The SOLITARY SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER were at Cloghaun Lough this morning.(Paul Moore)
Leave a commentTuesday 16th August 2016
Solitary Sandpiper at Cloghaun Lough John N Murphy
The SOLITARY SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER and Common Sandpiper were at Cloghaun Lough this morning.(Frank O Duffy, Lorraine Benson and Eanna O Flynn)
Leave a commentMonday 15th August 2016
Solitary Sandpiper at Loop Head John N Murphy
A SOLITARY SANDPIPER and a LEAST SANDPIPER were at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head this afternoon.(John N. Murphy)
The Solitary Sandpiper is the first record for Clare and only the 7th Irish record. The Least Sandpiper is only the second county record. There was also one Common Sandpiper at the Lough.
One juvenile Ruff was on the west side of Kilcredaun Marsh (John N Murphy).
Sunday 14th August 2016
Least Sandpiper at Cloghaun Lough John N Murphy
A bird believed to be a Least Sandpiper was briefly seen in dull conditions at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head late in the afternoon. (Tony & Darragh Cully)
Leave a commentFriday 12th August 2016
At the Bridges of Ross today there was one Balearic Shearwater, eight Sooty Shearwaters, six Storm Petrels, seven Bonxies, one Common Scoter, one Arctic Tern, 18 Curlew and 28 Whimbrel. (John N Murphy, Tony Cully, Darragh Cully et al)
Seven Raven and six Jay were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Thursday 11th August 2016
There was one Great Shearwater, 18 Sooty Shearwaters, 12 Storm Petrels, six Bonxies and over 6,000 Manx Shearwaters at the Bridges of Ross. (Tony & Darragh Cully)
Leave a commentWednesday 10th August 2016
An Albino Curlew and two Turnstone in summer plumage were at Bishop’s Quarter this afternoon.(Pádraig Cullinan)
Two Jay were heard at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Common Sandpiper and 12 Whimbrel were at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)
35 Sandwich Tern and four Greenshank were at Liscannor.(Jeff Copner)
Tuesday 9th August 2016
Nine Sooty Shearwater, three Great Skua, two Balearic Shearwater and a Storm Petrel were at the Bridges of Ross this morning.(Sean Pierce)
Leave a commentMonday 8th August 2016
An evening Seawatch at the Bridges of Ross produced three Great Skua, two Grey Phalarope, two Arctic Skua and two Sooty Shearwater.(Sean Pierce)
Leave a commentSunday 7th August 2016
At the Bridges of Ross this morning (8.00-12.00) there were 116 Cory’s Shearwaters, six Great Shearwaters, four Sooty Shearwaters, one second calendar Long-tailed Skua, four Leach’s Petrels, 14 Storm Petrels and 64 Whimbrel. (John N Murphy, Jeff Copner & Geoff Pearson)
There were two juvenile Little Stints at the Aughinish Martelloe Tower Lagoon. (Paul Troake)
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