February 2006 Sightings
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| Images © Mícheál Casey 2006 | ||
| 24th February 2006: Twite flock at Termoncarragh, Belmullet, Co. Mayo. Colour-ringing of Twite in the Mullet peninsula, as mentioned in January, is proceeding well, and a good number of birds have been ringed. In these photos both colour-rings and metal rings are visible in the top and bottom photos. Please see January page for contact details should you come across one of these birds | ||
26.02.06 Mullaghmore
1 Goosander (adult female)
Now present for its second month at this site.
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| Images © Mícheál Casey 2006 | ||
| 23rd February 2006: Top photo shows a Mediterranean Gull (background) and a Ring-billed Gull (foreground) on the mudflats near the Cartron sewage outflow. The lower photos show the same Ring-billed Gull. | ||
23.02.06 Cartron Inner Bay
1 Ring-billed Gull
1 Mediterranean Gull
22.02.06 IT Sligo
17 Oystercatchers
ca. 100 Pied Wagtails
1`Redpoll
21.02.06 Raghly
15 Great Northern Divers
1 Merlin
ca. 20 Twite
The Twite were seen around the 7th of February.
21.02.06 IT Sligo
ca. 100 Pied Wagtails roosting in the Institute of Technology.
20.02.06 Mullaghmore
1 Red-throated Diver
19 Whooper Swans
2 Greenshanks
19.02.06 Cartron Marsh
4 Greenshanks
2 Choughs
The Choughs were seen flying high over Cartron Marsh from Strandhill in the direction of Lough Gill.
19.02.06 Cartron Inner Bay
1 Kingfisher
19.02.06 Lough Bran, Co Leitrim
1 Ring-necked Duck (adult male)
The first record for County Leitrim near CarrickonShannon.
17.02.06 Cartron Inner Bay
1 Greenshank
1 Mediterranean Gull (adult winter)
1 Ring-billed Gull (adult winter)
Both gulls were seen feeding at the sewage outflows. The Mediterranean Gull may possibly be the same individual seen during the January IWeBS counts in the area.
17.02.06 Rosses Point
2 Great Northern Divers
8 Red-throated Divers
17 Long-tailed Ducks
A high count of Longtailed Ducks for County Sligo.
15.02.06 Raghly
7 Eider
1 Merlin
2 Ravens
A pair of Merlins were seen a week earlier.
15.02.06 IT Sligo
1 Peregrine
Seen flying over the main carpark.
10.02.06 Cartron Marsh
2 Greenshanks
2 Ring-billed Gulls (adult winter)
09.02.06 IT Sligo
2 Oystercatchers
4 Mistle Thrushes
10 Redwings
01.02.06 Portavaud
100 Ringed Plovers
150 Golden Plovers
1 Greenshank