There were two Ruddy Shelduck on the Kilshanny River, Lahinch Marsh.(Geoff Pearson, John N Murphy)
The Turtle Dove is still at Lahinch.(JNM)
Saturday 26th September 2026
Turtle Dove at Cregg, Lahinch Jeff Copner
One Turtle Dove was at Lahinch.(Jeff Copner)
At Ross Ringing Station today (14.00-16.00), there were three juvenile Sabine’s Gulls, 55 Sooty Shearwaters, two Arctic Skuas, two Bonxies, 19 Arctic Terns and five Grey Phalaropes with one immature/female Hen Harrier hunting fields close by. (Chris Cullen and John N Murphy)
Three Green Sandpipers were at Moyasta. (JNM)
At Loop Head there was one Cory’s Shearwater, three Sooty Shearwaters, 60 Golden Plover and three Wheatears. (CC & JNM)
At the gardens in Kilbaha there was one Spotted Flycatcher, three Chiffchaff, one Willow Warbler, 20 Snipe and over 70 Rock Doves. (JNM & CC)
The colour ringed Oystercatcher 8J black inscription on white and orange over black, ringed in Iceland during 2015, was back at Liscannor. (Geoff Pearson)
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
A Chiffchaff was singing at Applewood, Ballycarry.(John N Murphy)
A second winter Mediterranean Gull was at Bishop’s Quarter.(James Organ)
A juvenile Osprey was flying upstream on the headrace canal near O’Briensbridge. (Tom Tarpey)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was calling near O’Briensbridge. (TT)
A Common Sandpiper was on the headrace canal near O’Briensbridge. (TT)
Sunday 20th September 2026
One Semipalmated Sandpiper, four Curlew Sandpiper, one juvenile Long- tailed Skua, seven Knot, one and one White Wagtail were at Seafield. (James Organ)
Over 250 Sanderling and 106 Oystercatcher were at Quilty.(JO)
There were 50 Golden Plover and two Wheatear at the Plover Fields, Loop Head. In Kilbaha village there were two Willow Warblers, two Chiffchaff and a Buzzard. (John N Murphy)
One Wheatear was at Rinville Beach. (JNM)
A Wheatear was at the summit of Moylussa.(Cliff Baxter)
One Brent Goose and four Sandwich Tern were at Fanore Beach.(CB)
Two Jay were at Drinagh Wood.(Jeff Copner)
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