First Winter Glaucous Gull ©Tom Tarpey
A first winter Glaucous Gull was seen at Arthur’s Quay, Limerick City this evening. This is the first record of the species in the City since January 2007. Glaucous Gull has been very much the scarcer of the two northern white-winged gull species in Limerick.
A Kingfisher was seen at the Blackbridge at Plassey.
A male Blackcap was seen at Monaleen.
First-winter Kumlien’s Iceland Gull at the seafront in Lahinch © Jeff Copner
Off Hog Island today half way out between the island and the Kerry coastline at Ballylongford there were two first winter Glaucous Gulls, three first winter Little Gulls, one adult Mediterannean Gull, 25 Red-throated Divers, 15 Great Northern Divers and hundreds of Guillemots and Razorbills. A first-winter Kumlien’s Iceland Gull and three first-winter Iceland Gulls were at Lahinch, along with one Glaucous Gull, one first-winter Little Gull, several Kittiwakes, one Long tailed Duck, 40+ Common Scoter and two Red-throated Divers.
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Adult Med Gull at Clonderlaw, one of 10 birds © John N Murphy
There were over 3,000 Black-headed Gulls this evening at Clonderlaw Bay feeding on sprat washed to the inner part of the Bay. With them there was one first-winter Iceland Gull, one second-winter Ring-billed Gull, six adult, two first-winter and two second-winter Mediterranean Gulls, one leucistic Black-headed Gull, 60 Kittiwakes, 22 Greater Scaup, two Little Egrets, three Red-throated Divers, five Great Northern Divers, 200 Cormorants, over 200 auks the majority being Guillemots and 22 Great Crested Grebes. The gulls flocking were reminiscent of the gathering of gulls at Poulnasherry Bay in February of 2000. One first-winter Iceland Gull was at Clahane Liscannor.
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Adult Glaucous Gull at Ross Bay © John N Murphy
One Little Auk flew past the Bridges of Ross late this afternoon (John N Murphy), along with seven Razorbills, three Guillemots, tn Gannets and hundreds of Kittiwakes. One adult Glaucous Gull was at Ross Bay, Loop Head.
Leave a commentThe adult winter Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand again today.
The Polish colour ringed first winter Black-headed Gull, White TN6L, first seen in Limerick City last October, was at St. Mary’s Park, King’s Island.
A female Blackcap was seen at Monaleen.
A Red Grouse was seen on Galtymore.
Leave a commentTwo Buzzards were seen at separate locations near Adare today, one at the Adare Manor Golf Club and the other to the west of the town.
A female Blackcap was seen at Monaleen.
A ten year old Swedish ringed Black-headed Gull, first seen at the Mill Road, Corbally in January 2007, was seen again at the same site today.
A Great Northern Diver was at Bunlicky Lagoon today. A Jack Snipe and a roosting flock of ten Greenshank and 130 Redshank were also present.
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