Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 6th August 2021

Off the Bridges of Ross today (8.05-18.05), there were two Wilson’s Petrels, one juvenile Long-tailed Skua, one adult Sabines Gull, three Cory’s Shearwaters, 37 Great Shearwaters, 170 Sooty Shearwaters, 31,500 Manxies, four Bonxies, 30 European Storm Petrels, 14 Arctic Terns, 11 Puffin and one juvenile Mediterranean Gull. (Aidan Kelly, Niall T Keogh, Geoff Pearson & Brian Porter)
This morning off Kilkee (8.00-9.00), there was one Cory’s Shearwater, ten Sooty Shearwaters and 2,500 Manxies. (John N Murphy)
One adult Little Tern was at Doughmore Bay with 39 Sandwich Terns. (JNM)
One Common Sandpiper was at Kilmurray Pier. (JNM)