There was one Green Sandpiper and two Common Sandpipers at Clarecastle Quay. (Austin Cooney)
Sunday 21st January 2018
Albino Curlew is still at Bishop’s Quarter John N Murphy
One Black-throated Diver was off Black Head with 16 Common Scoter at Coolsiva Pier. (Paidi Cullinan)
Between Ballyvaughan and Bishops Quarter there were three Sandwich Terns, 11 Common Scoter and the albino Curlew. (PC)
One Chiffchaff was at Applewood, Ballycar this morning. (John N Murphy)
Two Dippers were at Fanore. (PC)
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)
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