2017 Sightings
| December 2017 |
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31st December: 2 (Ad. & 1st Win.) Iceland Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Cathal Forkan & Paidi Cullinan). 31st December: Ad. Win. Little Gull, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Dermot Breen, Cathal Forkan & Paidi Cullinan). 31st December: Juv. male Hen Harrier & Peregrine, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 31st December: 2 Great White Egret, again present, Lough Corrib. 31st December: 2 Snow Bunting, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 31st December: Common Buzzard, Kilbannon, Tuam (Ted Steede). 30th December: Kingfisher, Loch-an-tSaile, near Camus Bay (Fearghas MacLochlainn). 29th December: Glossy Ibis, Mainistir, Inishmore (Peadar O'Connell). 28th December: Common Buzzard, Cregg, Corrandulla (Peter Tyndall). 27th December: 2 Great White Egret, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 26th December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 26th December: 2 Scaup, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 26th December: Drake Ring-necked Duck, again present, Lough Rea. 22nd December: Ad. Win Foster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 22nd December: 3 Snow Bunting, Mutton Island, Galway city (Cathal Forkan). 20th December: Ad. Kumlien's Gull & 20 Twite, Omey Island (Dermot Breen). 17th December: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Cathal Forkan). 16th December: 2 (2nd Win. & Ad.) Iceland Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 16th December: Whimbrel, Kilcaimin (Paul Troake). 16th December: 2 Great White Egret, Angliham & Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 15th December: 3 (1st Win & 2 Ad.) Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 11th December: Ringtail Hen Harrier, Letterfir (Paul Troake). 11th December: 2 Sandwich Tern, Rossaveal (Paul Troake). 11th December: Spotted Redshank, Tawin (Paul Troake). 9th December: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 9th December: 20 Greenland White-fronted Goose, NW of Spiddal (Paul Troake). 9th December: Ad. White-tailed Eagle, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 9th December: 3 Scaup, Ad. Win. Mediterranean Gull & 38 Gadwall, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 9th December: Long-tailed Duck, Mutton Island, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 8th December: Water Rail, Cregg River, Cloonboo (Ian Brophy). 7th December: Drake Lesser Scaup, again present, Rahasane turlough. 4th December: Pink-footed Goose & 36 Greylag Goose, Keeraunacussann, Nr. Casla (Dermot Breen). 3rd December: 3 Ruff & Peregrine, Rahasane turlough (Marcin Pisula). 3rd December: Ad. Win Foster's Tern, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 3rd December: Drake Lesser Scaup, again present, Rahasane turlough. 3rd December: Common Buzzard & Chiffchaff, Mountross, Lough Corrib (Neil Ellis). 2nd December: Great white Egret, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 2nd December: Chiffchaff, Bearna (Cathal Forkan). 2nd December: Ad. Win Foster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 2nd December: Drake Ring-necked Duck, Lough Rea (Alex Ash). 2nd December: Drake Lesser Scaup, again present, Rahasane turlough. 2nd December: 2-1st Win. Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Neil Ellis). |
| November 2017 |
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29th November: 38 Gadwall 7 2 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 28th November: Canada Goose & 70 Whooper Swan, Lydacan (Paul Troake). 26th November: Peregrine, Creganna Marsh (John Curley). 26th November: 4 Common Buzzard, Oranmore (Martin O'Malley). 25th November: Drake Lesser Scaup, again present, Rahasane turlough. 25th November: 3 Spotted Redshank & Mediterranean Gull, Tawin (Paul Troake). 25th November: 30 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Belclare turlough (Eamonn Delaney). 24th November: Fem./Imm. Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 22nd November: Ad. Win Foster's Tern, again present, Kinvara. 22nd November: Hen Harrier, Sliabh Rua, Inchiquin, Lough Corrib (Deirdre Comerford, Úna Fleming & Neil Sharkey). 21st November: 1st Win. male Eider, Rossadillask, Cleggan (Dermot Breen). 19th November: 17 Long-tailed Duck, Common Scoter & Whimbrel, Inishmore (Alex Ash). 18th November: Drake Ring-necked Duck, Rahasane turlough (John Murphy). 18th November: Drake Lesser Scaup, again present, Rahasane turlough. 16th November: Drake Lesser Scaup, Rahasane turlough (Sean Cronin). 15th November: 7 Sandwich Tern & Mediterranean Gull, Newtownlynch Pier (Paidi Cullinan). 15th November: Ad. Win Foster's Tern, again present, Newtownlynch Pier. 9th November: Red-throated Diver, Traught (Deirdre Comerford). 9th November: 2 Velvet Scoter, Ardfry (Deirdre Comerford). 9th November: Ad. Win Foster's Tern & Sum. plumage Black-throated Diver, Newtownlynch Pier (Paul Troake). 7th November: min. 2 Common Crossbill, Oldtown, Moycullen (Steve Bierley). 3rd November: Arctic Tern, Menlo, Lough Corrib (Marcin Pisula). 3rd November: Barn Owl, found dead on M6 hard shoulder 3 km west of toll plaza, Ballinasloe (Ciaran & Enda Flynn). 1st November: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 1st November: Lapland Bunting, Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park (Dermot Breen). |
| October 2017 |
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31st October: Juv. Fem. Surf Scoter, again present, off Carrickglass Beach, Lettergesh. 29th October: Imm. Arctic Tern, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Marcin Pisula). 29th October: 2 Purple Sandpiper, Salthill (Brendan Dunne). 29th October: Juv. Fem. Surf Scoter, off Carrickglass Beach, Lettergesh (Mary Maloney & James Sheehan). 29th October: Juv. Little Stint & Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Rahasane turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 29th October: Juv. Black Tern, again present, Rahasane turlough. 28th October: Peregrine & 4 Common Buzzard, Claregalway (Jim Glennon). 28th October: Yellow-browed Warbler, Inishmore (Richard Moores). 28th October: Fem. Surf Scoter, again present, Carrickooagh Bay, Inishmore. 27th October: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler & Common Rosefinch, Inishmore (Richard Moores). 27th October: Fem. Surf Scoter, again present, Carrickooagh Bay, Inishmore. 27th October: 4 Yellow-browed Warbler & Brambling, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 26th October: Sabine's Gull, North Sound, Galway Bay (Pete Tyndall). 26th October: Common Rosefinch & Brambling, Inishmore (Richard Moores). 26th October: Bittern, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 26th October: Juv. Black Tern, Rahasane turlough (Tom Murtagh). 26th October: Ad. Win Foster's Tern, Ballyloughaun, Galway city (Tim Griffin). 25th October: Fem. Surf Scoter, again present, Carrickooagh Bay, Inishmore. 25th October: 2 Yellow-browed Warbler & 3 Twite, Inishmore (Richard Moores). 24th October: Fem. Surf Scoter, Carrickooagh Bay, Inishmore (Richard Moores). 23rd October: Yellow-browed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat & Reed Warbler, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 22nd October: 7 Barnacle Goose, Renvyle (John McLoughlin). 22nd October: 2 Yellowhammer, Glenrevagh, Corrandulla (Pete Tyndall). 22nd October: Juv. White-tailed Eagle, Garryland (Mark Helmore). 22nd October: Yellow-browed Warbler, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 22nd October: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, off Cleggan (Aurélie Jambon). 22nd October: Arctic Skua, Tawin (Neil Ellis). 22nd October: Snow Bunting, Diamond Hill, Connemara National Park. 20th October: Turtle Dove, Seancheibh, Spiddal. 19th October: Barred Warbler & Wheatear, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 18th October: Yellow-browed Warbler & 7 Redwing, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney). 17th October: 5 Pomarine Skua, from Inishmore Ferry, Galway Bay (Hugh Delaney). 15th October: Common Rosefinch & Greenland ('rostrata') Redpoll, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 15th October: Lesser Whitethroat, Slyne Head (Dermot Breen). 11th October: 11 Greenland White-fronted Goose & 13 Ruff, Rahasane turlough (Tom Murtagh). 11th October: Yellow-browed Warbler, Inishmore (Hugh Delaney, Dermot Breen & John Murphy). 11th October: Red-eyed Vireo, Kilronan Woods, Inishmore, possibly a different bird, Kilronan is 9.4 km East of Bun Gabhla (John Murphy). 10th October: Yellow-browed Warbler & Lapland Bunting, Inishmore (Dermot Breen, Hugh Delaney, Cathal Forkan & John Murphy). 10th October: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Kilmurvey turlough, Inishmore. 9th October: 3 Pomarine Skua, off Inishmaan (John Murphy). 9th October: Yellow-browed Warbler, Inisheer (Paul Troake). 9th October: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Kilmurvey turlough, Inishmore. 9th October: Barred Warbler, Yellow-browed Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat & Snow Bunting, Inishmore (Dermot Breen, Niall Keogh, Hugh Delaney, Paul Troake, Cathal Forkan & John Murphy). 8th October: 3 Yellow-browed Warbler & Lesser Whitethroat, Inishmore (Dermot Breen, Niall Keogh, Hugh Delaney, Paul Troake & Cathal Forkan). 8th October: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Kilmurvey turlough, Inishmore. 8th October: Red-eyed Vireo, again present, Bun Gabhla, Inishmore. 7th October: 5 Barnacle Goose, again present, Inishmore. 7th October: Yellow-browed Warbler & Snow Bunting, Bun Gabhla, Inishmore (Dermot Breen, Niall Keogh, Hugh Delaney, Paul Troake & Cathal Forkan). 7th October: Red-eyed Vireo, Bun Gabhla, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 5th October: Lesser Whitethroat & 5 Barnacle Goose, Inishmore (Alex Ash & Dermot Breen). 5th October: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, Kilmurvey turlough, Inishmore (Alex Ash). 1st October: Peregrine, Salthill, Galway city (Brendan Dunne). 1st October: 2 Arctic Skua & Great Skua, Salthill, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 1st October: Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Juv. Common Sandpiper, Ad. Little Gull, Ad. Mediterranean Gull, 2 Arctic Tern & Storm Petrel, Mutton Island/Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Niall Keogh). |
| September 2017 |
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30th September: Kingfisher, Leenane Pier (Hubert Servignat). 30th September: 8 Sanderling, Inishmore (Neil Ellis). 30th September: Kingfisher & 4 Water Rail, Lough Corrib (Dylan Storey-Branagh). 30th September: 30 Grey Phalarope, between Inishbofin & Inishturk (Martin O'Malley). 30th September: 5 Black Tern, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Cathal Forkan). 27th September: 3 Black Tern, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Ted Little). 25th September: Juv. White-tailed Eagle, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 25th September: Great White Egret, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 25th September: Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Omey Strand (Dermot Breen). 25th September: Pectoral Sandpiper & 8 Ruff, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 24th September: 2 Juv. Little Stint, Juv. Curlew Sandpiper & 2 White Wagtail, Mweenish Island, Tawin (Dermot Breen). 24th September: Juv. Little Stint, Kilcaimin (Dermot Breen). 24th September: Juv. Curlew Sandpiper, Ad. Little Gull & Ad. Mediterranean Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Dermot Breen). 24th September: Dark phase Arctic Skua, 1st Win. Little Gull & Ad. Mediterranean Gull, off South Park/Mutton Island, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 23rd September: Little Gull & Spotted Redshank, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Alex Ash). 23rd September: Grey Phalarope & 2 Mediterranean Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 22nd September: Pomarine Skua, Little Gull & 5 Storm Petrel, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 21st September: Arctic Skua, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Brendan Dunne). 21st September: Juv. Great Skua, 5 Arctic Skua, 1st yr. Little Gull, 5 Mediterranean Gull & 200+ Sandwich Tern, Mutton Island, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 20th September: 2 Whooper Swan, Glennamaddy turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 19th September: Juv. Sabine's Gull, dark phase Pomarine Skua & Ad. Little Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 17th September: 3 Black Tern, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Tim Griffin). 17th September: Great White Egret, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 17th September: Green Sandpiper, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Marcin Pisula). 16th September: Green Sandpiper, Rahasane turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 15th September: Kingfisher, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Hubert Servignat). 15th September: 2 Arctic Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit & 11 Ruff, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 13th September: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Dave Bakewell). 12th September: Spotted Redshank, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 12th September: Buff-bellied Pipit, Mweenish Island, Tawin (Paul Troake). 11th September: 2 Leach's Petrel, 6 Great Skua & 6 Light-bellied Brent Goose, past Aughrus Point, Connemara (Dermot Breen). 10th September: 2 Cory's Shearwater & 2 Sabine's Gull, Salthill (Marcin Pisula). 9th September: Barn Owl, Loughrea (Tanya O'Brien). 4th September: 2 Peregrine Falcon, Moneymore, Oranmore (M.T.C. Molloy). 2nd September: Ruff & Kingfisher, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Neil Ellis). |
| August 2017 |
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30th August: Ad. Little Stint, Omey Strand (Dermot Breen). 20th August: Peregrine Falcon, Killeeneen (Ralph Wheatley). 13th August: Green Sandpiper, Rahasane turlough (Dermot Breen). 12th August: 2 Spotted Redshank, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Alex Ash). 10th August: Whooper Swan, again present, Church Lough, Inishbofin. 10th August: 9 Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran Harbour (Dermot Breen). 8th August: Ad. Little Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Neil Ellis). 8th August: Ad. Sum. White-rumped Sandpiper, Mannin Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 7th August: Black Swan, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 5th August: Quail, Mweeloon, Tawin (Paul Troake). 1st August: 400+ Starling roost, Castlegar (Sean Walsh). |
| July 2017 |
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31st July: Black Swan, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 30th July: Bottle-nosed Dolphin, leucistic Black-headed Gull & 6 (3-Ad. & 3-1st-yr) Mediterranean Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 30th July: 40 Storm Petrel, off Mutton Island, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 29th July: 24 Storm Petrel, 5 Common Scoter, Peregrine, Little Gull & Ad. Mediterranean Gull, off Mutton Island, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 28th July: Spotted Redshank, again present, Kinvara. 15th July: 2 Sooty Shearwater, 5 Storm Petrel & Spotted Redshank, Silver Strand, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 13th July: Spotted Redshank, Kinvara (Paul Troake). 10th July: Long-eared Owl, Ballycurrin Bay, Lough Corrib (Tommy Carey). 10th July: Peregrine Falcon, again present, Glenrevagh, Corrandulla. 9th July: Peregrine Falcon, again present, Glenrevagh, Corrandulla. 8th July: Peregrine Falcon, Glenrevagh, Corrandulla (Pete Tyndall). 7th July: Carrion Crow, Oranmore (Steve Bierley). |
| June 2017 |
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30th June: Common Buzzard, Portumna Forest Park (Kevin Donnellan). 29th June: Pair White-tailed Eagle, Church Island, Lough Derg, Portumna Forest Park (Jon & Nuala Freestone). 25th June: 2 Juv. Long-eared Owl, Nr. Moycullen (Joy Buckley). 24th June: 50 (Ad. & Juv.) Greenfinch, Laurencetown (Stephen Heery). 24th June: Ringtail Hen Harrier, Nr. Cappataggle (Sean Walsh). 23rd June: 3 Whimbrel, Ballyloughaun, Galway city (Sean Walsh). 22nd June: 4 Golden Plover, Ballynahinch (Iseult Honohan). 22nd June: 2 (1st & 2nd Sum.) Mediterranean Gull, Barna Pier (Cathal Forkan). 20th June: Hobby, Cloonassee, Kinvara (John Meade). 18th June: 6 calling Corncrake, Inishbofin: East End, 2 Middlequarter, 2 Fawnmore & Westquarter (Fearghas Mac Lochlainn). 18th June: Whooper Swan, again present, Church Lough, Inishbofin. 12th June: Great Northern Diver, Cleggan (Kevin Dooney). 12th June: 3 Corncrake, Inishbofin (Kevin Dooney). 10th June: Calling corncrake & 2 Great Skua, Inishbofin (Kevin Dooney). 9th June: Whooper Swan, Church Lough, Inishbofin (Manus Curran). 5th June: Chough, 2 Dark Phase Arctic Skua & 20 Storm Petrel, Tawin (Paul Troake). 3rd June: Corncrake, Rossadillisk, Cleggan (Mary Cosgrove). 1st June: Peregrine, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Daniel Cushen). |
| May 2017 |
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30th May: Great White Egret, Nr, Gort (Paul Troake). 25th May: Black Redstart (possible), Ballyloughane, Galway city (Neil Sharkey). 17th May: Red-necked Grebe & 6 Storm Petrel, Mutton Island, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 12th May: 3 Great Northern Diver, Tawin (Tom Cooney). 9th May: Ring-billed Gull, Oranmore (Hubert Servignat). 5th May: Corncrake (calling) & 2 Swift, Middlequarter, Inishbofin (Chris Peppiatt). 5th May: Swift, Palmer's Rock, Salthill, Galway city (Brendan Dunne). 2nd May: 16 Purple Sandpiper, Palmer's Rock, Salthill, Galway city (Brendan Dunne). 2nd May: Common Crane, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan, Gerry Condron & Tom McCormack). 1st May: 2 calling Corncrake, Inishbofin (Fearghas Mac Lochlainn). |
| April 2017 |
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30th April: Nightjar (churring), Oranhill, Oranmore (Ciaran Loughnane). 28th April: Black-throated Diver, Renvyle Head (Dermot Breen). 28th April: 3rd yr. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach, Cleggan (Dermot Breen). 28th April: 2nd yr. Little Gull, Furbo (Alex Ash). 27th April: 45 Whimbrel, Kilcaimin (Neil Ellis). 23rd April: Pair Common Buzzard, Killimor (Deirdre Lyons). 22nd April: Iceland Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 19th April: Cuckoo, Curramore, Nr. Headford (Neil Sharkey). 18th April: Black Swan, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 18th April: 2nd yr. Iceland Gull, 5 Common Tern & 55 Whimbrel, off Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Niall Keogh & Paul Connaughton). 18th April: Whimbrel, Curramore, Nr. Headford (Neil Sharkey). 17th April: 3 Whimbrel, Ballyloughane, Galway city (Liz Quinn). 16th April: Black-throated Diver & Arctic Tern, South Park beach, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 12th April: Wheatear, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Denis Cody). 10th April: Corncrake, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 10th April: Cuckoo, Old Town, Moycullen (Steve Bierley). 9th April: 4 Wheatear & 12 Light-bellied Brent Goose, Inis Meáin (Fearghas Mac Lochlainn). 6th April: 3 (Ad. & 2-2nd yr.) Iceland Gull & Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Mutton Island, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 6th April: Iceland Gull & Red-throated Diver, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Brendan Dunne). 6th April: Peregrine, Renmore, Galway city (Neil Ellis). |
| March 2017 |
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26th March: Willow Warbler, Lough Inch, Nr. Bearna (Cathal Forkan). 25th March: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Furbo. 25th March: Black Swan, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Steve Walton). 25th March: Twite, An Cuan Mor, Nr. Spiddal (Neil Sharkey). 25th March: Willow Warbler, Luimnagh West, Lough Corrib (Deirdre Comerford). 24th March: 60 Whooper Swan, Salthill, Galway city (Brendan Dunne). 22nd March: Sand Martin, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Steve Bierley). 21st March: 20 Waxwing, again present, Rosscahill. 19th March: 95 Pintail & 9 Whooper Swan, Rahasane turlough (Neil Ellis). 19th March: 10+ Waxwing, again present, Rosscahill. 15th March: Swallow, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Sean O'Callaghan). 14th March: 5 (Ad. & 4-2nd Win.) Iceland Gull, Ad. Ring-billed Gull & 4 Sandwich Tern, Mutton Island/Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 14th March: 2 Common Buzzard, Claregalway (Jim Glennon). 13th March: Sand Martin, Tuam (Jim Glennon). 12th March: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Kinvara. 12th March: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & 2-3rd yr. Iceland Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Alex Ash). 12th March: 6 Waxwing, Castlelawn Heights, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 10th March: 2-1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Brendan Dunne). 9th March: Woodcock, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 9th March: Scandinavian ('littoralis') Rock Pipit, Galway Docks (Niall Keogh). 6th March: 2 Manx Shearwater, Traught (Neil Ellis). 5th March: Great White Egret, Curraghmore, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 5th March: min. 24 Waxwing, again present, Rosscahill. 4th March: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 3rd March: 26 Waxwing, Rosscahill (Steve Bierley). 1st March: 3-2nd Win. Iceland Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Paidi Cullinan). |
| February 2017 |
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26th February: Ad. Win. Little Gull, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 25th February: 2 Scaup, Tawin (Niall Keogh). 25th February: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Niall Keogh). 25th February: Common Sandpiper, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 25th February: 2-2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 24th February: 20 Waxwing, Rosscahill School (Steve Bierley). 19th February: 2 Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Alex Ash). 19th February: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull, again present, Rossaveal. 18th February: 4 Waxwing, again present, Knockranny, Nr. Moycullen. 18th February: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & Iceland Gull, again present, Rossaveal. 18th February: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 17th February: Velvet Scoter, again present, East of Aughinish causeway. 17th February: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Newtownlynch Pier. 17th February: Drake Ring-necked Duck, again present, Lough Rea. 17th February: Red Squirrel, Luimnagh West, Lough Corrib (Deirdre Comerford). 16th February: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 15th February: 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, Spiddal (Padi Cullinan). 15th February: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 15th February: 4 Waxwing, again present, Knockranny, Nr. Moycullen. 10th February: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city. 9th February: 4 Waxwing, again present, Knockranny, Nr. Moycullen. 8th February: 2 Great White Egret, again preesent, mouth of River Clare, Lough Corrib. 8th February: 21 Waxwing, Ballybrit Business Park, Galway city (John Curley). 8th February: 4 Waxwing, Knockranny, Nr. Moycullen (Paul Troake). 5th February: 4 Purple Sandpiper, Salthill, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 5th February: 3 Red Grouse, Inveran (Jim Bowman & Ian Stevenson). 5th February: 3 Iceland Gull & Little Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 5th February: 58 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Belclare turlough (Dermot Breen). 5th February: Todd's Canada Goose, again present, Belclare turlough. 5th February: Drake Ring-necked Duck, again present, Lough Rea. 5th February: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 4th February: 2nd yr. Little Gull, 3rd yr. Mediterranean Gull, 2 Ad. Ring-billed Gull & Otter, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 4th February: 2nd Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Rossaveal. 4th February: Black Redstart, again present, Ballyconneely. 4th February: Great White Egret, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 4th February: Lapland Bunting, Cregoduff, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 4th February: Juv. Glaucous Gull & 3rd yr. Iceland Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 4th February: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 3rd February: Ad. Win. Laughing Gull, off Cregoduff beach, Ballyconneely, in front of golf club (Dermot Breen). |
| January 2017 |
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31st January: Female Velvet Scoter, Illanaboe, Lough Derg (Alex Ash). 31st January: Snowy Owl, again present, NW of Spiddal. 29th January: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Furbo (Alex Ash). 29th January: Ad. Iceland Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 28th January: Ad. Little Gull, Furbo (Alex Ash). 26th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & 2nd Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Rossaveal. 26th January: 17 Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran Harbour (Dermot Breen). 24th January: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull, 2nd Win. Iceland Gull & 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 23rd January: Woodcock, Kilcornan woods, Clarinbridge (John Curley). 22nd January: Drake Green-winged Teal, again present, Kinvara. 21st January: Siberian Chiffchaff, Lough Atalia Road, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 21st January: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 21st January: Great White Egret, again present, Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 21st January: Todd's Canada Goose, again present, Belclare turlough. 21st January: Male White-tailed Eagle ('Star'), 2 Great White Egret, 3 Little Egret, 27 Whooper Swan, 6 Gadwall, 505 Tufted Duck & 1,190 Coot, Lower Lough Corrib Count, Lough Corrib (Aoife Boyd, Marianne ten Cate, Eamonn Delaney, Una Fleming, Jo Gordon, Niall Keogh, Neil Sharkey, Philip Walton, Stephen Walton & Tristram Whyte). 21st January: 2 Great Northern Diver, Lough Corrib (Dylan Storey Branagh). 21st January: 23 Waxwing, Bushypark Lawn, Galway city (Peter Forrest). 19th January: Drake Green-winged Teal, again present, Kinvara. 19th January: Waxwing, Carrowgarriff, Maam (Dermot Breen). 18th January: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 18th January: Snowy Owl, again present, NW of Spiddal. 17th January: Ad. Mediterranean Gull & 4 Sandwich Tern, Newtownlynch Pier (Paul Troake). 17th January: Velvet Scoter & 10 Long-tailed Duck, East of Aughinish causeway (Paul Troake). 17th January: Todd's Canada Goose, again present, Belclare turlough. 16th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull & 3 (2 Ad. & 3rd yr) Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Hugh Delaney). 15th January: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 15th January: Todd's Canada Goose, again present, Belclare turlough. 15th January: 3rd yr. Iceland Gull, again present, Spiddal. 14th January: 39 Gadwall, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh, Darrern Craig & Chris Peppiatt). 14th January: Drake Green-winged Teal, again present, Kinvara. 14th January: 2 Ad. Ring-billed Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 14th January: Slavonian Grebe, Coral Strand, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 14th January: Black Redstart, again present, Ballyconneely. 14th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 14th January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern & 7 Purple Sandpiper, again present, Salthill, Galway city. 13th January: 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull, again present, Cleggan Harbour. 13th January: 2-1st Win. Iceland Gull, Omey Strand (Dermot Breen). 11th January: Drake Green-winged Teal, again present, Kinvara. 10th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 8th January: 53 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Belclare turlough (Eamonn Delaney). 8th January: Todd's Canada Goose, again present, Belclare turlough. 7th January: Yellow-legged Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Padraig Farrelly). 7th January: 30 Gadwall & 2 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Padraig Farrelly). 7th January: 50 Common Scoter, Newtownlynch Pier (Paul Troake). 6th January: 7 Waxwing, Ballybrit, Galway city (John Curley). 5th January: Pacific Diver, again present, Kilcolgan Point, Tawin. 4th January: 2 Spotted Redshank, between Ardfry and Tawin (Paul Troake). 4th January: 2 Slavonian Grebe, again present, between Ardfry and Tawin. 4th January: 4 Purple Sandpiper, Kilcolgan Point, Tawin (Paul Troake). 4th January: Pacific Diver, again present, Kilcolgan Point, Tawin. 3rd January: Iceland Gull, Spiddal (Alex Ash). 3rd January: Drake Ring-necked Duck, again present, Lough Rea. 3rd January: Great Northern Diver & 610 Shoveler, Lough Rea (Paul Troake). 3rd January: Whimbrel, Pollagh, Kinvara (Paul Troake). 2nd January: Drake Lesser Scaup & Drake Ring-necked Duck, again present, Lough Rea. 2nd January: Great White Egret, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Neil Ellis). 1st January: Drake Green-winged Teal, again present, Kinvara. 1st January: Drake Lesser Scaup, again present, Lough Rea. 1st January: Snowy Owl, again present, between Inveran and Spiddal. |