• Scaup - 20 seen on Cross Lough, Belmullet (28th-JG)
• Glaucious Gull - Termancarragh / Annagh area, Belmullet (28th-JG)
• Peregrine - seen rocketing along Carrowmore Strand, nr Louisburgh (28th-BV)
• Light Bellied Brent - approx 50 at Mulranney, 2 ringed (23rd-JM)
• Grey Plover - Clew Bay, (16th-JM)
• Leaches Petrel - found at Bilberrry Lake (4th-JM)
• Ringed Ouzel - Cloonagh, Westport (2nd-via LS)

• Twite - between Louisburgh & Roonan (12th-BV)
• Male Hen Harrier - Knockmore, Ballina (LM)
• Tufted Ducks - approx 1500 on Loch Cullin (12th-RAL)
• Little Stint - Scurmore (11th-MG)
• Little Egret seen at Rossclave,Clew bay (5th-HvP)
• Brent Geese at Lecanvey Pier (8th-LS)
• Red Breasted Mergansers - Westport Quay (8th-LS)
• Ruff at Scurmore, Killala Bay (2nd-MG)
• Wigeon - seen in hundreds in Killala Bay (2nd-MG)
  
• Golden Plover - flock of over 1000 seen at Dooneen (2nd-MG)
• Great Nothern Divers - 5 seen off Old Head (2nd-JM)
• Red Throated Diver - Lecanvey Pier (1st-LS)

Reported Sightings October 2006

• Family of Yellow Hammers  - visiting garden near Westport (30th-WS)
• Fieldfares - arrived in Party (28th-WS)
• Whimbrel - Pigeon Poont, nr Westport (27th-NS)
• Whoopers & Geese arriving, can be seen flying to their wintering grounds (various-25th)
• Redwings - moving across the county, can be heard calling at night (25th - JM)
• Barn Owl - seen between Westport and Newport (24th-NS)
• Great Northern Diver - seen regularly by Poteen Island, Loch Conn (22nd - LM)
• Little Egrets (3) - arrived at Kilalla (21st - LM)
• Tree Sparrow - seen in garden near Newport (20th- DMcL)
• Wigeon - 50 seen at Melcomb, Newport (19th- DMcL)
• Turtle Dove - in a garden near Louisburgh (19th-LS)
• White Rumped Sandpiper - Annagh Beach, Murrisk (16th-DS)
• Lapwings - seen in good numbers near Kilalla (12th-J&NF)
• Little Egrets (2) seen at Annagh, Murrisk (14th-WS)
• Snowy Owl - Seen in the Fallmore / Dervla's Twist Stone Circle, Termon Hill, Blacksod, area, 15 miles south of Belmullet, since 9th Sept.  Identified as 2nd winter female. Latest report of sighting 11th Oct (via WS)
• Ruff - Scurmore near golf links, Enniscrone (MG - 10th)
• Lesser Yellowlegs - Seen at Cross Loch, Belmullet (8th-WS)
• Snow Bunting
  Seen on the Belmullet penninsular, near Snowy location (4th-KD&8th-WS)
• Whooper Swans - reported arriving across Mayo (3rd-WS)
• Teal - seen at Melcomb, Westport (3rd-DMcL)
• Lapland Bunting - seen flying over near Snowy Owl site (4th-KD)
• Twite - 100+ still on the Mullet, not returned to their wintering ground as yet (1st-DMcL)
• Light Bellied Brent Geese - Dooneen, nr Enniscrone (1st-MG)
• Wigeon, flock of 200 - Dooneen, nr Enniscrone (1st-MG)

Reported Sightings September 2006

• Common Rosefinch, seen on the Belmullet penninsular (30th Sept - CM & SD)
• Pied Flycatcher, seen on the Belmullet penninsular (30th Sept - CM & SD)
• Lesser Yellowlegs, seen on the Belmullet penninsular (30th Sept - CM & SD)
• Little Egrets - 2 returned to Annagh, Murrisk (21st-CB) (24th-WS)
• Purple Sandpipers - good numbers seen west of Westport (16th-WS) 
• Snowy Owl - Seen in the Fallmore / Dervla's Twist Stone Circle, Termon Hill, Blacksod, area, 15 miles south of Belmullet, since 9th.  Identified as 2nd winter female. Latest report of sighting 10am 24th (DS/TG-9th), (MD-10th) (via RAL - 14th) (WS-15th) (TG-20th) (SM-21st) (WS-23rd) (RAL-24th)
• Three Curlew Sandpipers - along with 40 Dunlin at Corragaun Lough, Kiladoon (13th-DCt)
• Merlin - see on the Ballinrobe Road near Castlebar (13th-CB), Also 2 Merlin seen near Kiladoon (13th-DCt)
• Female Hen Harrier - Bartragh Island (10th-MG)
• Grey Plover in summer plumage - on sand banks by Bartragh Island (10th-MG)

• 1 Little Egret, Westport Habour (11th) (WS)
• 3 Whimbrel, Annagh, Murrisk (11th) (WS)
• 6 Common Sandpipers, Barnabaun, Killadoon (14th) (WS)

• Large bird of prey seen regularly between Westport and Castlebar (WS)

• Turtle Doves near Westport  (17th) (AM)
• Glaucous Gull, Belderrig Harbour, North Mayo (17th) (JM)
• 35 Whimbrel, Belderrig Harbour, North Mayo (17th) (JM)
• Buzzard seen regularly few miles south of Ballina (16th) (via WS)
• Short Eared Owl, Annagh Beach, Belmullet (14th) (DMcL)
• 16 Whimbrel, Lough Carra, Castleburke - locally called 'May birds' (7th) (JM) 

• Immature Golden Eagle over Bellacorrick (uncomfirmed)
• Osprey seen over Loch Cullin, Pontoon (19th) DmcL
• Egret spotted at Carraholly, Nr Newport (16th) via email
• Corncrake at Roonagh (15th) via WS
• Cuckoo heard on Achill (15th) via WS
• 'Hawkeye' goose seen at Mulranney (9th) WS
• Swallows reported across the county (4th)
• 2 Common Cranes seen in Porturlin area, NW Mayo, last seen flying east (3rd) unconfirmed via JK/DS
• 18 Gadwall near Moor Hall, Loch Carra (2nd)  JM
• Sand Martins over Loch Carra (2nd) JM
• 4 Sandwich Terns at Mulranney (2nd) WS
• Golden Plover in Summer plummage on Loch Cullin (1st) JM

• Golden Plover in summer plummage on Louch Cullin (28th) JM
• Short-eared Owl collided with a car near Ballina - but appeared unharmed (22nd) viaRAL
• Female Long Tailed Duck amoung 50 tufted ducks at Bilberry Lake, 5 mls o/s C'Bar off Westport Rd) (21st) JM
• Male Ring Necked Duck on Lough Doogan (19th) WS
• 10 Gr Northern Divers near Lecanvey Pier (14th) SG
• Green Sandpiper at Lough Baun (12th) EMcG

• Male Hen Harrier, Derrynadiva, (2 mls N Cbar) (18th & 21st)
• 60 Bar Tailed Godwits Back Strand, Beltra (14th) JM
  
• Little Egret Annagh, Murrisk (14th) JM
• Hen Harrier (female) Loch Cullin (11th) SM
• 2 Little Egret – Ross Strand, Killala (5th) J&NF
  
• 7 Yellowhammers – Knappagh, Westport (5th) WS
• 6 Crossbills - Tavanaghmore, Knockmore (5th) LM
• 1 Male Ring-necked Duck/ 16 Tufted Duck Lake Doogan Newport /C’bar Road (5th) WS
• 1 Ring-billed Gull Westport (5th) CM
• 2 Little Egrets – Annagh, Murrisk (5th) WS
• 4 Black-throated Divers, 1 Red-throated Diver – Lecanvey Pier (5th) CM
• 1 Little Egret - Greggans Ballycroy (1st) DF

• Little Egrets (3) at Annagh Island, Murrisk - first report of three birds together
• Little Egrets (3) at Ross Strand, Killala (different birds to Murrisk)
• Buzzard (1) near Attymass (unconfirmed sighting on 1st)
• 'Black Brant' goose (1) among 36 Light Bellied Brent Geese at Lecanvey
• Little Egrets (2) at Mulranny
• 'Hawkeye' satellite tracked LB Brent and family at Mulranny