Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 4th August 2025

At Ross Ringing Station between 10.45-12.00 there were two Wilson’s Petrel @(11.38) & (11.56), 16 Storm Petrel, two Great Shearwater and three Sooty Shearwater.(John N Murphy)

Seventeen Wilson’s Petrel were seen off the Bridges of Ross during the course of the morning and another one at 13.57.(JNM)

A Seawatch between 05.30-19.00 at the Bridges of Ross produced 31 Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 90 Storm Petrel, 34 Great Shearwater, 29 Cory’s Shearwater, 41 Sooty Shearwater, over 25000 Manx Shearwater, four Great Skua, three Arctic Skua, 25 Arctic Tern and nine Puffin. Only two Wilson’s Petrel showed signs of moulting so most birds were juvenile. (Niall Keogh plus 28 other observers)