A Green Sandpiper was seen at Templeglantine today.
Leave a commentTuesday 14th October 2014
One Yellow-browed Warbler was in Kilbaha today along with one Chiffchaff, three Buzzards and a TAIGA Merlin was at the tip of Loop Head (John N Murphy). One Little Stint was at Seafield, Quilty.
1 CommentMonday 13th October 2014
Turtle Dove in Kilbaha John N Murphy
There were two Yellow-browed Warblers at Kilbaha today, one in Lillis’s Garden and the second in Tevlon’s opposite Gibson’s (John N Murphy & Geoff Pearson). Also at Loop Head were one Turtle Dove, seven Bramblings, one Twite, one Wheatear, one male Blackcap, three Chiffchaffs, one Willow Warbler, one Peregrine, one Sparrowhawk and eight Goldfinch in the grounds of the lighthouse.
Leave a commentSunday 12th October 2014
There were three Green Sandpipers at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus. Seven Bramblings were at Kilbaha. One Long-tailed Duck was at Liscannor.
Leave a commentSaturday 11th October 2014
Lesser Whitethroat at Senie Costelloe’s garden, Kilbaha John N Murphy
At Loop Head today there was good migration with the following seen, one Lesser Whitethroat, three Turtle Doves, seven Bramblings, one Lapland Bunting, one Snow Bunting at the Fodry, one female Blackcap, one Redwing, one Willow Warbler, three Chiffchaff, two Redpolls, 14 Reed Buntings around the lighthouse, six Goldfinch and two Greenfinches in the lighthouse garden, five Wheatears, 14 Golden Plover, four Swallows off the tip of the headland, 40 Skylarks, 26 Chough, one Merlin, one Peregrine coming off the sea at the Fodry with a Storm Petrel in its tallons, one Sparrowhawk and two Great Northern Divers flew out the mouth of the Estuary. One first-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Kilkee beach. One Short-eared Owl was at Killow Roundabout near Ennis.
Leave a commentFriday 10th October 2014
Brambling in Kilbaha Harbour, one of three birds at Loop Head today John N Murphy
At Loop Head today there were 16 Crossbills seen flying past the lighthouse and out to sea. Also at Loop were three Brambling, two Lapland Buntings, one Snow Bunting, seven Chiffchaffs, one Peregrine, one Merlin, one Sparrowhawk, 28 Choughs, 16 Golden Plover, eight Snipe, two Redpolls, eight Wheatears, one Bonxie off The Bridges of Ross and six Barnacle Geese flew over the headland.
Leave a commentTuesday 7th October 2014
A Borolo’s Little Shearwater was seen from the R V Celtic Explorer 8km west of Quilty (Ciaran Cronin).
Leave a commentTuesday 7th October 2014
Hoopoe ©Tom Tarpey
The Hoopoe was seen again today at Ballyvockogue, Askeaton (L O’Brien, M Flanagan, G Hunt & T Tarpey).
Two Green Sandpipers were seen at a private reservoir near Templeglantine.
Monday 6th October 2014
At the Bridges of Ross today there were 71 Sooty Shearwaters, ten Manx Shearwaters, one Leaches Petrel, one Storm Petrel, four Pomarine Skuas, one Arctic Skua, one Bonxie and five Arctic Terns.
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