storm Petrel and 12 Arctic Tern.(John N. Murphy, Sean Holland)


Friday 28th July 2023

This morning at Loop Head between Ross and the Bridges of Ross from 06.30-12.30 there was one Wilson’s Storm Petrel (TC), over 100 Cory’s Shearwater, 14 Sooty Shearwater, an adult and a juvenile Sabine’s Gull, one Great Shearwater, ten Storm Petrels, one first-winter Mediterranean Gull, two Puffin, one Ringer Plover at sea and four Whimbrel.(Tony Cully & John N. Murphy)


Thursday 27th July 2023

At Ross, Loop Head this morning between 09.00-12.00 there were ten Cory’s Shearwater, a Grey Phalarope, five Storm Petrel, 4000 Manx Shearwater and six Whimbrel.(John N. Murphy)


Sunday 23rd July 2023

Eight Great Shearwater, nine Sooty Shearwater, 35 Storm Petrel, one Whimbrel, a Sandwich Tern and a passage of 2800 Manx Shearwater per hour were recorded at the Bridges of Ross.(Chris Cullen 10.15-12.15)
An Arctic Skua was at Ross this afternoon.(John N. Murphy)


Friday 21st July 2023

Friday 21st July 2023

Juvenile Razorbill ©Pat Lysaght

A juvenile Razorbill was on the Shannon at Clancy’s Strand (Pat Lysaght).


Thursday 20th July 2023

A Common Sandpiper was at Lough Gur (Sean Doyle).


Tuesday 18th July 2023

A Spotted Flycatcher was at the Glen,Ennistymon.(Geoff Pearson)


Saturday 15th July 2023

Twelve Sooty Shearwater, an Arctic Skua, 54 Storm Petrel, 13 Puffin, four Sandwich Tern, four Dunlin and a passage of over 5000 Storm Petrel per hour from late morning were recorded at the Bridges of Ross.(Sean Holland, Chris Cullen. 07.50-11.50
An adult Mediterranean Gull and an adult and juvenile Common Sandpiper were at Clahane.(Nick Larter)


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