Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

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)

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)

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at Corrakyle along with one male Crossbill. (Andy Smith)

There were three Common Sandpiper and 25 Curlew at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head.(John N Murphy)

Six Greenshank, 35 Curlew and three Whimbrel were at Moyasta.(JNM)

Four Crossbills were at Corrakyle. (Andy Smith)

There were five Common Sandpiper at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)