Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 07.00-16.30 produced five Wilson’s Petrel, 121 Leach’s Petrel, six Storm Petrel, two Great Shearwater, 64 Cory’s Shearwater, 300 Sooty Shearwater, 2000 Manx Shearwater, 110 Grey Phalarope, two juvenile Long-tailed Skua, six Pomarine Skua(four adult light morph, one subadult, one juvenile), 15 Arctic Skua,(incl one juvenile), six Great Skua,(incl two juvenile), three Sabine’s Gull,(one adult, one subadult, one juvenile) one Little Gull, one juvenile Black Tern, 20 Arctic Skua, 85 Sandwich Tern, 17 Red-throated Diver and eight Puffin.(N.T. Keogh, C. Cardiff, F. MacGabhann and Oriole Birding tour group)

A seawatch at Black Head between 07.35-10.20 produced one Leach’s Petrel, three Grey Phalarope, one Sooty Shearwater and 300 Manx Shearwater(during the first hour).(Paul Troake)

There were four Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield.(Jeff Copner)

There were 32 Golden Plover, two juvenile Ruff and a Whimbrel at the Plover Fields. A Lapland Bunting and a Ring-tailed Hen Harrier were at the Fodry. Two Willow Warbler, five Wheatear, 22 Snipe and 400 Meadow Pipit were at the Fodry/Loop Head area. Two Willow Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest, one Buzzard, one Kingfisher and 120 House Sparrow were at Kilbaha. A male White Wagtail, a Kingfisher and a colour ringed Curlew(JL) were at Cloughaun Lough.(Niall Keogh)

A seawatch between 07.50-08.05 produced a Leach’s Petrel, three Arctic Skua, six Sootie Shearwater, 200 Manx Shearwater, 29 Sandwich Tern and seven Common Scoter.(NK)

There were 35 Mediterranean Gull and one juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Aughinish.(Paul Troake)

Five Mediterranean Gull and one Wheatear were at Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)

There were 37 Golden Plover and five Wheatear at the Plover Fields, two Wheatear at the Lighthouse, Kilbaha and one more at Goleen.(James Organ)

There were four 2CY Mediterranean Gull, 25 Common Scoter, 20 Sandwich Tern and one Greenshank at Liscannor. (Geoff Pearson)

An adult and second winter Mediterranean Gull, one Whimbrel, 87 Oystercatcher, 37 Redshank, 32 Curlew and two Great Northern Diver were at Aughinish.(James Organ)

At the Bridges between (06:30-13:30) there was one Wilsons Petrel, six Leach’s Petrels, 30 Storm Petrels, 25 Great Shearwater, 500 Sooty Shearwater, 300 Cory’s Shearwater, three Sabines Gulls (all juvs), eight Grey Phalarope, one Pomarine Skua, seven Bonxies, 15 Arctic Skua, one Puffin, seven Arctic Terns, 30 Sandwich Terns, four Red-throated Divers and ten Common Scoter. (David Dack et al)

Off Ross Ringing Station between (13.00-17.00) there was one Fea’s Petrel (14.08), five Wilson’s Storm Petrels, 11 Leach’s Petrel, 16 European Storm Petrels, 158 Cory’s Shearwaters, 174 Sooty Shearwaters, five Bonxies, two Arctic Skuas two Red-throated Divers, two Common Scoter, six Sandwich Terns and three Arctic Terns. ( John N Murphy)

One Wood Sandpiper, four Ruff, 16 Black-tailed Godwit, two Bar-tailed Godwit, one Knot, one Greenshank, two Redshank, one Kingfisher and 20 Dunlin were at Lough Atedaun this morning.(Stan Nugent, Nuala & Tom Lynch, James Organ)

There were two Curlew Sandpiper at Knock, Clonderlaw Bay.(JNM)

A ring-tailed Hen Harrier flew past Drumcliffe.(Maura Crowe)