At the Bridges of Ross today there were two Great Shearwaters, one Cory’s Shearwater, 41 Sooty Shearwaters, two Balearic Shearwaters one adult Sabine’s Gull and 11 Bonxies. (Dutch Birders)
Leave a commentThursday 8th September 2016
A Chiffchaff was singing this morning at Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
Two Storm Petrel, two Sabine’s Gull, four Arctic Skua, six Great Skua, a Balearic Shearwater, six Great Shearwater, 24 Cory’s Shearwater and 250 Sooty Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross this morning.(Michael Nolan)
Wednesday 7th September 2016
Three Curlew Sandpiper,two Whimbrel, 150 Sanderling and 120 Dunlin were at Seafield, Quilty.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A juvenile Ruff, 11 Knot and 12 Black-tailed Godwit were at Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was at Rineville Bay. (John N Murphy & Padraig Cullinan)
One Spotted Redshank was at Moyasta Creek. (John N Murphy & Padraig Cullinan)
Monday 5th September 2016
First winter Mediterranean Gull and two Common Sandpipers at Loghill (John N Murphy).
Kingfisher at Robertstown (JNM).
Sunday 4th September 2016
Baird’s Sandpiper at Ballyvaughan Nick Larter
I received an email from Nick Larter (11th September), with the above photo attached saying he saw this bird and photographed it on the Rine in Ballyvaughan with some Dunlin. Only on seeing Paul Troakes photo on the web site on 10th of this month did he realise he had overlooked this as a Dunlin.
There were three Sooty Shearwaters, four Bonxies, two Arctic Skuas and three Leach’s Petrels at the Bridges of Ross. (Conor Foley)
Two Curlew Sandpipers were at Doughmore Beach. (Conor Foley)
Saturday 3rd September 2016
Three Curlew Sandpiper at Quilty, one Ruff at Lough Donnell and two Curlew Sandpiper at the mouth of the Skivileen River this morning.(John N. Murphy)
Four Arctic Skua, six Pomarine Skua, 15 Great Skua and 200 Sooty Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross this morning.(Michael Nolan)
One White Wagtail was at Kilbaha Harbour. (John N Murphy)
There were 18 Sooty Shearwaters and five drake Common Scoter at the Bridges of Ross this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
Friday 2nd September 2016
Three Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, 218 Sooty Shearwater, a Balearic Shearwater, 2700 Manx Shearwater per hour, six Storm Petrel, three Leach’s Petrel, ten Great Skua, nine Pomarine Skua, nine Arctic Skua, 27 Arctic Tern, two Puffin, five Brent Geese, 82 Whimbrel and nine Common Scoter were reported from the Bridges of Ross.(Neal Warnock et al)
Leave a commentThursday 1st September 2016
A Grey Phalarope, two Pomarine Skua, three Great Skua, three Storm Petrel, a Balearic Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, 102 Sooty Shearwater and 8500 Manx Shearwater per hour were reported from the Bridges of Ross.(Neal Warnock et al)
A Little Gull and two Curlew Sandpiper were at Quilty.(Neal Warnock)
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