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	Images © Val Robus 2010
1st January 2010: This Jay was photographed in the garden of Val Robus, near Coolaney, Co Sligo. Jays seem to be on the increase because ofthe increased area of broadleaf woodland , but are still a scarce bird in the west.

Possible dresseri Eider in Fanad, Co. Donegal

If you are visiting the north-west in what is left of the Christmas holidays, it may be worth having a look for this Eider in Glasagh Bay, Fanad, Co. Donegal, which appears to be of the North American race dresseri. It was found by Wilton Farrelly and Derek Charles on 2nd January 2010, and the image on the left (taken with a mobile phone through a telescope) shows the main features of this race:

1) Big lobes at the top of the bill!
2) Large orange bill.
3) Sails - initially not clear but after the bird preened, these showed clearly.
4) The green on the neck was more extensive than the accompanying Eider and extended under the black cap.
5) Fine black line between bill and feathering.

Image © Derek Charles 2010

Video Footage of 'Conall', the Golden Eagle on King's Mountain

Click the 'Play' button on the left to see video footage of Conall, the Golden Eagle. He was filmed as he flew by King's Mountain, Glencar, Co Sligo by Barry Brennan in mid-December. This bird is part of the first generation of Golden Eagles reared in the wild in ireland by re-introduced Scottish birds. Ireland's Golden Eagles became extinct as a result of human persecution in Victorian times.

Barry's photos of 'Conall' are in our December 2009 Gallery page, and photos of Sligo's other wintering Eagle, 'Male Star' the White-tailed Eagle at Ballyconnell are on the January 2010 and December 2009 Gallery pages.

Further information on both re-introduction projects is available on the Golden Eagle Trust's website, www.goldeneagle.ie


	*A selection of images of the birds of Raghly, by Ulrike Schwier: Click here to see a gallery of images of birds photographed at Raghly and kindly submitted by local photographer Ulrike Schwier. Also take a look at her own website, where she has a range of images of Sligo's (and Alaska's) scenery and wildlife at: www.sealviewphotography.com*
Image © Ulrike Schwier 2010
	*Some ring-reading news from Sligo:* Common Gull longevity record for EJ90872 A metal-ringed Common Gull (top left) whose ring was read at Aghamore Pier, Lough Gill, Co. Sligo on 20th June 2008 has been confirmed as a new longevity record for a BTO-ringed Common Gull, according to the 2008 BTO Ringing Report, which is published in the Dec 2009 issue of the journal "Ringing and Migration". The gull was originally ringed as a nestling on Carrowmore Lake, near Bangor Erris, Co. Mayo on the 4th June 1983 by Oscar Merne, so it was just over 25 years old when it was re-found. It was looking very sprightly, so hopefully has made it through the recent bad weather and may live a few more years! Lough Mask gulls in Sligo This Darvic-ringed Black-headed Gull (bottom left) was in Doorly Park today (12th January 2010), and was ringed as a nestling on Lough Mask Co. Mayo last summer (2nd June 2009). This is its first re-sighting, as was the case with a 2007-ringed adult Black headed Gull from the same scheme seen at Quay Street car park last week. This project has also had its first UK re-sighting this week, with one of their birds seen in Falmouth, Cornwall. Very few birds have been seen north of the ringing site, and most of these have been in Sligo. Polish-ringed Jack Snipe from Sligo is a first for the BTO ringing scheme A metal ring that was recovered from a Jack Snipe shot by hunters at Cummeen Strand on 27th October 2008 was submitted to the BTO by local ecologist & naturalist Dr Don Cotton. This bird was ringed at Lisewo, Lichnowy, Poland eight weeks earlier, on 1st September 2008. This record was the first recovery of a Polish-ringed Jack Snipe in Britain or Ireland. The bird moved 1,782 km west from the ringing site on its migration to Sligo - most of our wintering Jack Snipe breed in north-eastern Scandinavia and Russia.


Images © Mícheál Casey 2010

Cathedral Peregrines have similar hunting strategies in Derby & Sligo

Unique footage of a Peregrine Falcon struggling with a night-flying Woodcock was captured recently by a night-vision camera on Derby Cathedral in the UK - see BBC report here.

Although nocturnal hunting is not usually associated with falcons, this behaviour has been seen before, although probably not filmed. Sligo Cathedral occasionally hosts roosting Peregrines, and similar behaviour was described on this website two winters ago.

17th October 2008
Sligo Cathedral: A Peregrine Falcon was roosting on the parapet of the tower of Sligo Cathedral at about 8 pm. At about 8.10 pm on quite a dark night, it flew from the tower, and pursued and killed one of two gulls that flew over the Cathedral (almost certainly a Black-headed Gull), and returned with its prey to the parapet, where it proceeded to pluck it, resulting in a snowstorm of feathers falling through the beams of the Cathedral floodlights. The falcon was still on the parapet at 11pm (M. Casey).


Date	Species	Photo	Number	Site	Observer	Remarks


31 January 2010	Lapwing		45	Lough Gara	Gregory Daly
31 January 2010	Whooper Swan		60	Lough Gara	Gregory Daly
31 January 2010	Red Kite		1	Easkey	Robin Burnhams	Circling overhead - a bird from one of the re-introduction projects (either the Co. Down or Wicklow schemes)?
31 January 2010	Iceland Gull		1	Quay St, Sligo	Conor McElhinney & Karen Craig	During the iWebs count. First white-winged gull of the winter - the scarcity of large 'northern' gulls countrywide has been commented on this winter.
31 January 2010	Ring-billed Gull		1	Quay St, Sligo	Derek Charles and Walter Veale	Seen later at Cartron
31 January 2010	Twite		39	Raghly	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	Highest count for a while.
31 January 2010	Goosander		1	Ballysadare Estuary	Séamus Feeney	Adult female, seen from Silver Falls car park, roosting on the mud with a flock of Teal
31 January 2010	LIttle Egret		1	Finned, Drumcliff Bay	Gerard Scott & Tom Murray	During the iWebs count. Seen with three Grey Herons
31 January 2010	LIttle Egret		2	Ballyconnell Marsh	Derek Charles and Walter Veale	During the iWebs count
31 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	Ballyconnell	Derek Charles and Walter Veale	'Male Star' was showing well at the weekend in the fields behind Yellow Strand, moving from fence-post to fence post, occasionally alighting on the ground.
31 January 2010	Ruddy Shelduck		1	Gibraltar Point, Cummeen Strand, Sligo Harbour	Declan Skehan, Sandie McCanny & Mícheál Casey	With c. 120 Common Shelduck
31 January 2010	Peregrine Falcon		1	Gibraltar Point, Cummeen Strand, Sligo Harbour	Sandie McCanny & Mícheál Casey	During the iWebs count
31 January 2010	Grey Plover		76	Coney Island, Sligo Harbour	Trevor Hunter	During the iWebs count - high count for region
31 January 2010	Grey Plover		71	Ardtermon Strand, Ballysadare Bay	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	During the iWebs count - high count for region
31 January 2010	Merlin		1	Ardtermon Strand, Ballysadare Bay	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	During the iWebs count -a very regulr sight at the moment in the Ragly area
31 January 2010	Sanderling		Min. 18	Mermaid's Cove, Mullaghmore	Joe Geraty	No Eider, no Scoter seen.
31 January 2010	Great Northern Diver		1	Mermaid's Cove, Mullaghmore	Joe Geraty
31 January 2010	Red-throated Diver		1	Mermaid's Cove, Mullaghmore	Joe Geraty
31 January 2010	Goosander		1	Bunduff Lough, Mullaghmore	Joe Geraty	Adult male, flushed by nearby gunfire.
31 January 2010	Greater Scaup		1	Bunduff Lough, Mullaghmore	Joe Geraty, Derek Charles, Walter Veale	Otter also seen well.
31 January 2010	Whooper Swan		5	Bunduff Lough, Mullaghmore	Joe Geraty
31 January 2010	Jay		1	Lissadell	Derek Charles, Walter Veale
31 January 2010	Cackling Goose		1	Goose Field, Ballygilgan Nature Reserve, Lissadell	Derek Charles, Walter Veale	The unaccompanied pale bird.
30 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Portavaud, Ballysadare Bay	Gregory Daly
30 January 2010	Red-breasted Merganser		6	Portavaud, Ballysadare Bay	Gregory Daly
30 January 2010	Light-bellied Brent		c. 150	Portavaud, Ballysadare Bay	Gregory Daly
30 January 2010	Curlew		c. 110	Portavaud, Ballysadare Bay	Gregory Daly
30 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	Ballyconnell	Martin Enright and Noel Raftery	In the fields behind Yellow Strand, moving from fence-post to fence post, occasionally alighting on the ground.
30 January 2010	Goosander		1	Ballysadare Estuary	Séamus Feeney	Adult female, seen from Silver Falls car park, roosting on the mud with a flock of Teal
30 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Ballysadare Estuary	Joe Geraghty
30 January 2010	Hybrid Ring-necked x Tufted Duck		1	Lough Colgagh	Paul Keogh
30 January 2010	Twite		7	Raghly	Paul Keogh
30 January 2010	Canada Goose		1	Ballintemple	Paul Keogh	Near the red barn
30 January 2010	Cackling Goose		1	Ballintemple	Paul Keogh	Near the red barn, both birds together as usual
25 January 2010	Goosander		1	Silver Falls car park, Ballysadare Estuary	Séamus Feeney	Adult female
25 January 2010	Twite		3	Raghly Harbour, Raghly	Paul Keogh, Mícheál Casey
24 January 2010	Cackling Goose		1	Goose Field, Ballygilgan Nature Reserve, Lissadell	Lorraine Benson
24 January 2010	Hen Harrier		1	Ballyconnell Marsh, Ballyconnell	Lorraine Benson	Hundreds of Fieldfare, Redwing, and a few Mistle Thrushes and Song Thrushes in the fields.
24 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Ballyconnell Marsh, Ballyconnell	Lorraine Benson
24 January 2010	Raven		2	Raghly Harbour, Raghly	Paul Keogh
24 January 2010	Merlin		1	Raghly Harbour, Raghly	Paul Keogh
24 January 2010	Whooper Swan		5	Lissadell	Paul Keogh	In stubble opposite the Goose Field
24 January 2010	Whooper Swan		7	Mullaghmore	Robin Burnhams	In a field
24 January 2010	Long-tailed Duck		2	Mermaid's Cove, Mullaghmore	Michael Bell
23 January 2010	Ring-billed Gull		1	Quay St car park, Sligo Harbour	Stephen McAvoy	Adult in winter plumage
23 January 2010	Cackling Goose		1	Ballintemple, Ballyconnell	Stephen McAvoy, Wilton Farrelly
23 January 2010	Canada Goose		1	Ballintemple, Ballyconnell	Stephen McAvoy, Wilton Farrelly
23 January 2010	Twite		25	Knocklane	Wilton Farrelly
22 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Ballyconnell Marsh, Ballyconnell	Mícheál Casey
20 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	Ardboline Island, Ballyconnell	Allan Mee	'Male Star' was located by radio-tracking on Ardboline
20 January 2010	Golden Eagle		1	King's Mountain	Lorcan O'Toole	Satellite tracking data shows that 'Conall' is roaming the northern slopes of the Ben Bulben mountain range
19 January 2010	Merlin		1	Castlebaldwin Rd, Ballymote	Michael Bell
18 January 2010	Red-breasted Merganser		2	Rosses Point	Robin Burnhams
17 January 2010	Gyrfalcon		1	Knocklane, Ballyconnnell	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	Lareg pale phase bird, almost certainly the same one seen last month in the same area. Watched for 15 minutes around Knocklane, seen really well, passing close enough to get record shots with a 55mm lens!
17 January 2010	Common Eider		15	Mermaid's Cove, Mullaghmore	Marius Breen and Dermot Hagens
17 January 2010	Great Northern Diver		2	Mermaid's Cove, Mullaghmore	Marius Breen and Dermot Hagens
17 January 2010	Common Scoter		40	Mermaid's Cove, Mullaghmore	Marius Breen and Dermot Hagens
17 January 2010	Sparrowhawk		1	Mullaghmore	Marius Breen and Dermot Hagens	Patrolling the woodlands beside Classiebawn Castle
17 January 2010	Lapwing		80	Ballymuldorry, Ballyconnnell	Marius Breen and Dermot Hagens	In one field at the junction of Raghly Rd
17 January 2010	Shelduck		c. 300	Drumcliff Bayl	Marius Breen and Dermot Hagens	From Lower Rosses to Doonierin and Coolbeg
17 January 2010	Chough		1	Knocklane, Ballyconnnell	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	Present for at least a week
17 January 2010	Shoveler		6	Raghly	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	3 males and 3 females - with mixed flock of 210 Teal and Wigeon on sea off Raghly storm beach
17 January 2010	Merlin		1	Raghly	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	Observer has seen Merlin five times since New Year at this location.
16 January 2010	Greater Scaup		1	Lough Gill	Rob Wheeldon	Female Greater Scaup seen on Lough Gill on Saturday 16th January with >100 Tufted ducks and a Pochard.
16 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Ballyweelin Inlet, Rosses Point	Orla MacArt & Thomas Judge
16 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Trawalua Strand, Mullaghmore	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	Flying along Trawalua sand dunes from Mullaghmore direction towards Streedagh
16 January 2010	Ring-billed Gull		1	Quay St car park, Sligo Harbour	Michael Bell
15 January 2010	Great Spotted Woodpecker		1	Mullinafad, Ballintrillick	Laurence Thermes Sr.	Unconfirmed sighting by experienced observer who has seen the species abroad. Reported to website mid-February. Bird was on a tree trunk, approximately the size of a Starling, black & white in colour, with a red 'cap.'
15 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	Yellow Strand	John Mannion via Ulrike Schwier	In the dunes behind the strand. Satellite tracking data shows that Male Star has been visiting Ardboline Island which may account for the recent gap in sightings of him.
14 January 2010	Ring-necked Duck		1	Lough Arrow	Séamus Feeney	Male, near the crannóg. The main body of the lough is free of ice now, although some of the sheltered bays are still ice-bound.
14 January 2010	Ring-billed Gull		1	Quay St car park, Sligo Harbour	Mícheál Casey	On the balcony railing.
14 January 2010	Common Gull		2	Quay St car park, Sligo Harbour	Mícheál Casey	Two regular metal-ringed birds, one ringed as a chick in the Scottish Highlands, the other from a breeding colony on Big Copeland Island, Co. Down were at the boat slip today.
14 January 2010	Coot		2	Doorly Park, Sligo Town	Michael D. Casey	A pair, also a single moorhen present, just upstream of the gates
13 January 2010	Blackbird		1	Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon	Ken Rose	A ringed female Blackbird has been coming to food in this garden for approximately one month. Origin unknown as ring not yet read.
13 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Ballinfull, Maugherow	Don Cotton	Seen flying strongly towards Lissadell/Drumcliff bay from direction of Ballyconnell/Cloonagh
13 January 2010	Ring-billed Gull		1	Quay St car park, Sligo Harbour	Ryan Wilson-Parr
13 January 2010	Black-headed Gull		1	Quay St car park, Sligo Harbour	Ryan Wilson-Parr	A juvenile whose head coloration is well advanced into summer breeding plumage
12 January 2010	Black-headed Gull		c. 80	Doorly Park, Sligo Town	Mícheál Casey	Included one colour-ringed bird from Lough Mask, Co. Mayo (see above)
12 January 2010	Black-headed Gull		1	Quay St car park, Sligo Harbour	Ryan Wilson-Parr	Well advanced in summer plumage
12 January 2010	Bullfinch		1	Garravogue River Walk, Doorly Park, Sligo Town	Orla McArt & Thomas Judge	Male
12 January 2010	Goldcrest		2	Garravogue River Walk, Doorly Park, Sligo Town	Orla McArt & Thomas Judge	Pair
11 January 2010	Whooper Swan		1	Lough Colgagh	Paul Keogh	Colour-ringed
11 January 2010	Tufted Duck		35	Lough Colgagh	Paul Keogh
11 January 2010	Little Grebe		20	Lough Colgagh	Paul Keogh
11 January 2010	Greater Scaup		1	Lough Colgagh	Paul Keogh
11 January 2010	Great Northern Diver		2	Strandhill	Thomas Judge and Orla McArt	Close to shore
10-11 January 2010	Sparrowhawk		1	Cloghermore, Calry	Michael D. Casey	Perched on peanut feeder
10 January 2010	Ruddy Shelduck		1	Gibraltar Point, Cummeen Strand	Declan Skehan
9-10 January 2010	Sparrowhawk		1	The Inishes, Ballysadare	Trevor Hunter	The observer comments: A Sparrowhawk has also been perching regularly on fence posts eschewing its usual skulking behaviour
8-10 January 2010	Snipe		6	The Inishes, Ballysadare	Trevor Hunter	The observer comments: The recent cold spell has had a dramatic effect on Snipe One is to be seen daily in our garden probing beside the Biocycle unit. 5 were seen probing in the stream emptying into The Inishes at Beanfield.
10 January 2010	Long-tailed Tit		10	Garravogue River, Sligo Town	Ryan Wilson-Parr	Observed moving along the banks of the river
10 January 2010	Goldeneye		13	Garravogue River, Sligo Town	Ryan Wilson-Parr	Seen on the river between the town and Lough Gill. Cold conditions starting to take its toll with a number of Black-headed Gulls looking poorly.
10 January 2010	Redwing		15	Knocknaganny Park, Sligo Town	Gabriel Howe	Also 1 Fieldfare, in a private garden
10 January 2010	Woodcock		1	Strandhill	Paul Keogh	Flew in off the sea
10 January 2010	Velvet Scoter		4	Strandhill	Paul Keogh	Close in, giving great views, large flock of duck further out, c. 300
10 January 2010	Twite		6	Raghly Harbour	Marius Breen & Dermot Hagens
10 January 2010	Woodcock		1	Ballymuldorry/Raghly	Marius Breen & Dermot Hagens
10 January 2010	Common Snipe		c. 35	Ballymuldorry/Raghly	Marius Breen & Dermot Hagens	Feeding on roadsides, fields
10 January 2010	Red-breasted Merganser		9	Raghly	Marius Breen & Dermot Hagens
10 January 2010	Dark-bellied Brent		1	Raghly	Marius Breen & Dermot Hagens
10 January 2010	Light-bellied Brent		30	Raghly	Marius Breen & Dermot Hagens
10 January 2010	Great Northern Diver		4	Raghly	Marius Breen & Dermot Hagens
09 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Gibraltar Point, Cummeen Strand	Declan Skehan	At dusk
09 January 2010	Velvet Scoter		6	Strandhill	Séamus Feeney	Three male, three female.
09 January 2010	Greater Scaup		2	Strandhill	Séamus Feeney	One male, one female.
09 January 2010	Ruddy Shelduck		1	Gibraltar Point, Cummeen Strand	Séamus Feeney	Seen well on the mud, definitely unringed.
09 January 2010	Knot		675	Gibraltar Point, Cummeen Strand	Séamus Feeney
09 January 2010	Bar-tailed Godwit		278	Gibraltar Point, Cummeen Strand	Séamus Feeney
08 January 2010	Goldeneye		2	Garravogue River, Sligo	Declan Skehan	Check out Declan's fantastic images of displaying Goldeneyes on our January 2010 Gallery page
08 January 2010	Velvet Scoter		4	Strandhill	Séamus Feeney	One male, three female/immature. Distant views in calm seas with slight swell.
08 January 2010	Golden Plover		c. 160	Easky	Robin Burnhams	The observer comments: The Golden Plover were on rocks in Easky Bay. With the Plovers were Purple Sandpipers, Dunlin, Knot, Turnstone, Ringed Plovers etc. Also all around the village and in my Garden for the third day running lots of Redwing together with Mistle Thrushes, Song Thrushes and Blackbirds all digging for food in the rotting leaves. Fieldfare in the field on edge of village. The Tree Sparrow returned twice in the last week to my garden.
08 January 2010	White-fronted Goose		40	Derrymore, Lough Gara	Gregory Daly	Also single Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, Woodcock, Lapwing
08 January 2010	Whooper Swan		30	Derrymore, Lough Gara	Gregory Daly	The lake seems to be completely frozen over with a brilliant white snow cover today. Many small groups of geese and swans flying hither and thither and calling continually.
08 January 2010	Long-tailed Tit		6	Cloghermore, Calry	Michael D. Casey	On peanut feeder
08 January 2010	Goldeneye		4	Garravogue River, Doorly Park	Michael D. Casey
08 January 2010	Great Crested Grebe		1	Garravogue River, Doorly Park	Michael D. Casey	Also 1 Cormorant, and in excess of 60 gulls (Black-headed, Common & Herring) on the ice at Doorly Park where the river widens out at the Park Gates. The river was frozen the whole way across at this point.
08 January 2010	Snipe		25	Derrymore, Lough Gara	Gregory Daly	Snipe seemed to be everywhere, even on the road.
07 January 2010	Kingfisher		1-2	Institute of Technology, Balllinode, Sligo	Michael D. Casey	'Seen at 4.15 and 4.30 pm at IT, Sligo. Perched on reeds in the river that flows through the campus parallel to Ash Lane. As i came close it flew west along the river to an artificial bank where I lost sight of it. 15mins later spotted another Kingfisher (possibly same individual) 100m down stream beyond the little footbridge where it left another artificial bank and flew down stream into a copse of trees.
06 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	Yellow Strand	Declan Feeney	In the dunes behind the strand. The observer comments: 'While Male Star was quite reclusive at Mullaghmore he is definitely making his presence felt in Maugherow and is the talk of the neighbourhood. He has been spotted in one local back garden and sighted by a lot of others throughout the area. The local postman has seen him daily and keeps me updated with sightings!'
06 January 2010	Redwing		2	Lissadell	Don Cotton	Too weak to fly, also one Song Thrush, one Fieldfare in the same state. One of the Redwings was found dead in the same place minutes later. The weather is starting to take a heavy toll on birds that can't find food in the prolonged harsh weather.
06 January 2010	Snipe		4	Castle Point, Hazelwood	Séamus Feeney	Heard, briefly seen flying over the bay
06 January 2010	Brambling		1	Castle Point, Hazelwood	Séamus Feeney	Female
06 January 2010	Woodcock		1	Castle Point, Hazelwood	Séamus Feeney
06 January 2010	Mediterranean Gull		1	Landing Stage, Doorly Park	Séamus Feeney	Adult
05 January 2010	Brambling		3	Carrigeens, Ballinfull, Maugherow	Declan Feeney	On feeders in a private garden
05 January 2010	Twite		1	Carrigeens, Ballinfull, Maugherow	Declan Feeney	On feeders in a private garden
05 January 2010	Tree Sparrows		9	Carrigeens, Ballinfull, Maugherow	Declan Feeney	Also 1 Bullfinch sighted near feeders in addition to assorted other garden birds such as House Sparrows, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Chaffinches, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, etc.
05 January 2010	Little Egret		1	Carrigeens, Ballinfull, Maugherow	Declan Feeney
05 January 2010	Lesser Black-backed Gull		1	Boat slipway, Quay St Car Park, Sligo Harbour	Declan Skehan, Mícheál Casey	First-winter bird
05 January 2010	Ring-billed Gull		1	Boat slipway, Quay St Car Park, Sligo Harbour	Declan Skehan, Mícheál Casey	Returning adult
05 January 2010	Turkey		1	Boat slipway, Quay St Car Park, Sligo Harbour	Declan Skehan, Mícheál Casey	Deceased, apparently dumped, and untouched. Apparently even the gulls and crows have had enough turkey for this year.......
04 January 2010	Redwing		2	Cloghermore, Calry	Michael D. Casey	Feeding on bird seed scattered on the ground
04 January 2010	Merlin		2	Ballintemple, Ballyconnell	Séamus Feeney	Appeared to be a male chasing a female
31 December 2009 - 03 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	Ballintemple, Ballyconnell	Ulrike Schwier	The observer comments: 'The eagle was in the fields between Yellow Strand and the Bent road (parallel road to the beach) in the wider area of Maugherow just off the Raghly peninsula towards Ballyconnell. I saw the eagle on 4 consecutive days from 31.12. till 03.01.10, yesterday. I didn't see him flying. On most occasions he was sitting on a fence post, once for over 2 hours. I saw him also standing on a grass mound in a field relatively close to the road, maybe 50 to 100 metres and the same distance to a house. He has 2 tags on his wings, a green one on the left wing and a white one on the right wing. The pattern on the tags is a star. I believe its 'Male Star' '
03 January 2010	Long-tailed Tits		5	Cloghermore, Calry	Michael D. Casey	Visiting a peanut feeder.
03 January 2010	Twite		4	Raghly Harbour, Raghly Point	Paul Keogh
02 January 2010	Jay		1	Regional Sports Centre, Cleveragh	Michael D. Casey	Flew into woodland beside the Regional Sports Centre
02 January 2010	Twite		c. 30	Raghly Harbour, Raghly Point	Declan Skehan
02 January 2010	Jay		1	near Coolaney	Val Robus	Returned today to garden.
02 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	Ballintemple, Ballyconnell	Fiona O'Grady, Oonagh & Joe Kavanagh & Declan Skehan	Seen at approx 14.00. He looked quite scruffy, probably had his plumage fluffed against the cold. His identifying star tags, green on his left wing white on his right could easily be seen in the scope . He was aprox. 200m from the road. On approaching, across the field, to within 150m, the bird lazily took flight towards Raghly.
01 January 2010	Twite		2-3	Raghly Harbour, Raghly Point	Séamus Feeney
01 January 2010	Long-tailed Duck		30	Raghly	Séamus Feeney	In Drumcliff Bay
01 January 2010	Jay		1	near Coolaney	Val Robus	In a rural garden
01 January 2010	White-tailed Eagle		1	John's Port, Lissadell	Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy	Behind the old hand-ball alley.
01 January 2010	Cackling Goose		2	Ballygilgan Nature Reserve, Lissadell	Séamus Feeney	One still paired with the small Canada, the other was mixing with the Barnacle flock.
01 January 2010	Canada Goose		1	Ballygilgan Nature Reserve, Lissadell	Séamus Feeney