A juvenile Garganey, seven Shoveler, 58 Gadwall, 17 Tufted Duck, a Kingfisher two Reed Warblers and a Chiffchaff were at Coonagh (Tom Tarpey).
Sunday 13th September 2026
There were 32 Golden Plover, two juvenile Ruff and a Whimbrel at the Plover Fields. A Lapland Bunting and a Ring-tailed Hen Harrier were at the Fodry. Two Willow Warbler, five Wheatear, 22 Snipe and 400 Meadow Pipit were at the Fodry/Loop Head area. Two Willow Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest, one Buzzard, one Kingfisher and 120 House Sparrow were at Kilbaha. A male White Wagtail, a Kingfisher and a colour ringed Curlew(JL) were at Cloughaun Lough.(Niall Keogh)
A seawatch between 07.50-08.05 produced a Leach’s Petrel, three Arctic Skua, six Sootie Shearwater, 200 Manx Shearwater, 29 Sandwich Tern and seven Common Scoter.(NK)
There were 35 Mediterranean Gull and one juvenile Curlew Sandpiper at Aughinish.(Paul Troake)
Five Mediterranean Gull and one Wheatear were at Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)
There were 37 Golden Plover and five Wheatear at the Plover Fields, two Wheatear at the Lighthouse, Kilbaha and one more at Goleen.(James Organ)
Saturday 12th September 2026
One of the five Buff-breasted Sandpipers at Loop Head Chris Cullen
Five Buff-breasted Sandpiper, two Ruff and a Hen Harrier were at the Fodry, Loop Head. (Chris Cullen)
At the Bridges of Ross (07:00-13:30 and 15:00-20:00) there were 53 Leach’s Storm-petrels, 26 European Storm-petrels, one Great Shearwater, three Cory’s Shearwaters, 203 Sooty Shearwaters, 3,900 Manx Shearwaters, one Pomarine Skua (light morph ad), six Arctic Skuas, 21 Great Skuas, eight Sabine’s Gulls (1 ad / 1 subad / 6 juvs), 15 Grey Phalaropes, nine Arctic Terns, 19 Sandwich Terns, nine Light-bellied Brent Geese (adults),16 Red-throated Divers (adults) and15 Common Scoters (males).
The Great Egret, Pectoral Sandpiper, two Ruff, one Peregrine, 20 Black-tailed Godwits and a Kingfisher were at Lough Gash. (JNM, SW, CL,FMacG & JO)
One Common Sandpiper was the River Rine at Lagoon Bridge. (JO)
Friday 11th September 2026
Great Egret with Little Egret at Lough Gash John N Murphy
A Swift was at Dromconora. (Cliff Baxter)
A Great White Egret and one Ruff were at Lough Gash.(Tom Tarpey, Gerry Murphy & Barry Howell)
There were 19 Mediterranean Gulls at Corraunroo, (14 adults, two second-winter and three first-winter).(James Organ)
Three Curlew Sandpiper including the Norwegian ringed bird were at Seafield.(TT)
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