Recent Sightings
| June 2017 |
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5th June: Chough, 2 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). 27th May: Great Grey Shrike, Castlegar, Galway city (Sean Walsh). 25th May: Black Redstart (possible), Ballyloughane, Galway city (Neil Sharkey). 17th May: Red-necked Grebe, Mutton Island, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 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). |
| April 2017 |
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30th April: Nightjar (churring), Oranhill, Oranmore (Ciaran Loughnane). 23rd April: Pair Common Buzzard, Killimor (Deirdre Lyons). 19th April: Cuckoo, Curramore, Nr. Headford (Neil Sharkey). 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). 3rd April: Cattle Egret, Seancheibh, Spiddal (Declan Mac Cuarta). |
| March 2017 |
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26th March: Willow Warbler, Lough Inch, Nr. Bearna (Cathal Forkan). 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). 22nd March: Sand Martin, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Steve Bierley). 15th March: Swallow, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Sean O'Callaghan). 14th March: 2 Common Buzzard, Claregalway (Jim Glennon). 13th March: Sand Martin, Tuam (Jim Glennon). 12th March: 6 Waxwing, Castlelawn Heights, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 3rd March: 26 Waxwing, Rosscahill (Steve Bierley). |
| February 2017 |
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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: 2nd Win. Kumlien's Gull & Iceland Gull, again present, Rossaveal. 18th February: Black Redstart, again present, Barna Pier. 17th February: Drake Ring-necked Duck, again present, Lough Rea. 17th February: Red Squirrel, Luimnagh West, Lough Corrib (Deirdre Comerford). 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. 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: 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. 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). 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. 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: 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). 10th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Rossaveal (Dermot Breen). 6th January: 7 Waxwing, Ballybrit, Galway city (John Curley). 4th January: 2 Slavonian Grebe, again present, between Ardfry and Tawin. 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. |