Between Lahinch and Clahane there were seven Red-throated Diver, one Grey Plover, eight Golden Plover, six Brent Geese(four juvenile), 250 Oystercatcher 25 Curlew and 45 Scoter. (Geoff Pearson)
Saturday 16th September 2023
Wilson’s Phalarope in Kilbaha John N Murphy
A Wilson’s Phalarope was at the pond in Kilbaha. This is a fourth County record.(John N. Murphy)
The Icterine Warbler was still at Kilbaha, along with two Goldcrest, five Wheatear and one Peregrine.(JNM)
One Merlin was near Knockerra, Kilrush. (JNM)
Two Buzzards were at Dromoland Estate. (JNM)
Tuesday 12th September 2023
Juvenile White-tailed Eagles ©Tom Tarpey
A Spotted Redshank was at Camas, Bruff (Paidi Cullinane).
Two juvenile White-tailed Eagles were at Ballydonohue, Glin. These birds, tagged Red Right, Green Left, nos. 20 and 26, are part of this year’s release of introduced birds(TT).
202 Redshank, nine Greenshank, 50 Black-tailed Godwits, 13 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper , three Mediterranean Gulls, 39 Little Egrets and a Buzzard were at Tarbert Bay (TT).
73 Ringed Plover, 33 Oystercatchers, 20 Curlew, six Dunlin and five Turnstone were roosting at high tide near Glin (TT).
Monday 11th September 2023
The Icterine Warbler is still at Kilbaha opposite Keating’s Pub along with a Tree Pipit.(John N. Murphy, Jeff Copner)
There were 264 Great Shearwaters, eight Cory’s Shearwaters, one Balearic Shearwater, 75 Sooty Shearwaters, four Leaches Petrels, six Storm Petrels, two Sabine’s Gulls, eight Arctic Skuas, 7 Bonxies, 26 Brent Geese, 28 Common Scoters, 33 Arctic Terns, one Common Tern, 117 Sandwich Terns, one Red-throated Diver, two Curlew, a Dunlin, a Redshank and a Wheatear at the Bridges of Ross between 7.15 and 12.15 (Henrik Bohmer et al, Tom Tarpey).
There were 104 Cory’s Shearwaters, two Great Shearwaters, two Balearic Shearwaters, two Sooty Shearwaters, 13 Brent Geese, seven Common Scoters, two Bonxie, one Arctic Skua, one Pomarine Skua, one Grey Phalarope, three Sabine’s Gulls, ten Arctic Terns and nine Arctic Terns at the Bridges of Ross between 15.00 and 17.00 (HB, JNM et al).
Two Ruff were at Cloughan Lough (TT).
There were ten Brent Geese at Bishop’s Quarter.(Anne Marie Gill)
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