| Date |
Bird Reported |
Observer |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 29 Dec |
Male Hen Harrier seen at Ballintubber |
C Benson |
| 28 Dec |
Whoopers Swans seen on Rathbawn Lake, Castlebar
6 Oystercatchers and Redwing seen on Mulranny Golf Course |
K McGreal |
| 18 Dec |
Buzzard east of Kilmaine |
N Sharkey |
| 18 Dec |
1 whitephase Gyr Falcon in the bog / sika spruce are at Kilmovee |
P Smyth |
| 15 Dec |
One Little Egret and a flock of Pochard (including 3 males) at Belclare, Westport |
M Rabbette |
| 14 Dec |
2 Eider Ducks seen in the channel at Achill Sound, also the Black Duck still at Sruhill |
M O'Briain |
| 13 Dec |
Male Black Duck at Sruhill (Dooinver) Lough (NE Achill), also 37 Great Northern Divers off Dooinver Coast, Achill |
M O'Briain |
| 11 Dec |
9 Purple Sandpipers on shoreline opposite Sruhill (Dooinver) Lough (NE Achill) |
M O'Briain |
| 9 Dec |
Long Eared Owl at Cooneal, between Ballina & Killala |
M Gawley |
| 6 Dec |
Little Auk found on road between Kilkelly & Swinford. Taken care of overnight and safety released on 7th |
via RA Leak |
| 2 Dec |
600 Golden Plover, 130 Lapwing and 31 Whooper Swans - in flooded areas around Ballyvary and Bohola (N5) |
J Milroy |
| 30 Nov |
Great N5 Decorthern Diver on Carrowmore Lake, Black Redstart at Annagh Head, both in Erris |
M Reilly |
| 29 Nov |
Long-billed Dowitcher confirmed at Leam Lough, Mediterranean Gull at Belmullet Docks, Iceland Gull, Frenchport all on the Mullet |
M Reilly |
| 24 Nov |
Snowy Owl seen perched at Enniscrone near pier |
M Hannan via M Gawley |
| 16 Nov |
Peregrine Falcon at Fahy Lough, Ballycroy |
L McDaid |
| 10 Nov |
3 Brent Geese with rings feeding at Mulranny |
L McDaid |
| 10 Nov |
7 Whooper Swans, Keel Lough, Achill |
L McDaid |
| 10 Nov |
1 Black Redstart at Annagh Head and 10 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Terrmoncarragh, Belmullet |
M Reilly |
| 9 Nov |
One Snow Bunting near Diamond Coast Hotel, Enniscone,
along the Devlin River, feeding with mixed group of finches, Reed
Buntings, Skylarks and pipits |
M Gawley |
| 6 Nov |
5 Greenland Fronted Geese, Fahy Lough, Ballycroy |
L McDaid |
| 5 Nov |
2 Snow Bunting (one male, one female) Keel Machair, Achill |
L McDaid |