Monthly Archives: August 2016

Monday 22nd August 2016

Monday 22nd August 2016

Adult Dotterel at Fodry, Loop Head John N Murphy

An adult Dotterel, one Spotted Redshank and five Golden Plover were at Loop Head this afternoon. This was only th 7th county record. (John N. Murphy & Neal Warnock)
One Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 100 Manx Shearwaters, 50 Storm Petrel, a Balearic Shearwater, three Great Skuas, 13 Arctic Skua and an adult Sabine’s Gull were at the Bridges of Ross this morning. (Victor Caschera, Sean Pierce and Steve Gantlett)
Two Ruff was at Kilcredaun Marsh. (John N. Murphy)
A Curlew Sandpiper was at Quilty beach. (Neal Warnock)
A Reed Warbler was ringed at Shannon Airport Lagoon. This the 9th at this site in 39 years.(Philip Brennan)

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Sunday 21st August 2016

The LEAST SANDPIPER was at Cloghaun Lough this morning(Andrew McMillan, Mick Boyle)
One Common Scoter, a Red-throated Diver, a Great Skua, three Sooty Shearwater, four Arctic Skua and 50 Storm Petrel were at the Bridges of Ross this morning(John Lynch)
Five Great Skua, 35 Storm Petrel and one Balearic Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross this evening.(Geoff Hunt)

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Saturday 20th August 2016

Seven Pochard inc. three juveniles at Coonagh.

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Saturday 20th August 2016

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there was one Fea’s Petrel (John Lynch et al at 07.20), also four Wilson’s Storm Petrels, one Blue Fulmar, seven Cory’s Shearwaters, five Great Shearwaters, 325 Sooty Shearwaters, eight Balearic Shearwaters, 6,000 to 8,000 Manx Shearwaters per hour, three Leach’s Petrels, 1850 Storm Petrels, five juvenile Long-tailed Skuas, one Pomarine Skua, 29 Arctic Skuas, 25 Bonxies, 12 adult Sabine’s Gulls, two juvenile Black Terns, 120 Arctic Terns, 20 Common Scoter, one Great Northern Diver and one Red-throated Diver. (Jim F Dowdall, Niall T Keogh, Neil Warnock, Aidan Kelly, Andrew MacMillan, Mick Boyle, Eanna O’Flynn et al)

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Friday 19th August 2016

Friday 19th August 2016

Least Sandpiper at Cloghaun Lough John N Murphy

The Least Sandpiper was still at Cloghaun Lough today. (John N Murphy et al)
There were three Balearic Shearwaters, one Leach’s Petrel and five Sooty Shearwaters, five Storm Petrels and one Arctic Skua at the Bridges of Ross this afternoon. (Andrew MacMillan, Christian Bohmer et al)
Two Ruff, one Water Rail, one Little Egret, 40 Black-tailed Godwits and 70 Curlew were at Kilcredaun Marsh today. (John N Murphy)

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Thursday 18th August 2016

Barn Owl crossing the N21 between Adare and Croagh (Pat Fitzgerald).

Buzzard in stubble field at Rosbrien (TT).

Buzzard at Rockbarton, Bruff (Elaine Keegan).

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Thursday 18th August 2016

The SOLITARY SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER were at Cloghaun Lough.(Mark Stewart)

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Wednesday 17th August 2016

The SOLITARY SANDPIPER and LEAST SANDPIPER were at Cloghaun Lough this morning.(Paul Moore)

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Tuesday 16th August 2016

Tuesday 16th August 2016

Solitary Sandpiper at Cloghaun Lough John N Murphy

The SOLITARY SANDPIPER, LEAST SANDPIPER and Common Sandpiper were at Cloghaun Lough this morning.(Frank O Duffy, Lorraine Benson and Eanna O Flynn)

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Monday 15th August 2016

Monday 15th August 2016

Solitary Sandpiper at Loop Head John N Murphy

A SOLITARY SANDPIPER and a LEAST SANDPIPER were at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head this afternoon.(John N. Murphy)
The Solitary Sandpiper is the first record for Clare and only the 7th Irish record. The Least Sandpiper is only the second county record. There was also one Common Sandpiper at the Lough.
One juvenile Ruff was on the west side of Kilcredaun Marsh (John N Murphy).

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