Monthly Archives: September 2025

Monday 22nd September 2025

There were 14 Red-throated Diver and 46 Common Scoter at Lahinch Bay.(Jeff Copner)

A Buzzard was soaring over Milltown Malbay.(Sally O’Meara)

There were three Glossy Ibis, two juvenile Ruff and 200 Black-tailed Godwit at the back end of Ballyallia Lake late this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

There were five Glossy Ibis at Illaunnamanagh Point, Shannon this evening.(Brendan Dempsey)

One Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Ballycuggeran Slipway near Killaloe. (Noel Keogh)


Sunday 21st September 2025

Sunday 21st September 2025

Black Tern at Lough Atedaun James Organ

A Pectoral Sandpiper was at Seafield, Quilty.(Chris Cullen)

Two Mediterranean Gull and a Common Scoter were at Brews Bridge. One of the Med Gulls was colour ringed (yellow ring black writing 2N91) and had previously been seen in Dublin earlier this year. A female Wheatear was at Shanakyle Cemetery.(Peter & Sean Whelan)

A juvenile Sabine’s Gull, one dark phase Arctic Skua, two Grey Phalarope and two Whimbrel were at Ross Ringing Station and one Wheatear was in Kilbaha.(John N Murphy)

Three Greenland Wheatear and 74 Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)

Two juvenile Ruff were at Ballyallia. (James Organ) Two Black Tern, 250 Black-tailed Godwit and a Kingfisher were at Lough Atedaun. (Charlie Lyons & JO). A Barn Owl flew across the car park at Lough Atedaun this evening.(JO)


Sunday 21st September 2025

Two immature White-tailed Eagles were at Ballynamuddagh, Glin and another was at Ballydonoghoe, Glin (Clodagh Glasgow).


Saturday 20th September 2025

An Osprey flew across the N69 at Ferrybridge, Clarina, this evening (Tom Tarpey).

Six Ruff and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Robertstown (TT).

59 Dunlin, 75 Ringed Plover and 19 Turnstone were in the high tide roost at Glin Pier. 15 Brent Geese flying east, a Mediterranean Gull and two Common Terns were also in the area (TT).

Three juvenile White-tailed Eagles, inc. tags 74 & 75, were at Ballydonoghoe, Glin (TT).

A Chiffchaff was in song at Bleach Lough (Sean Doyle).


Saturday 20th September 2025

Saturday 20th September 2025

American Golden Plover at Doonbeg John N Murphy

There were four Black Tern at Lough Atedaun(Jeff Copner) and one Black Tern at Knockalough.(Chris Cullen, Sean & Peter Whelan)

An American Golden Plover, five Brent Goose and seven Golden Plover were at Doonbeg.(PW & SW)

One male Blackcap was at Senie Costelloe’s garden Kilbaha. A Wheatear was at Ross Ringing Station.(John N Murphy)

Over 200 Black-tailed Godwit, two Ruff and 30 Curlew were flushed at Toole’s Lough by a White-tailed Eagle, wearing a dark orange tag on left wing and green tag on right wing. The flock of Glossy Ibis were still at Ballyallia. (James Organ)

There were 25 Common Scoter at Lahinch, 26 Brent Goose and 20 Golden Plover at the Inagh Estuary.(Geoff Pearson)

One Short-eared Owl was found dead at Shannon. (Phillip Brennan)


Friday 19th September 2025

Nine Little Egrets were at Ringmoylan (TT).


Friday 19th September 2025

Friday 19th September 2025

White Wagtail near Ross Ringing Station John N Murphy

There were at least nine Glossy Ibis at Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Ballinglera, Ogonnelloe with one Black Tern at Ardclooney. (Tom Tarpey)

Two Black Tern, a dark Arctic Skua and Common Terns are still at the estuary behind Inismurray Island.(Stan Nugent)

A Marsh Harrier, four Black Tern, two Water Rail and five Ruff were at Lough Atedaun. Six Glossy Ibis, one Water Rail and four Ruff were at Toole’s Lough. There were 22 Glossy Ibis at the River Fergus flood plain at Corofin, including leucistic bird that was at Lough Atedaun last week. One Common Sandpiper was at Lough Inchiquin. An immature White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Muckanagh.(James Organ)

One White Wagtail and two Wheatear were at Ross Ringing Station. (John N Murphy)


Thursday 18th September 2025

Thursday 18th September 2025

Six Glossy Ibis’s at Tooles Lough James Organ

There were 11 Glossy Ibis at Ballyallia Lake.(John N Murphy), and six more at Tooles Lough along with three Ruff. (James Organ)

There were four Black Tern at Lough Atedaun.(John Rutherford & JO)

Two Mediterranean Gull were at Killimer and another at Ballymacrinan Bay. (Chris Cullen) The three Black Tern were still at Knockalough, Killmihill. (CC)

At Ross Ringing Station this evening a juvenile American Golden Plover was seen flying east within a flock of 20 Golden Plover. At sea a juvenile Black Tern, three Leach’s Petrel, two Storm Petrel and a Greenshank were observed. (JNM)


Thursday 18th September 2025

An Osprey was at Bleach Lough (per Frank McGeehan).


Wednesday 17th September 2025

Wednesday 17th September 2025

Common Terns at Inishmurray Quay John N Murphy

At the Bridges of Ross between 07.30-11.00 there were five Sabine’s Gull, 13 Storm Petrel, 200 Manx Shearwater, two Great Skua,200 Razorbill, six Sandwich Tern, three Arctic Tern and 12 Common Scoter.(Geoff Pearson)

The three Black Tern were still at Knockalough .(Chris Cullen & John N Murphy)

There were two Black Tern at Inismurray Quay, Kildysert along with 25 Common Tern, eight Sandwich Tern, one Arctic Skua and two Common Sandpiper.(JNM) A Kingfisher was at Islandavanna.(JNM)

There were 18 Glossy Ibis on the flood plains beside Corofin GAA pitch this evening.(James Organ)


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