An Osprey was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon today, probably the same one from across the river at Ringmoylan Pier. (Chris Pappiat)
One Wilson’s Petrel was at The Bridges of Ross this afternoon (Dave MaNamara & Geoff Pearson).
Also at the Bridges this evening were three Leach’s Petrels, 90 Sooty Shearwaters and 42 Common Scoter (DMcN & GP)
Seven Leach’s Petrel, an adult Sabine’s Gull, an Arctic Skua, a Great Skua and 26 Sooty Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross, 07.25-09.40.(Alex Ash)
One female Hen Harrier, 14 Golden Plover and five Wheatears were at Loop Head (DMcN & GP)
One adult Mediterranean Gull was at Quilty (DMcN)
There was one Ruff, 1,400 Black-tailed Godwits, 400 Dunlin, 40 Knot, 160 Redshank, one Ringed Plover, one Sanderling and two Little Egrets at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening.(John N Murphy)
Two Green Sandpipers were at Lough Gash (JNM)
One adult Mediterranean Gull flew west over Applewood, Ballycar this evening (JNM)
Tuesday 5th September 2017
Sunday 3rd September 2017
Green Sandpiper at the small pond in Kilbaha Jeff Copner
The juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper was still at Cloghaun lough, Loop Head (Nick Larter).
There was a Green Sandpiper at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head probably the same individual from the pond in Kilbaha village (NL & Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard was at Cross Village (JC)
Saturday 2nd September 2017
Juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper at Loop Head John N Murphy
A juvenile Pectoral Sandpiper was at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head this afternoon.(John N. Murphy)
One Buzzard was in a field between Rehy and Kilcredaun Marsh. (JNM)
There was one adult-winter Mediterranean Gull at Kilimer. (JNM)
Three Common Sandpipers were at Clarecastle Quay. (JNM)
Eight Little Egrets were at Kildysert with another eight at Moyasta. (JNM)
The Buzzard at Exit 13 in Ennis was found dead on the M18 road this morning. (Paidi Cullinan)
Sunday 27th August 2017
A Wilson’s Storm Petrel was seen 8km North-West of Loop Head at 13.00.(Niall T. Keogh, Simon Berrow, John Collins & Stephanie Levesque)
A Sabine’s Gull was seen 10km North-West of Loop Head.(NTK, SB, JC & SL)
A Wilson’s Storm Petrel was seen at the Bridges of Ross at 11.20.(Simon Dennis)
A Gadwall was seen feeding a duckling at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Phil Brennan)
Sunday 27th August 2017
Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey
An adult Yellow-legged Gull, 34 Redshank, five Greenshank and a Kingfisher were at Loghill (TT).
A Spotted Redshank, 81 Redshank, 13 Greenshank, 15 Curlew, a Dunlin, 346 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and a Little Egret were at Robertstown (TT).
300 Redshank, ten Dunlin and five Little Egrets were at Askeaton (TT).
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