Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Saturday 27th July 2019

A Hen Harrier was at Ballyallia Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)


Friday 26th July 2019

Seven Sooty Shearwater, 2500 Manx Shearwater, two Storm Petrel, 11 Puffin, two Black Guillemot and 15 Common Scoter were at the Bridges of Ross.(Niall Keogh and Ian O Connor)
Eighteen Tree Sparrow were at Seafield.(Jeff Copner)
Two Tree Sparrow were at the western side of Doonbeg Bay(NK & IOC)


Saturday 20th July 2019

At the Bridges of Ross today there was one Balearic Shearwater, one Bonxie, four Puffin and 3,000 Manx Shearwater. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhainn)
One adult Mediterranean Gull, one Bar-tailed Godwit and 60 Curlew were at Poulnasherry Bay. (FMacG & JNM)
There were 12 Little Egrets at Kilcredaun Marsh.(JNM & FMacG)


Thursday 18th July 2019

The female Snowy Owl was back at Black Head today.


Tuesday 16th July 2019

Two Common Sandpiper were at Lickeen Lake.(Jeff Copner)
Seventy Chough were at Goleen Bay.(Dixie Collins)


Monday 15th July 2019

A Long-eared Owl was at Cratloe.(Seán Hejira)
A Crossbill was at Lickeen Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)


Sunday 14th July 2019

One 2CY Mediterranean Gull was in Kilbaha Bay along with 60 Manx Shearwaters and 16 Curlew. (John N Murphy)
One Killer Whale was off Loop Head and the Bridges of Ross.(John Collins et al)
Four Spotted Flycatcher were at Cahermurphy.(Nick Larter)
Eighteen Chough were at Goleen Bay.(John Collins)


Thursday 11th July 2019

One adult Roseate Tern was off Aughinish. (Paul Troake).


Tuesday 9th July 2019

A Common Sandpiper, a Whimbrel and two Common Scoter were at the Rine, Ballyvaughan. (Paul Troake)
One hundred and ninety Manx Shearwater were at Black Head.(PT)
A Water Rail was at Rinroe Pond.(Nick Larter)
Five Jay were at Clooncoose.(NL)


Monday 8th July 2019

One Reed Warbler was near the causeway at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening. (John N Murphy)
There was on Common Crossbill and a Buzzard near Caherhurley Cross, Scarriff. (JNM)