March 2004 Sightings
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31.03.04 Union Wood
1 Chiffchaff
The first record for this year
30.03.04 Ballyconnell
54 Brent Geese
No sign of the Black Brant
30.03.04 Ballintemple
2 Pinkfooted Geese
30.03.04 Colgagh Lough
17 Sand Martins
27.03.04 Cartron Bay
1 singing Blackcap (the first of the year in County Sligo)
27.03.04 Mullaghmore
55 Whooper Swans
27.03.04 Ballyconnell
12 ringed Barnacle Geese with the main flock
27.03.04 Glencar
Sand Martin
Willow Warbler
These records are the first this year for both species and signals the arrival of our summer visitors. There was also a report of a Wheatear, but unfortunately no location was given.
26.03.04 Cartron Bay
1 Great Crested Grebe
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| Images © Mícheál Casey 2004 | ||
| 23rd March 2004: Stonechats take up prominent perches to defend their territory as the breeding season approaches, so become more commonlyare more frequently seen in spring and summer. These birds were photographed at Lissadell (left) and Easky (right) | ||
23.03.04 Gibraltar
28 Oystercatchers
31 Shelducks
21.03.04 Mullaghmore
120 Whooper Swans
18.03.04 Ballyconnell
Black Brant
Also present were 26 Brent Geese
17.03.04 Ballyconnell
Black Brant Amazingly the second record of the winter for County Sligo! It or another was seen in previous winters at the same location
17.03.04 Cartron Marsh
Black Brant
17.03.04 Sligo Harbour
1 Ringbilled Gull
16.03.04 Maugherow
19 Whooper Swans of which one is ringed TA3
16.03.04 Ballintemple
2 Pinkfooted Geese with the Barnacle Geese
15.03.04 Lissadell
5 Brambling
14.03.04 Mullaghmore
2 Longtailed Ducks in the bay
several Fulmars, Gannets and Manx Shearwaters passing Mullaghmore Head
36 Whooper Swans
2 Scaup (both females)
13.03.04 Inishcrone
2 Manx Shearwaters
1 Gannet
12.03.04 Cartron Bay
1 Black Brant
11.03.04 Lissadell
Brambling still present
01.03.04 Mullaghmore
5 Little Grebes
3 Scaup (2 female and 1 male)
1 Coot
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| Images © Mícheál Casey 2004 | ||
| 1st March 2004: Various images of some of the Brambling flock currently wintering at Lissadell | ||
01.03.04 Lissadell
Several Brambling
01.03.04 Ballyconnell
2,000 Barnacle Geese