A Water Rail, a Little Egret, ten Black-tailed Godwit, 72 Lapwing, 124 Wigeon, 27 Teal, 11 Shoveler, six Gadwall, seven Cormorant, 160 Coot, 22 Little Grebe, 12 Tufted Duck and two Snipe were at Ballyallia Lake. Two Jay were in the nearby woodland.(Tom Lynch)
Leave a commentThursday 6th October 2016
A juvenile American Golden Plover, a Yellow-browed Warbler, a Lapland Bunting and a Merlin were at Loop Head this morning (Páidí Cullinan).
Also at Loop Head was a Peregrine, a Swallow, a Wheatear, three Raven and 200 Golden Plover (Páidí Cullinan).
There were 412 Wigeon, 60 Teal and 42 Mute Swans at Lough Murree late this evening (John N Murphy).
One adult Mediterranean Gull, 17 Red-breasted Mergansers, four Little Egrets and ten Little Grebe were at Corronroo Bay this evening (John N Murphy).
There were two Jack Snipe, 38 Snipe, four Little Egret and eight Skylarks at Lahinch Marsh (Dave McNamara).
Two Redwing were at Ennis (John N. Murphy).
Wednesday 5th October 2016
Arctic Tern (1CY) near Foynes John N Murphy
There were two juvenile Arctic Terns (1CY), two Common Sandpipers and one first-winter Mediterranean Gull (1CY) at the mouth of the Shannon Estuary just west of Foynes (John N Murphy)
Leave a commentTuesday 4th October 2016
A wet bedraggled Whinchat at Loop Head John N Murphy
A juvenile American Golden Plover was in the Plover fields at Loop Head this afternoon along with 200 Golden Plover, 49 Snipe and one Dunlin. (John N Murphy)
At Loop Head and Kilbaha there was one Whinchat near the Lighthouse along with one Snow Bunting, four Wheatear, while in the village there was one Willow Warbler, 12 Redpoll and one Goldcrest and one male Peregrine. (John N. Murphy)
A juvenile Turtle Dove was at Cloonbeg off the Lahinch Road, Ennis this morning.(Howard Williams)
A male Hen Harrier was in the Clouna area early this morning.(Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard, five Sparrowhawk, 31 Snipe, three Little Egret and two Water Rails were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
Four House Martins were south of the Lahinch Road, Ennis. (Paidi Cullinan and Tom Lynch)
Monday 3rd October 2016
Adult Mediterranean Gull with Black-headed Gull at Glin John N Murphy
There were three adult Mediterranean Gulls and one first-winter at Glin early this morning (John N Murphy).
Leave a commentSunday 2nd October 2016
A juvenile WHITE-TAILED EAGLE flew west over Applewood, Ballycar this morning in the direction of Newmarket-on-Fergus Village being mobbed by crows (10.45). (John N Murphy)
A juvenile WHITE-TAILED EAGLE flew past the Cliffs of Moher this evening mobbed by Chough. (17.15) (Cormac McGinley)
A Hoopoe was visiting a garden east of Sixmilebridge throughout the day. This birds has been in this area for the last six weeks. (Brian Kennedy) It is only the 14th county record.
One Buzzard, a female Hen Harrier, four Water Rail, two Little Egrets, 60 Curlew and 70 Wigeon were at Lahinch Marsh (Dave McNamara).
Saturday 1st October 2016
At Loop head and Kilbaha today there was one male Merlin, one male Peregrine two Wheatear, three Swallow, two Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest, 40 Reed Bunting and 18 Chough. (John N Murphy)
Off the Bridges of Ross there were five Sooty Shearwaters, 12 Manx Shearwaters, one Arctic Skua, one Pomarine Skua, one Bonxie, two Grey Phalaropes, one Black Guillemot, two Red-throated Divers and 12 Chough. (John N Murphy)
A juvenile Hen Harrier flew over Mullagh Village (Dave McNamara).
One Bonxie, ten Chough and two Raven and a Merlin were at Bishop’s Island, Kilkee this morning (John & Dixie Collins).
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