Recent Sightings
| April 2022 |
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29th April: 2 Sedge Warbler, Galway Golf Course, Salthill, Galway city (David O'Keeffe). 28th April: Short-eared Owl, Clare River Biridge, N84, near Lough Corrib (per Marcus Hogan). 26th April: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 23rd April: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 22nd April: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 20th April: 3 Common Tern, Mutton Island, Galway city (Mike Sylvia). 20th April: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 18th April: Jack Snipe, 4 (2 pr.) Pintail, 2nd yr. Little Gull & 70 Black-tailed Godwit, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Aonghus O'Donaill). 18th April: Cuckoo, Bearna (Conor Graham). 18th April: 3 Whimbrel, Kilcaimin (Sean Holland). 17th April: Whitethroat, Loughrea bypass (Tom Murtagh). 15th April: Whimbrel, Murvey (Dermot Breen). 14th April: Common Sandpiper, Murlach, Ballyconneely (Dermot Breen). 5th April: Swallow, Cregg Hill (Dermot Breen). 4th April: 7 Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 3rd April: Grasshopper Warbler, Coolanillaun, Lough Corrib (Mike Sylvia). |
| March 2022 |
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27th March: 3 House Martin, Angliham, Lough Corrib (Marcus Hogan). 24th March: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 24th March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 21st March: 10 Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 21st March: Willow Warbler, Curramore, Nr. Inchiquin, Lough Corrib (Neil Sharkey). 18th March: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 13th March: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 12th March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 11th March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 9th March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 9th March: Wheatear, South Park, Galway city (Mike Sylvia). 8th March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 7th March: Green Sandpiper, Blackrock turlough (Mike Sylvia). 5th March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 4th March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 1st March: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. |
| February 2022 |
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27th February: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 26th February: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 25th February: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 25th February: 30 Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 24th February: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 23rd February: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 22nd February: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, again present, Mutton Island, Galway city. 19th February: 1st Win. Ross' Gull, Mutton Island, Galway city (Mike Sylvia). 6th February: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 6th February: 30 Brambling, now present, Moycullen. 3rd February: 18 Brambling, now present, Moycullen. 2nd February: 12 Brambling, again present, Moycullen. |
| January 2022 |
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31st January: Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis), again present, NUI Galway campus, Galway city. 31st January: Fem. Goosander, Lough Rusheen, Galway city (Mike Sylvia). 30th January: White-tailed Eagle, again present, Rahasane turlough. 30th January: Fem. Goosander, Mweloon, Tawin (Sean Holland). 28th January: Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis), again present, NUI Galway campus, Galway city. 28th January: Fem. Goosander, Lough Rea (Tom Murtagh). 28th January: 12 Brambling, now present, Moycullen. 27th January: Short-eared Owl, Inishmore (Aonghus O'Donaill). 27th January: Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis), again present, NUI Galway campus, Galway city. 26th January: Drake Green-winged Teal, Rahasane turlough (Paul Troake). 25th January: 2 Great Northern Diver, Curramore, Inchiquin, Lough Corrib (Neil Sharkey). 25th January: White-tailed Eagle, again present, Curramore, Inchiquin, Lough Corrib. 25th January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, South Park, Galway city. 25th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, again present, Waterside, Galway city. 25th January: Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis), again present, NUI Galway campus, Galway city. 24th January: White-tailed Eagle, Rahasane turlough (Dermot Breen). 24th January: 2 Peregrine, Belclare turlough (Darren Ellis). 24th January: Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis), again present, NUI Galway campus, Galway city. 22nd January: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 22nd January: 9 Brambling, now present, Moycullen. 21st January: 2nd yr. Iceland Gull, Kilcolgan Point, Tawin (Sean Holland).. 21st January: 4 Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 18th January: 21 Mediterranean Gull, Kilkieran Harbour (Dermot Breen). 18th January: 1st Win. Iceland Gull, Waterside, Galway city (Tom Cuffe). 18th January: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 17th January: Green-winged Teal, Cahermore turlough (Paul Troake). 17th January: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 16th January: 1-2 Common Sandpiper, Kilcolgan River (Paul Troake). 16th January: 4 Long-tailed Duck, Pollagh, Kinvara Bay (Paul Troake). 16th January: Ad. Win. Forster's Tern, again present, Pollagh, Kinvara Bay. 16th January: Little Auk, Sellerna Beach, Cleggan (Breda Brady). 15th January: Ringtail Hen Harrier, Cloonteen, Kilconly (Hannah). 15th January: 6 Glossy Ibis, Clarinbridge (John Dempsey). 15th January: Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis), NUI Galway campus, Galway city (Mike Sylvia). 15th January: 5 Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 14th January: White-tailed Eagle, again present, Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 13th January: Fem. Goosander, again present, Eglington Canal, Galway city. 13th January: 3rd yr. Glaucous Gull, Ross Beach (Dermot Breen). 13th January: Little Auk, off Kilcolgan Point, Tawin (Paul Troake). 13th January: Ad. Kumlien's Gull, Omey Strand (Dermot Breen). 12th January: Marsh Harrier, Muckrush, Lough Corrib (Sean Holland). 12th January: White-tailed Eagle, again present, between River Clare and Muckrush, Lough Corrib. 12th January: Siberian Chiffchaff (P. c. tristis), Rahasane turlough (Ian Brophy). 12th January: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 12th January: Fem. Goosander, again present, Eglington Canal/Nun's Island, Galway city. 10th January: 5 Brambling, now present, Moycullen. 9th January: Ad. Iceland Gull, 2 Little Gull & 8 Sandwich Tern, South Park/Mutton Island, Galway city (Mike Sylvia). 8th January: Ad. Fem. White-tailed Eagle, Great White Egret & 2 Hen Harrier, again present, Lough Corrib. 8th January: 2nd yr. Glaucous Gull & 4th yr. Iceland Gull, again present, Spiddal Pier. 8th January: Otter, Nimmo's Pier, Galway city (Gerard Walshe). 7th January: 2nd yr. Glaucous Gull & 4th yr. Iceland Gull, Spiddal Pier (Aonghus O'Donaill). 7th January: Little Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Jacob Mead). 7th January: Ad. Fem. White-tailed Eagle & 2 Great White Egret, again present, Lough Corrib. 7th January: 4 (3 Male & Fem.) Brambling, now present, Moycullen. 5th January: 4 Glossy Ibis, Loughrea (David Crowe). 5th January: 2 male Brambling, again present, Moycullen. 4th January: Allen's Gallinule, found dead, Creig an Cheirin, Inishmore (Heidrun Müller). 3rd January: Juv. Lesser Yellowlegs, again present, Rahasane turlough. 3rd January: 6 Glossy Ibis, Kilcolgan (Paul Troake). 2nd January: Ad. Win. Little Gull, Rusheen Bay, Galway city (Aonghus O'Donaill). 2nd January: Pine Marten, Derryclare Lough (Dermot Breen). 2nd January: 2nd yr. White-tailed Eagle, again present, Derryclare Lough. 2nd January: Brambling, Loughrea (Tom Murtagh). 1st January: Glossy Ibis, Gort na gCapall, Inishmore (per Cliona O'Brien). 1st January: 2 male Brambling, Moycullen (Gerard Walshe). |