BirdWatch Mayo

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Previous Sightings 2010

Previous Sightings 2009

For Reports of Rarities, check IrishBirding.com - updated daily

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
23 Jan	2 Iceland Gulls at Killala Harbour, one adult and one first winter click for photos	R-A & M Leak
12 - 13 Jan	3 Glossy Ibis on Termoncarra Wetlands - Belmullet	D Suddaby & M Reilly
8 Jan	12 Glaucous Gulls on the Mullet - Cross Beach / Annagh Beach 1 Glaucous Gull on Doohoma Beach, south of Belmullet Consisting of 2 adults, 6 second and 5 first winter birds, some feeding on the numerous Grey Seal carcasses casualties of the altrocious weather over their pupping and breeding season on the overshore islands	M Reilly
2 Jan	2 Ring-necked Ducks (male) and male Green-winged Teal on Carrowmore Lake, Erris 2 Mediterranean Gulls - adult and first winter - Belmullet Docks	M Reilly
1 Jan	346 Barnacle Geese at Carrowholly, Westport	W Stringer

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
16 Dec	Ring-billed Gull on Lough Conn - click for photos	C Clotworthy
9 Dec	Red-breasted Merganser on Lough Conn, Knockmore	T Boccaccio
6 Dec	Ringed-necked Duck and Green-winged Teal (both mlae) Carrowmore Lake, Erris' Adult Mediterranean Gull Belmullet Docks Cakling Goose and Canada Goose with Barnacle Geese at Termoncarragh Adult male Black Brant with female Light Bellied Brent with their two hybrid offspring at Leam Lough, Belmullet	M Reilly
3 Dec	Pair White-tailed Sea Eagles, one with blue tag, Killadoon, nr. Louisburgh, then seen flying south towards Connemara	D Cabot
3 Dec	1 Long-tailed Duck & 4 Barnacle Geese at Killala	Branch Outing

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
27 Nov	Approx 300 Common Scoter, Bartragh Island, Killala Bay, unusual for this area	S Meany
27 Nov	Only 1 Crane seen at Belderig	W Stringer
26 Nov	2 Eurasian Cranes still at Belderig, click for photos	M Casey
25 Nov	2 Cranes at Belderrig, click for photos	P Coultry
20 Nov	Eurasian Cranes in fields at Belderig, north Mayo	H Mooney et. al
20 Nov	Approx 1,200 Tufted Ducks on Lough Cullin, Foxford / Pontoon	R-A Leak & S Meany
16 - 20 Nov	Great White Egret Lough Conn, Knockmore - click for photos Last seen on the morning of 20th, being chased away from the lake by the Grey Heron	T Boccaccio et al.
11 Nov	Brambling in garden near Westport	W Stringer
11 Nov	Great Northern Diver, Pontoon Bridge, regular winter visitor to this area	R-A Leak
8 Nov	Immature Long Eared Owl in garden near Foxford	A Bell
6 Nov	17 Chough, Clare Island	W Stringer
5 Nov	Snow Bunting at Croaghmoyle (Castlebar booster station), also seen same place 2 years ago so possibly regular visitor	P McNally
5 Nov	Sighitngs from Killala Harbour & Estuary: 2 x First winter Black Guillemot, 10 x Red-breasted Merganser, 5 x Little Egret, 200+ Brent, 2 x Red-throated Diver Also several Redshank, Bar-tailed & Black-tailed Godwit, Greenshank, Oystercatcher, Lapwings, Curlew. Shelduck, Sanderling, Dunlin, Cormorant, Grey Seal	R-A & M Leak W Stringer D Daly
4 Nov	Sightings from the Mullet: Termoncarragh - Juvenile Red-backed Shrike (first reported for area?), Cackling Canada Goose with Barnacles, 2 Tree Sparrow, 18 Twite Annagh Head & Beach - 2 Snow Bunting, 1 Lapland Bunting, 1 American Golden Plover Belmullet Docks - 2 Med Gulls	W Stringer
4 Nov	17 Little Egret still at Westport Quay	W Stringer

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
31 Oct	Blackcap in garden near Liscarney, Westport	S Churcher
27 Oct	49 Light-bellied Brent Lecanvey	W Stringer
27 Oct	17 Little Egret at Westport Quay	W Stringer
20 Oct	4 Swallows in Tesco cp, Claremorris	C Benson
20 Oct	Whoopers arrive in Achill and Foxford	O Calvey & R-A Leak
16 Oct	Snowy Owl seen regualrly over past 2 weeks on mountain between Ballycroy and Geesala	K Lindsay
16 Oct	Upland Sandpiper still residing nr Glebe, Termoncarragh, Belmullet	P & A Kelly
16 Oct	3 Wheatear at Leecanvey 47 Chough on machair at Silver Strand, west of Klladoon	W Stringer
12 Oct	Upland Sandpiper nr Glebe, Termoncarragh	M Reilly
10 Oct	Swallows reported still present in Ballyhaunis and Ballina areas	via R-A Leak
7 Oct	Approx 200 Brent Geese arrive at Killala	M Kenney
Earl-Oct	Report of Buzzard seen near Attymass	via R-A Leak
Oct / Sept	Reports of White-tailed Sea Eagle seen regulalry in north Mayo	via R-A Leak

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
17 Sept	6 Light-bellied Brent, 42 Red-breasted Merganser, 23 Bar-tailed Godwit at Murrisk Abbey	W Stringer
3 Sept	Buzzard being 'Buzzed' by Rook, Culleens, 10 miles north Ballina	Trudy

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
29 Aug	Sightings from North Mayo between 8.30am and 11am 1 Great Skua Downpatrick Head 8+ Tree Sparrow, 3 Storm Petrel, 9 Great Skua, 3 Artic Skua, 27 Sooty Shearwater, Kilcummin Head	R Sandham
15 Aug	Mallards in eclipse seen along with immature Black-headed Gull on Lough Lannagh, Castlebar Click Here for Photo	J Milroy

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
14 June	Red Kite seen over Bohola / Straide	R Stone
7 June	Ring-billed Gull (adult) at Gornor Abbey Pier, Lonn Conn, Crossmolina	M Reilly
Early June	Reports of White-tailed Sea Eagle seen in North Mayo	D McLoughling et. al.

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
21 May to 1 June	Canada Goose at Barnatra saltmarsh and Carrowmore Lake (presumed feral bird)	M Reilly
31 May	Iceland Gull in furst summer plumage at Annagh Beach on the Mullet	M Reilly
30 May	Third Whooper swan now on Roonagh Lough, nr Louisburgh	D Cabot
12 May	Spotted Flycatchers in the grounds around the GMIT, Castlebar	J Milroy
11 May	Adult Whooper Swan previously at Corragaun Lough, Killadoon, now at Roonagh Lough, Killadoon, nr Louisburgh where it has joined another adult that has been present there for weeks.	D Cabot
9 & 10 May	Buff-breasted Sandpiper,Annagh Beach, on the Mullet	M Reilly
7 & 8 May	Swifts arrive in Castlebar, Killala and Foxford	R-A Leak
5 May	Report of Sand Martins nestimg in bogland where turf has been cut, Hollymount area	via J Milroy

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
26 April	Immature Whooper Swan on Lough Nambrackkeagh, Curryane between Swinford & Kilkelly	R-A Leak
25 April	Reports of Cuckoo across the county
23 April	1 adult Whooper Swan, 13 Greylag, 25 Shelduck and 22 Sandwich Terns at Roonagh Lough, Killadoon, nr Louisburgh 1 adult Whooper Swan also at Corragaun Lough, Killadoon, Louisburgh, also marked passage of Golden Plover in breeding plumage over last 2 weeks	D Cabot
23 April	Whitethroats at Knockmore House Martin near Attymass	R-A Leak
21 April	25 Whimbrel near Balla	C Benson
20 April	Common Sandpiper and Grasshopper Warbler at Lough Rusheen, Castlebar	J Milroy
18 April	Approx 80 Golden Plover in a field between Knockmore and Ballina	Trudy
18 April	Second Corncrake heard near Carne House on the Mullet	T Gordon
17 April	Barn Owl near Westport	J O'Grady
17 April	Cuckoo at Doughmakeon, nr Loiusburgh	A Osbourne
17 April	Corncrake heard at Carne Hill on the Mullet, assumed same one reported on 9th	T Gordon
16 April	Sightings from Belmullet - 5 Common Eider, 6 Long-tailed Duck, 8 Purple Sandpiper and 6 White Wagtail at Cross; 3 Gadwall, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 40 Twite and 50 Black-tailed Godwit at Termoncarragh	M Reilly
16 April	Grasshopper Warbler at Askillaun, Nr Louisburgh	A Osbourne
16 April	Grasshopper Warbler in heather and scrub at Dooleeg, Ballacorich	D McNicholas & W Woodrow
15 April	Cuckoo at Dooaghtry, Killaddon, Louisburgh	D Cabot
15 April	Cuckoo heard at Sarnaught, Castlebar 8.00am	P Lavelle
14 April	Dotteral at west end Clare Island	E McGreal
13 April	Grasshopper Warbler heard at Clogher Bog near Belcarra	L Huxley
12 April	Blackap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler at Moorehall Woods	L Huxley
10 April	25 Golden Plover in summer plumage at Raheen Bar wind farm, near Castlebar Also Cuckoo seen in flight (not calling so maybe female)	P McNally
10 April	First House Martin spotted at Inishea Islands	D Cabot
9 April	First report of Corncrake at Carne Hill on the Mulllet	T Gordon
8 April	Killala Habour - Black Guillemot in summer plumage Ross Strand, Killala - 110+ Brent Geese feeding on the strand while Swallows fly overhead	R-A Leak
7 April	18 Great Northern Divers in small group off White Strand, Tullavbaun, Killadoon	D Cabot
3 April	8 WillowWarbler and 1 Blackcap at Lough Lannagh, Castlebar	J Milroy
2 April	Chiffchaff near Castlebar Swallow over Castlebcourt Hotel, Westport and over the Quays at Westport	J Milroy D Cabot
1 April	Tullavbaun, Killadoon- first Willow Warbler and Swallow of the area Juvenile Peregrine Falcom and three Chough also seen at the same location	D Cabot

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
29 March	First Sand Martin of the area, Tullavbaun, Killadoon	D Cabot
27 March	Firs t Wheatear of the area, Tullavbaun, Killadoon	D Cabot
24 March	2 male & 1 female Wheatear, Merlin and Raven feed nestlings nr Ceide Fields	Chris Benson

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
26 Feb	Red-throated Diver off Kilcummin Head in full breeding plumage with red throat Green-winged Teal in Killala harbour - drake paired with female Eurasian Teal Iceland Gull at Lacken Strand - first winter bird 3 Long-tailed Duck at Barnasock Point, Moy Estuary - 2 males and female with males displaying & calling	M David M Casey
18 Feb	Goosander seen on Erriff River	E McGreal
9 Feb	Sightings from Cross Lough on the Mullet: 50+ Barnacle Geese, 14 Whooper Swan, 12 Mute Swan, 70+ Curlew in flight, 6 Redshank 12+ Tufted Duck, 3 Teal, 8 Mallard, 3 pairs Scaup	M Kenney
7 Feb	First winter Glaucous Gull at Annagh Beach, on the Mullet Kingfisher on the Muihin Rover outlet from Carrowmore Lake, nr Bangor Erris	M Reilly
3 Feb	Black Brant at Leam Lough on the Mullet American Coot on Termoncarra Lake	M Reilly
2 Feb	Sightings from Killala Harbour 9.30am - 11.30am Weather grey and overcast, light SW wind and light to heavy showers: 50 - 60 Brent Geese (Light-bellied), 40+ Curlew, 20+ Bar-tailed Godwit Numerous Redshank, Cormorant and Oystercatchers 6 Shelduck, 14 Mallard, , 30+ Wigeon, 4 Teal (no sign of Green Winged Teal) 2 Little Egret, 6+ Hooded Crows 3 Male & 1 Female Red-breasted Merganser Black Guillemot - either 1st winter or just starting to moult to summer plumage Pied Wagtail	M Kenney

Date	Bird Reported	Observer
19 Jan	Snow Goose plus 2 Pink-footed Geese at Termoncarragh, Belmullet Green Winged Teal and Ringed Neck Duck on Carrowmore Lake along with 2 Greeland Whitefronted Geese by the lake	M Reilly
6 Jan	American Coot still on Termoncarragh Lake, Belmullet along with four Coot at the northern end 1st Winer Snow Bunting, female, also seen at Termoncarragh Three Goosanders, one male and two female, at the Bangor end of Carrowmore Lake, Bangor Erris	M Reilly
4 Jan	Little Egret at Killala, up to 5 seen so far this year but possibly more	D Walshe
3 Jan	Buzzard seen eating roadkill at Ballintean, Killala	C Dunleavy
3 Jan	American Coot seen at Termoncarragh, Belmullet Mealy Redpoll at Glenlara, Belmullet - click for photos	S Feeney, D Skehan & M Casey