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Monday 29th June 2020

Pacific Golden Plover at Doonbeg John N Murphy

A Pacific Golden Plover was at Doonbeg today. (Geoff Pearson) This was a first county record.

Sunday 28th June 2020

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there was one Wilson’s Storm Petrel (John N Murphy), two Sooty Shearwaters, 5,000 Manx Shearwaters (ph), 63 Storm Petrels and 92 Puffins.

Highlights from a three hour seawatch off the Bridges of Ross this morning was one Sooty Shearwater, 800 to 1,000 Manx Shearwaters (ph), two Storm Petrels, two Little Terns, two Knot and 41 Puffin. (John N Murphy)
A Barn Owl was the Gort Road near Dulick Motors.(Michael O’ Sullivan)

Sunday 14th June 2020

There were eight Reed Warblers at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this morning and the Drake Wigeon was still present. (John N Murphy)
There were 26 Common Crossbills at Slieve Elva this morning. (Paidi Cullinan)