Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

There were 24 Little Egret roosting on trees near Mullaghmore this evening.(Adrian Glasgow)
There were 26 Swift hawking insects over the County Hospital in Ennis late this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

An early morning seawatch at Ross Ringing Station, Loop Head produced one Sooty Shearwater, 3200 Manx Shearwater, three Storm Petrel, two Purple Sandpiper, two Turnstone and four Arctic Tern.(John N. Murphy)

A male Yellowhammer was Parknabinna Wedge Tomb, Kilnaboy in the Burren.(Geoff Pearson)

At the Bridges of Ross, between 10.30-13.30 a Sooty Shearwater, nine Puffin, three Sandwich Tern and a steady passage of Manx Shearwater were observed.(Geoff Pearson)
A female Hen Harrier was at Killimer.(Michael Madigan)

There were four Jay at Lough Avalla this morning.(James Organ)
Five more Jay were at Lees Road Wood this afternoon.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)