A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 07.30-11.30 produced 150 Sooty Shearwater, 550 Cory’s Shearwater, 330 Great Shearwater, one Grey Phalarope, one Little Gull, two Arctic Skua, one Sabine’s Gull, two Brent Goose and eight Common Scoter.(John Jackson & Mark Gibson)
A Seawatch at Black Head between 08.45-11.30 produced 150 Manx Shearwater, 20 Sooty Shearwater, ten Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater and a Merlin.(Paul Troake)
Two Cory’s Shearwater were at Kilkee Cliffs.(Geoff Pearson)
Five Whooper Swan were at Kilkee Reservoir.(GP)
Two Yellow-browed Warbler and a Goldcrest were at Kilbaha.(John N Murphy, Peter Whelan, Sean Whelan, Charlie Lyons, Mark Gibson & GP)
Three Grey Phalarope, 30 Manx Shearwater, 47 Cory’s Shearwater & four Puffin were at the Bridges of Ross.(Chris Murphy)
A Hen Harrier and five Whooper Swan were at Loop Head.(CM)
Two Cory’s Shearwater and two Redwing were at Loop Head.(SW & CL)
There were 21 Whooper Swan & two Water Rail at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ)
Thirty Brent Goose were at Poulnasherry Bay.(John Glynn)
One Hen Harrier, four Waterford Rail and 30 Golden Plover were at Kilcredaun. (PW,SW & CL)
A flock of 13 Whooper Swans were at Clare Abbey. (PE,SW & CL)
Saturday 12th October 2024
Friday 11th October 2024
A Lapland Bunting was at Loop Head. (Mark Gibson) A Merlin and two Whooper Swan flew down the Shannon. Two Northern Wheatear and three Redpoll were at the Lighthouse. A Yellow-browed Warbler one Chiffchaff, two Goldcrest, five Redwing and three Swallow were at Kilbaha village.(MG & John N Murphy)
A Pink-footed Goose was at Ross Ringing Station early this morning along with one Merlin and eight Whooper Swans which flew east and one Buzzard flew west over the Station.(JNM)
There were two White-tailed Eagle, two Kingfisher, 18 Whooper Swan and a White Wagtail at Lake Atedaun.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were two Red-throated Diver and 40 Common Scoter at Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson)
A Barn Owl was seen on the road, half way between the Anvil B & B and Kilbaha village at 23.45.(Mark Gibson)
Thursday 10th October 2024
Three Pink-footed Goose flew west over Ross Ringing Station this morning and six Barnacle Goose flew east.(John N Murphy)
A Merlin was also hunting in the area.(JNM)
Eight Barnacle Goose flew over Kilbaha and a Hen Harrier was hunting there.(Mark Gibson)
Two White-tailed Eagle were at Lake Atedaun.(James Organ)
Two Buzzard were at O’Toole’s Lough.(JO)
There were 12 Whooper Swan at Lough Bunny and five more were at Lake Atedaun. One of those was almost taken by a White-tailed Eagle.(JO)
Later today two Yellow-browed Warbler and two Goldcrest were at Kilbaha.(JNM MG, Tom Tarpey, Ray Glynn)
Over 20 Cory’s Shearwater, one Great Skua, two Manx Shearwater and seven Barnacle Goose were off Ross.(JNM, MG TT & RG)
Three Cory’s Shearwater, one Red-throated Diver and one Great Northern Diver were at the tip of Loop Head.(JNM, TT & RG)
There were 180 Golden Plover at Clahane with another 100 at the Inagh Estuary.(Geoff Pearson)
Thirty four Whooper Swan were at Lough Donnell.(GP)
A ringtail Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at Hags Head.(Jeff Copner)
A Barn Owl was at Hags Head.(JO)
Wednesday 9th October 2024
The American Golden Plover and eighty Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)
There were 12 Red-throated Diver, one Great Northern Diver and 30 Common Scoter at Lahinch.(GP)
A Barnacle Goose was at Lahinch Marsh.(GP)
There were two Whooper Swan was at the Headland, Loop Head.(Dermot Cosgrove)
Four Buzzard were at Roxton.(Mark Rutledge)
There was 25 Whooper Swan at Lake Inchiquin.(MR)
There was a mix of 900 Great and Cory’s Shearwater, nine Sooty Shearwater, 45 Manx Shearwater, a Great Skua, 62 Barnacle Goose, a Peregrine and a Merlin at Loop Head this afternoon.(Mark Gibson)
Two Whooper Swan were at the Fodry this evening.(MG)
There were two light phased Arctic Skua at the Bridges of Ross.(MR)
Tuesday 8th October 2024
Immature male Hen Harrier at Ross Ringing Station John N Murphy
One Yellow-browed Warbler was at Connolly’s Garden, Kilbaha.(John N Murphy)
There was one Wheatear, one Hen Harrier and a Merlin at Kilbaha.(JNM, Jeff Copner)
Four Barnacle Goose flew east over Ross Ringing Station this morning.(JNM)
Monday 7th October 2024
Hen Harrier at Kilcredaun Marsh John N Murphy
One Pink-footed Goose flew north over Ross Ringing Station this morning.(John N. Murphy)
One Yellow-browed Warbler was still on the Bog Road at Loop Head with a Wheatear. (JNM & PC) Three Goldcrest were in Kilbaha village, with 12 Snipe and one of the albino Hen Harriers heading west towards the lighthouse. (JNM & PC)
A Merlin and 29 Golden Plover were at Illaunonearaun.(Páidí Cullininan)
A Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay.(James Organ)
At Loop Head this afternoon there was one female Hen Harrier, one Merlin and four Barnacle Goose.(JNM)
At Kilcredaun Marsh there was one immature Hen Harrier and one juvenile Peregrine.(JNM)
Off Ross Ringing Station this evening there were 15 Cory’s Shearwater, six Great Shearwater, eight Sooty Shearwater, 36 Manx Shearwater, 22 Barnacle Goose,one Great Northern Diver, five Golden Plover and 27 Turnstone.(JNM)
Sunday 6th October 2024
The Glossy Ibis is still at Islandavanna.(John N. Murphy)
A Pacific Diver was off Gleninagh in Ballyvaughan Bay.(Sean Holland)
A Yellow-browed Warbler was on the Bog Road at Loop Head with one Goldcrest, 15 Collared Doves and 10 snipe in the village gardens. (JNM)
Two Jay, a Fieldfare and one Buzzard were at Coolmeen. (JNM)
A White-tailed Eagle and a Marsh Harrier were at Lake Atedaun.(Geoff Pearson and Moya Ní Cheallaigh)
A Kingfisher was at Islandavanna this evening.(James Organ)
Friday 4th October 2024
A White-tailed Eagle was at Mount Callan.(Cliff Baxter)
There were 40 Great Shearwater, six Cory’s Shearwater and three Sooty Shearwater off Loop Head.(James Organ)
A Peregrine was at Kilbaha.(JO)
There were 40 Golden Plover at Kilcredaun.(JO)
Thursday 3rd October 2024
YBW at Kilclogher John N Murphy
Two Yellow-browed Warbler were in Kilbaha this morning along with one Chiffchaff, 11 Skylark and two Goldcrests. (John N Murphy, Chris Cullen)
Another Yellow-browed Warbler was in Kilclogher and another was at Rehy.(JNM)
A Merlin was at Ross Ringing Station.(JNM)
Five hundred Gannet,17 Great Shearwater, seven Sooty Shearwater, three Common Scoter and seven Brent Goose were off the tip of Loop Head.(CC)
One Ringed-tailed Hen Harrier, a Peregrine, were at the headland.(CC)
The American Golden Plover and 180 Golden Plover were at Clahane. (Jeff Copner)
A Redwing was at Cooraclare.(Sean Keane)
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