At the Bridges of Ross today were, three Sooty Shearwaters, two Arctic Skuas, nine Bonxies, four Grey Phalaropes and one Puffin. (Sean Pierce)
Two Mediterranean Gulls were at Killimer.(SP)
Wednesday 4th September 2019
At the Bridges of Ross todsy there was one Wilson’s Petrel. (John N Murphy et al)
Also at the Bridges were 12 Sooty Shearwaters, three Pomarine Skuas, 38 Bonxies, 23 Arctic Skuas, 13 Long-tailed Skuas, two Storm Petrels, 18 Leach’s Petrels, four Sabines Gulls, 34 Sandwich Terns, 12 Arctic Terns, two Red-throated Divers, 32 Grey Phalaropes and 14 Whimbrel.(Niall Keogh, Sean Pierce, John N Murphy, Aonghus O’Donnell, Paidi Cullinan et al)
Two Grey Phalaropes were out to sea off Seafield, Quilty this evening. (JNM & PC)
One Buzzard was near Inch Bridge.(JNM & PC)
Sunday 1st September 2019
The Bonaparte’s Gull was just west of O’Briens Bridge, Lahinch. Victor Cashcera, Jim Dowdall & Aidan Kelly)
At the Bridges of Ross there were ten Sooty Shearwaters, one adult Pomarine Skua, seven Arctic Skuas, ninecBonxies, two Leach’s Petrels, 12 Grey Phalaropes and three Puffins. (VC, JD & AK)
One pale phased Pomarine Skua and one Arctic Skua were off Black Head this morning, and four Bonxies off Coolsiva Pier. (Paul Troake)
One Ruff and a female Hen Harrier were at Poulnasherry Bay yhis morning. (Paidi Cullinan)
Saturday 31st August 2019
At the Bridges of Ross today there were, one Great Shearwater, 32 Sooty Shearwaters, one Balearic Shearwater, 28 Leach’s Petrels, three Storm Petrels, 11 Long-tailed Skuas, three Pomarine Skuas, 42 Arctic Skuas, 36 Bonxies, seven Sabine’s Gulls, one Black Tern, four Arctic Terns, 28 Sandwich Terns, two Little Terns, 36 Grey Phalaropes, 14 Whimbrel, 26 Sanderling, four Dunlin, 12 Knot, 22 Turnstone and two Common Scoter. (Brian McCluskey, John N Murphy, Kieran Grace, Andrew MacMillan et al)
One immature Hen Harrier was near Killtrellig, Loop Head.(John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhain)
Thursday 29th August 2019
At the Bridges of Ross today were; 350 Sooty Shearwaters, six Storm Petrels, two Leach’s Petrels, 45 Bonxies, 30 Arctic Skuas, six Pomarine Skuas, one Long-tailed Skua,two Grey Phalaropes, two Sabine’s Gulls, two Common Scoter, 27 Sandwich Terns, five Arctic Terns and six Whimbrel.(Kieran Grace, John N Murphy et al)
Two juvenile Ruff were at Ballyallia Lake with 69 Collared Doves on the south shore of the lake.(Paidi Cullinan)
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