There was one second year Mediterranean Gull and three Little Egrets at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon.
Leave a commentSaturday 3rd August 2013
Distant shot of second year male Hen Harrier at Hags Head © Jeff Copner
At the Bridges of Ross today things were fairly quiet. Only 200 Manx Shearwaters per hour past the point along with 16 Dunlin, three Turnstone, one Common Sandpiper and two Curlew. At Black Head there were two loafing dark Arctic Skuas, one Puffin west and five Great Northern Divers on the sea (1 summer plumaged), plus six Ravens. Otherwise quiet with Manx, Gannet and Kittiwakes all at around 20 or so per hour. Another dark Arctic Skua duo were off Ballyvaughan where 41 Sandwich Terns roosted on rocks. At 8.30 am this morning a second year male Hen Harrier made its way across the fields close to the cliff edge at Hags Head , then went high and headed east. There were also seven Raven, three Chough and two Wheaters.
Leave a commentFriday 2nd August 2013
Sooty Shearwater off the Bridges of Ross © John N Murphy
This evening at the Bridges of Ross there were two Bonxies, three Arctic Skuas, one Storm Petrel, two Sooty Shearwaters, 15,000 Manx Shearwaters, two drake Common Scoter, one Common Tern, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, four Sanderling, two Dunlin, two Ringed Plover and one Whimbrel.
Leave a commentThursday 1st August 2013
Curlew off the Bridges of Ross © John N Murphy
One Pomarine Skua, 100 Curlew and small numbers of Manx Shearwaters were at the Bridges of Ross.
Leave a commentMonday 22nd July 2013
Male White-tailed Eagle enticing one of the young birds out of cover at Bushy Island, Mountshannon ©Nigel Beers-Smith
The two White-tailed Eagle chicks successfully fledged on Bushy Island, Mountshannon early last week, eleven weeks after hatching. The young birds are still hanging around Bushy Island and are being fed by the adult male.
This is the first successful fledging for the species in 113 years in Ireland. It is a great success for the re-introduction programme just six years after the first birds were released in Killarney in 2007.
Leave a commentTuesday 2nd July 2013
Two Storm Petrels were off Quilty. There were 16 Little Egrets at Lough Muchanagh in the Burren. One Peregrine and five Ravens were at Fountain Cross, Ennis. One Peregrine was at Kilcornan, Ennistymon. Three Crossbills and two Jays were at Gortcoirce, Dysart. Four Spotted Flycatchers were at Clifden House, Corofin.
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