One Whimbrel was at Robertstown (Tom Tarpey).
85 Ringed Plover, 26 Dunlin and 15 Turnstone were roosting at Glin Pier while 35 Oystercatchers and 28 Curlew were at the high tide roost at the nearby Long Rock (TT).
Monday 31st August 2026
A Scopoli’s Shearwater and a Wilson’s Petrel were seen off Ross Ringing Station this morning.(John N Murphy)
At Black Head 85 Cory’s Shearwater, one Great Shearwater, four Arctic Skua and two Great Skua were seen between 09.05-11.30.(Paul Troake)
The Bairds Sandpiper was still at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Finbar MacGabhann)
Two Ruff were still at Lough Gash.(JNM)
At the Bridges of Ross from 06.00-1900 a seawatch produced a Barolo Shearwater flying west at 09.00(BMcC), one Long-tailed Skua, two Wilson’s Storm Petrel, six Leach’s Petrel, ten Storm Petrel, two adult Sabine’s Gull, 13 Grey Phalarope, 954 Cory’s Shearwater, 14 Great Shearwater, 64 Sooty Shearwater, 24 Arctic Skua, five Great Skua, 36 Sandwich Tern, two Puffin, one Common Scoter, one Kingfisher and one Common Sandpiper.(20 observers)
A seawatch between 19.00-20.00 had three Great Skua, three Arctic Skua, 34 Cory’s Shearwater and five Sooty Shearwater.(James Organ)
Two Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield.(Barry Howell)
A 2CY Mediterranean Gull and 30 Sandwich Tern were at Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)
Sunday 30th August 2026
One Barolo Shearwater was at the Bridges of Ross. (Aidan Kelly et al)
At the Shannon Airport Lagoon there was one juvenile Baird’s Sandpiper, (John N Murphy) along with six Curlew Sandpipers, one Ruff, 100 Knot, over 600 Dunlin, two Sanderling, 35 Ringed Plover, 400 Redshank and 350 Black-tailed Godwits. (JNM & James Organ)
One Wheatear was at Islandavanna. (Chris Cullen)
Six Knot were at Seafield. (Jeff Copner)
Sunday 30th August 2026
2cy Herring Gull Red 9R7:D ©Tom Tarpey
12 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Redshank and four Little Egrets were at Ringmoylan Pier (TT).
Single Chiffchaffs were ar Ringmoylan Pier and Bleach Lough (TT).
A Swift was at Monaleen (TT).
2cy Herring Gull Red 9R7:D was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT). This bird was rehabillitated by Kildare Wildlife Rescue in July 2025. It wintered in Limerick between November 2025 and March 2026 and was seen again in early August (TT). It is one of eight rehabilitated gulls known to have made it to Limerick in recent years. The others were all Lesser Black-backed Gulls; two from Dublin, one from Cork, three from Scotland and one from Portugal.
Saturday 29th August 2026
One Barolo Shearwater was at the Bridges of Ross. (Keith Langdon & Noel Keogh) Also at the Bridges was one Wilson’s Petrel, 30 Cory’s Shearwaters, two Great Shearwaters, six Sooty Shearwaters, 1975 Manxies, 13 Arctic Skus, six Bonxies, 18 Arctic Terns. (M.Hoit et al)
One Little Stint was briefly in Kilbaha harbour. (Keith Langdon & M.Hoit)
One juvenile Little Stint was at Rineville Bay. (Chris Cullen)
Five Ruff were in a field at Farrihy. (Kevin Green)
There were 14 Wheatear were at the Fodry, Loop Head this evening, with one Storm Petrels offshore. One Wheatear and a Bar-tailed Godwits were at Cloghaun Lough. Another two Wheatears and one White Wagtail were at Kilclogher. One Wheatear, four Whimbrel, 30 dunlin (Inc. one leucistic individual) were at Rinevella.(CC)
Friday 28th August 2026
A Lesser Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher are at Seni Costelloe’s garden, Kilbaha.(M. Hoit, John N Murphy)
At the Bridges of Ross today, totals from NK, DH, GM, JA, PK, JC (7.00 to 1.30am) and (3pm to 6pm) there were two Fea’s Petrels (DA and WS), 46 Cory’s Shearwaters, 38 Great Shearwaters, 53 Sooty Shearwaters, 13 Bonxies, 17 Arctic Skuas, six Sabine’s Gulls, one Black Tern, one Little Gull, one Leach’s Petrel,
eight Storm Petrel, 97 Sandwich Terns, 13 Arctic Terns, two Puffin and six Common Scoter.
A Wheatear and four White Wagtail were at Ross Bay with another Wheatear near Cross.(JNM)
A Great White Egret was near the Ferry at Poulnasherry Bay.(JNM)
Four Mediterranean Gull were feeding with terns off Baurnahard Point near Kilrush.(JNM)
One Ruff was at Brews Bridge, Kilrush.(JNM)
Four Buzzard were at Drumcliffe.(Maura Crowe)
A Curlew Sandpiper was at Aughinish Martello Tower.(Paul Troake)
There were three Curlew Sandpiper at Quilty along with an Oystercatcher wearing a White over Red ring on left leg and 8N in black writing on a white ring on right leg.(Geoff Pearson)
A Curlew Sandpiper, a Little Stint, a Spotted Redshank, a Green Sandpiper, seven Ruff, 22 Dunlin, 16 Ringed Plover, 45 Black-tailed Godwit, seven Shoveler, a male Hen Harrier and two Pintail Duck were at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ)
Thursday 27th August 2026
An adult Osprey was was flying around Cammoge Point, Poulnasherry Bay this afternoon.(M. Hoit)
Two Green Sandpipers were on the Moyarta River at Carrigaholt. (Keith Langdon & Mikey Hoit)
One Green Sandpiper was at Querrin West. (Tony Whelan)
Seventeen Black-tailed Godwit, six Bar-tailed Godwit, ten Lapwing, six Snipe, 90 Mallard. 15 Teal, five Wigeon and 50 Swallow were at Lahinch Marsh.(Geoff Pearson)
An Oystercatcher with a White ring coded 8J has returned to Liscannor. This bird was ringed in Iceland in 2015 as a breeding adult and was previously seen in Liscannor in August 2019, September 2024 and September 2025 .(JP)
One luecistic Swallow was at Kilbaha. (Noel Keogh)
Wednesday 26th August 2026
Colour ringed Curlew near Cloghaun Lough John N Murphy
A Spotted Redshank and four Ruff were at Lough Atedaun.(Jeff Copner)
Two Kingfisher and a juvenile Spotted Flycatcher were at Inchiquin Bridge.(JC)
A colour ringed Curlew (JL on yellow band) was near Cloughaun Lough this afternoon.(John N Murphy) This bird was raised in captivity as part of a UK Head Starter scheme for Curlew, from eggs collected from a nest in south Shropshire. It was released on Stapeley Hill near Churchstroke on 12th July 2026.
A Wilson’s Petrel was reported from the Bridges of Ross this afternoon.(JNM)
A White Wagtail was at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)
An Oystercatcher with a white PY (in black writing) ring was at Seafield. This seems to be a bird ringed in Iceland in 2017 (RN-Gr(PY) and was seen at this site in January 2020 and November 2025 and also at Quilty in August 2020, September 2021 and August 2023.(JNM)
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