Clare Bird Sightings

Sunday 31st August 2025

At the Bridges of Ross between 06.45-11.00 one Long-tailed Skua, one Pomarine Skua, nine Arctic Skua, eight Great Skua, seven Sabine’s Gull, 34 Cory’s Shearwater, 11 Great Shearwater, 22 Sooty Shearwater, six Storm Petrel, four Arctic Tern, two Whimbrel and one Red-throated Diver were observed.(Noel Keogh et al)

At the Bridges of Ross between 14.00-19.00 there were two Wilson’s Petrel, one Leach’s Petrel, eight Storm Petrel, 20 Sabine’s Gull, two Cory’s Shearwater, 10 Sooty Shearwater, four Arctic Skua and two Great Skua.(David Dack et al)

An adult Sabine’s Gull, two Ruff, one Knot, one Arctic Tern and a female Peregrine were at Quilty Beach.(Jeff Copner)

An adult Sabine’s Gull was at Liscannor Harbour.(Nick Larter)
Three Sabine’s Gull (two adult and one juvenile) were at Clahane.(James Organ)