Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Juvenile American Golden Plover at Ross Bay Paul Archer

One juvenile American Golden Plover was at Ross Bay this morning. (Donal & Conor Foley)
Off the Bridges of Ross there was one Sabine’s Gulls, one Leach’s Petrel, ten Sooty Shearwaters and Manx Shearwaters.

Redpoll in Kilbaha John N Murphy

At Ross Loop Head today there were thousands of auks flying west including one adult-summer plumage Little Auk, two Puffin, 20 Manx Shearwaters, 4,000 Razorbills and 600 Guillemots. (John N Murphy)
Things were pretty quiet at Kilbaha and Loop Head with one Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest, one Merlin, a flock of 106 Rock Doves, three Collared Doves, 25 Skylark and 15 Redpoll. (JNM)
At Doonbeg there wad one Ruff, two Curlew Sandpipers and a Kingfisher.(JNM)
No waders at Seafield on the high tide but at Seafield there was a flock of 23 Bar-tailed Godwits and three Sandwich Terns. (JNM)
One Kingfisher was at Moyasta.(JNM)

A Buzzard at Gull Island, Loop Head John N Murphy

One Bonxies and two Hump-backed Whales were off Ross, Loop Head this evening. (John N Murphy)
At Loop Head and Kilbaha this morning there was one Buzzard, two Peregrines, one Common Sandpiper, two Purple Sandpipers, 29 Golden Plover, one first-winter Mediterranean Gull, 21 Sandwich Terns, one Kingfisher, two Goldcrest, 15 Wheatear and 30 Chough. (JNM)
Two Buzzards were at Cooraclare this afternoon. (Ronan Daly)
A Barn Owl was close to Exit 12 at Doora.(Vincent Killowry)