Recent Sightings
| August 2019 |
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20th August: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 18th August: Balearic Shearwater, Silver Strand, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 13th August: Dotterel, Brannock Island (Sean Pierce). 11th August: Cattle Egret, again present, Rahasane turlough. 9th August: 3 Juv. Ruff, Inishdawros Strand (Dermot Breen). 8th August: 13 Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran (Dermot Breen). 8th August: Cattle Egret, Rahasane turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 6th August: 3 (2 Juv. & Ringtail) Hen Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Sparrowhawk & Kestrel, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Cathal Forkan). 6th August: Juv. Hen Harrier, Kiltullagh turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 6th August: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 2nd August: 3 (2 Ad. & Juv.) Mediterranean Gull, South Park, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 2nd August: Spotted Redshank, again present, Rusheen Bay, Galway city. 2nd August: 2nd yr. Little Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Cathal Forkan). |
| July 2019 |
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29th July: 10 Little Tern, Omey Strand (Dermot Breen). 27th July: 7 Whimbrel, Inis Meáin (Dermot Breen). 27th July: 10 Mediterranean Gull, Fornais Island (Sean McCann). 25th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 23rd July: Ad. Win. Mediterranean Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Cathal Forkan). 23rd July: Ad. Ring-billed Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 20th July: Spotted Redshank, again present, Rusheen Bay, Galway city. 20th July: 3 Ruff, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Henrik Brænder). 18th July: Male Common Crossbill, Cappagh, Nr. Glennamaddy (Chris Peppiatt). 18th July: Fem./Imm. Marsh Harrier, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 18th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 16th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 15th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 14th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 12th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 11th July: Balearic Shearwater, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 11th July: Spotted Redshank, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 11th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 10th July: 23 Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran Bay (Dermot Breen). 10th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 9th July: Ad. Mediterranean Gull, Long Walk, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 9th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 7th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 6th July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 3rd July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 2nd July: Common Crane, again present, Kiltullagh turlough. 2nd July: Ad. Rose-coloured Starling, Aillebrack Quay, Nr. Ballyconneely (Paddy O'Malley). |
| June 2019 |
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25th June: Common Crane, Kiltullagh turlough (Bill Cassidy). 25th June: Ad. Yellow-legged Gull, again present, Caranavoodaun turlough. 20th June: Hobby, M6 junction at Ballinasloe (Conor Henry). 16th June: Ad. Yellow-legged Gull, Caranavoodaun turlough (Paul Troake). 15th June: Common Quail, Nr. Lydacan turlough (Paul Troake). 14th June: Common Rosefinch, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 10th June: Min. 3 young Long-eared Owl, calling, Menlo, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 6th June: Foster's Tern & 2 (AD. & 3rd yr.) Mediterranean Gull, again present, Inishroo, Corranroo Bay. 2nd June: Ad. male Common Rosefinch, again present, Tower Callow. 2nd June: Storm Petrel & Arctic Skua, Silver Strand, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 1st June: Ad. male Common Rosefinch, again present, Tower Callow. |
| May 2019 |
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31st May: Ad. male Common Rosefinch, western side of Shannon at Tower Callow, opposite Banagher, Co. Offaly (John Murphy). 26th May: Black-throated Diver, west off Ballynahown, Furbo (Henrik Brænder). 25th May: 2 Mediterranean Gull, Inishroo, Corranroo Bay (Paidi Cullinan). 24th May: Peregrine, Farravaun, Lough Corrib (Ted Mustard). 22nd May: Spotted Flycatcher, Tooreen West (Paul Troake). 22nd May: Ad. Foster's Tern, Inishroo, Corranroo Bay (Paul Troake). 19th May: drake Garganey, again present, Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 19th May: Pair Common Scoter, Roeillaun Island, Lough Corrib, Nr. Oughterard (Paidi Cullinan). 19th May: 4 drake Garganey, 7 Pochard, 9 Shoveler, 2 Teal, Scaup, 9 Gadwall, 12 Tufted Duck, 64 Mallard, 2 Dunlin, 7 Black-tailed Godwit, 4 Snipe, 7 Redshank, 10+ Lapwing & 2 Cuckoo, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Paidi Cullinan). 18th May: Storm Petrel, off Lettermullan (Sean McCann). 17th May: 2 Turtle Dove, Inishbofin (Dermot Breen). 17th May: Broad-billed Sandpiper, Cloonamore Strand, Inishbofin (Gavin Ó Sé). 16th May: 4 (two pairs) Spotted Flycatcher, Dangan, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 9th May: Carrion Crow, again present, Ardmore, Nr. Clifden. 8th May: 11 Common Crossbill, Old Town, Moycullen (Steve Bierley). 8th May: Carrion Crow, Ardmore, Nr. Clifden (Dermot Breen). 6th May: Ad. Summer Curlew Sandpiper, Great Skua & Puffin, Rossadillisk (Cathal Forkan). 5th May: 2 Swift, Maunsells's Road, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 5th May: Untagged White-tailed Eagle, again present, Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 4th May: 100 Great Northern Diver, between Clifden & Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 4th May: Black-throated Diver, off Mannin Bag (Dermot Breen). 4th May: Pair Garganey, again present, Truska, Nr. Ballyconneely. 4th May: Win. plumage White-billed Diver, again present Nr. Inishbofin (off Aughrusbeg). 1st May: Swift, Oranmore (Martin Byrnes). 1st May: White Wagtail & 44 Whimbrel, Mweenish Island (Paidi Cullinan). 1st May: Swift, 2nd yr. Little Gull & Whooper Swan, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Niall Keogh). 1st May: 2 Whinchat, Whitethroat & Cuckoo, Clonfert (Paidi Cullinan). |
| April 2019 |
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28th April: Pomarine Skua, Ballynahown, Furbo (Henrik Brænder). 27th April: 48 Pomarine Skua, 6 Arctic Skua, Great Skua & 2 (Ad. & Imm.) Little Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Marcin Pisula). 27th April: 6-10 Great Skua, 6 Arctic Skua & approx. 50 Pomarine Skua, Silver Strand, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill & Cathal Forkan). 26th April: Pair Garganey, again present, Truska, Nr. Ballyconneely. 24th April: Whooper Swan (injured), still present, Church Lough, Inishbofin (Cathal Forkan). 24th April: 2 Corncrake, Inishbofin (Cathal Forkan). 23rd April: 2 Arctic Skua, 6 Common Tern, Ad. Little Gull & 11 Black-tailed Godwit, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Niall Keogh). 23rd April: 2 Black-throated Diver, off Mannin Beg, Nr. Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 23rd April: Pair Garganey, Truska, Nr. Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 23rd April: Cuckoo, Old Town, Moycullen (Steve Bierley). 22nd April: Cuckoo, Lettergesh East (Nessa Walsh). 21st April: Ad. Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Tern, Grasshopper Warbler, Cuckoo, 10+ Sedge Warbler & 8 Pochard, Lough Corrib (Paidi Cullinan). 21st April: 2 White-tailed Eagle, Lough Alewnaghta, Co. Galway/Co. Clare border near Whitegate (Kevin Madden). 20th April: Drake Green-winged Teal, Loch Barr an Phointe, Inishmore (Henrik Brænder). 19th April: 2 Grasshopper Warbler, Clonbern (Chris Peppiatt). 19th April: Cuckoo, Bearna (Cathal Forkan). 19th April: 2 White Wagtail, Mutton Island, Galway city (Tom Cuffe & Cathal Forkan). 19th April: 2 White Wagtail, Sedge Warbler, 2 Chough & 7 Lapwing, Finish Island, Carna (Dermot Breen). 19th April: Cuckoo, Cornamona, Lough Corrib (Paul Troake). 18th April: 6 Little Tern & 6 Whimbrel, Dog's/Gurteen Bay (Dermot Breen). 17th April: 4 Little Tern, between Bearna and Spiddal (Henrik Brænder). 17th April: Common Sandpiper, Omey Island (Dermot Breen). 16th April: 5 Arctic Tern & several Common Tern, Rossaveal Harbour (Niall Keogh). 16th April: Great Skua, Puffin & 110 Manx Shearwater, Galway bay between Rossaveal and Furbo (Niall Keogh). 16th April: 15 Whimbrel, Rinville, Oranmore (Steve Bierley). 16th April: Corncrake, Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 14th April: House Martin, Claregalway (Nuria Escalona Fernandez). 14th April: 2 Arctic Tern, Ballyloughane, Galway city (Sean Walsh). 14th April: House Martin, Claregalway (Nuria Escalona Fernandez). 10th April: Win. plumage White-billed Diver, Inishbofin Ferry, between Cleggan & Inishbofin (Anthony McGeehan). 9th April: 25 Fieldfare, Milltown (Chris Benson). 9th April: 88 Shoveler & 8 Pintail, Maree/Ahapouleen turlough (Paul Troake). 9th April: 12 House Martin, 160 Sand Martin, 320 Teal & 2 Shoveler, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 8th April: Swallow, Cummer, Taum (Isidore Forde). 7th April: White-tailed Eagle, Spiddal (Henrik Brænder). 7th April: Whimbrel, Mweenish Island (Paidi Cullinan). 6th April: 5 Common Buzzard, Cahermorris, Corrandulla (Peter Tyndall). 1st April: Ad. White-tailed Eagle, south of Tuam (Gordon D'Arcy). 1st April: 3 House Martin, 7 Swallow, 230 Sand Martin, 9 Redshank, 3 Greenshank, 123 Black-tailed Godwit, 35 Golden Plover, 16 Whooper Swan, 220 Wigeon, 130 Teal & 6 Pintail, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). |
| March 2019 |
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31st March: 2 Willow Warbler, Lough Inch (Cathal Forkan). 25th March: 18 Common Scoter, Newtownlynch (Paul Troake). 25th March: Dark-bellied (B. b. bernicla) Brent Goose, Aughinish, Co. Galway/Co. Clare border (Paul Troake). 25th March: 22 Long-tailed Duck, Galway Bay between county border at Aughinish & Kinvara (Paul Troake). 25th March: 5 Manx Shearwater, Galway Bay (Niall Keogh). 25th March: Swallow, Nun's Island, Galway city (Sean Walsh). 24th March: 3 Wheatear & 14 Golden Plover, Omey Island (Paul Troake). 24th March: Imm. White-tailed Eagle, 17 Greenland White-fronted Goose & Great White Egret, again present, Lough Corrib. 24th March: 2 Velver Scoter, again present, off Mulroog. 24th March: Sand Martin, Rahasane turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 24th March: Cuckoo, Creganna Marsh (Mark Smyth). 23rd March: White-tailed Eagle, 17 Greenland White-fronted Goose & 2 Merlin, Baranny, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill & Cathal Forkan). 23rd March: Wheatear, Inisheer lighthouse (Dixie Collins). 23rd March: 2 Velver Scoter, again present, off Mulroog. 23rd March: 2 Sand Martin & 3 Long-tailed Duck, Mulroog (Paul Troake). 23rd March: 12 Common Buzzard, Bunnahavella, Corrandulla (Peter Tyndall). 21st March: Swallow & 15 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Rostaff Lake (Ian O'Connor). 20th March: Fem. Marsh Harrier, Trawmore, Inishmore (Helen Carty). 20th March: 30 Whooper Swan, Glennamaddy turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 18th March: 2 (1st Win. & 4th yr.) Iceland Gull, Rosroe Pier, Killary Harbour (Dermot Breen). 18th March: 30-40 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Creganna Marsh (Mark Smyth). 16th March: 2 Ad. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier/Mutton Island, Galway city (Cathal Forkan). 15th March: Snow Bunting, Mutton Island, Galway city (Sean Walsh). 14th March: 2nd yr. Glaucous Gull (possibly same as Nimmo's Pier bird) & Ad. Iceland Gull, Spiddal Harbour (Paul Troake). 14th March: 2nd yr. Glaucous Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 13th March: 2nd yr. Glaucous Gull & 2nd yr. Little Gull, Nimmo's Pier/Mutton Island, Galway city (Niall Keogh & Paidi Cullinan). 12th March: Ad. Iceland Gull & 1st Win. Little Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 9th March: Male Long-tailed Duck, outer Kinvara Bay off Parkmore (Niall Keogh). 9th March: 2 Eider, again present, outer Kinvara Bay off Parkmore. 9th March: Forster's Tern, again present, Kinvara. 9th March: 2 Velver Scoter, outer Kinvara Bay, off Mulroog (Paul Troake). 9th March: Juv. Whooper Swan, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 9th March: 1st Win. Little Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Chris Peppiatt). 7th March: 5 Mediterranean Gull, Sruthán Pier, Carraroe (Dermot Breen). 7th March: 21 Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran Harbour (Dermot Breen). 7th March: Forster's Tern, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 7th March: 2nd yr. Little Gull, Grattan beach, Salthill, Galway city (Cathal Forkan). 6th March: 61 Shoveler & 14 Pintail, Maree/Ahapouleen turlough (Niall Keogh). 6th March: Ad. Iceland Gull, Oranmore (Paidi Cullinan). 6th March: Stock Dove, Ardfry (Paidi Cullinan). 6th March: Spotted Redshank, again present, Kilcaimin. 3rd March: Black-headed Gull, ringed as a pullus in 2017 in Poland, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Paidi Cullinan). 3rd March: Ad. Iceland Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. |
| February 2019 |
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28th February: Spotted Redshank, again present, Kilcaimin. 28th February: Ad. Iceland Gull, 2nd Win. Glaucous Gull & Ad. Little Gull, Kilroe East, 3 km west of Spiddal (Steve Klasan & Jan Brinke). 28th February: 2 (Ad. & 2nd yr.) Glaucous Gull, 2nd yr. Little Gull & 10 Sandwich Tern, Galway Bay, 2-5 km offshore between Furbo and Inverin (Niall Keogh). 28th February: Dipper, Mill Street, Galway city (Neil Sharkey). 28th February: 2 Chough, Lettermullan (Sean McCann). 27th February: 3-4 Hen Harrier, 25 Goldeneye & 35 Scaup, Angliham & Baranny, Lough Corrib (Paidi Cullinan). 27th February: Great White Egret, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 27th February: Ad. Iceland Gull, 17 Long-tailed Duck & 19 Red-throated Diver, Kilcolgan Point, Tawin (Paidi Cullinan). 27th February: Forster's Tern, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 24th February: 2nd Win. Iceland Gull, Salthill, Galway city (Andrew Power). 21st February: 3 Common Buzzard, over Corandulla (Deirdre Comerford). 21st February: 4 Common Crossbill, over Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 17th February: 73 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 100+ Pintail, 6 Greenshank, 140 Dunlin & Merlin, Rahasane turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 16th February: Swallow, Inishmore (Oscar Franken). 13th February: 4 Purple Sandpiper, Salthill, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 13th February: Adult Iceland Gull, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 11th February: 1st Win. Little Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 11th February: Drake Ring-necked Duck, again present, Caranavoodaun turlough. 9th February: Twite, Rinville Point, Oranmore (Sean Walsh). 8th February: Kingfisher, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 8th February: Glaucous Gull, Spiddal Pier (Sean McCann). 8th February: 1st Win. Bonaparte's Gull & 3 (2 Ad. & 1st Win.) Little Gull, Blackrock, Salthill, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill & Cathal Forkan). 7th February: Kingfisher, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Marty Kerrane). 6th February: Adult Iceland Gull & 2 Sandwich Tern, Mutton Island, Galway city (Paidi Cullinan). 6th February: Sub-adult White-tailed Eagle, over Mutton Island/Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Paidi Cullinan). 5th February: Great White Egret, Rincarna Point, Kilcolgan (Claire McLaughlin). 4th February: 250 Barnacle Goose, off Lettermullan, possibly landed on Birmore Island (Sean McCann). 2nd February: 6 Scaup & 2 Jack Snipe, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Sean Walsh). 2nd February: Forster's Tern, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 2nd February: 3 Great White Egret, again present, Angliham & Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 2nd February: Untagged Male Marsh Harrier, Coarsefield, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 2nd February: 4th yr. Iceland Gull, Spiddal Pier (Dermot Breen). |
| January 2019 |
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27th January: Spotted Redshank, Kilcaimin (Paidi Cullinan). 24th January: 69 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 178 Whooper Swan, 5,050 Wigeon, 165 Mallard, 760 Teal, 54 Pintail, 22 Shoveler, 5 Ruff, 2 Greenshank, 800 Lapwing, 2,500 Golden Plover, 200 Dunlin, Merlin & Peregrine Falcon, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 22nd January: "Aonghus" White-taied Eagle, Recess (Dermot Breen). 22nd January: Black-throated Diver, Eyrephort, W. of Clifden (Dermot Breen). 22nd January: Ad. Ring-billed Gull & Imm. Whooper Swan, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 20th January: 63 Greenland White-fronted Goose & Brambling, Belclare turlough (Sean Walsh). 20th January: Ring-necked Duck, again present, Caranavoodaun turlough. 20th January: Male Lesser Scaup, Lough Rea (Dermot Breen). 20th January: 5 Pink-footed Goose & 104 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Glennamaddy turlough (Paidi Cullinan). 19th January: 2nd yr. male Surf Scoter, again present, Dog's Bay, Roundstone. 18th January: 2nd yr. male Surf Scoter, Dog's Bay, Roundstone (Dermot Breen). 14th January: Ring-necked Duck, Caranavoodaun turlough (Tom Murtagh). 14th January: 15 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Niall Keogh). 14th January: 63 Gadwall, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 13th January: Great White Egret & ringtail Hen Harrier, again present Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 12th January: 9 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Curraghmore, Lough Corrib (Vivian Raine, Úna Fleming & Chris Peppiatt). 12th January: 2 Great White Egret, again present Angliham & Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 10th January: Black-throated Diver, Glassilaun beach (Tobias Ginsburg). 10th January: 7 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Male Hen Harrier & Fem. Merlin, Letterfir (Dermot Breen). 9th January: 4 Mediterranean Gull & 2 Spotted Redshank, Corranroo Bay (Paidi Cullinan). 9th January: 35 Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran (Dermot Breen). 9th January: 2nd Yr. Bonaparte's Gull, Galway Bay, two kilometres south of Furbo (Niall Keogh, Andrew Power & Conall Hamill). 8th January: Forster's Tern, again present, Kinvara. 8th January: Common Sandpiper, Barna Pier (Cathal Forkan). 8th January: Twite, Omey Island (Dermot Breen). 7th January: Ad. Iceland Gull, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Cathal Forkan & Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th January: Goosander, again present, Kilcolgan River, Moran's at the Weir. 6th January: Juv. Whooper Swan, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 6th January: 63 Gadwall & 8 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Chris Peppiatt). 6th January: 2 Eider, again present, Traught/outer Kinvara Bay. 6th January: Goosander, Kilcolgan River, Moran's at the Weir (Paul Troake). 6th January: Velvet Scoter, again present, Parkmore. 5th January: 13 Scaup, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Sean Walsh). 5th January: 8 Long-tailed Duck, Parkmore (Cathal Forkan and Dermot Breen). 5th January: Velvet Scoter, now present, Parkmore. 5th January: Forster's Tern, again present, Traught and Kinvara. 3rd January: Ad. Little Gulle, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Cathal Forkan). 3rd January: 2 Dark-bellied (B. b. bernicla) Brent Goose, Barna Pier (Cathal Forkan). 3rd January: Slavonian Grebe, again present, Traught. 3rd January: Fem./Imm. Velvet Scoter & 2 Long-tailed Duck, south of Island Eddy (Paul Troake). 2nd January: Forster's Tern, again present, Ballynacloghy, Nr. Tawin. 1st January: Barn Owl, Monivea (Paidi Cullinan). 1st January: Slavonian Grebe & 2 Eider, Traught (Pat Lonergan). 1st January: Ring-necked Duck, again present, Lough Rea. |