Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Thursday 8th October 2020

Two Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap were at Kilbaha and a female Hen Harrier was at Loop Head (Jeff Copner).


Tuesday 6th October 2020

A Turtle Dove was at Kilbaha (Geoff Hunt & Geoff Perason).
Three Leach’s Petrels, two Storm Petrels, a Sooty Shearwater, seven Great Skuas, three Red-throated Divers, four Common Scoter and a Red-breasted Merganser were seen at The Bridges of Ross this morning. (GH & GP).
Six Barnacle Geese were seen briefly at Doughmore Strand this afternoon and again at Doonbeg in the evening(Tom Tarpey).
240 Golden Plover were at Doonbeg (TT).


Tuesday 29th September 2020

An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Loughill (John N Murphy).


Monday 28th September 2020

Monday 28th September 2020

Yellow-browed Warbler Tom Tarpey

A Turtle Dove, a Yellow-browed Warbler and a Merlin were at Kilbaha. (Jeff Copner, Tom Tarpey et al)
Three Ruff, one Common Sandpiper and a Whimbrel were at Cloghaun Lough. (TT)
There were 85 Golden Plover, two Wheatears and a Hen Harrier were at Loop Head. (TT et al)
A juvenile Hen Harrier was at Cross. (TT)


Friday 25th September 2020

Friday 25th September 2020

Common Sandpiper Tom Tarpey

A 1st winter Common Sandpiper and an adult winter Mediterranean Gull were at Clancy’s Strand (TT).


Thursday 24th September 2020

Two adult Yellow-legged Gulls were at Loghill (Davey Farrer).


Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Five Ruff and three Curlew Sandpipers were at Mantle Hill, Askeaton (Davey Farrer).


Sunday 20th September 2020

Sunday 20th September 2020

Mediterranean Gull Tom Tarpey

An adult winter Mediterranean Gull was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).


Sunday 20th September 2020

A Little Stint, three Curlew Sandpipers, four Knot, 25 Black-tailed Godwits and two Peregrines were between Seafield and Quilty (Jeff Copner).


Saturday 19th September 2020

Saturday 19th September 2020

Yellow Wagtail at Loop Head Jeff Copner

One juvenile Yellow Wagtail was at Loop Head lighthouse this morning.(Jeff Copner)
One Hen Harrier, a Peregrine, two Buzzards, one Spotted Flycatcher, one Siskin, one Blackcap, onr Chiffchaff, one White Wagtail, nine Wheatears, one Common Sandpiper and 15 Brent Geese were also at Loop Head (Chris Cullen & Paudie Cullinane).
Two Little Stints and a Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafields (PC).