Sunday 27th
Eider- pair of adults at the pier at Maheroarty.
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| Eider at Maheroarty |
Glaucous gull- 2 2nd or 3rd calender years (pale eyes but washed out plumage) by the pier at Maheroarty.
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| Glaucous Gull at Maheroarty Pier |
Redwing-1 on the soccer pitch, 1 heard flying over during the night
Redstart- female at the east end (Grace's garden) found by Wilton/Chris
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| Female Redstart |
Whitethroat- 2 females at the east end
Blackcap- 2 males at the east end
Woodpigeon- 1 flushed from the cliffs at the very east end
Puffins-100 plus at the very east end on the sea, several pairs bringing grass to burrows on a northern slope
Yellow legged Gull- an adult behind west town with a dozen lesser black backs late in the evening
Merlin- female type flew over west town
Buzzard- one adult soaring above cliffs above west town, sitting on fence posts in the evening by the town
Chiffchaffs- several birds in most bushes and nettles patches
Willow warblers- as above
Monday 28th
Ruff- stunning male by the lighthouse displayed to a Redshank
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| Male Ruff |
Artic Tern- 6 pairs by the lighthouse
Common Tern- a few singles with the Arctic terns
Sandwich Tern- at least 3 around the lighthouse
Little Tern- at least 10 got up mobbing me as I walked the road to the lighthouse
Spotted Flycatcher- 3-4 east and west end
Whimbrel- 2 at the lighthouse, 1 in the harbour.
Buzzard- an adult that looked to be different than yesterdays birds, roughly the same area.
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| Short-eared Owl behind the football pitch |
Tuesday 29th
Corncrake- finally saw one, 3-4 singing west end, 1 east end
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| Corncrake |
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| Corncrake at West Town |
Collared flycatcher- just the 1!
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| Collared Flycatcher |
Willow Warbler- 2 behind west town
Chiffchaff- a few behind west town
Common Sandpiper- 1 calling in the harbour
Wednesday 30th
Robin- by the football pitch
Artic skua- dark phase adult flying over open ground between the towns chasing and being chased by lapwing.
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| Dark phase Arctic Skua |
Sanderling- 1 in the harbour
Whimbrel- 1 in the harbour
Red necked phalaropes- 2 sitting on the sea from the boat back
Buzzard- one adult flying north over Inishbofin
Storm petrel- 3-4 on the ferry back. (C. Ingram) has 5
Chiffchaff 2 (C.Ingram)
Chris Ingram and Ralph Sheppard also had 3 Killer Whales and a Basking Shark from the boat and a Porpoise from the Island
Trip list
Fulmar
Storm Petrel
Gannet
Cormorant
Shag
Grey Heron
Mute Swan, pair on each of the 3 lakes
Greylag Goose, 3 flying west on Monday evening
Shelduck
Wigeon, 2 east lake
Mallard
Teal, 2 males east lake
Tufted Duck
Eider
Buzzard
Merlin
Peregrine
Pheasant
Corncrake
Coot
Moorhen
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Golden Plover
Lapwing
Turnstone
Dunlin
Sanderling
Ruff
Whimbrel
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Snipe
Red-necked Phalarope
Artic Skua
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Kittiwake
Great black backed Gull
Lesser black backed Gull
Yellow legged Gull
Glacuous Gull
Herring Gull
Sandwich Gern
Little Tern
Artic Tern
Common Tern
Guillemot, one bridled seen on the ferry back
Razorbill
Puffin
Black Guillemot
Wood Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Collared Dove
Short eared Owl
Skylark
Sand Martin
House Martin
Swallow
Rock Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Robin
Redstart
Wheatear
Redwing
Sedge warbler
White throat
Blackcap
Willow warbler
Chiffchaff
Collared flycatcher
Spotted flycatcher
Starling
Chough
Jackdaw
Hooded crow
Raven
Tree sparrow, a tleast 3 pairs
Redpoll, 1 on the 28th, 2 on the 30th
Linnet
Reed Bunting
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