3cy Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey
A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Thomond Weir (TT).
A 2cy Mediterranean Gull was at Honan’s Quay (TT)
Thursday 15th August 2024
A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 08.45-19.30 produced seven Wilson’s Petrel, 294 Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, four Sabine’s Gull, two Grey Phalarope, 60 Sooty Shearwater, four Arctic Skua, one Pomarine Skua, one Great Skua, 46 Storm Pertrel, 165 Whimbrel, two Common Scoter and 63 Arctic Tern.(Dan Pointon, Éanna O’ Flynn, Killian Mullarney, Finbar MacGabhann, Jeff Copner et al)
A Ringed-tailed Hen Harrier was at Lisroe.(JC)
Another Ring-tailed Harrier and a Red Grouse were Glenawanish, near Scariff.(Geoff Hunt)
Tuesday 13th August 2024
At 08.24 a Fea’s Petrel flew south past the Bridges of Ross.(Daniel Mantle, Ger Murray)
A Scopoli’s Shearwater was close in off the Bridges of Ross at 11.45.(John N. Murphy et al)
A ringed Oystercatcher was at Seafield. (left leg, Black over Red, right leg, White JE ) This bird was ringed as an adult on the nest in SW Iceland and has wintered in Seafield area in recent years. (Jeff Copner, Tom Tarpey)
Along with the above, the seawatch from the Bridges of Ross between 05.50-16.50 produced 18 Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 40 European Storm Petrel, 11 Grey Phalarope, one Balearic Shearwater, 40 Great Shearwater, 60 Sooty Shearwater, one Long-tailed Skua, two Great Skua, one Pomarine Skua, seven Arctic Skua, 30 Sabine’s Gull, 2200 Cory’s Shearwater, 21000 Manx Shearwater 48 Whimbrel, 42 Arctic Tern and 20 Common Scoter.(Dan Mantle, Ger Murray, John Cusack, JNM, Éanna O Flynn, Ray Glynn et al)
Monday 12th August 2024
At Ross Ringing Station between 07.30-08.30 one Wilson’s Petrel, (07.52) Eight Cory’s Shearwater, 12 Great Shearwater, 50 Sooty Shearwater, 12000 Manx Shearwater, one adult Sabine’s Gull, 85 Arctic Tern and four Storm Petrel were reported.(John N. Murphy)
Between 08.30-13.30 236 Cory’s Shearwater, 34 Great Shearwater, 45 Sooty Shearwater, one Pomarine Skua, one Grey Phalarope, 42 Arctic Tern, 24 Common Scoter, 17 Whimbrel, seven Sandwich Tern and one Storm Petrel were recorded.(JNM, Eanna O’ Flynn)
At Black Head between 07.45-11.00 a seawatch produced one Balearic Shearwater, 12 Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, two Sooty Shearwater, two Great Skua, four Arctic Skua and one Storm Petrel.(Paul Troake)
Saturday 10th August 2024
A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 08.15-12.15 produced 18 Cory’s Shearwater, ten Sooty Shearwater, one Great Shearwater, one Arctic Skua, one Pomarine Skua, six Storm Petrel, two Arctic Tern, 27 Sandwich Tern, one Puffin and 4392 Manx Shearwater.(Chris Cullen et al)
Off Ross Ringing Station there were four Great Shearwater, eight Cory’s Shearwater and two Arctic Tern.(John N. Murphy)
Two White-tailed Eagle were at Tubber this evening.(Maura Crowe)
Friday 9th August 2024
At the Bridges of Ross between 05.50-12.30 there were eight Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 735 Cory’s Shearwater, 14 Great Shearwater, 14 Sooty Shearwater, around 20,000 Manx Shearwater, 30 Storm Petrel, three adult Long-tailed Skua, 12 Arctic Skua, five Pomarine Skua, two adult Sabine’s Gull, one Grey Phalarope, 16 Puffin and 70 Whimbrel. (Niall Keogh, Alan Lauder, Victor Caschera, Jeff Copner, Chris ten Bohmer, Daniel Moloney, Geoff Pearson et al)
From 13.00-16.30 at the Bridges of Ross there were 3 Pomarine Skua, two Arctic Skua, one Long-tailed Skua, 200 Cory’s Shearwater and ten Sooty Shearwater. ( Chris ten Bohmer, Victor Caschera, et al)
Thursday 8th August 2024
At the Bridges of Ross this morning there were two Pomarine Skua, two Arctic and 50 Storm Petrel.(Jeff Copner)
A seawatch between 18.25-20.35 produced one Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 38 Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, 95 Sooty Shearwater, 9675 Manx Shearwater, 35 Storm Petrel, three Arctic Skua, one immature Pomarine Skua, 13 Arctic Tern and 32 Whimbrel.(Alan Lauder)
Wednesday 7th August 2024
One Scopolli’s Shearwater was picked up flying alongside a Cory’s close to the shore off Ross Ringing Station (09.30)(John N Murphy)
At Ross Ringing Station between 06.00-09.00 there were three Wilson’s Petrel, 50 Storm Petrel, over 200 Cory’s Shearwater, ten Sooty Shearwater, 6000 Manx Shearwater per hour, one Long-tailed Skua, seven Pomarine Skua, five Arctic Skua, three Common Scoter and 16 Arctic Tern.(John N. Murphy, Johannes Laber)
Between 9.30 and 12.00 at Ross Ringing station there were 12 Wilson’s, Storm Petrels, over 300 Cory’s Shearwaters, two Great Shearwaters, 15 Sooty Shearwaters, two Sabine’s Gulls, five Pomarine Skuas, three Arctic Skuaa and ten Arctic Terns. (John N Murphy & Johannes Laber)
1 Fea’s/Desertas Petrel west @ c08:53 (C.Cardiff, N.T.Keogh et al)
11 Wilson’s Stormies (N.T.Keogh, B.McCloskey & N.Keogh)
400+ European Stormies
780 Cory’s Shears
32 Great Shears
59 Sooty Shears
c27,500 Manx Shears
1 Blue Fulmar
7 Long-tailed Skuas (2 adults + 5 imms)
29 Pom Skuas (light morph adults + subadults)
16 Arctic Skuas
1 Great Skuas
7 Sabine’s Gull (3 adults + 4 subadult types)
15 Puffins
1 adult Roseate Tern
95+ Arctic Terns.
(N.T.Keogh, N.Keogh, B.McCloskey, J.Dowdall, S.Holland, C.Cardiff, J.Proudfoot, P.Troake, G.Pearson, E.Flynn).
A two hour watch (15.00 – 18.00) off Ross Ringing Station in the afternoon produced one Wilson’s Petrel, one Sabine’s Gull and ten Sooty Shearwaters. (JL)
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