Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Twite at Loop Head John N Murphy

The GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Ballyallia Lake again today (Jeff Copner).
At the tip of Loop Head this morning there were eight Twite, two Merlin and a male Peregrine (John N Murphy).
Also at Loop Head were three Chiffchaff, two Blackcaps, one 1CY male Hen Harrier, 12 Chaffinches and six Redwing along with probably the same eight Twite at Ross Bay (Tony Mee, John N Murphy & Eanna O Flynn).
There were four Scaup off Silver Strand, Doonbeg (John N Murphy).
One Curlew Sandpipier was at Seafield, Quilty (John N Murphy).

One of the two Yellow-browed Warblers in Marty Lillis’s Garden Kilbaha John N Murphy

There were two Yellow-browed Warblers, three Chiffchaff, one Jack Snipe, one Fieldfare, four Redwing and 34 Golden Plover at Kilbaha and Loop Head this evening (John N Murphy).
A Green Sandpiper and one Kingfisher were at Moyasta Creek (John N Murphy).
Five Whooper Swans were at Ballycar Lough (John N Murphy).