2015 Migrants
Sand Martin | 19th March, Knockferry, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). |
House Martin | 17th April, Oranmore Bridge (Neill Butterfield). |
Swallow | 27th March, Milltown, Nr. Tuam (Chris Benson). |
Swift | 3rd May, Angliham/Portumna Forest Park (Aonghus O'Donaill/Tom Tarpey). |
Common Sandpiper | 19th April, Lough Inch, Bearna (Cathal Forkan). |
Manx Shearwater | 5th May, Baile na hAbhann (Michael Nolan). |
Whimbrel | 16th April, Tarrea Pier (Paul Troake). |
Marsh Harrier | . |
Osprey | |
Hobby | |
Common Tern | 20th April, Galway Bay (Niall Keogh). |
Arctic Tern | 21st April, 60 nautical miles WSW Slyne Head (Niall Keogh & Ashley Bennison). |
Little Tern | . |
Black Tern | |
Roseate Tern | . |
Arctic Skua | . |
Pomarine Skua | |
Great Skua | 24th April, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). |
Long-tailed Skua | |
Willow Warbler | 6th April, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). |
Wood Warbler | |
Sedge Warbler | 22nd April, Killymongaun, Nr. Clifden (Chris Peppiatt). |
Whitethroat | 19th April, Milltown, Nr. Tuam (Chris Benson). |
Lesser Whitethroat | 24th April, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). |
Grasshopper Warbler | 22nd April, Killymongaun, Nr. Clifden & Rooaunmore, Nr. Ardrahan (Chris Peppiatt & Paul Troake). |
Garden Warbler | |
White Wagtail | 26th April, Kilcolgan Point, Tawin (Paul Troake). |
Corncrake | 3rd May, Inishbofin (Frank Wedgeworth). |
Spotted Crake | |
Quail | . |
Cuckoo | 2nd April, Bearna (Denis Cody). |
Turtle Dove | 24th April, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). |
Nightjar | |
Wheatear | 16th March, Little Killary (Dermot Breen). |
Whinchat | |
Ring Ouzel | |
Spotted Flycatcher | 23rd May, Recess (Eamonn Delaney). |
Pied Flycatcher | |
Garganey | . |
If you are interested in the pattern of bird migration in Ireland and Britain you may like to visit the BTO/BirdWatch Ireland Migration Site.
Phenology is the study of the dates of recurring natural phenomena such as the arrival and departure dates of migratory birds and the dates of bud break and flowering of plants and trees. It is thought that this type of study may be of particular relevance to Global Warming and other climatic phenomena.
The Irish Native Woodland Trust web site has a page via which you can contribute to this study.