The female Marsh Harrier and around 50 Pintail Duck were at Ballyallia Lake.(Paidi Cullinan)
Thursday 18th January 2018
2nd winter Iceland Gull ©Tom Tarpey
Two Iceland Gulls, a 2nd winter and a new 1st winter bird, and an adult Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
A UK ringed Black-headed Gull, Yellow 2RNR, was at Harvey’s Quay. The bird was ringed as a nestling in the Lee Valley Park, Fishers Green, Essex (on the northern outskirts of London) on 8/6/16 and was last seen at nearby Waltham Abbey on 28/5/17 (TT).
Wednesday 17th January 2018
One adult Iceland Gull, one first-winter Glaucous Gull, one Tree Sparrow and 30 Purple Sandpipers were between Quilty and Seafield, with one adult Ring-billed Gull at nearby Clonahinchy. (Paidi Cullinan)
One first-winter Glaucous Gull and one first-winter and one second-winter Iceland Gulls were at Carrowmore Point. (PC)
One first-winter Glaucous Gull and two first-winter Iceland Gulls were at Doonbeg along with 300 Barnacle Geese and one Peregrine (PC), with one adult Iceland Gull at nearby White Strand.
There were 13 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog. (PC)
There were ten Bramblings at the Bishops House in Ennis. (Dave McNamara)
One male Blackcap and a Little Egret were at Knox’s Bridge, Ennis. (DMcN)
Tuesday 16th January 2018
Second-winter Med Gull wearing colour ring Green RUOL John N Murphy
The colour ringed second-winter Mediterranean Gull was still at the Flaggy Shore this afternoon along with one Sandwich Tern. (John N Murphy)
There was a flock of 90 Brent Geese at Lough Murree and one colour ringed Oystercatcher (Right Leg White with black letters JA, Left Leg Orange over Green).(JNM)
Sunday 14th January 2018
Yellow-legged Gulls at O’Callaghan’s Strand ©Geoff Hunt
Two 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gulls and an adult Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (Geoff Hunt).
A 1st winter Iceland Gull was on the Shannon between Steamnoat Quay and O’Callaghan’s Strand. This was the dark toned bird, a probable Kumlien’s Iceland Gull, that was first seen at Thomond Weir two weeks ago (TT).
A Buzzard was at Glenwilliam (Andrew Holmes).
26 Whooper Swans, inc. ten juveniles, four Wigeon, two Mallard and 57 Lapwing were on the flood plain on King’s Island (TT).
56 Tufted Duck, 16 Pochard, two Shoveler, two Wigeon, 93 Coot, four Moorhens, two Water Rails, six Mute Swans, six Little Grebes, nine Snipe and a Heron were at Coonagh (GH).
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