Least Sandpiper at Cloghaun Lough John N Murphy
A bird believed to be a Least Sandpiper was briefly seen in dull conditions at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head late in the afternoon. (Tony & Darragh Cully)
Leave a commentSaturday 13th August 2016
Juvenile Pochard ©Geoff Hunt
One Gadwall, 22 Tufted Duck and three Pochard inc one juvenile at Coonagh (TT).
Two Buzzards at Ballingarry (per Andrew Holmes).
Friday 12th August 2016
At the Bridges of Ross today there was one Balearic Shearwater, eight Sooty Shearwaters, six Storm Petrels, seven Bonxies, one Common Scoter, one Arctic Tern, 18 Curlew and 28 Whimbrel. (John N Murphy, Tony Cully, Darragh Cully et al)
Seven Raven and six Jay were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Thursday 11th August 2016
There was one Great Shearwater, 18 Sooty Shearwaters, 12 Storm Petrels, six Bonxies and over 6,000 Manx Shearwaters at the Bridges of Ross. (Tony & Darragh Cully)
Leave a commentWednesday 10th August
Kingfisher ©Geoff Hunt
One Greenshank, 16 Redshank, 22 Curlew, six Lapwing and a Dipper at Robertstown (Geoff Hunt).
Common Sandpiper and Kingfisher at Askeaton (GH).
Eight Redshank, 16 Oystercatchers and a Kestrel at Aughinish (GH).
Three Wigeon, nine Tufted Duck and six Pochard, inc. two juveniles, at Coonagh (GH).
Wednesday 10th August 2016
An Albino Curlew and two Turnstone in summer plumage were at Bishop’s Quarter this afternoon.(Pádraig Cullinan)
Two Jay were heard at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Common Sandpiper and 12 Whimbrel were at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)
35 Sandwich Tern and four Greenshank were at Liscannor.(Jeff Copner)
Tuesday 9th August 2016
Nine Sooty Shearwater, three Great Skua, two Balearic Shearwater and a Storm Petrel were at the Bridges of Ross this morning.(Sean Pierce)
Leave a commentMonday 8th August 2016
An evening Seawatch at the Bridges of Ross produced three Great Skua, two Grey Phalarope, two Arctic Skua and two Sooty Shearwater.(Sean Pierce)
Leave a commentSunday 7th August 2016
At the Bridges of Ross this morning (8.00-12.00) there were 116 Cory’s Shearwaters, six Great Shearwaters, four Sooty Shearwaters, one second calendar Long-tailed Skua, four Leach’s Petrels, 14 Storm Petrels and 64 Whimbrel. (John N Murphy, Jeff Copner & Geoff Pearson)
There were two juvenile Little Stints at the Aughinish Martelloe Tower Lagoon. (Paul Troake)
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