Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 9th July 2025

A Great White Egret was at Lough Atedaun.(Jeff Copner)

Monday 7th July 2025

One Common Sandpiper was at Kilrush Marina. (John N Murphy)

A Kingfisher was at Lough Atedaun.(Catherine D’Arcy)

Saturday 5th July 2025

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 09.00-15.00 produced a steady flow of 2000 to 4000 Manx Shearwater per hour along with 25 Puffin, one Sandwich Tern, one Balearic Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, a Great Northern Diver and a Sooty Shearwater.(Geoff Pearson)

Later between 15.00-16.30 at the same site, there were 8700 Manx Shearwater, one Sooty Shearwater and two Puffin.(Chris Cullen)

Thursday 3rd of July 2025

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 10.00-14.00 produced up to 10,000 Manx Shearwater per hour plus one Sooty Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, one Great Skua, one immature Pomarine Skua and six Puffin.(Geoff Pearson)

Wednesday 2nd July 2025

A male Yellowhammer was at Gortlecka, Kilnaboy.(Killian Kelly)

Saturday 30th June 2025

A male Yellowhammer was at Temple Cronan, Carron.(Patrick Veale)

Thursday 26th June 2025

Over 9000 Manx Shearwater per hour were flying south at Dunlickey Castle at 4p.m.(Richard Dixie Collins)

There were three Spotted Flycatcher at the Glen, Ennistymon.(Geoff Pearson)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Kilnamona.(Kathleen Mooney)

Tuesday 24th June 2025

There were 20 Common Tern on the Fergus near Kildysart this morning.(John N Murphy)

A Great White Egret and 45 Lapwing were at Lake Atedaun this evening.(John and Dixie Collins)

Monday 23rd June 2025

There were two Tree Sparrow at the “horse fields”, Seafield.(Jeff Copner)

Sunday 22nd June 2025

The two Great White Egret flew South East from Lake Atedaun this afternoon.(John N Murphy) Later they roosted on the trees in the island there with two Little Egret and a Grey Heron.(James Organ)

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