Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Monday 4th September 2017

An Osprey was seen just west of Bushy Island, Ballysteen. It’s a fifth record for the County. Two juvenile Hen Harriers and 1,200 Black-tailed Godwits were also seen in the area (Paul Troake).


Wednesday 30th August 2017

A Buzzard was seen at Ballinruane (Andrew Holmes).


Tuesday 29th August 2017

One Great Shearwater, 12 Leach’s Petrels, two Storm Petrels, three Sabine’s Gulls, three Arctic Skuas, four Great Skuas and 12 Whimbrel were seen at the Bridges of Ross between 9.30 and 16.30 (Niall T Keogh, Des Higgins, Victor Cashera, Jim Dowdall, Tom Tarpey et al.)


Sunday 27th August 2017

Sunday 27th August 2017

Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey

An adult Yellow-legged Gull, 34 Redshank, five Greenshank and a Kingfisher were at Loghill (TT).
A Spotted Redshank, 81 Redshank, 13 Greenshank, 15 Curlew, a Dunlin, 346 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Little Egret were at Robertstown (TT).
300 Redshank, ten Dunlin and five Little Egrets were at Askeaton (TT).


Wednesday 23rd August 2017

A Buzzard was seen at Herbertstown (Andrew Holmes).
41 Gadwall, 52 Tufted Duck, 108 Little Grebes and a Curlew were Coonagh (TT).


Sunday 20th August 2017

A Barn Owl was seen at Patrickswell, Lough Gur (Anne Mee).


Saturday 19th August 2017

A juvenile Buzzard was at Ballyorgan (Tony Nee).


Friday 18th August 2017

Friday 18th August 2017

Swift at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey

27 Gadwall, 37 Tufted Duck and 14 Swift were at Coonagh (TT).


Thursday 17th August 2017

A Green Sandpiper was on the Maigue at Banogue(Andrew Holmes).
14 Gadwall, ten Mallard, 33 Tufted Duck, five Pochard, a Swift and 80 Sand Martins were at Coonagh(TT).


Tuesday 15th August 2017

A Buzzard was seen near Banogue (Andrew Holmes).