2008 Sightings
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28th January: 123 Brent Goose, South Park, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 28th January: American Herring Gull, 2 Glaucous Gull, 6 Iceland Gull and Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 27th January: Little Egret, Loughaunrone, nr Oranmore (Tom Cuffe). 26th January: 400 Black-tailed Godwit, Oranmore Bay (Paul Troake). 26th January: Water Pipit & Pintail, Rinville, nr Oranmore (Paul Troake). 25th January: 1st Win. Mediterranean Gull & 4 Little Gull, Mutton Island, Galway City (Paul Troake). 25th January: 20+ Common Scoter, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Paul Troake). 24th January: 1st Win. American Herring Gull, Nimmo'sPier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 24th January: 3 Cattle Egret, still present Cartron, Nr. Corrandulla. 20th January: 28 Purple Sandpiper, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 20th January: 4 ringtail Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 20th January: 12 Pintail, Mweenish Island, Nr. Tawin (Paul Troake). 20th January: Forster's Tern, Peregrine, 375 Grey Plover, 2000 Dunlin, 105 Bar-tailed Godwit, 180 Ringed Plover, 36 Knot, 1,500 Golden Plover, Loughnahulla Bay, Nr. Tawin (Paul Troake). 19th January: 1st Win. female Surf Scoter, still present Silver Strand, Galway City. 18th January: 2 (Ad. Win. & 2nd Win.) argentatus Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 17th January: 1st Win. female Surf Scoter, still present Silver Strand, Galway City. 17th January: 29 Greenshank, roosting at Rusheen Bay, Galway City (Paul Troake). 16th January: 8 (3 Ad., 2-2nd Win. & 3-1st Win.) Iceland Gull & Ad. argentatus Herring Gull, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 16th January: 2 Long-eared Owl & 2 Woodcock, Moycullen (Aonghus O'Donaill). 16th January: 66 Brent Goose, South Park, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 13th January: Forster's Tern, 4 Sandwich Tern, Glaucous Gull & Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (John Carey & Tim Griffin). 13th January: 8 ringtail Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 12th January: 9 Iceland Gull & 2 Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier area, Galway City (several observers). 12th January: Forster's Tern & American Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 12th January: Purple Sandpiper, Mutton Island causeway, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 12th January: Black Redstart, Kinvara (Pádraig Keirns, Deirdre Comerford, Jo Gordon & Úna Fleming). 12th January: 1st Win. female Surf Scoter, still present Silver Strand, Galway City. 10th January: Otter, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 9th January: female Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th January: 2 Ad. Mediterranean Gull, Rossaveal (Aonghus O'Donaill). 5th January: pair Peregrine, Nimmo's Pier area, Galway City (Aonghus O'Donaill). 1st January: 1st Win. female Surf Scoter, still present Silver Strand, Galway City. |
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