Recent Sightings
| April 2024 |
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14th April: Short-eared Owl, Inishnore (Chris Gwiazada). 14th April: 2 White-tailed Eagle, again present, Barranny, Lough Corrib. 13th April: 2 Arctic Skua, 150 Kittiwake, Manx Shearwater, Common Tern & Artcic Tern, Tawin (Sean Holland). 13th April: Yellowhammer, Coldwood, Nr. Craughwell (Sean Holland). 11th April: 5 House Martin, Kinvara (Paul Troake). 8th April: Fem. Surf Scoter, again present, Rossaveal Harbour. 7th April: Leach's Petrel, Arctic Skua & Common Scoter, Silver Strand, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th April: Common Tern, Mweeloon (Sean Holland). 7th April: Sedge Warbler, Killaclogher Bog (Paidi Cullinan). 4th April: Pied-billed Grebe, again present, Inishmore. 4th April: Fem. Surf Scoter, Rossaveal Harbour (Derek Brennan). 3rd April: Barn Owl, Headford (Ian O'Connor). 3rd April: 21 Basking Shark, Bunowen Bay, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 2nd April: Great-spotted Woodpecker, Knockma Wood (Neil Sharkey). 2nd April: Great-spotted Woodpecker, again present, Lough Cutra woods. 1st April: Sand Martin, Inishmore (Mike Sylvia). 1st April: Pied-billed Grebe & Fem. Garganey, again present, Inishmore. |
| March 2024 |
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31st March: c. 35 Barnacle Goose, 3 Greylag Goose, 25-30 Common Scoter, 3 Great Skua & 2 Chough, Renvyle Point (Niall Keogh). 31st March: 80+ Icelandic Redwing (ssp. coburni), Letterfrack (Niall Keogh). 29th March: Swallow, Tooreen, Nr. Ballindereen (Paul Troake). 29th March: Jack Snipe, Shancloon, Nr. Tuam (Andrea Parisi). 29th March: White-tailed Eagle, again present, Angliham, Lough Corrib. 28th March: Dark-bellied Brent Goose & Purple Sandpiper, Tawin (Paul Troake). 28th March: Willow Warbler, Tooreen, Nr. Ballindereen (Paul Troake). 26th March: Redwing, Tooreen, Nr. Ballindereen (Paul Troake). 20th March: Great-spotted Woodpecker, Derryclare Wood N.R. (Dermot Breen). 19th March: Wheatear & 200 Kittiwake, Tawin (Paul Troake). 19th March: White-tailed Eagle, over Ballinacloghy, going in the direction of the Slieve Aughties (Sean Holland). 19th March: Wheatear, Aillebrack, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 19th March: 3 (2 fem. & male) Great-spotted Woodpecker, Pollnaknockaun Wood, Woodford (Tom Murtagh). 18th March: 2 Slavonian Grebe, again present, Tawin. 18th March: Manx Shearwater, Silver Strand, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 18th March: 2 Sand Martin, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 17th March: Great-spotted Woodpecker, drumming at Lough Cutra woods (Ray Glynn). 17th March: Long-tailed Skua, just east of Maam Cross (Gerard Walshe). 17th March: 2nd yr. Kulmlien's Gull, Bunowen Pier, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 16th March: Great-spotted Woodpecker, drumming at Garryland (John Smyth). 15th March: 16 Mediterranean Gull & 2 Sandwich Tern, Gull Island, Corranroo Bay (Paul Troake). 15th March: 48 Red-throated Diver, Traught (Paul Troake). 13th March: 46 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Rahasane turlough(Paul Troake). 13th March: Male Green-winged Teal, again present, Rahasane turlough. 11th March: 2 Slavonian Grebe, again present, Ardfry. 10th March: Female Red Grouse & 2 Chough, Tully Hill (Darren Ellis). 10th March: 2 White-tailed Eagle, again present, Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 10th March: 61 Greenland White-fronted Goose & White-tailed Eagle, Rahasane turlough (Dermot Breen). 10th March: Otter, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Gerard Walshe). 10th March: 2 Common Sandpiper, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 10th March: White-tailed Eagle & 2 Great White Egret, again present, Barranny, Lough Corrib. 10th March: 4 Bottle-nosed Dolphin, again present, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 10th March: 2 Slavonian Grebe, again present, Ardfry. 9th March: Ringtail Hen Harrier, Menlo Pier, Lough Corrib (RÍona NÍ Aodha). 9th March: Slavonian Grebe, again present, Ardfry. 9th March: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, again present, Waterside, Galway city. 3rd March: Ad. Mediterranean Gull, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Chris Peppiatt). 3rd March: 20 Greenland White-fronted Goose, 50 Whooper Swan & 1,000 Wigeon, Rahasane turlough (Charlie Lyons). 3rd March: 10 Sandwich Tern, Mutton Island causeway, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 3rd March: 2-1st Win. Little Gull, again present, Mutton Island causeway, Galway city. 3rd March: Male Lesser Scaup & 40 Scaup, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 3rd March: 22 Kittiwake, Mutton Island, Galway city (Dermot Breen). 3rd March: Ad. Iceland Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 2nd March: 11 (4 Ad. & 7-1st Win.) Little Gull, Ad. Iceland Gull & 2 Ad. Mediterranean Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 2nd March: Little Gull, South Park beach, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). |
| February 2024 |
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29th February: 1st Win. Glaucous Gull, Waterside, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 26th February: Glossy Ibis, again present, Renville. 25th February: Glossy Ibis, again present, Renville. 25th February: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Silver Strand, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 25th February: Now 2 Slavonian Grebe, at Ardfry/Mweeloon (Sean Holland). 25th February: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 24th February: 150 Common Scoter, 5 Long-tailed Duck, 6 Red-throated Diver & 6 Sandwich Tern, between Traught and Island Eddy (Paul Troake). 24th February: Slavonian Grebe, again present, Ardfry/Mweeloon. 23rd February: Ad. Iceland Gull, again present, Waterside, Galway city. 23rd February: 1st Win. Little Gull, again present, Mutton Island causeway, Galway city. 23rd February: Ad. Win. Kumlien's Gull, Omey Island (Dermot Breen). 22nd February: White-tailed Eagle, Ballyquirke Lough (Marcus Hogan). 22nd February: 3rd Win. Kumlien's Gull, Murvey, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 20th February: 2 Hen Harrier & 2 Great White Egret, again present, Barranny, Lough Corrib. 19th February: Glossy Ibis, again present, Renville. 19th February: Greenland White-fronted Goose, Creganna marsh (John Curley). 19th February: 1st Win. Ring-billed Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Sean McCann). 18th February: Glossy Ibis, Renville West (Sean Holland). 18th February: 2-1st Win. Little Gull, South Park beach, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 16th February: Green-winged Teal, Lough Bofin, Inishbofin (Johnathan Biddle). 16th February: Great-spotted Woodpecker, Monivea Woods (Paidi Cullinan). 15th February: Fem. American Wigeon, again present, Lough Bofin, Inishbofin. 15th February: Ad. Iceland Gull, Tawin (Paul Troake). 15th February: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter & Pied-billed Grebe, again present, Inishmore. 11th February: Short-eared Owl, again present, Barranny, Lough Corrib. 11th February: 42 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Rahasane turlough (Andrea Parisi). 10th February: Jack Snipe, Monivea Bog (Paidi Cullinan). 10th February: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter & Male American Wigeon, again present, Inishmore. 10th February: 4 Bottle-nosed Dolphin, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Marcus Hogan). 10th February: Short-eared Owl, 3 Hen Harrier, White-tailed Eagle, Great White Egret & 17 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Barranny, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 10th February: c. 100 Common Scoter, south of Tawin (Sean Holland). 9th February: Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 8th February: Barn Owl, Nr. Gort (Gerard Walshe). 7th February: Green-winged Teal, Rahasane turlough (Erkki Virolainen, Timo Mäkinen & Kari Korhonen). 6th February: Dipper & Kingfisher, Waterside, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 6th February: 3 Waxwing, again present, Clybaun Hotel, Galway city. 6th February: Waxwing, Doughiska, Galway city (per Marcus Hogan). 6th February: 9 Common Scoter, Salthill, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 5th February: Great White Egret, Sliabh Rua, Nr. Inchiquin, Lough Corrib (Neil Sharkey). 5th February: Ad. White-tailed Eagle & 4 Great White Egret, Angliham to Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Dermot Breen). 3rd February: White-tailed Eagle, 3 Great White Egret, male Marsh Harrier & ringtail Hen Harrier, Angliham & Barranny, Lough Corrib (Sean Holland). 1st February: Ad. Iceland Gull, again present, Waterside, Galway city. |
| January 2024 |
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30th January: 341 Tufted Duck & 28 Scaup, Coolanillaun, Lough Corrib (Mike Sylvia). 30th January: 3 Waxwing, now present, Clybaun Hotel, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 29th January: 2 Waxwing, Clybaun Hotel, Galway city (Maggie Hall). 29th January: 2 Black Guillemot, Salthill, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 29th January: 8 Common Scoter, Salthill, Galway city (Mike Sylvia). 26th January: Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 24th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, Pied-billed Grebe & Male American Wigeon, again present, Inishmore. 22nd January: 2 Ad. Win. Little Gull, Sliver Strand, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 22nd January: Ad. Iceland Gull, again present, Waterside & Nimmo's Pier, Galway city. 21st January: Great-spotted Woodpecker, Garryland, Nr. Gort (John Smyth). 20th January: Fem. Scaup & 55 Greenland White-fronted Goose, Rahasane turlough (Dermot Breen). 20th January: Drake Green-winged Teal & Drake Garganey, again present, Rahasane turlough. 20th January: Ad. Win. Little Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 20th January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard & Common Sandpiper, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 20th January: Slavonian Grebe, again present at Mweeloon. 19th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, Pied-billed Grebe & Male American Wigeon, again present, Inishmore. 18th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter & Pied-billed Grebe, again present, Inishmore. 18th January: 4 Great White Egret, Male Marsh Harrier & 2 Great Northern Diver, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 17th January: Black Redstart, Gort (Barry Howell). 17th January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 17th January: 41 Common Scoter, Inishmore (Mike Sylvia). 17th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, again present, Inishmore. 16th January: Ad. Iceland Gull, Renmore, Galway city (David O'Keeffe). 16th January: Drake Green-winged Teal & Drake Garganey, Rahasane turlough (Tom Kilbane). 16th January: Male Bufflehead, 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, Pied-billed Grebe & Fem. Garganey, again present, Inishmore. 15th January: Male Bufflehead, 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter & Pied-billed Grebe, again present, Inishmore. 15th January: Pair Great-spotted Woodpecker, Castlegrove, Kilconly, Nr. Tuam (Aonghus O'Donaill). 14th January: Fem. American Wigeon, Lough Bofin, Inishbofin (John Lovatt). 14th January: Male Bufflehead, 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, Pied-billed Grebe & Male American Wigeon, again present, Inishmore. 14th January: Fem. Garganey, Nr. Frenchman's Beach, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 13th January: Kingfisher, again present, Galway Docks, Galway city. 13th January: 47 Long-tailed Duck, from Kilronan to Kilmurvey, Inishmore (Mike Sylvia). 13th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, Pied-billed Grebe & Male American Wigeon, again present, Inishmore. 13th January: Drake Bufflehead, Loch an Chara, Inishmore (Chris Gwiazada). 11th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, Pied-billed Grebe & Male American Wigeon, again present, Inishmore. 10th January: Pied-billed Grebe & Male American Wigeon, again present, Loch Phort Chorruch, Inishmore. 8th January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 8th January: Pied-billed Grebe & Male American Wigeon, again present, Loch Phort Chorruch, Inishmore. 8th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, again present, Kilronan Pier, Inishmore. 7th January: Pied-billed Grebe, Loch Phort Chorruch, Inishmore (Dermot Breen). 7th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, again present, Kilronan Pier, Inishmore. 6th January: Short-eared Owl, taken into care, Hollygrove, just west of Ballaghdacker Lough (per Chris Peppiatt). 6th January: Slavonian Grebe, now present at Mweeloon. 6th January: 1st Win. Fem. White-winged Scoter, Kilronan Pier, Inishmore (Chris Gwiazada). 6th January: Kingfisher, Galway Docks, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 6th January: 2 Common Sandpiper, Lough Atalia, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 6th January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 5th January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 5th January: 2 White-tailed eagle (one untagged) & 3 Great White Egret, again present , Angliham, Lough Corrib. 5th January: 220 Black-tailed Godwit, South Park Beach, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 5th January: Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 3rd January: Ad. Iceland Gull, Waterside, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 3rd January: 1st Win. Little Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Pat Lonergan). 3rd January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 2nd January: 2-1st Win./Fem. Velvet Scoter, again present, Ardfry. 2nd January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. 1st January: Fem. Red-crested Pochard, again present, Lough Atalia, Galway city. |