Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Monday 6th October 2025

The Buff-bellied is still at Clahane this morning.(Brian McCluskey & Jeff Copner)

The juvenile American Golden Plover was at the Plover Fields at Loop Head. (Paul Connaughton & Andre Robinson)

One Leach’s Petrel was at the Bridges of Ross. (Brian McCluskey)

There was one Glossy Ibis, two White-tailed Eagle and 300 Black-tailed Godwit at Lake Atedaun. A first winter type Marsh Harrier was at O’Toole’s Lough.(James Organ)

At Kilbaha and Loop Head there were two Willow Warblers, two Chiffchaff, two White Wagtails, one Greenland Wheatear & 260 Golden Plover. (John N Murphy)

Two Buzzard were soaring over the motorway at Exit 10, south of Dromoland.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 5th October 2025

Sunday 5th October 2025

American Buff-bellied Pipit at Clahane Jeff Copner

A Buff-Bellied Pipit and a Black Redstart were at Clahane. The 4th County record. (Jeff Copner, James Organ et al)

At Finvarra Point between 07.45-09.05 there were 91 Storm Petrel, five Leach’s Petrel and two Grey Phalarope.(Paul Troake)

Three Willow Warblers, one Chiffchaff, two Wheatears, over170 Golden Plover and a Merlin were at Loop Head. (John N Murphy)

This evening off Ross Ringing Station there were two Great Northern Diver and a flock of 35 Arctic Terns. (JNM)


Saturday 4th October 2025

Saturday 4th October 2025

Dark immature Long-tailed Skua off Bridges of Ross John N Murphy

In the Plover Fields at Loop Head an American Golden Plover was among a flock of 70 Golden Plover. Out to sea off Loop, there were two juvenile Sabine’s Gull and 12 Grey Phalarope.(John N Murphy)

A seawatch of the Bridges of Ross today between 07.25-18.00 produced three Wilson’s Petrel, 45 Leach’s Petrel, 135 Storm Petrel, 239 Grey Phalarope, 72 Bonxie, 31 Arctic Skua, five adult Pomarine Skua, one juvenile Long-tailed Skua, nine juvenile Sabine’s Gull, 11 Great Shearwater, 36 Sooty Shearwater, 36 Arctic Tern, two juvenile Little Gull and seven Great Northern Diver.(Killian Mullarney, AGK, JNM, G Wycherley, Geoff Pearson, K Colhoun)

At Carnsefin between 08.10-08.40 there were seven Arctic Skua one Bonxie and a juvenile Arctic Tern. At Black Head between 08.55-11.25 there was one adult Pomarine Skua, five Arctic Skua and 60 Storm Petrel. Four Leach’s Petrel flew past Finvarra Point early this afternoon.(Paul Troake)

At Lurga Point, Seafield there were nine Sabine’s Gull, five Leach’s Petrel, two Storm Petrel, one Black-throated Diver, two Red-throated Diver and eight Curlew Sandpiper. Two Arctic Tern were at Quilty.(Jeff Copner)

There was one juvenile Sabine’s Gull and a first-winter Little Gull at Kilkee. Another juvenile Sabine’s Gull was near Castle Point. (Chris Cullen & Tristan Cullen)

One Bonxie flew inland over Ross Ringing Station this morning. (JNM)

One Willow Warbler and a Greenland Wheatear were at Kilbaha today. (CC, TC & JNM)

The American Golden Plover was still at Doonbeg.(Geoff Pearson)

An immature Sabine’s Gull was at Liscannor.(Nick Larter)


Friday 3rd October 2025

Friday 3rd October 2025

Glossy Ibis at Kilbaha John N Murphy

A juvenile Glossy Ibis was in Kilbaha today (Chris Cullen & John N Murphy) There were also five Greenland Wheatear throughout the headland.

One Yellow-browed Warbler was heard calling at the back of Connolly’s garden in Kilbaha. (JNM)

A seawatch off the Bridges of Ross Car Park produced three Corys Shearwaters, over 200 Great Shearwaters, 3,500 Sooty Shearwaters (ph), six Bonxie, two Pomarine Skuas, one Leach’s Petrel, 18 Storm Petrels, three Grey Phalaropes, one Common Scoter and one Arctic Tern. (JNM & CC)

The juvenile Black Tern was still at Lough Gash this morning.(JNM & Brendan Dempsey)


Thursday 2nd October 2025

The juvenile Black Tern was still at Lough Gash. There were eight Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield.(John N Murphy)


Wednesday 1st October 2025

Wednesday 1st October 2025

Juvenile Black Tern at Lough Gash John N Murphy

A Black Tern was at Lough Gash.(John N Murphy)

There were two Ruff at Drumcliffe and a Jay was at Maurice’s Mills.(Jeff Copner)

There were eight Curlew Sandpiper and a Whimbrel at Seafield.(Geoff Pearson) Another Curlew Sandpiper was at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)


Tuesday 30th September 2025

There was a White-tailed Eagle with blue tag no. 42 at Dromore Nature Reserve this morning.(Ian Garry)

The Semipalmated Sandpiper was still at the same area at Aughinish.(Sean Holland)

A Curlew Sandpiper was at Seafield.(Cliff Baxter)


Monday 29th September 2025

Monday 29th September 2025

Semi-palmated Sandpiper at Auginish Paul Troake

A juvenile Semi-palmated Sandpiper was feeding with a flock of Dunlin and Ringed Plover at Aughinish Martello Lagoon as the tide was dropping. A juvenile Sabine’s Gull was also present. Also there at dawn this morning were three Glossy Ibis. They flew off SSW at 07.30.(Paul Troake)

A juvenile White-tailed Eagle with a red right wing tag and a green left wing tag, was at Ballyallia Lake this morning.(Cliff Baxter)


Sunday 28th September 2025

The juvenile Osprey was back at Moyasta. (Michael McGrath)

There were two Glossy Ibis at Lahinch Marsh and two Curlew Sandpiper at Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)

A flock of 14 Barnacle Geese flew west past Ross Ringing Station. (John N Murphy)

Four Buzzards were at Applewood, Ballycar.(JNM)


Saturday 27th September 2025

An Osprey was at Moyasta.(Geoff Pearson)

A Wheatear was at the Headland at Loop Head and two more were between there and the Plover Fields. A Willow Warbler and six Wheatear were at Kilbaha. Four more Wheatear and a Whimbrel were at Poulnasherry Bay. (Chris Cullen)


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