Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 18th August 2026

At the Bridges of Ross, (06.15-18.15) there were four Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 39 Storm Petrels, 3,660 Corys Shearwaters, 25 Great Shearwaters, 10,668 Manx Shearwaters,135 Sooty Shearwaters, 25 Great Skua (23 Ad, 2 2CY), 11 Arctic Skua (8 Dark 1 Light adult, 1 juv, 1 2CY) one adult Sabines Gull, 1,125 Fulmar, 28 Arctic Tern, 42 Sandwich Tern, 27 Curlew, 41 Whimbrel, two Dunlin and two Common Scoter. P.Phillips (all day) G.Walshe, C.Cardiff, B.Porter (afternoon)(John N Murphy Ross Ringing Station (08.00-10.00).

A seawatch at Black Head between 08.15-12.05 produced 85 Cory’s Shearwater and eight Arctic Skua.(Paul Troake)

One Merlin and two Wheatear were at Ross Ringing Station this afternoon. (JNM)

A 101 Redshank and 22 Greenshank were at Ballyvaughan.(PT)