Monthly Archives: October 2016

Friday 14th October 2016

Ring Ouzel at Seefin, Ballyhoura Mountains (per Tony Mee).

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Thursday 13th October 2016

Thursday 13th October 2016

This is the second Yellow Wagtail at Ross Bay and a lot more juvenile than the first John N Murphy

One adult Bonapart Gull was at Quilty village this afternoon along with one juvenile Little Stont at Seafield (Mark Gibson & Doug Dickson).
Four Yellow-browed Warbler, a Willow Warbler and five Chiffchaff were in the gardens at Kilbaha. Two more Yellow-browed Warbler along with three Lapland Bunting, three Swallow, a Fieldfare, three Wheatear, two Merlin and a first winter Med Gull were on the headland at Loop Head. This evening a Hen Harrier was seen after taking a Water Rail being mobbed by a Peregrine and Kestrel. An American Golden Plover and 200 Golden Plover were in the Plover Fields. Two Yellow Wagtail and a Common Sandpiper were at Ross Bay.(John N. Murphy, Páidí Cullinan, Phil Brennan, Jeff Copner, Louise Moyles, Mark Gibson and Dougie Dickson)
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls were st Kilkee (Dougie Dickson and Mark Gibson).

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Thursday 13th October 2016

Three Buzzards at Ballinlough, Kilteely (Tony Mee).
Buzzard at Golf Links Road, Ballysimon (TT).

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Wednesday 12th October 2016

Wednesday 12th October 2016

A juvenile Common Sandpiper at Ross Bay, Loop Head John N Murphy

Two Snow Bunting, a male Blackcap, a Redwing, a Peregrine, 16 Goldfinch, 14 Chaffinch, 16 Reed Bunting, two Wheatear and eight Chough were on the headland, Loop Head. An American Golden Plover and 140 Golden Plover were at the Plover Fields. Two Yellow-browed Warbler, two Blackcap, three Chiffchaff, three Goldcrest and a Redwing were in the gardens at Kilbaha. A Yellow Wagtail, a Common Sandpiper and a Wheatear were at Ross Bay.(John N. Murphy, Phil Brennan, Nuala and Tom Lynch, Páidí Cullinan, Louise Moyles, Mark Gibson and Dougie Dickson)
A Barn Owl was at Lough Bunny.(Niall Casey)

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Tuesday 11th October 2016

Tuesday 11th October 2016

A first-winter Yellow Wagtail at Ross Bay John N MUrphy

At Loop Head today there were three Yellow-browed Warbler, a Yellow Wagtail, a male Black Redstart, three Swallows, three Wheatear and a Chiffchaff. A Great Northern Diver, a Red-throated Diver and two first winter Med Gull passed the Lighthouse plus three Sooty Shearwater and three Manx Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross. A Common Sandpiper was at Ross Bay.(John N. Murphy, Mark Gibson, Páidí Cullinan and Tom Tarpey)
A juvenile male Merlin and a Peregrine were south of Kilkee.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Monday 10th October 2016

Buzzard at Glenwilliam, Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes)

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Monday 10th October 2016

Monday 10th October 2016

Male Blackcap at Kilbaha John N Murphy

There were five Lapland Bunting, three Yellow-browed Warbler, 33 Goldfinch and four Coal Tit at Loop Head this morning.
A Yellow-browed Warbler, three Chiffchaff and a male Blackcap were in Kilbaha village.(John N. Murphy, Philip Brennan)
Two Whooper Swans were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Sunday 9th October 2016

33 Wigeon, 16 Teal, ten Gadwall, eight Shoveler, eight Mallard and a Snipe at Coonagh (TT).
Two Buzzards at Tervoe, Mungret (TT).

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Sunday 9th October 2016

Sunday 9th October 2016

The juvenile American Golden Plover at the Plover Fields, Loop Head John N Murphy (Phone/scoped)

A juvenile American Golden Plover, 190 Golden Plover, seven Chiffcaff, a Willow Warbler, four Goldcrest, a Blackcap, three Wheatear, two Hen Harrier, a Sparrowhawk and a first winter Med Gull were at Loop Head.(John N. Murphy and Tony Mee)
Two Raven and a Crossbill were at Sliabh Elva(Páidí Cullinan)
Six Black-throated Diver were at Gleninagh Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Saturday 8th October 2016

Saturday 8th October 2016

Yellow-browed Warbler in Kilbaha John N Murphy

At the annual Birdwatch Ireland Branch outing to Loop Head today there was one juvenile American Golden Plover, seven Yellow-browed Warblers, one Lapland Bunting, one Willow Warbler, one Blackcap, one Swallow, three Goldcrest, three Wheatear, an adult male Peregrine and one Otter in Kilbaha Harbour (John N Murphy, Maura Turner, Geoff Pearson, Clodagh Glasgow, Tom Lynch et al).
There were 20 Swallows near Kilkee (Tom Lynch & John N Murphy).
Fourteen Crossbill were at Raheen Woodland.(Christian Osthoff)

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