Common Sandpiper at Clare castle John N Murphy
A female Taiga Merlin hunted and caught a House Sparrow at Ross, Loop Head this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
Four Ring-necked Ducks (two pairs) were at Kilkee Reservoir this afternoon with four Whooper Swans. (JNM & Austin Cooney)
A Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay.(JNM)
One pair of Ring-necked Ducks at Kilkee John N Murphy
Three Ring-necked Duck (two drakes and one Hen) were at Kilkee Reservoir.(John N. Murphy)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Ballymacrinan Bay.(JNM)
There were 25 Fieldfare and one 2CY Mediterranean Gull at Killimer.(JNM)
Three Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(JNM)
One Sand Martin and three Swallows were at Ballyallia.(JNM)
A Yellow-browed Warbler, a Carrion Crow and a Buzzard were at Kilbaha.(John N. Murphy, Jeff Copner)
A ringed White-tailed Eagle was being mobbed by four Chough at Kilkee Cliffs and flew south-west towards Loop Head.(JC)
A Green Sandpiper was at O’Brien’s Bridge.(Lorraine Benson)
Two Tree Sparrow and a Hen Harrier were at Doonbeg Castle.(JC)
A Kingfisher and 35 Golden Plover were at Doonbeg.(JC)
There were 22 Golden Plover and 58 Curlew were at Lough Donnell.(JC)
One Yellow-browed Warbler went to roost late this evening in Tevlons Garden, Kilbaha. (John N Murphy)
Two Snow Bunting were at Doonagore Bog.(Patrick O’Dwyer)
At Kilbaha there was one Woodpigeon, two Goldcrest and a Buzzard. (JNM)
One Common Sandpiper and a Merlin were at Cloghraun Lough. (JNM)
Ten Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe this evening.(James Organ)
White -tailed Eagles at Muckanagh James Organ
Two White-tailed Eagles and a Whooper Sean were at Lough Muckanagh.(James Organ)
A Pomarine Skua was off the Lighthouse, Loop Head.(Chris Cullen)
Between 09.00-10.00 an Arctic Skua and a Common Scoter was at the Bridges of Ross.(CC)
One Common Sandpiper, a Merlin and 20 Redwing were at Kilbaha.(CC)
Four Buzzard were at Dromore Wood.(James Organ)
The White-tailed Eagle was back at Loop Head this afternoon, (John N Murphy, Mark Gibson & Doug Dickson).
An American Golden Plover was with 215 Golden Plover at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)
Also at Loop there was on Wheatear, one Merlin, one Peregrine, 400 Herring Gulls and 100 Golden Plover. (JNM)
One Whooper Swan was at Tullabrack Lough. (DD & MG)
Four Whooper Swan were at Liscannor Bay.(Jeff Copner)
Pied Flycatcher at Diarmuid & Grainne’s Rock near Loop Lighthouse John N Murphy
A Pied Flycatcher was at the tip of Loop Head.(John N. Murphy)
A Ring-necked Duck was at Tullabrack Lough.(Páidí Cullinan)
The Pink-footed Goose was still at Ballyallia this morning.(James Organ)
Also at Loop Head and around the lighthouse there were two Wheatear, two Redwing, two Red-throated Divers flying south, 150 Snipe, 500 Golden Plover, two Barnacle Geese and one Peregrine. (JNM, DD & MG)
One Arctic Skua and one Barnacle Goose flew south past the Bridges of Ross this morning.(MG & DD)
Eighty Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)
Immature Merlin at Loop Head John N Murphy
One Tree Pipit flew over Kilbaha. (Mark Gibson)
The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still at Loop Head. (Doug Dickson, Mark Gibson &John N Murphy)
The American Golden Plover was also back at Ross, Loop Head within a flock of 60 Golden Plover and a male Merlin. (JNM)
The Pink-footed Goose was still at Drumcliffe. (Barry Howell)
Also one Lapland Bunting and an immature Merlin were at Loop Head Lighthouse.(JNM)
A sea watch this evening at the Bridges if Ross produced six Storm Petrels, two Sooty Shearwaters, 15 Manx Shearwaters, a Bonxie and two Arctic Skuas. (Mark Gibson & Dougie Dickson)
A Mediterranean Gull was at Aylevarroo.(Sean Whelan)
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