58 Tuted Duck, 22 Pochard, 12 Mallard, 5 Gadwall, 4 Wigeon, a female Scaup, eleven Mute Swans, two Great-crested Grebes and a Black-tailed Godwit were at Coonagh.
Leave a commentSaturday 15th September 2012
Twelve Mediterranean Gulls, 40 Teal, 30 Redshank, 25 Black-tailed Godwits, 16 Greenshank, 15 Great-crested Grebes along with smaller numbers of Dunlin and Little Egrets were seen at Tarbert today on the Branch Outing. A possible Goshawk was also seen at the end of the outing. The bird emerged from the wood on the north side of the bay, being mobbed by a Sparrowhawk and another smaller raptor.
Leave a commentSunday 16th September 2012
The adult American Golden Plover was still in the Horse Field at the Bridges of Ross (Noel Keogh).
The juvenile Osprey was still present at Lahinch salt marsh today (Tom Tarpey & Gerry Butler).
At the Bridges of Ross today there were four Balearic Shearwaters, 223 Sooty Shearwaters, 3,100 Manx Shearwaters, 45 Leach’s Petrels, three Storm Petrels, three Common Scoter, six Red-throated Divers, 19 Bonxies, five Arctic Skuas, three juvenile Long-tailed Skuas, two Litle Gulls, 22 Arctic Terns, one Sandwich Tern, one juvenile Black Tern, 35 Grey Phalaropes and three Puffins.
One Brent Goose was in Kilbaha Harbour.
Sunday 9th September 2012
An adult Yellow-legged Gull(Geoff Hunt) was at Robertstown today along with a Whimbrel, two Snipe, 18 Golden Plover,24 Greenshank, 28 Redshank and 29 Curlew.
40 Redshank and a Lapwing were at Loghill.
Friday 7th September 2012
At Coonagh this afternoon there were seven Gadwall, four Wigeon, ten Pochard, 12 Mallard, 42 Tufted Duck, a Snipe, a Greenshank, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Little Egret, five Great-crested Grebes as well as numerous Little Grebes, Coot and Moorhen.
Leave a commentWednesday 5th September 2012
Green Sandpiper at Gortadroma Landfill ©Tom Tarpey
A Green Sandpiper was seen at the Gortadroma Landfill treatment plant this afternoon.
Leave a commentFriday 31st August 2012
A juvenile Black Tern was seen on the upper lagoon at Coonagh this evening. The bird settled down to roost on a patch of floating vegetation. Other birds of note there were two Shoveler, ten Pochard, two Gadwall, a Wigeon and a Little Egret.
64 Ringed Plover, 12 Dunlin and six Turnstone were at a high tide roost at Glin Pier.
Sunday 26th August 2012
Little Egret at Tarbert ©Tom Tarpey
18 Little Egrets were at three high tide roosts around Tarbert Bay today.
A Peregrine was seen on the estaury at Cahergal, Askeaton.
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