Monthly Archives: August 2023

At Ross, Loop Head between 08.45-10.45 there were 43 Great Shearwater, six Cory’s Shearwater, 12 Sooty Shearwater, one intermediate 2CY type Long-tailed Skua, three Pomarine Skua, 16 Sandwich Tern and eight Arctic Tern.(John N. Murphy)

At Ross Kilbaha between 10.00-12.30 there were two Cory’s Shearwater, 14 Sooty Shearwater, two Long-tailed Skua, three Pomarine Skua, one Great Skua, one Leach’s Petrel, 17 Arctic Tern and two Sandwich Tern.(John N. Murphy)
A Kingfisher was at Lough Muckanagh.(James Organ)

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there were 22 Cory’s Shearwater, one Balearic Shearwater, two Sooty Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, two Arctic Skua, three Pomarine Skua, one Great Skua, one Long-tailed Skua, one Sabine’s Gull and nine Common Scoter.(Keith Langdon et al)
At the Bridges of Ross between 01.30-18.30 the following were reported-one Fea’s Petrel(Keith Langdon), three Cory’s Shearwater, two Balearic Shearwater, four Sooty Shearwater, ten Arctic Skua, five Great Skua, one Sabine’s Gull and four Grey Phalarope. (Keith Langdon, Noel Keogh, Jim Creamer, Des Higgins et al).
A Peregrine was at Addroon Bridge.(Jeff Copner)

There were two Common Sandpiper, 12 Whimbrel and one ringed Oystercatcher(pink over black on left leg and a white numbered ring on right leg) at Quilty Beach.(Jeff Copner)
There were 15 Whimbrel at Seafield.(Tom Tarpey)
There were 14 Swift at Oak Park, Ennis this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)