A pelagic trip off Loop Head saw three Wilson’s Storm Petrel, over 200 Storm Petrel, two Cory’s Shearwater, four Sabine’s Gull and two juvenile Arctic Tern.(N.T. Keogh, N. Keogh, J. Creamer, J. Adam son, G. Murray, J. D. Murphy, R. Hynes, T. Kavanagh and F. Gibson.)
A juvenile Hen Harrier was hunting the fields at Ross.(NK)
One of the 7 Ruff at Lough Gash today John N Murphy
One Great White Egret was at Islanavanna. (Vincent Reynolds)
At Lough Gash this morning there were five Green Sandpipers, seven Ruff, 14 Little Egrets, over 60 Teal, 100 Little Grebes and a Peregrine. (John N Murphy)
A Great White Egret was at Islandavanna.(Vincent Reynolds)
One Spotted Redshank, nine Ruff, one Green Sandpiper and a Kingfisher were at Lough Atedaun.(Jeff Copner)
Two of the three Green Sandpipers at Lough Gash John N Murphy
There were three Green Sandpipers and four Ruff at Lough Gash. (John N Murphy)
At the Shannon Airport Lagoon this morning there were 400 Black-tailed Godwits, 120 Dunlin, 60 Ringed Plover, four Reed Warblers and a juvenile Whitethroat. (JNM)
There were six Ruff and a Water Rail at Lough Atedaun.(James Organ, Geoff Pearson)
One Hen Harrier was at Loop Head. (Eanna O’Flynn)
Two immature Spotted Redshanks at Lough Atedaun James Organ
One Green Sandpiper and two Spotted Redshanks were at Moyasta Creek Poulnasherry Bay. (John N Murphy)
At Lough Atedaun highlights were two Spotted Redshank, eight Ruff, 25 Black-tailed Godwits, 85 Lapwing, one Greenshank, two Ringed Plover, two Golden Plover, one Whooper Swan and 16 Little Egrets. (James Organ)
A flock of 55 Sandwich Terns and four Common Scoter were at Liscannor. (Geoff Pearson)
One female Hen Harrier was at Ross Ringing Station. (JNM)
Two Common Swift were at Applewood, Ballycar early this morning. (JNM)
A Buzzard was soaring over the Ennis by pass at Claureen.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
South Polar Skua with Bonxie Cian Cardiff
At the Bridges of Ross today (05:50-19:15) there were two first-cycle South Polar Skuas (AGKelly, BMcCloskey). Two Fea’s-type Petrels. (AGKelly, PMoore) Nine Wilson’s Storm Petrels, two adult Sabine’s Gulls, four Grey Phalaropes, eight Great Shearwaters, 30 Sooty Shearwaters,
6-700 Cory’s Shearwaters per hour for most of the morning, before dropping to 30 an hour from mid-afternoon. There were also 46 Great Skuas, 22 Arctic Skuas and 11 European Storm Petrels. (BMcCloskey, AGKelly, KMullarney, VCaschera, CCardiff, BPorter, JCusack, DO’Sullivan, PMoore, MShorten, MSylvia, GWalshe, SHolland, SMiller, JCopner, JSheehan, GWycherley, JCollins, DCollins, FMcGabhann, et. al).
At Black Head this morning, (0820-1025) There were 12 Cory’s Shearwaters, one Sooty Shearwater, one juvenile Bonxie, one dark Pomarine Skua (2cy?), one Arctic Skua (dark adult) and a drake Common Scoter. (Paul Troake)
Two Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper were at Lough Gash. (John N Murphy)
Two Green Sandpipers were at Moyasta. (FMacG)
At the Bridges of Ross, (06.15-18.15) there were four Wilson’s Storm Petrel, 39 Storm Petrels, 3,660 Corys Shearwaters, 25 Great Shearwaters, 10,668 Manx Shearwaters,135 Sooty Shearwaters, 25 Great Skua (23 Ad, 2 2CY), 11 Arctic Skua (8 Dark 1 Light adult, 1 juv, 1 2CY) one adult Sabines Gull, 1,125 Fulmar, 28 Arctic Tern, 42 Sandwich Tern, 27 Curlew, 41 Whimbrel, two Dunlin and two Common Scoter. P.Phillips (all day) G.Walshe, C.Cardiff, B.Porter (afternoon)(John N Murphy Ross Ringing Station (08.00-10.00).
A seawatch at Black Head between 08.15-12.05 produced 85 Cory’s Shearwater and eight Arctic Skua.(Paul Troake)
One Merlin and two Wheatear were at Ross Ringing Station this afternoon. (JNM)
A 101 Redshank and 22 Greenshank were at Ballyvaughan.(PT)
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