1st winter Kumlien’s Gull ©Tom Tarpey.
A 1st winter Kumlien’s Gull and two 1st winter Iceland Gulls were at O’Callaghan’s Strand. All appear to be new arrivals over the past week. An 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull was also present. This is the bird that was first seen there in January 2017(TT).
At least 25 Hawfinches were at Curraghchase (Jeff Copner).
Albino Curlew is still at Bishop’s Quarter John N Murphy
One Black-throated Diver was off Black Head with 16 Common Scoter at Coolsiva Pier. (Paidi Cullinan)
Between Ballyvaughan and Bishops Quarter there were three Sandwich Terns, 11 Common Scoter and the albino Curlew. (PC)
One Chiffchaff was at Applewood, Ballycar this morning. (John N Murphy)
Two Dippers were at Fanore. (PC)
2nd winter Iceland Gull ©Tom Tarpey
Two Iceland Gulls, a 2nd winter and a new 1st winter bird, and an adult Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
A UK ringed Black-headed Gull, Yellow 2RNR, was at Harvey’s Quay. The bird was ringed as a nestling in the Lee Valley Park, Fishers Green, Essex (on the northern outskirts of London) on 8/6/16 and was last seen at nearby Waltham Abbey on 28/5/17 (TT).
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