Gerard Murray and Billy Clarke 19th 20th September

Hi Peter 

 Here is a list of species seen by Billy Clarke and myself on trip to Tory Monday 19/09/16 and Tuesday 20/09/2016. I've downsized the pics but if you need larger let me know. The lesser Redpoll shows signs of Mealy/Common.

From the ferry going over: Manx shearwater, 5 Great Skua, 5 Eider, 4 Common scoter, Red throated diver,Gannet, Black Guillemot, Sanderling, Razorbill, Puffin. GBBG, Herring gull, common gull, Cormorant, Shag, BHG and Buzzard.

On Tory: GBBG, Herring gull, Common Gull, BHG, Cormorant, Shag, Turnstone, Dunlin, Rock pipit, Meadow Pipit, 71 Lapland Bunting, 4 Skylark, Rock Dove, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, 2 Raven, Hooded crow, 2 Chough, 1 willow warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Melodious warbler, Tree Sparrow, Lesser Redpoll, Linnet, Wheatear, Starling, Wren, 2 Robin, Pied Wagtail, 4 White wagtail, Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Swan and 2 Whimbrel.

Regards Gerard.

Melodious Warbler

A selection of shots from Gérard Murray

Chris and Theo 1st -3rd September

Hi Peter,

Theo and I were on Tory on 1st until 3rd September. List as follows:

Little Grebe  Remains of a long dead bird between the south lake and the lighthouse was thought to be this species.

Fulmar  heavy passage on 2nd in SW winds.

Sooty Shearwater  At least two off the east on 2nd.

Manx Shearwater  Steady passage of small numbers of birds on 2nd.

Heron  1 on 2nd over west beach.

Mute Swan  Just one on south lake.

Whooper Swan  One 'paired' with Mute on south lake.

Teal  4 on east lake and few on south lake on 2nd

Tufted Duck  Surprisingly none present

Sparrowhawk  Female on 2nd and male on 3rd

Kestrel  1 on 2nd and 3rd

Ringed Plover  Small numbers maximum of c.10.

Golden Plover  2 at south lake area on 1st and 2nd

Sanderling  1 near south lake on 2nd

Dunlin  3 on east beach on 2nd, 2 at south lake on 2nd and 3 on beach on 3rd

Black-tailed Godwit  1 flying towards mainland from ferry on 1st

Curlew  Just one seen each day

Whimbrel  3 above west town on ist

Redshank  Maximum of 8 on beach

Turnstone  Maximum of c.25 on beach

Great Skua  1 off east on 2nd

Kittiwake  !st summer in harbour on 2nd and 3rd, probably moribund

Swallow  Movement noted on 1st and 3rd involving 30+ birds on both days

Meadow Pipit  Large numbers each day with totals across island of at least 100 birds

Pied Wagtail  7 around harbour on 3rd

White Wagtail  1 on beach between 1st and 3rd

Robin  1 calling in magic bush on 1st (TC)

Wheatear  1 on 1st and 3 on 2nd

Chough  4 together each day, presumably family party

Tree Sparrow  7 in east on 2nd

Linnet  4 near harbour on 3rd

Lapland Bunting  1 possibly 3 heard and seen briefly (TC)

Regards Chris

MC continued....

17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Secondary School	Corncrake,	Male Calling
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	West of Hill with Tau Cross	Buzzard,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Oystercatcher,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Hooded Crow,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Skylark,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Lapwing,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Herring Gull,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Wheatear,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Gannet,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Shag,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Meadow Pipit,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Herring Gull,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Hooded Crow,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Wheatear,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Seal with parallel nostrils
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Heading West Along Cliffs	Gannet,	Derek Hill's hut
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	From Derek Hill's Hut to Lighthouse	Lapwing,	At least 9
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	From Derek Hill's Hut to Lighthouse	Oystercatcher,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	From Derek Hill's Hut to Lighthouse	Starling,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	From Derek Hill's Hut to Lighthouse	Dunlin,	x2. Picture blurry but definite
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	From Derek Hill's Hut to Lighthouse	Curlew,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Foreigner's Graveyard	Arctic Tern,	Dive bombing. Some feeding young
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Foreigner's Graveyard	Great Black-backed Gull,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast		Sun came out 1pm	Lighthouse
17/07/2016	After Breakfast		hazy spray mist rising from rocky shore
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Between Lighthouse and Lough O'Dheas	Starling,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Between Lighthouse and Lough O'Dheas	Oystercatcher,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Between Lighthouse and Lough O'Dheas	Ring Plover,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Between Lighthouse and Lough O'Dheas	Lesser Black-backed Gull,	Lough
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Between Lighthouse and Lough O'Dheas	Rock Pipit,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	An Lough O'Dheas	Herring Gull,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	An Lough O'Dheas	Grey Heron,	garden at back of Lough
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	An Lough O'Dheas	Whooper Swan,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	An Lough O'Dheas	Mute Swan,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	An Lough O'Dheas	Mallard,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	An Lough O'Dheas	Curlew,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	An Lough O'Dheas	Oystercatcher,	+++
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Church of the Seven	Corncrake,	sighting
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Hotel	Rock Dove,	?
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Pier	Pied Wagtail,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Pier	Swallow,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Pier	Rock Pipit,
17/07/2016	4pm	Crossing	Gannet,
17/07/2016	4pm	Crossing	Shag,
17/07/2016	4pm	Crossing	Great Black-backed Gull,
Notes Possible Jack Snipe?? Nearly Stepped on it. Flew off low without much zigzagging. Seemed a bit smaller than a snipe but not much
Was hoping to see the following but they didn't turn up.                       Common Tern Great Skua Little Tern Peregrine Redshank Wren

MC continued...

17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Arctic Tern,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Corncrake,	Male Calling
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Gallery	Swallow,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Gallery	Starling,
17/07/2016	After Breakfast	Secondary School	Tree Sparrow,	Seem chirpier than House Sparrow

Hi Peter,

Michael Cunningham sent me his bird list from his recent visitor.  Gadwall is probably the best.

Chris

Tory 15-17.07.16

Date	Approx Time	Location	Species	Comments
15/07/2016	5pm	Magheroarty Pier	Swallow,
15/07/2016	5pm	Magheroarty Pier	Black Guillemot,
15/07/2016	Friday Afternoon	Boat	Manx Shearwater,	++
15/07/2016	Friday Afternoon	Boat	Fulmar,	++
15/07/2016	Friday Afternoon	Boat	Gannet,
15/07/2016	Friday evening	Up past the kings house	Common Gull,
15/07/2016	Friday evening	Up past the kings house	Black Headed Gull,
15/07/2016	Friday evening	Up past the kings house	Snipe,
15/07/2016	Friday evening	Down the field to lower road	Jack Snipe??,	?? Nearly Stepped on it.
15/07/2016	Friday evening	Down the field to lower road	Corncrake,	Male Calling
15/07/2016	Friday evening	Down the field to lower road	Oystercatcher,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	An Loch O'Dheas	Whooper Swan,	Yellow extends under nostril.
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	An Loch O'Dheas	Mute Swan,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	An Loch O'Dheas	Great Black-backed Gull,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Skylark,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	An Loch O'Dheas	Gadwall,	Triangle of white in Speculum region.
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Swallow,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Hooded Crow,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Wheatear,	+++
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Rock Pipit,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Meadow Pipit,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Lapwing,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Snipe,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Curlew,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Arctic Tern,	Some with fish in mouths; obviously feeding young. Moved on.
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Ring Plover,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Swallow,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Starling,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Oystercatcher,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Snipe,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Cormorant,
16/07/2016	Saturday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Pied Wagtail,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Anton's house	Tree Sparrow,	Brown top to head
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Going East	Herring Gull,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Going East	Rock Pipit,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Going East	Skylark,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Going East	Hooded Crow,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Cliffs near Torpedo	Black Guillemot,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Cliffs near Torpedo	Shag,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Cliffs near Torpedo	Fulmar,
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	Port Challa	Chough,	4
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	On way up to Tormor	Puffin,	+++
16/07/2016	After Breakfast	On way up to Tormor	Kittiwake,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	On way up to Tormor	Shag,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Shag,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Kittiwake,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Puffin,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Fulmar,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Common Gull,	feeding 2 young
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Great Black-backed Gull,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Lesser Black-backed Gull,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Fulmar,
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Guillemot,	+++
16/07/2016	Afternoon	Cliff top at wishing stone	Razorbill,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Raven,	2 feeding on road kill rabbit
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Starling,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Rock Pipit,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Great Black-backed Gull,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Hooded Crow,	2
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Meadow Pipit,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Lapwing,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Wheatear,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Skylark,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Ring Plover,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Herring Gull,
17/07/2016	Sunday Morning	Between grotto and lighthouse	Common Gull,