Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

American Golden Plover at Doonbeg John N Murphy

The American Golden Plover, two Black Terns, one adult Mediterranean Gull and a Wheatear were at Doonbeg. (John N Murphy)

One Great White Egret was in a flooded field west of Ballygriffey Wood. ( JNM )

The flock of 11 Glossy Ibis were still at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe, JNM, Ian Garry, James Organ & Stan Nugent) Two more Glossy Ibis were at Lahinch Marsh, north of the bridge.(Jeff Copner) There were two Curlew Sandpiper at Liscannor. (JC) The five Ruff were still at Lough Gash.(JNM)

A one hour seawatch at Ross Ringing Station between 14.00-15.00 produced one immature Sabine’s Gull, one immature Black Tern, 12 Leach’s Petrel, three Storm Petrel, six Arctic Tern, three Grey Phalarope, two Red-throated Diver and five Puffin.(JNM) There were 10 Sandwich Tern in Kilbaha Harbour. (JNM) There was one Wheatear at Castle Point, Kilkee and another female Greenland Wheatear at Tullagher Bay. (JNM)

At the Bridges of Ross between 07.05-19.05 there were 300 Sooty Shearwater, 133 Cory’s Shearwater, five Great Shearwater, one Balearic Shearwater, 151 Leach’s Petrel, 45 Storm Petrel, 85 Arctic Tern, 36 Sandwich Tern, two Black Tern, 21 Puffin, 43 Sabine’s Gull, three Common Scoter, 35 Grey Phalarope, 37 Arctic Skua, six Pomarine Skua, 43 Great Skua and 14 Red-throated Diver.(Paul Troake & Geoff Pearson)

Juvenile Little Stint with juvenile Curlew Sandpipers at Seafield John N Murphy

A Glossy Ibis and a Buzzard were at Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch) An American Golden Plover was at Doonbeg (John N Murphy) along with four Curlew Sandpiper and three Ruff.(JNM, GP) Two Little Stints and 80 Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield.(JNM & GP) One Common Swift was at Moyasta this morning.(JNM) A Ruff and eight Curlew Sandpiper were at Quilty Beach.(JNM) There were 16 Curlew Sandpiper at Clounahinchy Beach.(JNM) A White-tailed Eagle and a Kingfisher were at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ) There were two Whooper Swan at Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe) This afternoon there were four Whooper Swan and two juvenile at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia.(John Rutherford) There were six Gadwall and a Buzzard at Lough Erinagh.(N & TL) Two Gadwall were on the sea this afternoon at Caherush. (JNM)

Juvenile Black Tern at Seafield Jeff Copner

A Black Tern and two Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(Jeff Copner)

There were two Ruff at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(John N Murphy)

An American Golden Plover and Curlew Sandpiper were at Doonbeg.(Chris Cullen et al)

A Green Sandpiper was at a flooded field near Kilfenora.(James Organ)

A Buzzard was in the Tubber area.(Maura Crowe)

Two of the three Glossy Ibis’s at Islandavanna John N Murphy

Three Glossy Ibis’s, three Curlew Sandpipers a Sanderling and two Kingfishers were at Islandavanna this afternoon. (James Organ, John N Murphy & Chris Cullen)

At the Bridges of Ross this morning (6:45 – 13:00) there were five Great Skua, seven Arctic Skua, 21 Sooty Shearwater, three Corys Shearwater, two Great Shearwater, seven Storm Petrel , one Leach’s Petrel, one Grey Phalarope, one Sabine’s Gull, one Great Northern diver, two Red-throated diver, six Common Scoter, three Sandwich Tern and a Whimbrel. (Paul Lynch)

At the Bridges of Ross this afternoon (14:00 – 18:00) there were four Arctic Skua, two Pomarine Skua, six Storm Petrel, three Grey Phalarope, one Black Tern and low numbers of Manxs Shearwater all day, peaking at about 180p/h. (PL)

An immature/adult White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

Two Ruff were at Inagh Estuary along with the juvenile Sabine’s Gull still at Clahane, and one White Wagtail at Liscannor. (Geoff Pearson)

There was one Brent Goose at Kilmacreehy.(Cliff Baxter)