Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Ring-necked Duck Pair ©Tom Tarpey

At least four Ring-necked Ducks (three males & at least one female) were at Lough Gur. 55 Tufted Ducks, 44 Wigeon and two Buzzards were also present (TT).
Eight Sand Martins were at Annacotty (Pat Murphy).
A Buzzard was at Crecora (Derek Casey).

Norwegian Black-headed Gull White J2111 ©Tom Tarpey

The adult Iceland Gull was on the Shannon between Harvey’s Quay and Steamboat Quay (TT).
A Norwegian colour ringed Black-headed Gull, White J2111, was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT). The bird was ringed as chick in June 2022 on an island near Oslo.