2009 Sightings
| 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. |
| SEPTEMBER 2009 |
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30th September: Juv. Long-billed Dowitcher, Great White Egret, Juv. Curlew Sandpiper & 10+ Ruff, Rahasane Turlough (Dermot Breen). 29th September: Merlin, Ellagh, Headford (Neil Sharkey). 29th September: Great White Egret, again present, Rahasane Turlough. 29th September: Short-eared Owl, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (John Keogh). 28th September: Juv. Long-billed Dowitcher & Great White Egret, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Chadwick, Aonghus O'Donaill & Tom Cuffe). 28th September: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Trawmore, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 27th September: Pomarine Skua & 2 Arctic Skua, ferry to Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 26th September: 5 Ruff, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Cuffe). 26th September: Curlew Sandpiper & Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Dermot Breen). 25th September: Leucistic Linnet, again present, Grattan Road, Salthill, Galway City. 25th September: Juv. Pectoral Sandpiper, presumably a new individual, Doonloughaun Marsh, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 24th September: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Tom Chadwick). 24th September: 6 Arctic Skua, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 23rd September: Juv. Buff-breasted Sandpiper, again present, Rahasane Turlough. 23rd September: Black Guillemot, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 22nd September: Spotted Redshank, again present, Kilcaimin. 21st September: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Tom Chadwick). 21st September: Buff-breasted Sandpiper & Pectoral Sandpiper, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Chadwick). 20th September: Wheatear, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 20th September: Peregrine Falcon, Doonloughaun Marsh, Ballyconneely (Miryam & Michael Harris). 20th September: 12 Curlew, 2 Ruff, 3 Knot, Greenshank, Redshank, 73 Lapwing, 200 Golden Plover, 9 Snipe, 5 Dunlin, 29 Black-tailed Godwit, 50 Shoveler, 500 Wigeon, 300 Teal, 71 Coot, 13 Little Egret & 2 Juv. Peregrine, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey & John Carey). 20th September: Turtle Dove, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 20th September: Common Buzzard, again present, Claregalway. 19th September: Snowy Owl, Island Eddy, Galway Bay (2nd hand report per Aonghus O'Donaill). 19th September: Juv. Peregrine Falcon, Murvey, Roundstone (Miryam & Michael Harris). 19th September: 2 Arctic Skua & Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen & Tom Chadwick). 19th September: 2 Kingfisher, Oranmore (Dermot Breen & Tom Chadwick). 19th September: 2 Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 10 Ruff, 2 Curlew Sandpiper & Kingfisher, Rahasane Turlough (Dermot Breen & Tom Chadwick). 18th September: 2 Purple Sandpiper & 2 Sanderling, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 18th September: Buff-breasted Sandpiper, 9 Ruff & 6 Knot, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Chadwick). 17th September: 2 Arctic Skua, Mutton Island, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 17th September: Juv. Pectoral Sandpiper, still present, Doonloughaun Marsh, Ballyconneely. 15th September: Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 14th September: ringtail Hen Harrier, Rusheen Bay, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 14th September: 'Male and female' (not aged) Marsh Harrier, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 14th September: 2 Arctic Skua, Silver Strand, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 14th September: 2 Juv. Pectoral Sandpiper, Doonloughaun Marsh, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 13th September: 7 Bar-tailed Godwit, Ballyloughaune, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 13th September: Common Buzzard, Claregalway (Jim Glennon). 12th September: Kingfisher, Ardnasillagh, Lough Corrib (Jenny Whilde). 10th September: 5 Brent Goose, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 10th September: Grey Wagtail, Middle Street, Galway City (Alex Black). 8th September: 3 Juv. Sabine's Gull & 1st Win. Little Gull, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 8th September: 2 Arctic Skua, Spiddal (Aonghus O'Donaill). 8th September: Juv. Sabine's Gull, Balearic Shearwater, 5 Arctic Skua & 3 Great Skua, Baile na hAbhainn (Aonghus O'Donaill). 8th September: Juv. Sabine's Gull, 90 Sanderling, 60 Ringed Plover & 12 Dunlin, Mannin Beg, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 7th September: 3 (Ad. & 2 Juv.) Sabine's Gull, Black Tern, Pomarine Skua & 12 Arctic Skua, , Inverin (Tim Griffin et al.). 4th September: 6 Leach's Petrel, 4 Sooty Searwater & 5 Great Skua, seawatch off Inishbofin (Dermot Breen). 3rd September: 2 Great Shearwater, 2 Grey Phalarope, 2 Great Skua & 2 Arctic Skua, Inishbofin (Aonghus O'Donaill). 3rd September: 2 Grey Phalarope, Inishbofin ferry (Aonghus O'Donaill). 3rd September: 2 Arctic Skua & 2 Great Skua, Rossadillask, Cleggan (Aonghus O'Donaill). 2nd September: 2 Wheatear, Ballyloughaune, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 2nd September: Juv. Little Gull & 4 Eider, Mannin Beg, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 2nd September: Brent Goose, Ballyconneely Bay (Dermot Breen). 2nd September: 3 Pectoral Sandpiper & 2 Black-tailed Godwit, Murlach, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 1st September: 2 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Arctic Skua & 7 Great Skua, Silver Strand, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 1st September: Female/Imm. Merlin, Slyne Head (Aonghus O'Donaill). 1st September: 30-40 Great Shearwater, 4 Sooty Shearwater & 5 Arctic Skua, off Slyne Head (Aonghus O'Donaill). |
| AUGUST 2009 |
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31st August: Juv. Sabine's Gull, Mountscribe, Kinvara (Per Irishbirding). 31st August: sub-Ad. male Marsh Harrier & ringtail Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 31st August: Brent Goose, Mweenish island, Nr. Tawin (Joe Smith). 28th August: 4 Great Shearwater, 3 Ad. Sabine's Gull, Sooty Shearwater, 6 Storm Petrel & 5 Great Skua, Silver Strand, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 28th August: 6 Twite, 3 Great Skua & 3 Arctic Skua, Ballyconneely (Aonghus O'Donaill). 27th August: Ad. Sabine's Gull, 10 Great Skua & 10 Arctic Skua, off Ballyconneely (Aonghus O'Donaill). 27th August: 100 Ringed Plover, Ballyloughaun, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 26th August: Leucistic Linnet, Grattan Road, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 24th August: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Tom Cuffe). 21st August: 100 Wheatear, 100 Manx Shearwater & Great Skua, Inisheer (Tom Cuffe). 18th August: Barn Owl, Baile an tSleibhe, Nr. Spiddal (Sean Finnerty). 18th August: Balearic Shearwater, off Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 17th August: female Sparrowhawk, Loughrea (Pete Capsey). 17th August: Great Shearwater, off Slyne Head (John Brittain). 17th August: Balearic Shearwater & Arctic Skua, off Mullaghglass, Nr. Tullycross (Dermot Breen). 16th August: Balearic Shearwater & 6 Arctic Skua, Silver Strand, Galway City (Aonghus O'Donaill). 16th August: 34 Sooty Shearwater, 2 Great Skua & 10 Common Scoter, 11:15-14:45, Lettermullan (Dermot Breen). 15th August: Balearic Shearwater, 2 Sooty Shearwater & 10 Storm Petrel, Lettermullan (Tom Chadwick). 15th August: 2nd Win. Ring-billed Gull, off Salthill Promenade, Galway City (Rory Brett). 15th August: 7 Whimbrel, 67 Dunlin, 57 Ringed Plover, 240 Redshank & 40 Sandwich Tern, Rusheen Bay, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 15th August: Ad. Mediterranean Gull & leucistic Black-headed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 13th August: 80 Whimbrel, 16 km west of Slyne Head (John Brittain). 13th August: 3 Sooty Shearwater, Puffin & 50 Storm Petrel, pelagic off High Island (Dermot Breen). 10th August: Black Guillemot, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 9th August: 2 Sooty Shearwater, off Doonloughan, Ballyconneely (Aonghus O'Donaill). 8th August: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 8th August: Little Egret, Tysaxon, Athenry (Kieran Shaughnessy). 4th August: Cory's Shearwater, Doonloughan, Ballyconneely (Aonghus O'Donaill). |
| JULY 2009 |
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31st July: 3 Arctic Skua, Spiddal Pier (Aonghus O'Donaill). 26th July: 2 Sooty Shearwater, 10 Storm Petrel, Arctic Skua & Great Skua, Baile na hAbhainn (Tom Chadwick, Dermot Breen & Aonghus O'Donaill). 26th July: 3 colour-ringed Little Egret, 2 Dunlin, Oystercatcher, 2 Wigeon, 6 Teal & 6 Black-tailed Godwit, Rahasane Turlough (Dermot Breen). 26th July: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Dermot Breen). 25th July: 150 Mallard, 20 Little Egret, Peregrine, 300 Lapwing, 2 Redshank, 180 Curlew, 6 Common Sandpiper, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey & John Carey). 24th July: Common Buzzard, Cregg Castle, Nr. Corrandulla (Pat Roberts). 23rd July: Gannet, Salthill, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 23rd July: 2nd Sum. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (per Irishbirding). 22nd July: Ad. Ring-billed Gull & 1st Sum. Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 21st July: Sooty Shearwater, Turnstone, 3 Great Skua, 50-100 Storm Petrel, Sunfish & 2 pods of Common Dolphin, 12 hour pelagic from Derryinver Quay, Nr. Letterfrack, to 46 miles offshore (Dan Brown, Dermot Breen, Anthony McGeehan et al.). 15th July: 1st Sum. Mediterranean Gull (Belgian-ringed) & 1st Sum. Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 15th July: female Sparrowhawk, Galway City (John Carey). 14th July: Great Northern Diver, Rusheenduf beach, Nr. Tully (Paul Walsh). 13th July: 10+ apparently occupied Common Gull nests & unfledged chicks, Carrickculloo (Paul Walsh). 13th July: 35+ apparently occupied Fulmar nest sites, 28+ adult Great Black-backed Gull (& unfledged chicks) & 4+ Black Guillemot, Cruagh Island (Paul Walsh). 13th July: 28+ apparently occupied Fulmar nest sites & 14+ adult Great Black-backed Gull, Friar Island (Paul Walsh). 13th July: 135+ apparently occupied Fulmar nest sites, High Island (Paul Walsh). 12th July: 1st Sum. Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 12th July: Storm Petrel & Little Tern, Lettermullan (Dermot Breen). 12th July: 3 Storm Petrel, Baile na hAbhainn (Tom Chadwick). 11th July: Female/Imm. Marsh Harrier, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 11th July: Grasshopper Warbler, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 10th July: 2nd Sum. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 10th July: Little Egret confirmed breeding, near to Galway City and in Connemara. 9th July: 2nd Sum. Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 9th July: Female/Imm. Marsh Harrier, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 7th July: Yellowhammer singing, Ardrahan Grassland (Chris Peppiatt). 2nd July: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Tom Cuffe & Tim Griffin). 2nd July: 10 Little Egret, 77 Lapwing & Curlew, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey). |
JUNE 2009 |
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30th June: 2 (Ad. & 1st Sum.) Mediterranean Gull, Inishroo, Kinvara (Michael Davis). 30th June: Stone Curlew, again present, Murvey, Roundstone. 29th June: Quail (in song) & 6 (inc. 2 Juv.) Whinchat, Clonfert (Neil Warnock). 29th June: 14 Sandwich Tern, Common Tern & 2 Otter, Traught (Pete Capsey). 29th June: 21 Little Egret, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey). 29th June: 2 Common Sandpiper, Birchall Rock, Lough Corrib (Tom Cuffe). 29th June: Stone Curlew, again present, Murvey, Roundstone. 28th June: female Marsh Harrier, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 28th June: Roseate Tern, Inish Meain (Dermot Breen). 26th June: Stone Curlew, Murvey, Roundstone (Miryam & Michael Harris). 25th June: Wilson's Petrel, off Slyne Head (John Brittain). 25th June: 30 Little Tern, near Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 20th June: 2 Spotted Flycatcher & 4 (2 pairs) Whinchat, Clonfert (Neil Warnock). 18th June: 28 Storm Petrel, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 17th June: Arctic Tern, near Moycullen (Anon.). 14th June: female Marsh Harrier, Menlo, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 14th June: Great White Egret, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 13th June: Goldeneye, Inishbofin (Pádraig Keirns). 11th June: male Yellowhammer, near Lettermullan (Aonghus O'Donaill). 9th June: 2nd Sum. Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 9th June: 5 calling Corncrake, Inishturbot. 8th June: Snowy Owl, Inishturbot (Tim Gordon). 8th June: Barn Owl, Clonfert (Chris Peppiatt, Helen Carty & Rebecca Teesdale). 3rd June: Corncrake, Omey Island (Feicin Mulkerrin). 3rd June: 8 feral Greylag Goose & 7 prs Common Tern, Annaghdown, Lough Corrib (John Keogh). 1st June: 2nd Sum. Glaucous Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). |
| MAY 2009 |
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30th May: Barn Owl, Clonfert (Joe Doolan & Anne Wilson). 29th May: Cuckoo & Raven, Woodford (Neil Ellis). 29th May: 3 Little Egret, Rossaveal (Aonghus O'Donaill). 27th May: 100+ Storm Petrel, 2 Arctic Skua, Great Skua, Pomarine Skua, Great Northern Diver & 4 Common Scoter, Lettermullan (Aonghus O'Donaill). 27th May: 6 Storm Petrel, 07:00-08:20, Lettermullan (Dermot Breen). 24th May: 2nd Sum. Iceland Gull, Lough Rusheen, Galway City (Tom Chadwick). 24th May: 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull & 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 24th May: Turtle Dove, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 22nd May: Male Ring-necked Duck X Tufted Duck hybrid, with pair of Tufted Duck, An Loch Ard, Nr. Recess (Dermot Breen). 21st May: 4 Corncrake, Inishturbot. 21st May: Corncrake, Aughrus (Eileen Delap). 20th May: Corncrake (2nd on island), Westquarter, Inishbofin (Pat Coyne). 19th May: 3 (2 male & female) Common Scoter, Birchall, Lough Corrib (Tom Cuffe). 18th May: Corncrake, Tully (Tim Gordon). 18th May: 3 Long-tailed Skua, Lettermullan (Aonghus O'Donaill). 16th May: Long-tailed Skua, 3 Pomarine Skua, Arctic Skua, Great Skua, 2nd Sum. Little Gull & 4 Puffin, Lettermullan (Dermot Breen). 16th May: Chough, Friar's Island, Cleggan (Dermot Breen). 16th May: Great Skua, Aughrus Point, Cleggan (Dermot Breen). 16th May: 1st Sum. Glaucous Gull & 3-1st Sum. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 15th May: 21 Pomarine Skua, 2 Arctic Skua & 2 Great Northern Diver, Baile na hAbhainn (Tom Chadwick). 15th May: 25 Pomarine Skua, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 15th May: 2 Pomarine Skua, 2 Great Northern Diver & Red-throated Diver, Silver Strand, Galway City (Tom Chadwick). 15th May: Sparrowhawk, Renmore, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 14th May: 3-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 14th May: 33 Pomarine Skua & 2 Arctic Skua, Silver Strand, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 13th May: White-billed Diver, from Inishbofin Ferry (Aonghus O'Donaill & Dermot Breen). 11th May: 5-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe, Tim Griffin & Tom Chadwick). 11th May: Corncrake, Cleggan (Johnny King). 10th May: 4 Great Northern Diver & Red-throated Diver, Baile na hAbhainn (Tom Chadwick). 10th May: Sparrowhawk, Renmore, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 7th May: 2 Great Skua, Ballyconneely (Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th May: 20 Little Tern & 70 'commic' Tern, Rabbit Island, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 5th May: 3 (2-1st Win. & 2nd win.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 5th May: 2nd Sum. 'argentatus' Herring Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Michael Davis). 5th May: Iceland Gull, over Moycullen (Michael Davis & Dermot Breen). 5th May: Hobby, Omey Island (BWI fieldworkers, per Dermot Breen). 3rd May: 3 Swift, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tom Cuffe). 1st May: 4 Great Skua, Baile Na hAbhainn (Tom Chadwick). 1st May: Greylag Goose, Croaghnakeela Island, South of Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 1st May: 2 Arctic Skua, 8 Brent Goose & Golden Plover, Gorteen, Nr. Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 1st May: Corncrake, Inishbofin. |
| APRIL 2009 |
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30th April: 2 Corncrake, Inishturbot (Tim Gordon). 29th April: 43 Brent Goose, Ballyloughane, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 29th April: Cuckoo & 2 Grasshopper Warbler, Moycullen (Gerrard Walshe). 28th April: Corncrake, East End, Inishbofin (Pete Tierney). 28th April: Wood Warbler, reported singing near Cloonbeg Bridge, Ballinahinch Castle (Dan Ballard). 26th April: 5 Whinchat, Clonfert (Neal Warnock). 26th April: 2 Common Sandpiper, Lough Inch, Barna (Brendan Power). 25th April: Corncrake, Aughrus, Nr. Omey Island (Feicin O'Toole). 24th April: Black-throated Diver, Traught (Tom Chadwick). 24th April: 74 Scaup, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tom Chadwick). 22nd April: 1st Win Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Kumlien's Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 22nd April: Common Sandpiper & Cuckoo, Lettercraffroe (Frank Murphy). 21st April: 7 Great Northern Diver & 2 Long-tailed Duck, Coral Beach, Carraroe (Tom Chadwick & Aonghus O'Donaill). 20th April: Garganey, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 20th April: Common Sandpiper, Lough Auna, Nr. Clifden (Chris Peppiatt & Jen Fisher). 19th April: Hen Harrier, tagged at a nest in Slieve Aughties in 2008, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tom Cuffe). 19th April: Grasshopper Warbler, Moycullen (Gerard Walshe). 19th April: Whimbrel, Brockagh, Tuam (Chris Peppiatt). 18th April: Cuckoo, Moycullen (Martin Byrnes). 18th April: Hobby, Creganna Marsh, Nr. Oranmore (Aonghus O'Donaill). 17th April: Ad. Sum. Forster's Tern, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 17th April: 4 Sanderling, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway (Brendan Dunne). 17th April: Whimbrel, Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare (Martin Byrnes). 17th April: 11 Whimbrel, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 16th April: Female Marsh Harrier, Lough Corrib, Nr. Clonbur (Jen Fisher & Dervla O'Dowd). 16th April: Common Sandpiper, Tullyconnor, near Killary Harbour (Dermot Breen). 16th April: 11 Little Tern, Inveran (Aonghus O'Donaill). 16th April: 15 Crossbill, Ballinahinch Castle (Dermot Breen). 15th April: Sedge Warbler, Monacow, Tuam (Chris Peppiatt). 15th April: Little Tern, Silver Strand, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 14th April: Male Ring-necked Duck, Levally Lough, Tuam (Kevin Collins). 14th April: Lesser Redpoll & Rook, Inis Oirr (Dermot Breen). 14th April: Whooper Swan & 5 Wigeon, Lydacan Turlough (Chris Peppiatt). 14th April: 2-1st Win Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Kumlien's Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 13th April: Grasshopper Warbler, Gorteen, Nr. Ballinasloe (Pat Roberts). 12th April: 2-1st Win Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Martin Reimann). 12th April: 18 Wigeon, Pintail, 23 Little Egret, Sparrowhawk, 24 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Greenshank, Golden Plover, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Wheatear & 2 Swallow, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey & John Carey). 11th April: 7 Puffin, Arctic Skua & Pomarine Skua, Lettermullan (Dermot Breen). 11th April: Pair Ring-necked Duck, still present, Lydacan Turlough. 10th April: Pair Ring-necked Duck, still present, Lydacan Turlough. 8th April: Yellowhammer singing, Ballagh, Galway City (Pádraig Keirns). 7th April: Ad. Ring-billed Gull & 3 (Ad. & 2-1st Win.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 6th April: Pair Ring-necked Duck, Willow Warbler & Whooper Swan, Lydacan Turlough (Tom Chadwick & Tom Cuffe). 5th April: Male Ring-necked Duck now joined by a female, Lydacan Turlough (Michael Davis). 5th April: Red Grouse, 150 Golden Plover & Willow Warbler, Slieve Aughty mountains, Nr. Derrybrien (Pete Capsey, John Carey & Neil Sharkey). 4th April: 16 Purple Sandpiper, Salthill, Galway City (Geoff Hunt). 4th April: 8 Long-tailed Duck & 123 Black Guillemots, Greatmans Bay (Dermot Breen). 4th April: 1st Win. Kumlien's Gull & 6-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 4th April: Swallow, Ardrahan (Tom Chadwick). 4th April: Swallow, Claregalway (Jim Glennon). 3rd April: Jack Snipe, Mutton Island, Galway City (Michael Davis). 3rd April: Kingfisher & 2 Dipper, Oughterard (Tom Chadwick). 2nd April: White Wagtail, Mutton Island, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 2nd April: 25 Little Egret, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Chadwick). 2nd April: 4 Black-throated Diver, Traught (Tom Chadwick). 1st April: Swallow, Gorteen, Nr. Ballinasloe (Pat Roberts). |
| MARCH 2009 |
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31st March: Swallow, Nr. Cong, Co. Mayo (Pete Tyndall). 30th March: 2 Corncrake, Inishturbot (Paddy Pryce). 30th March: 2 Gadwall, Kiltullagh Lough (Martin Ryan). 30th March: Male Smew, Glenamaddy Lake (Martin Ryan). 30th March: 10 Waxwing, Bishop O'Donnell Road, Galway City (Ann Fleming). 29th March: Sparrowhawk killing Pigeon, Middle Street, Galway City (Alex Black). 28th March: 2 Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Derek Charles). 27th March: 8 (Ad. & 7-1st Win.) Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Derek Charles). 25th March: Red-necked Grebe, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City. 25th March: 4 Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 25th March: 2-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, 30 Sandwich Tern, 30 Turnstone & 2 Great Northern Diver, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Lars Rudfeld). 24th March: 3-1st Win. Iceland Gull & Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Lars Rudfeld). 22nd March: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 22nd March: 100 Brent Goose, Tawin (Neil Ellis). 22nd March: 7 Little Egret, Renville, Oranmore (Neil Ellis). 22nd March: 3 Chiffchaff & Sparrowhawk, Dangan, Galway City (John Carey). 22nd March: 38 Little Egret & 2 Chiffchaff, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Chadwick). 22nd March: male Ring-necked Duck, Lydacan Turlough (Michael Davis). 21st March: 6 Manx Shearwater, off Kilronan, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 21st March: Wheatear, Blackcap & 12 Long-tailed Duck, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 21st March: Male Green-winged Teal, again present, Inishmore. 21st March: 11 (10-1st Win. & Ad.) Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen & Tim Griffin). 20th March: Red-necked Grebe, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City. 20th March: 1st Win. Kumlien's Gull, Kilronan, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 20th March: Male Green-winged Teal, Barr an Pointe, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 19th March: 2 Twite, again present, Gratton Road, Salthill, Galway City. 18th March: 2 Twite, again present, Gratton Road, Salthill, Galway City. 18th March: Chiffchaff, Rossaveal (Con Breen). 18th March: 2 Blackcap, Rahoon, Galway City (Mary Finnegan). 18th March: Pair displaying Long-eared Owl & Woodcock, near Moycullen (Aonghus O'Donaill). 18th March: 2 Merlin, 2 Hen Harrier, 24 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 2 Pink-footed Goose & Sand Martin, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Tom Chadwick). 18th March: House Martin, Lettera, Headford (Neil Sharkey). 17th March: 68 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 34 Little Egret, c.500 Black-tailed Godwit & Chiffchaff singing, Rahasane Turlough (Chris Peppiatt). 17th March: 5 Gadwall, Termon North Turlough (Chris Peppiatt). 17th March: Male Wheatear, Bunowen, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 16th March: 2 Twite, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Brendan Dunne). 16th March: 2 (1st & 3rd Win.) Kumlien's Gull, Clifden (Dermot Breen). 15th March: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, city docks, Galway City. 15th March: Female Goosander, again present, Rahasane Turlough. 15th March: 37 Brent Goose & Kestrel, Salthill, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 14th March: Barn Owl, Ellagh, Headford (Neil Sharkey). 14th March: 8 Sand Martin, Rahasane Turlough (Dermot Breen). 14th March: Drake Green-winged Teal X Teal hybrid & Merlin, Brandy Harbour (Dermot Breen, Deirdre Comerford & Úna Fleming). 14th March: 2nd Win. Iceland Gull, Kinvara (Dermot Breen, Deirdre Comerford & Úna Fleming). 14th March: Forster's Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 1st Win. Little Gull & Black-throated Diver, Newtownlynch Pier (Dermot Breen, Deirdre Comerford & Úna Fleming). 14th March: Merlin & 2 Purple Sandpiper, Aughinish, Co. Clare (Dermot Breen, Deirdre Comerford & Úna Fleming). 11th March: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 11th March: Red-necked Grebe, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City. 11th March: 2 Twite, Grattan Road, Salthill, Galway City (Paul Troake). 10th March: Female American Wigeon, Inchiquin, Lough Corrib (Neil Sharkey & Deirdre Comerford). 8th March: 2 Blackcap, Kiloughter, Menlo (Margaret O'Keeffe). 8th March: White phase Gyr Falcon, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Niall Hatch et al.). 7th March: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, 2 (2nd Win. & 3rd Win.) Kumlien's Gull & 6 (Ad. & 5-1st Win.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 7th March: 3rd Win. Kumlien's Gull, Clifden (Dermot Breen). 6th March: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 6th March: Red-necked Grebe, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City. 5th March: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 3rd March: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 1st March: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, city docks, Galway City. 1st March: 2-2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, Ad. Ring-billed Gull, 2 (Ad. & 3rd Win.) Kumlien's Gull & 4 (3rd Win. & 3-1st Win.) Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Paul Slade). 1st March: Sparrowhawk, Tuam Road, Galway City (John Carey). 1st March: 56 Little Egret, female Merlin & female Goosander, Rahasane Turlough (Paul Slade). 1st March: 52 Little Egret, Iceland Gull, Whooper Swan, 400 Teal, 1,000 Wigeon, 60 Pintail, 52 Shoveler, 1,500 Golden Plover, Greenshank, 105 Curlew, Sparrowhawk & Peregrine, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey). |
| FEBRUARY 2009 |
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28th February: 1st Win. Little Gull & Ad. Win. Mediterranean Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tim Griffin). 28th February: 2 (Ad. & 3rd Win.) Kumlien's Gull & 2-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Paul Slade). 28th February: 2 Yellowhammer, Killina (Killinny East), Nr. Kinvara (Brian Crossan). 27th February: 1st Win. Kumlien's Gull, 3 (2nd Win. & 2-1st Win.) Glaucous Gull, 9 (2-Ad. & 7-1st Win.) Iceland Gull & 2 Little Egret , Rossaveal (Paul Slade). 27th February: 3 Sandwich Tern, Silver Strand, Galway City (Paul Slade). 27th February: Red-necked Grebe, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Paul Slade). 27th February: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull & 9 Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 27th February: 8 (2-Ad., 2nd Win. & 4-1st Win.) Iceland Gull, 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, 4-Ad. Ring-billed Gull & Ad. Kumlien's Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Paul Slade). 26th February: Yellowhammer, Killina (Killinny East), Nr. Kinvara (Brian Crossan). 26th February: Ad. Kumlien's Gull, 3 Iceland Gull, 2 Glaucous Gull & Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe & Chris Peppiatt). 25th February: Merlin, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City (Michael O'Mahony). 25th February: Little Egret, Ballinasloe (Dermot Breen). 24th February: Long-eared Owl, Gortnahultra, Gurteen, Nr. Ballinasloe (Pat Roberts). 24th February: 3rd Win. Kumlien's Gull, Rossaveal (Steve Arlow). 24th February: 16 Brent Goose, Ballyloughaun, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 24th February: 3 (Male & 2 Female) Yellowhammer, Doolough, Nr. Headford (Deirdre Comerford & Neil Sharkey). 23rd February: Red-necked Grebe, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City. 23rd February: 3rd Win. Kumlien's Gull, Clifden (Steve Arlow). 23rd February: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, picked up dead near Ballyconneely (Martin O'Malley). 22nd February: Ad. Mediterranean Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 22nd February: 2 Buzzard, Abbey (Paul Troake). 22nd February: Spotted Redshank, Rahasane Turlough (Michael Davis). 22nd February: Little Egret, Casla [Costelloe] (Dermot Boyd). 21st February: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 21st February: 3rd Win. Kumlien's/Iceland Gull, 6 (Ad. & 5-1st Win.) Iceland Gull & 3-1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 21st February: Dipper & Female Blackcap, Loughrea town (Pete Capsey). 20th February: 30 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Salthill, Galway City (Neil Ellis). 19th February: Ferruginous Duck X Pochard hybrid, Lough Rea (Mary Finnegan & Pat Finnegan). 19th February: 24 Little Egret, flying west in the evening over Moran's of the Weir, Clarinbridge (Pádraig Keirns). 18th February: Colour-ringed Brent Goose, with other birds, South Park, Galway City (Dave NcNamara). 18th February: 8 Waxwing, GMIT car park, Galway City (Cilian Roden). 17th February: Slavonian Grebe, again present, Traught. 17th February: 35 Curlew & 43 Oystercatcher, Renmore playing fields, Galway City (Ger O'Donohoe). 16th February: Raven, Woodford (Neil Ellis). 16th February: Slavonian Grebe & 1st Win. Little Gull, Traught (Tom Chadwick). 16th February: 45 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 1 Greylag Goose & 3 Ruff, Rahasane Turlough (Tom Chadwick). 15th February: 183 Whooper Swan, 65 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 1 Greylag Goose, 4,000 Wigeon, 2,000 Teal, 260 Shoveler, 100 Pintail, 11 Little Egret, 6,000 Golden Plover, 3,000 Lapwing, 350 Black-tailed Godwit, 74 Redshank, 67 Curlew, 100 Dunlin & Greenshank, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey & John Carey). 14th February: Female Brambling, still present, Ballycrissane. 14th February: 2 (Ad. & 2nd Win.) Kumlien's Gull, 12+ Iceland Gull, 3 Glaucous Gull, Ad. Little Gull & 2 Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 14th February: 2-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 14th February: 3rd Win. Kumlien's Gull, Clifden (Dermot Breen). 10th February: Red-necked Grebe, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway City. 9th February: Buzzard, Labane, Nr. Ardrahan (Paul Troake & Jen Fisher). 8th February: Ad. female Surf Scoter, again present, Silver Strand, Galway City. 8th February: 4 Waxwing, again present, Inchagoill Road, off Seamus Quirke Road, Galway City. 6th February: 2 Waxwing, again present, Inchagoill Road, off Seamus Quirke Road, Galway City. 5th February: 74 Whooper Swan, Cloonmore, Claretuam (Ger O'Donohoe). 3rd February: 4 Waxwing, again present, Inchagoill Road, off Seamus Quirke Road, Galway City. 3rd February: 4 Purple Sandpiper & 2 dead Little Auk, Dog's Bay/Gorteen, Nr. Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 2nd February: Fem. Marsh Harrier, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 2nd February: 175 Black Guillemot, off Ballyconneely Golf Course beach (Dermot Breen). 2nd February: 4 Waxwing, again present, Inchagoill Road, off Seamus Quirke Road, Galway City. 1st February: Juv. female Peregrine, again present, sand quarry near Tuam. 1st February: 4 Waxwing, again present, Inchagoill Road, off Seamus Quirke Road, Galway City. |
| JANUARY 2009 |
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31st January: 80 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 31st January: 25 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Rostaff Lake (Dermot Breen). 31st January: 28 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Lough Aclougher, Nr. Lettercraffroe (Tom Chadwick). 31st January: 4 (Ad. & 3-1st Win.) Iceland Gull & 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 31st January: Ad. Kumlien's Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Ken Shaw). 31st January: Pair Blackcap, Loughrea (Pete Capsey). 31st January: 50 Scaup & Common Sandpiper, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Chris Cook). 31st January: 3 (2-Ad. & 1-1st Win.) Iceland Gull, Forster's Tern & Common Sandpiper, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Chris Cook). 31st January: 5,000 Golden Plover, 3,000 Lapwing, 260 Black-tailed Godwit, 9 Whooper Swan, 1,000 Wigeon & 2 Little Egret, Rahasane Turlough (Pete Capsey & John Carey). 31st January: 4 Waxwing, Inchagoill Road, off Seamus Quirke Road, Galway City (Aonghus O'Donaill). 30th January: Green Sandpiper, near Tuam (Jen Fisher & Dervla O'Dowd). 28th January: 35-40 Greenland White-fronted Goose, flew in from South to roost at Loughaunieran (Paul Troake). 27th January: 2 Ad. Win. Mediterranean Gull, Mannin Bay, Nr. Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 26th January: c. 5,000 Starlings, 3 km East of Oranbeg (John Carey). 25th January: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 25th January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 25th January: Long-eared Owl, Moycullen (Aonghus O'Donaill). 25th January: Curlew Sandpiper, Kilcaimin (Paul Troake & Chris Peppiatt). 25th January: Drake Green-winged Teal, Bell Harbour, Co. Clare (Dermot Breen, Neil Sharkey & Tom Chadwick). 25th January: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Shanmuckinish Castle, Co. Clare (Dermot Breen, Neil Sharkey & Tom Chadwick). 25th January: Little Auk, Traught (Dave McNamara). 24th January: Ad. female Surf Scoter, 3 (2-1st Win. & 4th Win.) Iceland Gull, Ad. Mediterranean Gull & 2-Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 24th January: 4-1st Win. Iceland Gull, 3rd Win Kumlien's Gull & 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 22nd January: Ad. female Surf Scoter, again present, Silver Strand, Galway City. 22nd January: Jack Snipe, Lough Kip (Brendan Power). 22nd January: Ad. Glaucous Gull & Iceland Gull (poss. 3rd Win Kumlien's), Ross (Dermot Breen). 22nd January: 1st Win. Kumlien's Gull & Ad. Iceland Gull, Clifden (Dermot Breen). 21st January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Newtownlynch Pier. 20th January: Juv. female Peregrine, sand quarry near Tuam (Jim Glennon). 19th January: 20 Twite & 2 Chough, Dog's Bay, Roundstone (Chris Lansdell). 19th January: Ad. female Surf Scoter, again present, Silver Strand, Galway City. 19th January: Little Auk, Nr. Clifden (Dermot Breen). 19th January: Grey Phalarope, Rusheen Bay, Galway City (Paul Troake). 18th January: Grey Phalarope, Barna (Paul Troake). 18th January: 3 Purple Sandpiper, Aughrus Point (Chris Lansdell). 18th January: 12 Greenland 'rostrata' Redpoll, Clifden Pier (Chris Lansdell). 18th January: Jack Snipe, Sky Road, Clifden (Chris Lansdell). 18th January: Female Goosander, Rahasane Turlough (Dermot Breen). 16th January: 2 (Ad. & 1st Win.) Iceland Gull, Long Walk, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 16th January: Kittiwake, Galway City docks, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 16th January: 3 (2nd Win. male, Ad. female & Juv. female) Hen Harrier, female Merlin, 4 Sparrowhawk, female Kestrel & 2 Pink-footed Goose, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 12th January: Pacific Diver, Tawin (Paul Cooke & L. Pitcher). 11th January: American Herring Gull, again present, Galway City docks, Galway City. 10th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Waterside, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 10th January: Ad. Iceland Gull & Kumlien's-type Gull, Long Walk, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 10th January: 5 (Ad., 2-1st Win., 2nd Win. & 3rd Win.) Iceland Gull (the latter two birds possibly Kumlien's Gulls), 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Ad. argentatus race Herring Gull & 2-Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Dermot Breen). 8th January: Ad. female Surf Scoter, again present, Silver Strand, Galway City. 8th January: Ad. Win. American Herring Gull, again present, Galway City docks, Galway City. 7th January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 7th January: Ad. female Surf Scoter, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 7th January: 4 Hen Harrier, Fem. Marsh Harrier, Merlin, Sparrowhawk, 2 Pink-footed Goose & Little Egret, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 5th January: 3rd Win. Kumlien's Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Clifden Quay (Dermot Breen). 4th January: 2 (1st & 2nd Win.) Iceland Gull & Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 4th January: Little Gull, Galway City docks, Galway City (Tom Cuffe). 3rd January: Ad. female Surf Scoter, again present, Silver Strand, Galway City. 3rd January: 30 Waxwing, Tuam (per Robert Vaughan). 3rd January: Fem. Ring-necked Duck, male Lesser Scaup-type hybrid, male Tufted Duck X Pochard hybrid & 70 Scaup, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 2nd January: Black-throated Diver, Silver Strand, Galway City (per BINS). 2nd January: 65 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway City (Ronan McLoughlin). 2nd January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City. 2nd January: Common Sandpiper & 2-Ad. Win. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway City (Ronan McLoughlin). 1st January: Female Brambling, Ballycrissane (Alex Copland). 1st January: Little Egret, Oranmore (Brian McVicker). 1st January: 3 (Ad. male & 2 ringtail) Hen Harrier, Curraghline, Lough Corrib (John Keogh & Chris Peppiatt). |
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