Recent Sightings
| January 2012 |
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25th January: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib, also Great Skua present. 19th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull, 8 (2-1st Win., 4-2nd Win, & 2-3rd Win) Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Curhownagh fish farm, Errislannan (Dermot Breen). 18th January: Peregrine & 2 Yellowhammer, Cloghboley, NW of Ardrahan (Paul Troake). 15th January: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib, also Fem. Hen Harrier wing tagged green 'E' (from Slieve Aughty breeding population). 15th January: Ruff & 78 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Glenamaddy turlough (Dermot Breen). 15th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & 1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 15th January: 2-1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Waterside, Galway City. 15th January: Fem./Juv. Merlin, Cooke's Corner, Shantalla, Galway City (Aonghus O'Donaill). 14th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & 4 (3-1st Win. & 2nd Win.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 14th January: 3 Chough, Bishopsquarter, Nr. Ballyvaghan, Co. Clare (Dermot Breen). 14th January: Fem. Velvet Scoter & Chough, Rine Point, Nr. Ballyvaghan, Co. Clare (Dermot Breen). 14th January: 2 Velvet Scoter, again present, Galway Bay, North of Doorus. 14th January: 2 Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Dervla O'Dowd, Helen Carty & Chris Peppiatt). 13th January: Little Auk, South Sound, Galway Bay (Peter Tyndall). 13th January: 2 Common Buzzard, again present, Cloghboley, NW of Ardrahan. 13th January: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, again present, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour. 13th January: 3 (2-1st Win. & 2nd Win) Iceland Gull, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 13th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & 4 (1st Win., 2nd Win, 3rd Win. & Ad.) Iceland Gull, Curhownagh fish farm, Errislannan (Dermot Breen). 13th January: Twite, Galway Harbour Enterprise Park, Rinmore Point, Galway City (Chris Peppiatt). 11th January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern & 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Kinvara (Paul Troake). 10th January: 2 (1st Win. & 2nd Win.) Kumlien's Gull & 6 (4-1st Win. & 2 Ad.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 10th January: 35 Long-tailed Duck, Nr. Deer Island, Co. Clare (Chris Peppiatt). 9th January: 4 (3-1st Win. & 2nd Win.) Iceland Gull & 2 Ad. Mediterranean Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 9th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & 4 (3-1st Win. & Ad.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 9th January: Merlin, Mweenish Island, Ballinacourty (Paul Troake). 9th January: 105 Pintail, 80+ Black-tailed Godwit & Peregrine, Ahapouleen Turlough, Maree (Paul Troake). 8th January: 2nd Win. Iceland Gull, Spotted Redshank & Whimbrel, Kilcaimin (Dermot Breen). 8th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Oranmore (Dermot Breen). 8th January: male American Wigeon, east end Rahasane Turlough (Dermot Breen). 8th January: 2nd Win. Iceland/Kumlien's Gull, Ballyloughaun, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 8th January: 3 (2-1st Win. & Ad.) Iceland Gull & Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 7th January: Little Egret, Rusheen Bay, Galway City (Patrick Costello). 7th January: 80+ Common Scoter, Island Eddy (Paul Troake). 7th January: 2 Velvet Scoter, Galway Bay, North of Doorus (Paul Troake). 7th January: 4-1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Waterside, Galway City. 7th January: 4 (2-1st Win. & 2 Ad.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 7th January: 1st Win. Garganey, bird from Rostaff Lake on 11th December 2011 relocated at Belclare Turlough. 7th January: 2 White-tailed Eagle, Lough Inagh (John Brittain). 7th January: Pink-footed Goose, male ring-necked Duck X Tufted Duck hybird & Blue-winged Teal X Shoveler hybrid, Rostaff Lake (Dermot Breen). 6th January: male Blackcap, Toureen, Nr. Ballinderreen (Paul Troake). 6th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull, 8 (3-1st Win., 3-2nd Win, 3rd Win. & Ad.) Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Curhownagh fish farm, Errislannan (Dermot Breen). 6th January: Ad. Win. Iceland Gull, Clifden (Dermot Breen). 6th January: 2nd Win. Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, again present, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour. 5th January: 2nd Win Kumlien's Gull, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 5th January: 1-2 (2nd Win. & prob. 1st Win) Kumlien's Gull, 4 (3-1st Win. & Ad.) Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Curhownagh fish farm, Errislannan (Dermot Breen). 5th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Steve Bierley) 5th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, 3 km East of Clifden (Dermot Breen). 5th January: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib. 4th January: 2 Purple Sandpiper, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 4th January: 2-1st Win. Iceland Gull & 1-2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 4th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Gorteen Bay, Nr. Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 4th January: Ad. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 3rd January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull & 3-1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour (Dermot Breen). 2nd January: 4-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Waterside, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 2nd January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Kinvara. |
| December 2011 |
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28th December: 2 Common Buzzard, Cloghboley, NW of Ardrahan (Paul Troake). 28th December: 2nd Win. Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour (Dermot Breen). 24th December: Ad. argentatus Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 23rd December: Ad. Fem. Surf Scoter, again present, off Inishturbot. 22nd December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour (Dermot Breen). 21st December: Common Buzzard, near Failmore River, Maam (Dermot Breen). 20th December: Otter, River Corrib, Nr. Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 20th December: Ad. Fem. Surf Scoter, off Inishturbot (Dermot Breen). 19th December: Black-throated Diver, Derryinver Pier, Ballynakill Harbour (Dermot Breen). 19th December: 2 Snow Bunting, Rinvyle Point (Dermot Breen). 18th December: 1st Win. Scaup, Rahasane Turlough (Dermot Breen). 18th December: Redhead Smew, Lough Rea (Dermot Breen). 17th December: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib. 17th December: Juv. Great Northern Diver, Lough Rea (Marianne ten Cate). 16th December: Grey Phalarope, Renville, Oranmore, Galway City (Frank Flanagan). 15th December: Otter, Mutton Island, Galway City (Chris Peppiatt). 14th December: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib. 14th December: 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, Crompaun Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 14th December: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour (Dermot Breen). 11th December: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib. 11th December: Fem./Imm. Garganey, Rostaff Lake (Dermot Breen). 10th December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 7th December: Bittern, again present, Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 3rd December: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib. 1st December: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Newtownlynch Pier. |
| November 2011 |
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26th November: Ad. Pomarine Skua, Waterside, Galway City (Michael Davis & Mark Davis). 24th November: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 22nd November: Juv. Pallid Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib. 22nd November: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour (Dermot Breen). 20th November: Bittern, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 19th November: Ad. Forster's Tern, Kinvara Bay (Paul Troake). 14th November: male Lesser Scaup, Rahasane turlough (Tim Griffin). 12th November: Ad. Forster's Tern & 4-6 Sandwich Tern, again present, Traught/Newtownlynch Pier. 12th November: Juv. Hen Harrier, Milltown, Nr. Tuam (Chris Benson). 9th November: 5 Common Crane, Frenchfort, Oranmore (per Martin Byrnes). 6th November: 7 Twite, Inisheer (Liam Kane). 6th November: Juv. Swallow, Kinvara (Dermot Breen). 6th November: 10 Twite, Wheatear & 12 Long-tailed Duck, Galway end of Aughinish causeway (Dermot Breen). 6th November: Ad. Forster's Tern & 4 Sandwich Tern, Newtownlynch Pier (Dermot Breen). 5th November: Juv. Pallid Harrier, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill & Dermot Breen). 5th November: 75 Mute Swan, 4 Whooper Swan, 29 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 80 Teal, 1,000 Wigeon, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Pintail, 10 Shoveler, 1,500 Golden Plover, 291 Black-tailed Godwit, 450 Lapwing, 2 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, Greenshank, 16 Redshank & Chiffchaff, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 4th November: Yellow-browed Warbler, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 4th November: Red-throated Pipit, over Slyne Head, Nr. Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 4th November: Juv. Dotterel, again present, Aillebrack, Nr. Ballyconneely. 1st November: Juv. Dotterel, again present, Aillebrack, Nr. Ballyconneely. 1st November: 2 Wheatear & 2 Juv. Arctic Tern, Aughinish (Paul Troake). |
| October 2011 |
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31st October: Brambling, Ballinderreen (Paul Troake). 31st October: Ad. Mediterranean Gull & 3 (2-1st Win. & 2nd Win.) Ring-billed Gull, South Park & Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 30th October: Fieldfare, Nr. Ballinderreen (Paul Troake). 30th October: 89 Mute Swan, 2 Whooper Swan, 29 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Pink-footed Goose, 50 Mallard, 70 Teal, 2,000 Wigeon, 30 Tufted Duck, 11 Pintail, 2 Shoveler, 2 Little Egret, Peregrine, 600 Golden Plover, 700 Black-tailed Godwit, 180 Lapwing, 7 Curlew, 43 Dunlin, 3 Greenshank & 11 Redshank, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 29th October: 2 (1st Win & 2nd Win.) Mediterranean Gull, 3 Sandwich Tern, Black-throated Diver & 2 Snow Bunting, Newtownlynch Pier (Paul Troake). 29th October: Spotted Redshank, Tawnagh Bridge, Nr. Traught (Paul Troake). 29th October: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach, Ballynakill Harbour (Dermot Breen). 29th October: Juv. Dotterel, Juv. American Golden Plover & Barred Warbler, again present, Slyne Head. 26th October: Sparrowhawk (with kill) & 2 Little Egret, Mutton Island, Galway City (Sarah Bonham). 26th October: Snow Bunting, Aillebrack, Slyne Head, Nr. Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 26th October: Juv. Dotterel, Juv. American Golden Plover, again present, Aillebrack, Slyne Head, Nr. Ballyconneely. 24th October: Juv. Dotterel, Aillebrack, Slyne Head, Nr. Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 23rd October: Merlin, Ballyconneely (Miryam & Michael Harris). 23rd October: 64 Mute Swan, Black Swan (escape), 20 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 90 Mallard, 150 Teal, 1,600 Wigeon, 10 Tufted Duck, 3 Shoveler, Peregrine, 1,500 Golden Plover, 450 Lapwing, 500 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Curlew, 30 Dunlin, 2 Ruff, 4 Snipe, 1 Greenshank, 23 Redshank, 20 Redwing & 2 Fieldfare, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 22nd October: 3 Whooper Swan (flying South-east), Renville (Neill Butterfield). 20th October: Raven, in a suburban garden, Carragh Hill, Salthill, Galway City (Michael Davis). 20th October: 73 Arctic Skua & 4 Pomarine Skua, 15:20 - 17:20, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 20th October: Willow Warbler, Turloughmore (Tom Cuffe). 20th October: 4 (2-1st Win. & 2-Ad.) Mediterranean Gull, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 20th October: Juv. American Golden Plover, now at Aillebrack, Slyne Head, Nr. Ballyconneely. 20th October: Reed Warbler, again present, Slyne Head. 19th October: Juv. American Golden Plover, Reed Warbler & Barred Warbler, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 19th October: Juv. American Golden Plover, again present (?), Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 19th October: Fem. Merlin, Common Tern, Arctic Skua & 7 Whooper Swan (flying South), Mutton Island, Galway City (Chris Peppiatt). 18th October: 6 Arctic Skua, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 16th October: 60 Mute Swan, Black Swan (escape), 52 Mallard, 140 Teal, 2,000 Wigeon, 25 Tufted Duck, 14 Shoveler, Peregrine, 1,500 Golden Plover, 500 Lapwing, 400 Black-tailed Godwit, 110 Curlew, 3 Dunlin, Ruff & Mediterranean Gull, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 15th October: 30 Lapwing, Ardnasillagh, Lough Corrib (Tina McCarthy). 14th October: 19 Arctic Skua & Great Skua, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 12th October: 7 Arctic Skua & Curlew Sandpiper, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 12th October: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Theo Campbell). 12th October: Barred Warbler, Chiffchaff & Little Egret, Kilmurvey, Inishmore (Joe Adamson). 9th October: Juv. Turtle Dove, still present, Inishmore. 8th October: Hobby, Aillebrack, Slyne Head, Nr. Ballyconneely (Miryam & Michael Harris). 7th October: Juv. Turtle Dove, 3 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff & Little Egret, Kilronan, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 6th October: 4 Arctic Skua, Pomarine Skua, Curlew Sandpiper & Little Stint, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 5th October: 22 Arctic Skua, 2 Pomarine Skua, Great Skua, Juv. Sabine's Gull & Little Stint, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 5th October: Juv. Baird's Sandpiper, again present, Inishmore. 4th October: Spotted Flycatcher, 3 Chiffchaff & Blackcap, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 4th October: Juv. Baird's Sandpiper, Ad. Semipalmated Sandpiper, again present, Loch Phort Chorrúch, Inishmore. 4th October: 42 Mute Swan, 270 Mallard, 150 Teal, 650 Wigeon, 2 Tufted Duck, 7 Little Egret, 1,000 Golden Plover, 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 550 Lapwing, 44 Curlew, 15 Dunlin, 9 Ruff, & Redshank, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 4th October: 2 American Golden Plover, Ad. & Juv (still present), Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 3rd October: Black Tern & 11 Ruff, Rahasane turlough (Tom Tarpey). 3rd October: Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Pied Flycatcher, Spotted Flycatcher & Blackcap, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 3rd October: Juv. Baird's Sandpiper, Ad. Semipalmated Sandpiper & 100 Dunlin, Loch Phort Chorrúch, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 2nd October: 9 Redwing, Derryclare Lough (Miryam & Michael Harris). 2nd October: 2 (Juv. & Ad.) Spotted Redshank & 2 Juv. Ruff, Kilcaimin (Dermot Breen). 2nd October: Black Swan, 58 Mute Swan, 380 Mallard, 350 Teal, 650 Wigeon, 2 Pintail, 3 Shoveler, 3 Tufted Duck, 11 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, male Peregrine, 700 Golden Plover, 360 Black-tailed Godwit, 240 Lapwing, 55 Curlew, 18 Snipe, 12 Dunlin, 8 Ruff, Curlew Sandpiper & Green Sandpiper, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 2nd October: Blue-headed Wagtail, again present, Barna Pier. 1st October: Common Rosefinch, Barred Warbler (again present), 3 Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Bullfinch & 10 Coal Tit, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 1st October: Pectoral Sandpiper, Ballyconneely Bay (Dermot Breen). 1st October: 2 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, again present, Truska, Ballyconneely. 1st October: 2 Blue-headed Wagtail, Barna Pier (Aonghus O'Donaill). |
| September 2011 |
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30th September: Tree Sparrow, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 30th September: Lesser Whitethroat, again present, Inishbofin. 30th September: Blue-headed Wagtail, Barna Pier (Aonghus O'Donaill). 30th September: Yellow Wagtail (unknown subspecies), Ardmore, Nr. Kilkieran (Dermot Breen). 29th September: 21 Arctic Skua, 3 Pomarine & 4 Great Skua, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 29th September: Lesser Whitethroat, again present, Inishbofin. 29th September: Ad. White-rumped Sandpiper, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 29th September: Green Sandpiper, Ruff, male Marsh Harrier & 2 ringtail Hen Harrier, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 29th September: Juv. White-rumped Sandpiper & Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, again present, Barna Pier. 29th September: Male Redstart, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 29th September: Juv. American Golden Plover, Juv. Dotterel, 2 Juv. Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 3 Juv. Pectoral Sandpiper & Lapland Bunting, still present, Truska, Ballyconneely. 28th September: Lesser Whitethroat, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 28th September: Juv. White-rumped Sandpiper, 2 Juv. Curlew Sandpiper & 9 Arctic Skua, Barna Pier (Tim Griffin). 27th September: 3 Ruff, Doolough/Turloughcor, Nr. Headford (Neil Sharkey & Deirdre Comerford). 27th September: Barred Warbler, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 26th September: Male Sparrowhawk, Ballyshrule (Valerie Maxwell). 26th September: Ad. Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 26th September: Lapland Bunting, Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 26th September: 2 Juv. Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Juv. Dotterel & 3 Juv. Pectoral Sandpiper, again present, Truska, Ballyconneely. 25th September: 5 Curlew Sandpiper, Rahasane turlough (Aonghus O'Donaill). 25th September: 4 Ruff, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, Pintail & 3 Little Egret, Rahasane turlough (Chris Cook). 25th September: Ad. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 24th September: 8 Common Rosefinch, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 24th September: 2 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Truska, Ballyconneely (Miryam Harris, Michael Harris & Chris Peppiatt). 24th September: Juv. American Golden Plover & Juv. Dotterel, still present, Truska, Ballyconneely. 23rd September: Juv. American Golden Plover, with Juv. Dotterel still present, Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 22nd September: 2 Grey Phalarope & 7 Arctic Skua, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 22nd September: 1st Win. Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran Harbour (Dermot Breen). 22nd September: 3 Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Mweenish, Carna (Dermot Breen). 22nd September: Leach's Petrel, off Mutton Island, Galway City (Chris Peppiatt). 22nd September: Juv. Dotterel & 3 Pectoral Sandpiper, Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 21st September: 2 Grey Phalarope, 14 Arctic Skua & 9 Sooty Shearwater, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 20th September: Iceland Gull, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Miryam & Michael Harris). 20th September: Leach's Petrel, Nr. Deer Island, Galway Bay, Co. Clare (Frank Flanagan). 18th September: 4 (3 Juv. & Ad.) Sabine's Gull, Silver Strand, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 18th September: Great Shearwater, Great Skua, 50 Arctic Tern & 20 Kittiwake, Inishmore-Rossaveal ferry (Dermot Breen). 18th September: Ad. White-rumped Sandpiper & Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 17th September: Ruff & Lapland Bunting, Aillebrack, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 17th September: 5 Pectoral Sandpiper, Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 16th September: Wood Sandpiper & 2 Curlew Sandpiper, Rahasane turlough (Aonghus O'Donaill). 16th September: 3 Little Egret, Tubber-Gort Road (Nick Parry). 16th September: Black Swan, Rahasane turlough (David Laine). 16th September: White-rumped Sandpiper, again present, Mweenish, Ballinacourty. 16th September: Juv. Baird's Sandpiper & Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Mweenish, Ballinacourty (Dermot Breen). 15th September: Buff-breasted Sandpiper & White-rumped Sandpiper, Mweenish, Ballinacourty (Paul Troake). 14th September: Juv. Semipalmated Sandpiper, again present, Inishbofin. 14th September: Juv. Pectoral Sandpiper, Gorteen, Nr. Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 13th September: Juv. Semipalmated Sandpiper, again present, Inishbofin. 13th September: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 13th September: Ad. Sabine's Gull & 4 Storm Petrel, Gratton beach, Salthill, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 13th September: 2 Ad. Sabine's Gull & 11 Storm Petrel, off Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 12th September: Juv. Semipalmated Sandpiper, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 12th September: Juv. Sabine's Gull, Renville, Oranmore, Galway City (Frank Flanagan). 12th September: 12 Great Skua, 6 Arctic Skua, Juv. Sabine's Gull & Manx Shearwater, two hour seawatch, Rinvyle Point (Dermot Breen). 12th September: Juv. Sabine's Gull, picked up injured and later died, Mannin Beg, Ballyconneely (Martin O,Malley). 11th September: Black Tern & Juv. Sabine's Gull, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 11th September: Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Omey Strand (Dermot Breen). 10th September: Juv. Sabine's Gull, Spiddal (Ann Fleming). 9th September: Whinchat & 20 Chough, Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 9th September: 7 Light-bellied Brent Goose, Arctic Skua & Lapland Bunting, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 8th September: 42 Light-bellied Brent Goose, Mweenish, Ballinacourty (Joe Smith). 8th September: 25 Light-bellied Brent Goose, flying West, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 8th September: 3 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Arctic Skua, Great Skua & Pomarine Skua, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th September: 4 Juv. Sabine's Gull, 2 Sooty Shearwater, 3 Storm Petrel, 2 Great Skua & Arctic Skua, Silver Strand, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 7th September: 8 Sooty Shearwater, 4 Arctic Skua & Black Tern, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th September: 200 Sooty Shearwater, 25 Common Scoter, 13 Arctic Skua, 8 Storm Petrel, 2 Great Skua, 2 Juv. Little Gull, 2 Black Tern, 08:30 - 10:00, Spiddal (Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th September: albino Swallow, Rinville, Oranmore (Jennifer Doyle). 6th September: Ad. Sabine's Gull, Black Tern & 16 Sooty Shearwater, Slyne Head (Aonghus O'Donaill). 6th September: 30 Sooty Shearwater & 5 Arctic Skua, passing West, Loughaunbeg, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 6th September: 315 Sooty Shearwater, 9 Arctic Skua & 5 Storm Petrel, 15:00 - 17:00, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 3rd September: Juv. Spotted Redshank, Greenshank, 2 Whooper Swan, 17 Little Egret & Wheatear, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 2nd September: Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Crompaun Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 1st September: hepatic form Cuckoo, again present, Golf Course, Ballyconneely. 1st September: Blue phase Fulmar, off Inisshark (John Brittain). 1st September: Pectoral Sandpiper, again present, Truska, Ballyconneely. |
| August 2011 |
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31st August: Sabine's Gull, off Inisshark (John Brittain). 30th August: hepatic form Cuckoo, Golf Course, Ballyconneely (John Davis). 30th August: Pectoral Sandpiper, Truska, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 28th August: 2 Whooper Swan, 300 Mallard, 100 Teal, 10 Shoveler, 27 Little Egret, 105 Lapwing, 69 Curlew & 9 Black-tailed Godwit, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 27th August: Lesser Whitethroat & 15 Wheatear, Slyne Head island (Dermot Breen). 27th August: Great Shearwater, 8,000 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Storm Petrel, Common Scoter, Long-tailed Skua, Pomarine Skua, 7 Arctic Skua, 5 Great Skua & 2 Puffin, Slyne Head seawatch, 07:00 - 20:00 (Dermot Breen). 26th August: 435 Sooty Shearwater, 7 Storm Petrel, Sub-Ad. Long-tailed Skua, 2 Arctic Skua & 3 Great Skua, Slyne Head seawatch, 15:45 - 21:00 (Dermot Breen & Aonghus O'Donaill). 24th August: 5 Sooty Shearwater, 100 Manx Shearwater & 2 Great Skua, Inishbofin (Tom Cuffe). 23rd August: Blue Phase Fulmar, from small liner 2 km South of Inishmore (Jim Wilson). 23rd August: 3,000 Manx Shearwater, 300 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Great Shearwater, 100 Storm Petrel, Ad. Sabine's Gull, 500 Commomn Dolphin & 2 Humpback Whale (lunge feeding), from small liner off Slyne Head (Jim Wilson). 23rd August: 4 Great Shearwater, 100 Sooty Shearwater, 20 Storm Petrel, Arctic Skua, 5 Great Skua, 2 Common Dolphin & 6 tagged/released Blue Shark, 13 km WSW of Aughrus Point (Dermot Breen & Aonghus O'Donaill). 21st August: 2 Whooper Swan, 350 Mallard, 4 Wigeon, 23 Shoveler, 6 Tufted Duck, 15 Little Egret, 130 lapwing, 85 Curlew, 2 Ruff & 7 Black-tailed Godwit, Rahasane turlough (Pete Capsey). 20th August: 5 Sanderling & 5 Chough, Inishbofin (Gavin Ó Sé). 19th August: 2 Sooty Shearwater & 1,000 Manx Shearwater, off Inishbofin (Gavin Ó Sé). 19th August: 5 Juv. Black Tern & Juv. Mediterranean Gull, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 18th August: Stone Curlew, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill) 18th August: 1st Sum. American Golden Plover, again present, Loughaunbeg, Inveran. 16th August: Fem. Sparrowhawk, Crestwood, Menlo (Dympna Brennan). 15th August: 1st Sum. American Golden Plover, Loughaunbeg, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 14th August: Juv. Ruff, 170 Lapwing, 55 Curlew & Peregrine, Glenamaddy Lough (Dermot Breen). 13th August: 6 Juv. Red-breasted Merganser & 2 Greenshank, Mannin Bay (Miryam & Michael Harris). 13th August: 8 Ruff & 7 Gadwall, Rahasane turlough (Michael Davis). 12th August: Fem. Sparrowhawk, Ardnasillagh, Oughterard (Marianne ten Cate). 11th August: 2 Ad. Whooper Swan, Rahasane turlough (Michael Davis). 8th August: Bean Goose (rossicus, Tundra race), escape, Lough Rea. 6th August: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Tom Cuffe). 4th August: Arctic Skua, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). |
| July 2011 |
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24th July: Juv. Greenshank, Glenamaddy Lough (Dermot Breen). 24th July: Juv. Mediterranean Gull & Whooper Swan, Kiltullagh Lough (Dermot Breen). 24th July: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Long Walk, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 24th July: 1st Sum. Rose-coloured Starling, again present, Inishbofin. 23rd July: Juv. Mediterranean gull & 2nd yr. Ring-billed Gull, Long Walk, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 23rd July: Peregrine Falcon, Headford Road, Galway City (Chris Peppiatt). 22nd July: Leucistic Black-headed Gull, Ballyloughaun, Galway City (Martin O'Malley). 22nd July: 1st Sum./Fem. Red-footed Falcon, Kilronan, Inishmore (Aonghus O'Donaill). 21st July: 1st Sum. Rose-coloured Starling, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 21st July: Sooty Shearwater, Arctic Skua & 2 (fem. & duckling) Eider, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 19th July: Barn Owl, Clifden (Dermot Breen). 19th July: Calling Corncrake, again present, Coarsefield, Nr. Lough Corrib. 18th July: Leach's Petrel, off Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 17th July: Wilson's Petrel, off Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 15th July: Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Ken McNiffe). 14th July: Eider, Deer Island, off Aughinish, Co. Clare (Chris Peppiatt). 5th July: 2nd Sum. Glaucous Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 5th July: Tree Sparrow, Inishbofin (Gordon D'Arcy). 4th July: 1st Sum. Ring-billed Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 3rd July: Spotted Flycatcher, Ballinahinch Castle (Miryam & Michael Harris). 1st July: 1st Sum. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). |