One Great White Egret was on the river just upstream of old mill at Croom (Tom Tarpey & Maura Turner).
Saturday 2nd November 2024
Black Redstart at Loop Head Lighthouse © John N Murphy
The Siberian Lesser Whitethroat was showing well at Connolly’s Garden along with a Yellow-browed Warbler and three Goldcrest. (Anthony Mee, Nuala & Tom Lynch, Dixie Collins)
Two more Yellow-browed Warbler,two Chiffchaff and two Goldcrest were at Tevlin’s Garden.(AM, NL & TL)
Another Chiffchaff was at Senie’s Garden.(AM)
One Black Redstart was at the Lighthouse as well as a Merlin and Sparrowhawk. (AM, NL & TL)
Over 30 Redwing were on the Headland and the gardens Kilbaha.(NL & TL)
A Buzzard was east of Kilbaha village.(Dixie Collins)
Friday 1st November 2024
Siberian Lesser Whitethroat at Connolly’s garden in Kilbaha village © John N Murphy
A Siberian Lesser Whitethroat was at Connolly’s Garden Kilbaha this afternoon.(Anthony Mee & John N Murphy)
Also at Loop Head there were three Yellow-browed Warblers, two Black Redstarts on the northern wall of the lighthouse, four Chiffchaff, one Merlin, five Goldcrest, 40 Song Thrush, one Buzzard, one Merlin, 30 Chaffinch, 22 Golden Plover and 15 Snipe.(JNM & AM)
A feeding frenzy of seabirds were plunge diving around a small whale just south of Kilbaha harbour with over 60 Sooty Shearwaters and ten Manx Shearwaters around lunchtime. (JNM)
Twenty Sooty Shearwater were off the tip of Loop Head early in the afternoon probably birds moving out of the mouth of the estuary.(AM)
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