Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Sunday 9th October 2016

33 Wigeon, 16 Teal, ten Gadwall, eight Shoveler, eight Mallard and a Snipe at Coonagh (TT).
Two Buzzards at Tervoe, Mungret (TT).

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Monday 3rd October 2016

Monday 3rd October 2016

Adult Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gull at Glin John N Murphy

There were three adult Mediterranean Gulls and one first-winter at Glin early this morning (John N Murphy).

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Sunday 2nd October 2016

Buzzard sitting on gate pillar beside the N21 at Cummeen, Adare (TT).

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Sunday 25th September 2016

Eight Greenshank, 30 Redshank, a Dunlin, two Snipe, 76 Curlew, two Black-tailed Godwits, three Bar-tailed Godwits, two Lapwing, 13 Teal and two Little Egrets at Loughill (Maura Turner)
65 Redshank, ten Greenshank, 35 Curlew and a Sparrowhawk at Aughinish Island (MT).
20 Little Egrets and five Great-crested Grebes at Tarbert Bay (MT).

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Sunday 25th September 2016

One Pied Flycatcher was near Gibson’s Garden in Kilbaha. (Noel Keogh & Brian Porter)
An adult Whinchat, nine Lapland Buntings, six Wheatears, a Peregrine and 36 Golden Plover were at Loop Head this afternoon (Tom Tarpey).
At the Bridges of Ross there were 511 Sooty Shearwaters, one Balearic Sjearwater, 2200 Manx Shearwaters, eight Leach’s Petrels, 61 Storm Petrels, 167 Bonxies, 30 Pomarine Skuas, 36 Arctic Skuas, 14 Long-tailed Skuas (1 adult, 1 sub-adult & 12 juveniles), ten Sabine’s Gulls (4 adults & 6 juveniles), 211 ArcticTerns, 41 Sandwich Terns, one juvenile Black Tern, 30 Grey Phalaropes, 15 Puffins, 20 Red-throated Divers and six Common Scoter. (Niall Keogh, Noel Keogh, Des Higgins, Brian Porter & Geoff Pearson)
Four Whimbrel were at Finvarra and a Dipper was at the Caher Valley(Pádraig Cullinan)

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Saturday 24th September 2016

Buzzard at Ballyorgan (Tony Mee).

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Friday 23rd September 2016

Adult winter Little Gull, two Little Egrets and six Great-crested Grebes at Kilteery, Loughill (TT).
Stock Dove at Ballysteen (TT).

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Thursday 22nd September 2016

Buzzard on fence at the M7/M20 junction at Rosbrien(TT).

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Saturday 17th September 2016

A Spotted Redshank, 45 Redshnk, a Greenshank, six Grey Plover, 15 Golden Plover, 25 Lapwing, six Black-tailed Godwits, two Little Egrets, two Great-crested Grebes and a White Wagtail at Loughill (TT).
A Spotted Redshank, 40 Redshank, 25 Greenshank, 30 Black-tailed Godwits, four Bar-tailed Godwits, a Curlew Sandpiper, four Mediterranean Gulls, nine Little Egrets and a large mixed flock of Teal and Wigeon were seen at Tarbert Bay during the Branch outing (Maura Turner et al).

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Friday 16th September 2016

16 Gadwall, five Shoveler, a Wigeon, four Mallard and a Great-crested Grebe at Coonagh.

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