There was one Pied Flycatcher and two Snow Buntings at the Fodry, Loop Head . ( Chris Cullen)
One male Hen Harrier, seven Goldcrest and one Wheatear were on Scattery Island today.(John N Murphy & Dickie Collins)
Friday 8th October 2021
Buff-bellied Pipit © John N Murphy
A Buff-bellied Pipit (American Pipit) was near Castle Point Kilkee. (John N Murphy)
This is a third county record of this rare north American vagrant.
Also in the area were two Snow Bunting, one immature female Hen Harrier, one Wheatear, three Swallows, one Chiffchaff and two Goldcrest.
Tuesday 5th October 2021
A distant shot of a Grey Phalarope feeding on the sea off the Bridges off Ross © John N Murphy
At the Bridges of Ross today there were ten Manx Shearwaters, one juvenile Long-tailed Skua, two Bonxies, one Leach’s Petrel, one Black-throated Diver, three Red-throated Divers, one Arctic Tern, one Little Gull, one Mediterranean Gull, two Common Scoter, nine Teal, 18 Brent Geese and 12 Grey Phalaropes.(John N Murphy & Geoff Pearson)
There were eight Twite at the car Park at the Bridges of Ross, with 110 Golden Plover at Ross Bay along with 40 Turnstone and 28 Ringed Plover. (JNM)
One Kingfisher was in Ennis. (Barry Howell)
At Doonbeg there was one Peregrine and one Wheatear. (John Collins)
Monday 4th October 2021
First-winter Mediterranean Gull at Kilbaha © John N Murphy
This morning at Kilbaha there was one juvenile Pomarine Skua, one adult and one first-winter Mediterranean Gull, two Sandwich Terns and a White Wagtail. (John N Murphy)
In the gardens of Kilbaha late this evening there was one Willow Warbler, three Chiffchaffs, one Goldcrest, 12 Redpoll and a Peregrine. (JNM)
One Kingfisher was in Ennis. (Barry Howell)
Sunday 3rd October 2021
An adult Black-throated Diver passing the Bridges of Ross © Jeff Copner
The four Egyptian Geese were at Doonbeg Bay this morning. (Jeff Copner & Myla Van Engelen)
At the Bridges of Ross there were over one Great Shearwater, 600 Sooty Shearwaters, 110 Manx Shearwater, two Pomarine Skua, 15 Bonxies, 24 Leach’s Petrels, 12 Storm Petrels, two Black-throated Divers, eight Red-throated Divers, nine Great Northern Divers, 26 Puffin, six Common Scoter, 11 Arctic Terns and two Grey Phalaropes. ( Aidan Kelly, John Coveney, Jeff Copner & John N Murphy)
Off Black Head there were two 2CY Little Gulls, 12 Bonxies, four Arctic Skuas, four Storm Petrels and five Mediterranean Gulls. (Paul Troake)
One Bonxie was at Doonbeg Bay. (John N Murphy & Aidan Kelly)
One Curlew Sandpiper was at Clonderlaw Bay. (Chris Cullen)
Saturday 2nd October 2021
Five Pink-footed Geese were at Quilty. (Jeff Copner)
At Kilbaha and Loop Head today were four Chiffchaffs, two Goldcrest, one male and one female Hen Harriers, one Peregrine and two Little Egrets. (Nuala & Tom Lynch, John N Murphy et al)
At the Bridges of Ross there were 22 Sooty Shearwaters, 120 Manx Shearwaters, three Leach’s Petrels, 12 Arctic Terns, one Bonxie, one Red-breasted Merganser, two Grey Phalaropes and two Storm Petrels. (John N Murphy & Aidan Kelly)
Six Barnacle Geese were at Corkus, Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson)
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