Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Two of the three Glossy Ibis’s at Islandavanna John N Murphy

Three Glossy Ibis’s, three Curlew Sandpipers a Sanderling and two Kingfishers were at Islandavanna this afternoon. (James Organ, John N Murphy & Chris Cullen)

At the Bridges of Ross this morning (6:45 – 13:00) there were five Great Skua, seven Arctic Skua, 21 Sooty Shearwater, three Corys Shearwater, two Great Shearwater, seven Storm Petrel , one Leach’s Petrel, one Grey Phalarope, one Sabine’s Gull, one Great Northern diver, two Red-throated diver, six Common Scoter, three Sandwich Tern and a Whimbrel. (Paul Lynch)

At the Bridges of Ross this afternoon (14:00 – 18:00) there were four Arctic Skua, two Pomarine Skua, six Storm Petrel, three Grey Phalarope, one Black Tern and low numbers of Manxs Shearwater all day, peaking at about 180p/h. (PL)

An immature/adult White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

Two Ruff were at Inagh Estuary along with the juvenile Sabine’s Gull still at Clahane, and one White Wagtail at Liscannor. (Geoff Pearson)

There was one Brent Goose at Kilmacreehy.(Cliff Baxter)

A moulting adult American Golden Plover was at Doonbeg Bay .(John N Murphy)

There were two Sabine’s Gull at Doonbeg this morning. (JNM)

At the Bridges of Ross between 10.00-13.00 there were 67 Sandwich Tern, six Arctic Tern, five Sabine’s Gull, (including one juvenile), one juvenile Little Gull, one Grey Phalarope and 150 Manx Shearwater. (Geoff Pearson)

At Finvarra between 09.55-12.45 there were three Leach’s Petrel, a juvenile Sabine’s Gull, an adult Long-tailed Skua and six Storm Petrel.(Paul Troake)

One juvenile Sabine’s Gull and two Wheatear were at Ross Ringing Station this evening.(JNM)

There were two Red-throated Diver at Ballyvaughan Bay.(PT)

Adult Long-tailed Skua at Fodry, Loop Head John N Murphy

At the Bridges of Ross between 07.00-1800 there were eight Wilson’s Petrel, 80 Leach’s Petrel, 20 Storm Petrel, 115 Sabine’s Gull, two Grey Phalarope, 20 Great Shearwater, four Cory’s Shearwater, 85 Sooty Shearwater, one Pomarine Skua, one Long-tailed Skua, 15 Arctic Skua, ten Great Skua, one Little Gull and two Red-throated Diver. (David Dack et al)

One adult Long-tailed Skua, one Pomarine Skua, 32 Sabine’s Gull, four Leach’s Petrel, three Storm Petrel,16 Arctic Tern, one Grey Phalarope and a Hen Harrier were at the Fodry, Loop Head. (John N Murphy, James Organ)

One juvenile Long-tailed Skua, three Arctic Skua, one Great Skua, four Sabine’s Gull and three Leach’s Petrel were at Ross Ringing Station this evening. (JNM, JO)

An immature Arctic Skua and 20 Sandwich Tern were at Clahane. (Geoff Pearson)

One adult Sabine’s Gull and a Great Skua were at Seafield. (GP)

A Grey Phalarope and ten Arctic Tern were at Liscannor Harbour. (Jeff Copner)

A Water Rail and a large flock of Swallow, House Martin and Sand Martin were at Ballyallia. (Cliff Baxter)

At Black Head between 07.00-13.10 there were four Sabine’s Gull (one juvenile), one Wilson’s Petrel, 18 Storm Petrel, two dark-phased Arctic Skua, 11 Grey Phalarope, five Sooty Shearwater and over 250 Sandwich Tern with an additional two Grey Phalaropes in the afternoon. (Paul Troake)

An adult Sabine’s Gull was at Coolshiva Pier. (PT)

An adult Long-tailed Skua was just west of Ballyvaughan. (PT)

At Finvarra between 16.45-18.00 there were 17 Storm Petrel, one Arctic Skua and a Red-throated Diver.(PT)