One White-tailed Eagle, one Marsh Harrier and one Buzzard was at Lake Atedaun.(Maura Crowe)
There were 70 Golden Plover at Ross, Loop Head.(Anthony Mee)
Four Sooty Shearwater were at the tip of Loop Head(AM)
Four Chiffchaff were at Kilbaha gardens and another was at the Fodry.(AM)
A juvenile Hen Harrier and fifty Golden Plover were at Kilcredaun(AM)
There were 11 Mediterranean Gull at Corraunroo.(Paul Troake)
Monday 28th October 2024
Saturday 26th October 2024
Yellow-browed Warbler in Connolly’s garden, Kilbaha © John N Murphy
Two Yellow-browed Warbler, five Chiffchaff, four Goldcrest and three Redpoll, 40 Chaffinch were in the gardens at Kilbaha this morning. (John N Murphy & Chris Cullen)
There were 32 Great Northern Diver, five Common Scoter and six Black Guillemot at Coolshiva/Gleninagh Pier.(Jeff Copner)
A male Hen Harrier flew east over the motorway at Ballinacragger near Dromoland.(James Organ)
A Merlin and a Black-throated Diver were at Seafield this afternoon.(Jan Biemens)
A Peregrine, a Merlin, a Kestrel, four Chough, 90 Golden Plover were at Loop Head and one Sooty Shearwater was off the tip of the Headland.(CC)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Tuamgreany.(Pearse Ryan)
Tuesday 22nd October 2024
A Snow Bunting and a Merlin were at Loop Head this morning.(Ray Glynn)
A White-tailed Sea Eagle with a green tag 25 on its left wing was at Inismurray.(Simon Berrow)
Four Whooper Swan flew over Milltown Malbay.(Sally O’Meara)
A Yellow-legged Gull and 50 Golden Plover were at Inagh River Estuary.(Geoff Pearson)
A Barnacle Goose was at Lahinch Marsh and two adult and two juvenile Whooper Swan flew east over the area.(GP)
One Wheatear was at the Caher Valley.(Jan Biemens)
Monday 21st October 2024
A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 09.00-14.00 produced 4000 Gannets per hour initially, 100 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 50 Sooty Shearwater, four juvenile Sabine’s Gull, two Grey Phalarope, two Arctic Tern, 20 Great Northern Diver three Red-throated Diver and one Common Scoter.(Geoff Pearson)
At Ross Ringing Station around lunchtime there were 120 Great Shearwater, 35 Cory’s Shearwater, 28 Sooty Shearwater, 32 Manx Shearwater, one Pomarine Skua and five Great Northern Diver.(John N Murphy)
Three Goldcrest are still at the gardens in Kilbaha(JNM)
Two Whooper Swan are in the fields on the Cliff road, Kilkee.(JNM)
A Kingfisher and a Common Sandpiper were at Clarecastle Quay.(JNM)
A Wheatear was at the Rine, Ballyvaughan this afternoon.(Jan Biemens)
Saturday 19th October 2024
Snow Bunting Loop Head.(John N. Murphy)
A Snow Bunting, a Lapland Bunting, one Barnacle Goose (over the village) one Cory’s Shearwater, one Merlin, one Buzzard two Whooper Swans(near Anvil Farm) and 150 Golden Plover were at Loop Head.(Chris Cullen, John N Murphy)
Three Goldcrest were in the gardens at Kilbaha.(JNM, CC)
A Peregrine and ten Gadwall were at Costello’s, Ballyallia.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Friday 18th October 2024
This colour banded Ringed Plover missing its left leg has been on Kilkee Beach for the last few weeks John N Murphy
A Common Sandpiper was at Cappagh this morning.(John N Murphy)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Kilrush Marina.(JNM)
There were two Whooper Swan in the cliff fields, Dunlickey, Kilkee.(JNM)
Thursday 17th October 2024
A one hour seawatch at Ross Ringing Station this morning produced over 1000 Great Shearwater, 50-60 Cory’s Shearwater, 35 Sooty Shearwater, 70 Manx Shearwaters, three Sabine’s Gull, one immature Little Gull, three Grey Phalaropes, two Brent Geese and two Common Scoter.(John N Murphy)
At the Bridges of Ross between 09.00-11.00 there were 2000 Great Shearwater passing per hour, 45 Cory’s Shearwater, one juvenile Glaucous Gull, one Leach’s Petrel, two Arctic Skua, one Pomarine Skua, one adult Long-tailed Skua, three Common Scoter and one juvenile Little Gull.(Geoff Pearson)
A Hen Harrier was hunting at the Bog Road, Kilbaha.(JNM)
One Kingfisher was found dead at Keatings Pub, Kilbaha and one Goldcrest and six Collared Doves were in the village gardens. (JNM)
At the Bridges of Ross between 11.00-16.30 there were four Arctic Skua, one Great Skua, 12 Puffin, 80 Cory’s Shearwater, 1000 Great Shearwater, 15 Sooty Shearwater, 40 Manx Shearwater, one juvenile Sabine’s Gull, one Arctic Tern, 600 Kittiwake and 600 Guillemot.(GP)
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