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2010 		2010 Previous Sightings    January   February  

Date Bird Reported Observer
28 March Wheaters seen at the deserted village on Achill R-A Leak
17 March Black Brant on Leam Lough on the Mullet M Reilly
11 March 1 Male Black Duck at Sruhill Lough, Achill
25 Brent Geese on Dooinver Beach, including 2 Dark-bellied		 M O'Briain
10 March Drake Goosander and drake Ring-necked Duck on Carrowmore Lake, nr Bangor, Erris
Drake Green-winged Teal and hybrid Norther Shovler X Bluewinged Teal at Corss Lough on the Mullet		 M Reilly
7 March 1 x Common Sandpiper and 1 x Greenshank seen near Belmullet C Benson
4 March 7 Razorbills seen off Kilcummin Head -  click for photo J Foss
4 March Little Egret seen at Palmerstown Bridge (between Killala and Ballycastle, N Mayo) - click for photo J Foss
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Date Bird Reported Observer
28 Feb Male Black Duck at Sruhill (Dooinver) Lough, Achill
38+ Great Northern and 12 Red Throated Divers off north east coast of Achill
1 Whooper at Dugort Machair		 M O'Briain
28 Feb Outing to Killala produced good sightings including Grey Plover, Red-necked Diver, Black Guillemot and Long-tailed Duck Branch Outing
27 Feb 10 Purple Sandpipers on shoreline opposite Sruhill Lough, Achill
4 Barnacle Geese on Inishgallon Island		 M O'Briain
26 Feb 44 Brent Geese (including 3 ringed) at Dooinver Beach on Achill
2 Eider Ducks at Achill Sound north of Clogmore
2 Whoopers at Keel Lake		 M O'Briain
11 Feb Juvenile Peregrine seen at Kilcummin Head, North Mayo J Foss
10 Feb Purple Sandpiper at Bartraw Beach, Murrisk also several mixed divers seen off shore (Red Throated and Great  Northern) J Milroy
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Date Bird Reported Observer
24 Jan American Black Duck at Dooninver Lough on Achill L Benson & S Kingston
23 Jan Green-winged Teal at Carrowmore Lake, nr Bangor, Erris M Reilly
18 Jan Ring-necked Duck seen again on Carrowmore S O'Byrne
14 Jan Male Ring-necked Duck seen on Carrowmore Lake,Bangor, Erris M Reilly
13 Jan 1 Little Egret at Corragaun Lough, Tullavbaun, Killadoon D Cabot
5 Jan One first winter Glaucous Gull on Annagh Beach, on the Mullet M Reilly
4 - 11 Jan High concentration of birds feeding on machair at Tullavbaun, Killadoon including 300 Redwing, 20 Fieldfares, 100 Starling, 20 Meadow Piptits and 260 Golden Plover D Cabot
First 2 weeks  Jan Sightings from Achill -
19 Whoopers on Keel Lake (11 juveniles) along with 3 Male Wigeon, 12 Curlew, 30 Tufted Ducks, 20 Mallard and 10 Mute Swan
5 Pochard,, 2 Mallard and 3 Mute on Dookinella (Sruhillbeg) Lake
Good numbers of Redwings, also Lapwings , Shelduck, Rock Doves and a Peregrine Falcon		 O Calvey
4 Jan 1 Female / Immature Long-tailed Duck off Dooinver beach,
40 Great Norther Divers off the Dooinver coastalong with 8 Common Scoters - Achill		 M O'Brien
3 Jan 48 Whoopers at Keel Lake
1 Peregrine Falcon at Sruhill Lough,
1 Water Rail at the frozen pond at Dooinver - all on Achill		 M O'Brien
2 Jan Male Black Duck at Sruhill Lough (Dooniver)
2 Greylag Geese at Keel Lake - both on Achill		 M O'Brien
1 Jan Water Rail along with 20 Snipe near Kilmaine N Sharkey