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2010

Recent Sightings		 Previous Sightings 2009
 Previous Sightings in 2008
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

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