The Cattle Egret was still at Ballyhee, Templemaley.(James Organ, Maura Crowe)
A female/ringtail Hen Harrier was at Lough Muckanagh.(MC)
Saturday 14th March 2026
A Norwegian ringed Black-headed Gull(J3711, white ring, right leg) was at Clahane. Also present there were 200 Golden Plover, 70 Brent and five Purple Sandpiper.(Geoff Pearson)
The Cattle Egret was still at Ballyhee and the Barnacle Goose was at Ballyallia.(James Organ)
There were 22 Black-throated Diver, 11 Common Scoter and ten Manx Shearwater off Gleninagh Castle.(Shawn Dowdall)
Friday 13th March 2026
The Cattle Egret was on the island at Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe)
A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 08.30-12.45 & 14.00-17.30 produced two Leach’s Storm Petrel, two Storm Petrel, one Sooty Shearwater, 620 Manx Shearwater in the morning and 815 in the afternoon, 1150 Fulmar(am) and 215(pm) 70 Gannet (am) and 5(pm), one 2CY Little Gull, 1000 Razorbill(am) and 400(pm) 500 Guillemot (am) and 150(pm) and one Red-throated Diver. No ‘Blue’ Fulmar were seen. Up to 20% of the Kittiwake were 2CY. One ‘bridled’ Guillemot was noted.(B. McCloskey, N.T. Keogh, & P. Phillips)
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