10-11 March 2013
Bull Island: A Common
Spoonbill was found on North Bull Island, north of the
causeway by Paul McMahon. It was present to dusk.AGK
23 February 2013
Cooley Point, County Louth: on Shelling Hill Beach at Templetown 1 Richard's
Pipit. This is a rare visitor to
Ireland from Siberia and all the more rare for visiting in the
early Spring has been in the area since early February. RD
8 October 2012
Bull Island: the 1st-winter Lesser
Yellowlegs was showing exceptionally well at
ranges down to 15m on The North Bull Island at 13:45 today.
Present North of the causeway, just past the small bit of salt
marsh at the River Santry outflow. Best viewed from the coastal
path alongside the road.NTK & NK
Lesser Yellowlegs at Bull
Island (Photo by Edd Kealy)
Lesser Yellowlegs at Bull Island (Photo by Niall Keogh)
7 October 2012
Bull Island: Lesser
Yellowlegs about 150m north of the causeway on
the Anne's Park side at 3.30 today. Feeding very close to the
footpath in mud with tufts of grass (views to about 10m) . Went
home for camera but tide was in when I got back and could not
re-locate. Long yellow legs, slimmer, longer bodied and smaller
than redshank when side by side. Faint brown tinged streaking to
upper breast, white breast/belly otherwise, pale super in front of
eye, white eye ring, thin blackish bill.PR
29 May 2012
BREAKING NEWS:
Ireland's first ever Collared Flycatcher was found today.
It is apparently a 1st summer male and was found on Tory Island
today by Robert Vaughan. A great bird and a great find. Well done
Robert.
31 March 2012
Tachumshin, Co. Wexford: Black-Winged
Stilt still present at Tacumshin today.PC
Black-winged
Stilt at
Tachumshin (Photo by Philip Clancy)
30 March 2012
Deansgrange: A Siberian
Chiffchaff (subspecies tristis) gave
excellent views this afternoon as it fed in the trees along the
stream that runs through Clonkeen Park, between Supervalu
Deansgrange & Meadowvale Tennis Club from 14:15 to 15:00. It
was very vocal, repeatedly giving the distinctive, plaintive
'(h)eep' or '(s)eep' call which was useful in locating the bird as
it flit about. This call is markedly different to that of our own
Chiffchaffs (subspecies collybita) which gives a more
drawn out, di-syllabic 'hu-weet' call. It is also in active moult,
looking rather messy around the face, is growing its central tail
feathers & looks set to drop some of its upper tertials. This
state of moult for the time of year is another feature which can
help distinguish tristis from collybita.
The bird is a much colder grey-brown overall, with green edged
flight feathers, jet black legs & feet, a very dark bill &
strikingly pale underparts compared to collybita. A little
cracker! Niall T Keogh & Noel Keogh
29 March 2012
Bunnmahon, Co. Waterford: saw a Purple
Heron that was found by Daniel Weldon (1st
county record).Philip Clancy
27 March 2012
ECNR news: Highlight of the day however was the rather
unexpected finding of a Siberian
Chiffchaff that spent two hours (10:45-12:45)
ranging between the reedbed boardwalk in ECNR & the garden at
Six Mile Point. It showed very well at times, called frequently
& gave some snatches of song allowing for the identification
to be confirmed. Niall T Keogh
23 March 2012
Rogerstown: 5 Avocets
at Rogerstown today (first spotted by Sean Cullen).Philip
Clancy,Ger Franck,Edd Kealy
Four of the 5
Avocets
at Rogerstown (Photo by Philip Clancy)
19 March 2012
Drogheda: Common
Crane showing well at Beaulieu Pond, Drogheda. Bird
showing well in Stubble field at rear of the pond throughout the
morning and also viewed out on the estuary, giving superb views.BS
Common Crane seen in
Drogheda (Photo by Brendan Sheils)
20 November 2011
Bull Island: Attached are two shots of a Desert
Wheatear found by Shane Farrell earlier today. It was
seen at the Northern tip of the Bull Island on the city side. This
bird is, I understand, a first record for The Bull and Co. Dublin
and the 6th Irish record.JohnFox
Desert Wheatear at Bull
Island (Photo by John Fox)
13 November 2011
One of two Desert
Wheatears found today on Bray Head, just south of the
Cross (Photo by Mark Carmody)
12
November 2011
Rogerstown: photo of the Common
Crane which flew into Rogerstown Estuary today. It came
in from the north, over the flooded field, looked like it was
going to land but every bird took flight and probably spooked it.
The bird went on east, over the landfill area kept going. Great
buzz.Mark Carmody |
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1 Crane
at Rogerstown today well spotted from Mark Carmody.SC
Crane, Common - at Rogerstown (Photo
by Shay Connolly)
7 November 2011
Kilcoole: The Yellow-browed Warbler was at
Kilcoole again this morning, calling on the laneway north of the
train station car park.Niall T Keogh & Noel Keogh.
Rogerstown: Single Spoonbill
came in over North Hide at 12:30 & landed in a ditch
northeast of hide then headed south at 14:30.Adrian
Rooney.
30 October 2011
Juv Red-Backed
Shrike at Churchtown Co. Wexford (Photo by Philip
Clancy)
17 October 2011
Short-toed Lark at Cape
Clear, County Cork (Photo
by Philip Clancy)
Red-eyed Vireo
at Cape Clear,
County Cork (Photo
by Philip Clancy)
Red-breasted Flycatcher at Cape Clear, County Cork (Photo
by Philip Clancy)
Yellow-browed Warbler being ringed
at Cape Clear, County Cork (Photo
by Philip Clancy)
16 October 2011
A pair of Glossy Ibis at Lady's
Island Lake in Co. Wexford (Photo by Mark Carmody)
15 October 2011
Bull Island: 1 Spotted Redshank. The observers were
myself, Philip Clancy & Gerry Power.TD
Spotted Redshank at Bull Island (Photo by
Tom Doyle)
County Louth: Forster's
Tern showing very well on Cruisetown Strand,
Clogherhead this morning. Presumed a returning Bird. Bird has been
present the past two days on the south side of the Strand close to
the rocks.Brendan Sheils
9 October 2011
Least
Sandpiper at Tacumshin, Co. Wexford (Photo by
Mark Carmody)
3 October 2011
Gormanstown,County Meath: A juvenile Baird's
Sandpiper seen at Gormanstown Strand this morning,
showing well at the outflow on both the Meath & the Dublin
sides of the border. Niall T Keogh
Baird's
Sandpiper, south of
the Devlin River, Gormanstown (Photo by David Dillon)
Least
Sandpiper which was found at Carrahane, Co. Kerry (Photo by
Mark Carmody)
25 September 2011
Wexford: Tacumshin Lake: 1 Semipalmated Sandpiper.BS
Semipalmated Sandpiper at
Tacumshin, Wexford (Photo by Brendan Sheils)
4 September 2011
Tacumshin, County Wexford: 2 Buff-breasted Sandpipers,
1 Pectoral Sandpiper, 1 White-rumped Sandpiper, 1 American
Golden Plover, 1 Citrine Wagtail, 1 Black Tern,
1 White-winged Black Tern and a Marsh Harrier. Pallid
Harrier was also seen by some
(3rd Irish record, all in this year).Philip Clancy
Citrine Wagtail at Tacumshin (Photo
by Philip Clancy)
17 July 2011
Wexford - at Ladys Island: a rare summer plumaged Spotted
Sandpiper from North America.PC
Spotted Sandpiper at Lady's Island,
Wexford (Photo by Philip Clancy)
1 May 2011
Night
Heron at Bunmahon, County Waterford (Photo by Philip Clancy)
14 January 2011
Below is a photo of a Lesser Whitethroat seen at Drogheda today.
The bird was ringed on the 13th January 2011 by Chris Honan in the company of Alyn Walsh and Killian
Mullarney.
Killian has stated on the IBN that some of the features seen, the call and wing formula measured while the bird was in the hand suggest that the bird may be one of the
Asian forms of Lesser
Whitethroat, most probably halimodendri or minula.
DNA collected may prove its race in time. Either way a very interesting bird particularly for the time of year.JF
Lessor Whitethroat at Drogheda (Photo by
John Fox)
13 November 2010
Kilcoole: one Northern
Harrier (Circus cyaneus hudsonius) - this find was the third
documented C.C.Hudsonius for Europe.Stephen Lawlor
Northern Harrier c.c. hudsonius at Kilcoole (Photo by Stephen Lawlor)
30 October 2010
At Carne Harbour Wexford: we had a Buff-Bellied
Pipit, a very rare vagrant from North America (found by
Eric Dempsey is the 5th Wexford record)
Buff-bellied Pipit at Carne Harbour, Wexford
(Photo by
Eric Dempsey)
See
IRBC Appendix 1
17 October 2010
The 2nd-cal year Sharp-tailed
Sandpiper was showing well (but often disappearing for some time)
in front of the south hide at Rogerstown from 08:10 this morning. This
excellent find by Liam Feeney is the 5th Irish record and the first for the
East Coast recording area.
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at
Rogerstown (Photos by Eric Dempsey)
30 September 2010
Wilson's Phalarope, Tachumshane, Co. Wexford (Photo by Philip Clancy)
26 September 2010
Buff-breasted
Sandpiper,
Tachumshane, Co. Wexford (Photo by Philip Clancy)
19 September 2010
Ring-necked Duck, Ballyconneely, Connemara (Photo by Michael Harris)
Long-billed
Dowitcher, Ballyconneely, Connemara (Photo by Michael Harris)
Blue-winged Teal, Ballyconneely, Connemara (Photo by Michael Harris)
September 2010????
Indian House Crow at Cobh,
County Cork (Photo by Dermot McCabe)
Indian House Crow at Cobh,
County Cork (Photo by Mark Carmody)
30 June 2010
Montagu's Harrier (3 Photos by John Fox)
9 July 2010
Grey
Partridge, Boora Bog, County Offaly (Photos
by Philip Clancy)
18 June 2010
Drumming Snipe at Boora Bog (Photo
by John Fox)
14 June 2010
Eider and Chick, County Down, 14th June 2010. (Photo by Eric Dempsey)
***AMBER***
27 May 2010
Timahoe West, County Kildare: 1 Red-footed Falcon (female).JF
See
IRBC Appendix 2
Red-footed Falcon, 27th May 2010. (2 Photos by John Fox)
Red-footed Falcon, 27th May 2010. (3
Photos by Victor Caschera)
3
Photos by Victor Caschera)
19 May 2010
Grasshopper Warbler on Great Saltee,
19th May 2010. (Photo by John Fox) ***AMBER***
29 April 2010
Raven at Glenveigh National Park, Donegal, April 2010.
Photo by Cian Merne
8 April 2010
Little Gull, Tachumshane, County
Wexford, 8th April 2010.
Photo by John Fox
Garganey, Tachumshane, County Wexford, 8th April 2010.
Photo by John Fox
7 April 2010
Short-toed Lark at Ballycotton, County Cork, 7th April 2010.
Photo by John Fox
25 March 2010
Ballyconneely, Connemara: Dotterel.DB
Dotterel at Ballyconneely, Connemara
(Photos by Dermot Breen)
12 March 2010
Inchydoney, County Cork: Spoonbill.PC
Spoonbill at Inchydoney
(Photo by Philip Clancy)
4 March 2010
County Limerick: Pied-billed Grebe at Lough Gur.JF
Pied-billed
Grebe, Lough Gur, Co Limerick. (Photo by John Fox)
8 November 2009
Ballycotton, County Cork: Bluethroat, seen in the area from the
8th to the 11th. John Fox
Bluethroat at Ballycotton (Photo by John Fox)
29 October 2009
Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin: Black Redstart.JF
Black Redstart at Dun Laoghaire (Photo by John Fox)
25 October 2009
Caherciveen, County Cork: Common Nighthawk
- a very rare
American vagrant.ED
Common Nighthawk seen in Caherciveen (Photos by Eric Dempsey)
September 2009
Pomarine Skua (Photo by John Fox)
Great Skua (Photo by John Fox)
June 2009
Inishbofin: Corncrake.ED
Corncrake calling,
Innisboffin
Corncrake listening, Innisboffin (Photo by Eric Dempsey)
6 March 2009
Baltimore, County Cork: Ivory
Gull. RV, ED, JF
Tryptich below:
Baltimore Gulls - Iceland, Common, and Ivory Gull. John Fox
Iceland and Common gulls shown for comparison
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by John Fox)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by Eric
Dempsey)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by Eric
Dempsey)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by Eric
Dempsey)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by Eric
Dempsey)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by Eric
Dempsey)
Ivory Gull at Baltimore, Cork (Photo by Eric
Dempsey)
Ivory Gull, Baltimore, Cork (Photo by Robert Vaughan)
1 February 2009
Glaucous Gull, Nimos Pier, Galway 1 February 2009. Jose
Campos
Ring-billed Gull, Nimos Pier, Galway. 1 February 2009. Jose Campos