IRISH BIRD NEWS - February 2005
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Snowy Owl - Foyle Estuary, Co. Derry. © David Steele | Killdeer - Ports, Co. Fermanagh. © Derek Charles | Glaucous Gull - Bullock Harbour, Co. Dublin. © Paul Hackett | ||||
TUE 1 FEB - 1W Lesser Scaup on Lough Barry, Upper Lough Erne (Fermanagh) Adult Kumlien's Gull plus 24 Iceland and 12 Glaucous Gulls at Culmore Dump (Derry) 33 Waxwings at Hillside, Greystones (Wicklow), 26 Waxwings at Ballincollig (Cork), 330+ Waxwings at Island Magee and 50 at Whitehead (Antrim) WED 2 FEB - 1W Kumlien's Gull, 25 Iceland and 11 Glaucous Gulls at Culmore Dump (Derry), 1W Kumlien’s Gull at Bullock Harbour and 2 Glaucous Gulls at Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), 1W Glaucous Gull at Skerries (Dublin), adult Forster’s Tern, Kumlien’s Gull, 11 Iceland and 5 Glaucous Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 5 Iceland Gulls at Dingle (Kerry), Glaucous Gull at Dungarvan (Waterford), 12 Waxwings on Palmerstown Road, 60 Waxwings at Ballinteer and 20 at Granville Road (Dublin), 23 Waxwings at Ballincollig (Cork), 6 Waxwings at Belvoir Close, Belfast (Antrim), 50 Waxwings at Portadown (Armagh) THU 3 FEB - First-winter male Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry on Upper Lough Erne (Fermanagh), Forster’s Tern, 9 Iceland and 6 Glaucous Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 1W Kumlien’s Gull at Bullock Harbour (Dublin), 7 Waxwings at the Grallagh Complex, Waterford (Waterford), 17 Waxwings at Hillside, Greystones (Wicklow), 33 Waxwings at Ballincollig (Cork), Little Ringed Plover at Ballycotton (Cork) FRI 4 FEB - First-winter male Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry on Upper Lough Erne (Fermanagh), 10 Glaucous, 3 Iceland and 3 Ring-billed Gulls on the Mullet (Mayo) along with a Grey-bellied Brent Goose, Iceland Gull at Larne Lough (Antrim), 8 Glaucous Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), a Green-winged Teal was found at Kilkeran Lake (Cork), 97 Waxwings in Belfast (Antrim), 30 Waxwings at Ballincollig (Cork), 2 Waxwings in Limerick City (Limerick) SAT 5 FEB - First-winter male Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry on Upper Lough Erne (Fermanagh), 1W Kumlien’s Gull and 2W Glaucous Gull at Bullock Harbour, 1 Long-tailed Duck off the Bull Island NNR (Dublin), Green-winged Teal at Kilkeran Lake (Cork), Avocet, Green-winged Teal, Garganey, Iceland Gull, 3 Jack Snipe and a Lapland Bunting at Tacumshin (Wexford), 20 Iceland and 8 Glaucous Gulls at Killybegs (Donegal), 16 Black-throated Divers and 7 Long-tailed Ducks were seen at Mountcharles (Donegal), Forster’s Tern, 12 Iceland, 8 Glaucous and 2 Ring-billed Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway) along with a Little Gull and a Sandwich Tern, 33 Waxwings were at Ballincollig and another 70 were seen at Midleton (Cork), 3 Waxwings at Dalkey (Dublin) SUN 6 FEB - 11 Iceland and 6 Glaucous Gulls around Belfast harbour and dump, 20 Waxwings on Clifton Street, Belfast (Antrim), Glaucous Gull at Rogerstown, MON 7 FEB - 1W Kumlien’s, 11 Iceland and 8 Glaucous Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 2 Glaucous Gulls at Larne Lough and an Iceland Gull at Ballycarry Bridge (Antrim), male & female Surf Scoter in Brandon Bay (Kerry), 3 Ring-billed Gulls at Westfields (Limerick), 10 Iceland Gulls at Dingle (Kerry), Green-winged Teal at Kilkeran Lake (Cork) TUE 8 FEB - Short-billed Dowitcher at the Bull Island NNR (Dublin), 1W Glaucous Gull at Belfast Lough RSPB (Antrim), Forster’s Tern, 5+ Iceland and 3 Glaucous Gulls off Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), Iceland Gull at Brandon Head (Kerry), 2 Iceland Gulls at Ballycotton, Iceland Gull on Cape Clear Island (Cork), Green-winged Teal at Kilkeran Lake (Cork), 200 Waxwings at the Airways Industrial Estate, Santry (Dublin) WED 9 FEB - 1W male Lesser Scaup on Lough Barry, (Fermanagh), Short-billed Dowitcher at the Bull Island NNR, Green-winged Teal at Rogerstown, 60+ Waxwings at the Airways Industrial Estate, Santry (Dublin) THU 10 FEB - Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry (Fermanagh), Lesser Scaup also at Reedy Flat, Lough Neagh (Armagh), 350 Waxwings at the Airways Industrial Estate, Santry (Dublin), Forster’s Tern, 3 Iceland and 2 Glaucous Gulls off Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), Green-winged Teal at Rogerstown (Dublin), 44 Waxwings off Ballygall Road (Dublin), 12 Iceland and 2 Glaucous Gulls at Belfast North Foreshore Dump (Antrim) FRI 11 FEB - Green-winged Teal at Rogerstown, Iceland Gull at Swords, single Glaucous Gulls at Skerries and Bullock Harbour (Dublin), 4 Iceland and a Glaucous Gull at Ballycotton, 9 Mediterranean Gulls at Whitegate (Cork), 6 Iceland and 2 Glaucous at Dingle (Kerry), 25 Waxwings at Douglas (Cork), 89 Waxwings at Airways Industrial Estate, Santry (Dublin), 18 Waxwing at Larne (Antrim) SAT 12 FEB - Lesser Scaup at Reedy Flat, Lough Neagh (Armagh), 1W Kumlien’s Gull at Bullock Harbour, Ring-billed Gull at the Bull Island NNR, 40+ Waxwings off Ballygall Road (Dublin), Ring-billed, Glaucous and 6 Iceland Gulls at Dingle, 3 Ring-billed Gulls at Blennerville (Kerry), 16 Waxwings at Greystones (Wicklow), Avocet and Garganey at Tacumshin (Wexford), Ring-billed Gull at Cuskinny (Cork), 5 Iceland, 4 Glaucous and a Ring-billed Gull at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 16 Iceland and 8 Glaucous Gulls at Belfast North Foreshore Dump, 13 Waxwings at Ballyclare (Antrim) SUN 13 FEB - Short-billed Dowitcher at the Bull Island NNR, 2 Glaucous at Dalkey Island, Glaucous also at Bullock Harbour and Yellow-legged Gull near Dun Laoghaire (Dublin), Black Duck on Keele Lough, Achill Island (Mayo), Green-winged Teal at Tacumshin (Wexford), Ring-necked Duck at Ballyallia Lake (Clare), 8 Iceland, 3 Glaucous and 4 Ring-billed Gulls at Belfast Lough RSPB (Antrim) MON 14 FEB - Forster’s Tern, 20 Iceland, 7 Glaucous and 3 Ring-billed Gulls around Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 130 Waxwings at Greystones (Wicklow), 2 Ring-billed Gulls at Cork Docks (Cork), 50 Waxwings at Lucan (Dublin TUE 15 FEB - Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry (Fermanagh), Garganey and Little Stint at Tacumshin (Wexford), Forster’s Tern, 7 Iceland and 2 Glaucous Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 30+ Waxwings in Cherry Orchard Avenue (Dublin), Green-winged Teal at Lough Beg (Derry) WED 16 FEB - A Willow Warbler was seen on Cape Clear Island and 4 Waxwings were at Skibbereen (Cork), 60+ Waxwings in Greystones (Wicklow), 70 Waxwings at Inchicore, 17 at Dublin Zoo and 12 at Blackhorse Avenue (Dublin), Black Brant and 2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese at the North Slob (Wexford), 2 Ring-billed and 3+ Mediterranean Gulls plus 7 Waxwings at Cobh, Ruddy Shelduck (presumed escapee) at the Douglas Estuary (Cork), 3 Northern Eider (showing characters of borealis race) at Rossnowlagh Beach, Kumlien's Gull, 25+ Iceland and 8+ Glaucous Gulls at Killybegs (Donegal) THU 17 FEB - 1W American Herring Gull at Dingle, 10 Waxwings in Killarney (Kerry), 46 Waxwings on the Kilkenny ring-road at the Loughboy exit (Kilkenny), 1 Waxwing at Leixlip (Dublin) 3 Waxwings at Enfield (Westmeath), 11 Whooper Swans flew over the Bull Island NNR (Dublin) FRI 18 FEB - A Snowy Owl was found at Longfield Point, Lough Foyle (Derry), 3CY Caspian Gull found at Rogerstown Estuary (Dublin), 1W Caspian Gull also reported today at Rossaveal (Galway), 1W American Herring Gull, 1W Kumlien's, 2 Ring-billed Gulls, 8 Iceland, 2 Glaucous and 2 Mediterranean Gulls at Dingle (Kerry), 12 Iceland and 6 Glaucous Gulls at Rossaveal (Galway), 5 Ring-billed, 11 Mediterranean Gull, 1W Iceland Gull and adult Yellow-legged Gull at Cobh, ; 1W Glaucous Gull in Baltimore Harbour (Cork), Yellow-legged Gull, 15 Iceland and 7 Glaucous Gulls at Culmore Dump (Derry), 6 Waxwing on Centenary Road, Dundalk (Louth), 8 Waxwing on Wyattville Road, Cabinteely and 16 in Tallaght by the Garda station (Dublin) SAT 19 FEB - Snowy Owl at Longfield Point, Foyle Estuary (Derry), Short-billed Dowitcher at the Bull Island NNR (Dublin), Lesser Scaup on Lough Barry (Fermanagh), Forster's Tern, 4 Ring-billed, 5 Glaucous, 6 Iceland, 5 Little Gulls and 3 Sandwich Terns at Rossaveal (Galway), 3 Ring-billed and 10 Mediterranean Gulls at Cobh (Cork), Smew at Lough Rea (Galway), Green-winged Teal, Glaucous, Iceland and a Yellow-legged Gull at Rogerstown (Dublin), 40 Waxwings near the Cadburys factory in Coolock, 40 Waxwing near TCU (Dublin), 30 Waxwings at Whitehouse (Antrim), 3 Waxwing off Avenue Road, Dundalk (Louth), male Black Duck on small pools near Keele Lough (Mayo), 4 Black-throated Divers at Traught and 4 at Finvarra (Galway) SUN 20 FEB - Snowy Owl still at Longfield Point (Derry), Short-billed Dowitcher at the Bull Island NNR, Green-winged Teal and adult Yellow-legged Gull at Rogerstown Estuary,(Dublin), 1W American Herring Gull, 1W Kumlien's Gull, 9 Iceland and 5 Glaucous Gulls at Dingle (Kerry), 118 Waxwings near Midleton, 22 at Macroom and 9 at Clonakilty (Cork), Smew at Lough Rea (Galway), 28 Waxwings 1km west of New Ross (Waterford), 13 Waxwings at Limavady (Derry), Black Brant and Glaucous Gull at SE end of the Mullet (Mayo),12 Glaucous Gulls at Kilcummin Head (Mayo), Iceland Gull at Doagh and 7 Iceland and 4 Glaucous Gulls at Killybegs (Donegal), 2W Ring-billed Gull, 3 Iceland Gulls and a 1W Glaucous Gull at Port Narfankagh (Mayo), 2 Pink-footed Geese, 9 Barnacles, Snow Goose, Black Brant and 5 Ruff at the North Slob, 5 Hen Harriers at Tacumshin (Wexford) MON 21 FEB - Snowy Owl at Longfield Point, Lough Foyle (Derry), c.130 Waxwings at Royal Canal Bank Park, Phibsboro, 30+ Waxwings at the Airways Industrial Estate, 10 Waxwings in O' Connell Street (Dublin), 20 Waxwings at Macroom (Cork), 12 Waxwings at NUI, Maynooth (Kildare), c.300 Waxwings by River Lagan near Cutters Bar, Belfast (Antrim), Green-winged Teal at Rogerstown (Dublin), 1W American Herring Gull, 5 Glaucous and 4 Iceland Gulls at Dingle (Kerry), Snow Goose, Black Brant and 9 Barnacle Geese at the North Slob (Wexford), a singing Chiffchaff and a Blackbird feeding young were noted at UCC (Cork) TUE 22 FEB - American Herring Gull, 4+ Glaucous and 4 Iceland Gulls at Dingle, Glaucous Gull at Fenit (Kerry), 2 adult Kumlien’s, 35 Iceland and 7 Glaucous Gulls at Killybegs (Donegal), 7 Ring-billed Gulls and a 1W Kumlien’s Gull on the Mullet (Mayo), 33 Waxwings 1km west of New Ross (Waterford), 12 Waxwings at NUI, Maynooth (Kildare), 19 Waxwings in Thurles (Tipperary), 60 Waxwings at Royal Canal Bank Park, 20 on St. Bridget's Road, Artane, 25 on St. Stephen's Green West (Dublin), 7 Waxwings at Ladysbridge (Cork), 2 Iceland, 1 Glaucous and an adult Yellow-legged Gull at Ballycotton (Cork), Forster’s Tern and 2 Ring-billed Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway) WED 23 FEB - 200 Waxwings at Belvoir Forest Park (Antrim), 100 Waxwings on the N81 at Tallaght, 22+ at St. Stephen’s Green West (Dublin), 8 Waxwings at Ladysbridge (Cork), American Herring Gull at Dingle (Kerry), Forster’s Tern, 6 Iceland, 3 Ring-billed, a Glaucous and 4 Little Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), THU 24 FEB - 35 Waxwings at Ballymore, Cobh (Cork), 30 Waxwings on Belcamp Lane, 10 at East Point Business Park, 24 on St. Stephen’s Green West, 50 on the Malahide Road / M50, 35 Waxwings at Willow Park Avenue (Dublin), 21 Waxwings near Greenacres, Dundalk (Louth), 2 Glaucous and an Iceland Gull at Loughshinny (Dublin), 5 Iceland and 2 Glaucous at Dingle (Kerry), 2 Iceland Gulls in Sligo harbour (Sligo), 30 Waxwings in Douglas, 20 in Togher (Cork) FRI 25 FEB - Killdeer at Ports, Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry, Upper Lough Erne (Fermanagh), 3 Surf Scoter in Brandon Bay (Kerry), Snow Goose on the North Slob (Wexford), Little Ringed Plover still at Ballycotton (Cork) where a Yellow-legged and an Iceland Gull were also present, Forster’s Tern, 8 Iceland and 3 Glaucous at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 65 Waxwings at St. Stephen’s Green (Dublin), 23 Waxwings at Ballymore, Cobh, 40 near Wilton and 20 at Togher in Cork City (Cork), 29 Waxwings near the Statoil station, New Ross (Waterford), 23 Waxwings 3km east of Kilkenny Town (Kilkenny) SAT 26 FEB - Laughing Gull on the Boyne Estuary, Drogheda (Louth), Ferruginous Duck at Blackrock Turlough, Forster’s Tern at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), Killdeer at Ports, Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry, Upper Lough Erne (Fermanagh), 13 Waxwings at Carrickfergus 100 in Belfast City Centre, 8 at Whitehouse, 6 Iceland and 3 Glaucous Gulls at Dargan Road Landfill (Antrim), male Smew at Craigavon Balancing Lakes (Armagh), 3 Ring-billed and an Iceland Gull at Cobh with 19 Waxwings nearby, 75+ Waxwings at Togher (Cork), 1W American Herring Gull, 5 Iceland and 3 Glaucous at Dingle (Kerry), 10+ Iceland, 2 Glaucous and 1 Mediterranean Gull at Killybegs (Donegal) SUN 27 FEB - Killdeer at Ports, Lesser Scaup at Lough Barry, Upper Lough Erne (Fermanagh), Ferruginous Duck at Blackrock Turlough (Galway), 25 Waxwings in Dundrum, c.200 at Kilnamanagh, 70 at Walkinstown and c.50 near Tallaght (Dublin), 5 Ring-billed Gulls at Blennerville (Kerry), Forster’s Tern, 2 Ring-billed, 3+ Iceland and 3 Glaucous Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 9 Iceland, 5 Glaucous at Killybegs, 20+ Black-throated Divers between Mountcharles and Murvagh (Donegal), Short-billed Dowitcher at the Bull Island NNR (Dublin), c.6 Waxwings on the South Ring Road, Cork City (Cork) MON 28 FEB - Forster’s Tern, 2 Iceland and 2 Glaucous Gulls at Nimmo’s Pier (Galway), 100 Waxwings at St. Stephen’s Green West (Dublin)
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