Monthly Archives: May 2022

Sunday 22nd May 2022

Sunday 22nd May 2022

Manx Shearwater John N Murphy

There were 13,000 Manx Shearwaters flying west past Ross during a two hour seawatch this morning. (John N Murphy)

Saturday 21st May 2022

A Reed Warbler was in song at Westfields(TT).

Thursday 19th May 2022

Four Kingfishers were on the Scarrif River entering Lough Derg today. (John N Murphy)

Monday 16th May 2022

One Red-legged Partridge was at Cloonkett.(John N Murphy)

Sunday 15th May 2022

A Spotted Flycatcher was at Addroon Bridge.(Cliff Baxter)

Saturday 14th May 2022

A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers were seen carrying food for young near Cappamore for the second successive year (Mike Quirke).
Four Reed Warblers, seven Sedge Warblers and four Blackcaps were at the Coonagh Nature reserve along with two Gadwall, three Tufted Duck and a Great Crested Grebe (TT).

Saturday 14th May 2022

One Bonxie flew west past the Bridges of Ross this morning. (John N Murphy)

Wednesday 11th May 2022

A Whitethroat, a Peregrine and a Buzzard were at Dromin (TT).

Wednesday 11th May 2022

Two Reed Warbler were singing at Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
At the Bridges of Ross this afternoon three Puffin flew west along with 4,500 Manx Shearwaters (ph). (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)
One female Bar-tailed Godwit was at Seafield, Quilty. (Jan Biemans)

Monday 9th May 2022

Monday 9th May 2022

2cy Lesser Black-backed Gull Blue F:A40 ©Tom Tarpey

A 2cy Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blue F:A40, was at O’Calllaghan’s Strand. The bird was ringed as chick on Flat Holm Island in the Welsh side of the Bristol Channel June 21st, 2021.

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