Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 6th August 2026

Twenty five Reed Warbler were ringed at Shannon Airport Lagoon bringing the total number of Reed Warbler ringed at the site to 52 so far this year.(Phil Brennan)

One hundred and fifty five Sedge Warbler have been ringed at Shannon Airport Lagoon this year.(PB)


Wednesday 5th August 2026

At Ross Ringing Station this morning (9.00-11.30) there were 12 Cory’s Shearwater, seven Sooty Shearwater, one dark phased Arctic Skua, one Storm Petrel, two Arctic Terns and 15 Sandwich Terns. (John N Murphy)

Two Storm Petrel, 14 Cory’s Shearwater, five Puffin, one Great Shearwater and two Arctic Skua were at the Fodry, Loop Head.(Paul Troake)

Three Cory’s Shearwater were off Black Head.(Sean Holland)


Tuesday 4th August 2026

At Ross Ringing Station this morning there were two Wilson’s Petrels, one Cory’s Shearwater, one Sooty Shearwater, 20 Storm Petrels, two Common Scoter, two Whimbrel, one Puffin and a Carrion Crow and three Wheatear on the clifftop. (John N Murphy)

One White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Muchanagh. (Maura Crowe)

One Common Sandpiper was at Cloghaun Lough. (JNM)

Two Kingfisher were at Doonbeg Bay. (Cathal Mullane)


Sunday 2nd August 2026

Twelve Wilson’s Petrels were at Ross Ringing Station this morning on a south easterly wind. (John N Murphy)


Wednesday 29th July 2026

One Green Sandpiper, two Common Sandpiper and 20 Greenshank were at Moyasta.(John N Murphy)

An adult Roseate Tern was at Aughinish Martello Lagoon.(Paul Troake)


Tuesday 28th July 2026

There were 55 Sandwich Tern at a high tide roost in Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)


Monday 27th July 2026

On the mudflats by Shannon Airport Lagoon there were 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 70 Redshank, 60 Dunlin, five Turnstone, four Ringed Plover and over 300 Black-headed Gull.(John N Murphy)


Sunday 26th July 2026

A four hour seawatch at Black Head this morning produced three Cory’s Shearwater, two Sooty Shearwater, six Puffin and around 2000 Manx Shearwater per hour.(Paul Troake)

At the Bridges of Ross between 05.30-16.30 there were six Wilson’s Storm Petrel, one Leach’s Petrel, 30 Storm Petrel, 56 Cory’s Shearwater, nine Great Shearwater, 28 Sooty Shearwater and two Great Skua.(N.T. Keogh, J. Willian’s, C. ten Bohmer, S. Holland, A.G. Kelly, P. Moore, M. Shorten, H. Hussey)


Saturday 25th July 2026

Joint tallies from Bridges of Ross and Ross Ringing Station today (6am-6pm). There were 28 Wilson’s Petrels, 80 European Storm Petel, 550 Cory’s Shearwater, 120 Great Shearwater, 33 Sooty Shearwater, one Arctic Skua, one ‘Blue’ Fulmar, 80 Puffins. Steady passage of Manx all day. (AGK, BMcC, CC, JP, PP, GM, JNM)


Tuesday 21st July 2026

There were four Green Sandpipers, two Common Sandpipers and a Wheatear at Lough O’ Grady. (Andy Smith)

An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Clarecastle Quay.(Chris Cullen)


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