Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

One Osprey flew over the Bridges of Ross this morning, (Cian Cardiff et al) while at sea things were still quiet with one Balearic Shearwater,12 Sooty Shearwaters, 18 Storm Petrels, two Arctic Skuas, one Bonxie,five Common Scoter, 33 Sandwich Terns and 36 Whimbrel. (John Dempsey et al)
One Green Sandpiper was at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head. (Neal Warnock et al)
One juvenile Hen Harrier was in Kilbaha. (John N Murphy et al)
Three Buzzards were at Applewood, Ballycar. (Brian Keogh)

Today at the Bridges of Ross there were 109 Sooty Shearwaters, two Pomarine Skuas, three Arctic Skuas, 12 Bonxies, two Storm Petrels, 22 Whimbrel, four Sandwich Terns, one Peregrine and a Merlin. (Neal Warnock et al)

At the Bridges of Ross today there were seven Sooty Shearwaters, four Storm Petrels, seven Arctic Skuas, five Bonxies, 34 Sandwich Terns, nine Whimbrel and a Peregrine. (Neal Warnock)

A Fea’s Petrel was at the Bridges of Ross this morning. (08.22)(John N Murphy et al) One Wilson’s Petrel was also at the Bridges. (10.00)(Paul Troake et al)
One pale phased Arctic Skuas was off Black Head. (Paidi Cullinan)

The adult Bonaparte’s Gull was still at Clahane Liscannor again today. (Stan Nugent, Barry Howell & Dixie Collins)
At the Bridges of Ross today there were two Balearic Shearwaters, 48 Sooty Shearwaters, one adult Pomarine Skua, six Arctic Skuas, eight Bonxies, 65 Storm Petrels, 28 Whimbrel, three Knot, one Greenshank and four Common Scoter. (Keith Langdon, John N Murphy, Paul Milne et al)