Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

First-winter Mediterranean Gull at Caherush John N Murphy

Two Curlew Sandpipers were at Seafield, Quilty along with 32 Purple Sandpipers, one Sandwich Tern and ten Great Northern Divers.(John N Murphy)
Two Mediterranean Gulls were at Killimer and another individual was at Ballymacrinan Bay, Kilrush along with four Red-throated Divers.(JNM)
One first-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Caherush Bay, Quilty.(JNM)
One Buzzard was at Brewer’s Bridge, Kilrush.(JNM)

Grey Phalarope at Kilcredaun Sean Whelan

One Grey Phalarope was at Kilcredaun today. (Sean & Peter Whelan)
One Grey Phalarope was at Ross Bay, Loop Head. (John N Murphy & Paidi Cullinan)
One eclipse drake Ring-necked Duck was at Knockalough. (John N Murphy)
At Kilbaha and Loop Head there were three Snow Buntings, one Willow Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one Kingfisher, one Jack Snipe, one Black Guillemot, one Merlin, one Peregrine, one first-winter Mediterranean Gull and over 300 Golden Plover. (JNM & PC)
One Marsh Harrier was at Toole’s Lough. (Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard was at Dromoland. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Toonagh. (James Organ)

Grey Phalarope near Ross Bay John N Murphy

One juvenile American Golden Plover was near Ross Bay, Loop Head within a flock of 370 Golden Plovers and the Grey Phalarope was still on flooded fields in the same area. (John N Murphy)
In Kilbaha village there was one female Blackcap and I e Goldcrest. (Tony Mee & JNM)