At Loop Head today there was one Yellow Wagtail at Ross, one female Hen Harrier hunting the headland, one Golden Plover, 26 Wheatear, 100 Sandwich Terns, six Common Terns, four Arctic Terns, six Whimbrel and a flock of 250 Linnet. (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Cooraclare. (Iomhar Daly)
Friday 9th September 2022
Curlew Sandpiper at Quilty Barry Howell
There was one Little Stint, two Curlew Sandpipers and one Sanderling within the flock of Dunlin and Ringed Plovers on the mudflats at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening. (John N Murphy) Also 25 Shelduck had arrived back after their moulting migration.
In the Lagoon itself there were 16 Wigeon, four Shoveler, ten Gadwall, 25 Teal and six Water Rails.(JNM)
At Seafield, Quilty this evening there were two Little Stint and over ten Curlew Sandpipers.(Barry Howell)
Sunday 4th September 2022
At the Bridges of Ross there was one Arctic Skua, 61 Sandwich Terns and a Green Sandpiper.(Mark Gibson, Bob Kenworthy & Kev Crowley)
A female Merlin was chasing Meadow Pipits in Ross Bay. (MG, BK & KC)
A male Hen Harrier was seen quartering fields near Anvil farm.(MG, BK & KC)
At Seafield there were two Little Stint and nine Curlew Sandpipers.(MB, BK & KC)
At Lough Donnell there was one Little Stint on the beach by the slipway. (MG, BK & KC)
At Clonderalaw this morning there were 12 Great-crested Grebes, 12 Little Egrets, 50 Mallard, 27 Oystercatchers, 134 Black-headed Gulls and a Chiffchaff in song.(Chris & Tristan Cullen)
At Killimer this there was one adult Mediterranean Gull, seven Sandwich Tern and 59 Black-headed Gulls. (Tristan & Chris Cullen)
Saturday 3rd September 2022
Curlew Sandpipers at Seafield John N Murphy
The juvenile Black Tern was still at Ballyallia this morning.(Austin Cooney)
There were two Little Stints, 30 Curlew Sandpipers and one White Wagtail at Seafield, Quilty. (John N Murphy & Finbar MacGabhainn)
One Sabine’s Gull and two Little Gulls were at the Bridges of Ross this morning.
One Balearic Shearwater was at the Bridges also. (Mark Gibson)
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