Recent Sightings
| FEBRUARY 2010 |
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7th February: Black-throated Diver, Tawin (Dermot Breen). 7th February: 1st Win. Thayer's Gull & 1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Ross Beach, Nr. Cleggan, Connemara. 6th Febuary: Dipper, Loughrea town (Pete Capsey). 6th Febuary: male Ring-necked Duck X Tufted Duck hybrid & male Scaup X Tufted Duck hybrid, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 5th February: 1st Win. Thayer's Gull & 1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Ross Beach, Cleggan, Connemara. |
| JANUARY 2010 |
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30th January: Pacific Diver (first for Ireland), Oranmore Bay, Galway City (Michael Davis et al.). 24th January: 1st Win. Thayer's Gull, 1st. Win. Glaucous X Great Black-backed Gull hybrid & 1st Win. Mediterranean Gull, Ross Beach, Cleggan, Connemara (Dermot Breen). 23rd January: 1st Win. Thayer's Gull, again present, Ross Beach, Cleggan, Connemara. 22nd January: presumed hybrid from 19th now identified as 1st Win. Thayer's Gull, Ross Beach, Cleggan, Connemara (Dermot Breen). 21st January: Ad. Ring-billed gull & American Herring Gull hybrid, Ross Beach, Cleggan, Connemara (Dermot Breen). 20th January: Slavonian Grebe, male Ferruginuous Duck X Pochard hybrid & male Ring-necked Duck X Tufted Duck hybrid, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 18th January: 25 Red-breasted Merganser, Barnaderg Bay, Letterfrack (Miryam & Michael Harris). 17th January: 70 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Greylag Goose, 94 Whooper Swan, 4,000 Wigeon, 124 Pintail, 216 Shoveler, 6 Little Egreat & 250 Black-tailed Godwit, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey). 17th January: Iceland Gull & 12 Brent Goose, Furbo beach (Aoife Boyd). 15th January: Sparrowhawk, Burrenview Heights garden, Knocknacarra, Galway City (Denise Loftus). 11th January: 12 Black-tailed Godwit, Ballyloughane, Galway City (Ger O'Donohoe). 10th January: 4 Redwing, Maam valley, Connemara (Lynda Cookson). 10th January: 3 Dipper & Woodcock, Ballynahinch Castle, Connemara (Miryam & Michael Harris). 10th January: male Ferruginuous Duck X Pochard hybrid, male Ring-necked Duck X Tufted Duck hybrid, 3 Woodcock & Peregrine, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 9th January: Jack Snipe & 7 Snipe, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 8th January: Woodcock, Rahoon, Galway City (Chris Peppiatt). 8th January: female Brambling & female Reed Bunting, Carragh Hill garden, Salthill, Galway City (Michael Davis). 7th January: Redwing & Fieldfare, Tuam garden (Siobhan O'Hara). 4th January: 6 Redwing, Burrenview Heights garden, Knocknacarra, Galway City (Denise Loftus). 3rd January: 9 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 3rd January: 30 Greenfinch, Black-tailed Godwit & Snipe, Ballyloughane, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 3rd January: Ring-billed Gull, Waterside, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 3rd January: 3 Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Dermot Breen). 3rd January: leucistic Pochard, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 2nd January: Black Redstart, again present, Salthill promenade, Galway City. 2nd January: 180 Barnacle Goose, Inishark (Dermot Breen). 2nd January: Waxwing, Clifden (Dermot Breen). 1st January: Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier. 1st January: Hen Harrier, with wing tag, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 1st January: 7 (5 Ad. & 2 Imm.) Whooper Swan, Glendollagh lough, Connemara (Miryam & Michael Harris). |
| DECEMBER 2009 |
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31st December: Great White Egret, Ballyloughane, Galway City (Ian Ferris). 31st December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Ad. Ring-billed Gull & Ad. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 31st December: 2 Jay, Killagoola, Moycullen (Trudy McDermott). 31st December: Dipper, Salmon Weir Bridge, Galway City centre (John Carey). 31st December: 200 Ringed Plover, Ballyloughane, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 31st December: 4 Gadwall, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 30th December: Black Redstart, again present, Clifden. 29th December: Black Redstart, Clifden (Miryam & Michael Harris). 28th December: 3 Great Northern Diver & c. 300 Redwing, Dog's Bay/Gurteen (Miryam & Michael Harris). 28th December: Kingfisher, Cashel, Connemara (Barbara Lee). 28th December: Male Ferruginous Duck X Pochard hybrid, Lough Rea (Dermot Breen). 27th December: Black Redstart & 2 Purple Sandpiper, Salthill, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 25th December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull & Ad. Ring-billed Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 25th December: 2 Purple Sandpiper, Salthill promenade, Galway City (Michael Davis). 25th December: 30-50 Redwing, Taylor's Hill, Galway City (Jean & Denis Crankshaw). 25th December: 20 Redwing, Salthill, Galway City (Aidan O'Colmain). 24th December: Iceland Gull & Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 20th December: Barn Owl, Ballyhale, Headford (Tom Greaney). 19th December: Marsh Harrier & Hen Harrier, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tom Cuffe). 16th December: Ad. Forster's Tern, Mutton Island, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 16th December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull & 2 Ad. Ring-billed Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 16th December: Drake Lesser Scaup, again present, Lough Rea. 13th December: Black Redstart, Kilronan, Inishmore (Chris Peppiatt). 12th December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull & 2 Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 6th December: 1st Win. Little Gull, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (David O'Keeffe). 5th December: Black-throated Diver, Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 5th December: 4 Black-throated Diver, 2 Sandwich Tern & Twite, Traught (Dermot Breen). 4th December: 4 Brent Goose, Salthill, Galway City (Jean Crankshaw). 4th December: 4 (3 Ad. & 1st Win.) Mediterranean Gull & 28 Common Scoter, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 4th December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 2nd December: Ad. American Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tim Griffin). |
| NOVEMBER 2009 |
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30th November: 3/4 Twite, Sliabh Rua, Nr. Headford (Neil Sharkey). 29th November: Ad. American Herring Gull, again present, Docks, Galway City. 28th November: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, Ad. Ring-billed Gull & 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 27th November: 3 Little Egret, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 26th November: 1st Win. Sabine's Gull & 1st. Win. Little Gull, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City. 26th November: 5 Ruff, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Cuffe). 26th November: Waxwing, Tirellan Heights, Galway City (Mary Cuffe). 24th November: Leach's Petrel, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 24th November: 1st Win. Little Gull, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Michael Davis). 23rd November: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, Ad. Ring-billed Gull & 1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 23rd November: 1st Win. Sabine's Gull, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 23rd November: Ring-billed Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 22nd November: Leach's Petrel, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 21st November: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 20th November: Great White Egret, Kilcolgan (Barry Murphy). 20th November: Grey Phalarope, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 19th November: Merlin, Loughrea (Pete Capsey). 19th November: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 16th November: 3 Brent Goose, Grattan Road beach, Salthill, Galway City (Michael Davis). 15th November: Woodcock, Derryclare Lake (Miryam & Michael Harris). 15th November: 7 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 6 Whooper Swan, 105 Wigeon, 40 Tufted Duck, 30 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 34 Lapwing, 37 Curlew, 9 Redshank, Greenshank & Little Egret, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey & John Carey). 15th November: Hybrid Green-winged Teal X Teal, Belclare Turlough (Dermot Breen). 14th November: Drake Lesser Scaup, Lough Rea (Dermot Breen). 11th November: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 10th November: Sub-adult White-tailed Eagle (wing-tagged from Kerry reintroduction project), again present, Lough Corrib. 10th November: 2 Black Redstart, 2 Chiffchaff & 2 Eider, Inishbofin (Dermot Breen). 9th November: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 8th November: 3 Great Northern Diver, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Jean & Denis Crankshaw). 8th November: Ferruginous Duck X Pochard hybrid, Tufted Duck X Scaup hybrid & Female Red-crested Pochard, Menlo-Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 8th November: Great Northern Diver, Knockferry, Lough Corrib (Marianne ten Cate et al.). 8th November: Sub-adult White-tailed Eagle (wing-tagged from Kerry reintroduction project), Curra, Lough Corrib, Nr. Moycullen (Marianne ten Cate et al.). 7th November: Ad. Ring-billed Gull (this individual has returned for the last 7 winters), Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 7th November: Common Sandpiper, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe et al.). 6th November: Leach's Petrel, Tully Pier (Dermot Breen). 6th November: 1st Win. Little Gull, Spiddal (Aonghus O'Donaill). 6th November: Little Auk, Lettermullan (Aonghus O'Donaill). 6th November: Black Tern, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 4th November: Juv. American Golden Plover, Belclare Turlough (Aonghus O'Donaill). 3rd November: 2 Little Auk, 2 Sooty Shearwater, Blue-phase Fulmar, 2 Great Skua, Snow Bunting & 7 Chiffchaff, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 1st November: 3 (Male & 2 Fem.) Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). |
| OCTOBER 2009 |
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31st October: Blackcap & 5 Chiffchaff, Inishmore (Peter Phillips). 30th October: Common Sandpiper, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 29th October: Ad. American Herring Gull, Docks, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 27th October: Juv. Fem. Hen Harrier, Boliska Eighter (Aonghus O'Donaill). 27th October: 1st Win. Mediterranean Gull, Mannin Beg, Ballyconeely (Dermot Breen). 26th October: 4 ringtail Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 26th October: Great Northern Diver, Little Killary (Miryam & Michael Harris). 26th October: 4 Ruff & 5 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Glenamaddy Lake (Martin Ryan). 26th October: Female Pied Flycatcher, Chiffchaff & 1st Win. Mediterranean Gull, Mannin More, Ballyconeely (Alan Lauder). 25th October: 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull & Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 25th October: Female Marsh Harrier, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tom Cuffe). 24th October: Juv. Peregrine, Murvey, Roundstone (Miryam & Michael Harris). 24th October: 2 Chough, Dog's Bay, Roundstone (Miryam & Michael Harris). 23rd October: Common Buzzard & 5 Ruff, Rahasane Turlough (Aonghus O'Donaill & Tom Chadwick). 23rd October: Male Hen Harrier, Keeraunduff Hill, Nr. Spiddal (Aonghus O'Donaill). 22nd October: Greenland Wheatear (leucorhoa), Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 22nd October: 4 ringtail Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 21st October: Male Snow Bunting, Keeraunduff Hill, Nr. Spiddal (Aonghus O'Donaill). 19th October: Male Snow Bunting, Aillebrack, Ballyconeely (Dermot Breen). 19th October: 3 Ad. Win. Mediterranean Gull, Mannin Bay, Ballyconeely (Dermot Breen). 18th October: 2 (Ad. & Juv.) American Golden Plover & 5 Ruff, Rahasane Turlough (Aonghus O'Donaill & Michael Davis). 17th October: Curlew Sandpiper & 6 Ruff, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Cuffe). 17th October: Common Buzzard, Clonboo (Pete Tyndall). 16th October: Fem/Imm. Merlin, Inishshark (Dermot Breen). 16th October: Sooty Shearwater, Whooper Swan, 10 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 2 Lesser Redpoll, Blackcap & 15 Chiffchaff, Inishbofin (Hugh Delaney). 16th October: Juv. Hen Harrier, Whooper Swan & Little Egret, Ballindiff Bay, Luimnagh, Lough Corrib (Deirdre Comerford). 15th October: Fem. Hen Harrier with prey, Headford Rd., Nr. Ballindooley, Galway City (Molly Malcolm). 14th October: 1st yr Cedar Waxwing, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 12th October: Yellow-browed Warbler, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Chiffchaff & 3 Redwing, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 11th October: Fem. Marsh Harrier, 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, Peregrine, Merlin, 3 Kestrel & 10 Little Egrets, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 11th October: Redwing, over Loughrea (Pete Capsey). 11th October: Merlin, Ballyconeely (Miryam & Michael Harris). 11th October: Kingfisher, Traught (Pete Capsey & Neil Sharkey). 11th October: Great White Egret, 11 Little Egret, Juv. Peregrine, 200 Black-tailed Godwit & 4,000 Golden Plover, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey & Neil Sharkey). 10th October: Great White Egret, again present, Rahasane Turlough. 10th October: 120 Ringed Plover & 30 Red-breasted Merganser, Mannin Bay, Ballyconeely (Miryam & Michael Harris). 10th October: Peregrine, Aillebrack, Ballyconeely (Miryam & Michael Harris). 10th October: 3 Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 23 Chiffchaff & 4 Willow Warbler, Inishmore (Demot Breen et al.). 9th October: Great White Egret, again present, Rahasane Turlough. 9th October: 3 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 17 Chiffchaff, 5 Willow Warbler & 2 Lapland Bunting, Inishmore (Demot Breen et al.). 8th October: Jack Snipe, 2 Garden Warbler, 3 Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, 16 Chiffchaff & 2 Snow Bunting, Inishmore (Demot Breen et al.). 7th October: 2 Arctic Skua, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 7th October: Garden Warbler, 4 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Willow Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, Lapland Bunting & 3 Snow Bunting, Inishmore (Demot Breen et al.). 6th October: 2 Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Tom Chadwick). 6th October: 2 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 3 Stock Dove, 2 Blackcap, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Chiffchaff, Lapland Bunting & 2 Snow Bunting, Inishmore (Demot Breen et al.). 5th October: Arctic Skua, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 5th October: 2 Lapland Bunting, 2 Snow Bunting, Garden Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat & 20 Chiffchaff, Inishmore (Demot Breen et al.). 4th October: Spotted Flycatcher, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 4th October: 4 Ruff & 50 Swallow, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Tarpey & Tony Mee). 4th October: Ruff & Sparrowhawk, Rahasane Turlough (Chris Peppiatt). 4th October: Great White Egret, 6 Little Egret, Juv. Peregrine, ringtail Hen Harrier, 2 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 200 Mallard, 500 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 1,500 Golden Plover, 50 Dunlin, Redshank, 5 Curlew, 200 Lapwing & Swallow, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey). 4th October: Red-breasted Flycatcher & Garden Warbler, Slyne Head (Alex Lees). 3rd October: Kingfisher, Clifden Harbour (Miryam & Michael Harris). 3rd October: Juv. Long-billed Dowitcher, again present, Rahasane Turlough. 2nd October: Sooty Shearwater & 5 Arctic Skua, Slyne Head (Aonghus O'Donaill). 2nd October: Juv. Long-billed Dowitcher & Great White Egret, again present, Rahasane Turlough. 2nd October: Lesser Whitethroat, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 1st October: Short-eared Owl & 2 female/Imm. Marsh Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill & Tom Cuffe). 1st October: Juv. Long-billed Dowitcher & Great White Egret, again present, Rahasane Turlough. |