The Osprey was still present at Lahinch Marsh this morning.(Jeff Copner)
Wednesday 4th September 2024
An Osprey was at Lahinch Corkus. After being mobbed by two Hooded Crow it flew to the Ennistymon side of the marsh and out of view.(Geoff Pearson)
At Ross Ringing Station between 11.30-13.30 there were three Long-tailed Skua, 216 Cory’s Shearwater, five Great Shearwater, one Balearic Shearwater, 12 Sooty Shearwater, 19 Sandwich Tern and ten Arctic Tern.(John N Murphy)
A Ringed-bill Gull, an Arctic Skua, two juvenile Sabine’s and a Great Skua were at Lahinch.(Jeff Copner)
At the tide ebbed at Islandavanna this evening there were three Curlew Sandpiper, 280 Black-tailed Godwit, 200 Knot, eight Whimbrel and Kingfisher. (JNM)
Tuesday 3rd September 2024
Off Ross Ringing Station between 11,30-13.30 there were 1100 Cory’s Shearwater, 650 Great Shearwater, 21 Sooty Shearwater, one Sabine’s Gull, one Grey Phalarope, five Arctic Skua and nine Sanderling. (John N Murphy and Geoff Pearson)
Later a Great Skua, three Arctic Skua, one Brent Goose and five Sandwich Tern were off Ross Ringing Station.(GP)
Five White-tailed Wagtail were at Cloghaun Lough.(JNM)
There were 15 Crossbill at Crag, Lissycasey. (JNM )
Two juvenile Sabine’s Gull was at Lahinch.(Jeff Copner)
Saturday 31st August 2024
There were three Buzzard, an immature Hen Harrier and two Wheatear at Loop Head Lighthouse.(John N. Murphy)
Two Chough and a Whimbrel were at Aylevarroo.(Sean Whelan)
A Buzzard was at Kilrush.(SW)
A Purple Sandpiper were near The Diamond Rocks Café, Kilkee.(SW)
A Ruff was at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)
Thursday 29th August 2024
A Barolo Shearwater flew south-west past the Bridges of Ross at 17.00.(Keith Langdon, Des Higgins et al)
From 06.30-18.45 at the Bridges of Ross there were 6585 Great Shearwater, (6000 of those during the first three hours), 1870 Cory’s Shearwater, (including two that looked like Scopoli’s but not photographed, Chris Cullen & Niall T. Keogh), 98 Sooty Shearwater, 9000 Manx Shearwater, 68 Leach’s Petrel, 60 Storm Petrel, one blue Fulmar, 16 Long-tailed Skua, (8 adult, 1 subadult, 7 juvenile), 22 Pomarine Skua, 23 Arctic Skua, 64 Sabine’s Gull, (38 adult, 26 juveniles), one cy Little Gull, 365 Arctic Tern, 80 Sandwich Tern, one Black Tern, six Grey Phalarope, eight Puffin, 120 Light-bellied Brent Goose and four Common Scoter.(KL, DH, CC, NTK, and 14 more observers)
At the Bridges of Ross between 06.30-08.30 there were over 4870 Great Shearwater and 720 Cory’s Shearwater.(Niall Keogh, Des Higgins et al)
Wednesday 28th August 2024
A large Skua(possible immature South Polar Skua) was reported at the Bridges of Ross at 14.05. Flying west. Footage obtained for review. (Andrew Parisi)
Also at the Bridges of Ross between 07.20-12.20/14.40-19.00 there were 1165 Cory’s Shearwater, one Scopoli’s Shearwater(Keith Langdon@17.52), 680 Great Shearwater, 85 Sooty Shearwater, over 12500 Manx Shearwater, seven Leach’s Petrel, one Wilson’s Petrel, 100 Storm Petrel, 21 Arctic Skua, five Pomarine Skua, seven Great Skua, one adult Long-tailed Skua, 32 Sabine’s Gull(30 adult and two juvenile), seven Grey Phalarope, over 275 Arctic Tern, 33 Sandwich Tern and one Red-throated Diver.(Niall Keogh plus 16 observers)
A Curlew Sandpiper was at Rinvella Beach along with one Arctic Tern, three Sandwich Tern and 70 Ringed Plover.(Chris Cullen)
A Sabine’s Gull was off Loop Head.(CC)
An immature Sabine’s Gull and an immature Mediterranean Gull were at the Lahinch Corkus.(Geoff Pearson, Jeff Copner)
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