May 2007 Sightings
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| May 2007 (for previous months, see Archived Sightings page) |
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| 30th May 2007 Eskragh, Banada, near Tubbercurry |
Garden Warbler still present, breeding suspected (seen carrying caterpillars) (S. Feeney, M. Casey) | ||||||||||||
| 27 - 28th May 2007 Skreen |
Two Common Buzzards were seen hunting rabbits together (P. Murphy) | ||||||||||||
| 27th May 2007 Knocklane, Ballyconnell |
Family party of six Ravens seen, presumably from the nest reported on the 14th April (S. Feeney) |
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| 26th May 2007 Eskragh, Banada, near Tubbercurry |
A Garden Warbler was heard singing in old sandpit complex and seen briefly (D. Cotton) | ||||||||||||
| 26th May 2007 Mullaghmore |
One Pomarine Skua, four Arctic Skuas, a Minke Whale, and a porpoise were seen from the headland this morning (B. Robson). | ||||||||||||
| 25th May 2007 Rathcormack, north of Sligo Town |
A Corncrake has been heard several times in this area in the past week (B.Dobson). For anyone who has not heard this unique sound, our colleagues in BirdWatch Mayo have included a very useful recording of a Corncrake on their website here, as well as some interesting facts about the species. | ||||||||||||
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| 22nd May 2007 Union Wood, Ballisodare |
Two Spotted Flycatchers in the wood (just the second reported sighting of this species in Co. Sligo in 2007), also five Ravens flying around Union Rock. (M. Bell) | ||||||||||||
| 21st May 2007 Cartron Marsh, Sligo Harbour |
Three Black-tailed Godwits in summer plumage, two Bar-tailed Godwits, juvenile Grey Herons fishing in the channels (M. Casey) | ||||||||||||
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| 20th-21st May 2007 Visitors' Centre, Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal |
A Wood Warbler
has been singing in the young birch and Willow trees by the
Glenveagh National Park Visitors' Centre in Co. Donegal for the past
two days (D. Breen). Wood Warblers are not common in Ireland and tend to be seen in
very small numbers at a handful of traditional sites, usually ancient oak woods, including
Brackloon Wood, near Westport, Co. Mayo, and at Glendalough in Co.
Wicklow. Further information on Glenveagh, including directions to the National Park are available here. Anyone visiting the location should be aware of the presence of a semi-feral Tamworth pig in the woods(!). |
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| 20th May 2007 Streedagh |
Fifty Common Eider, 1 summer-plumaged Great Northern Diver and 1 Red-throated Diver (P. Keogh) | ||||||||||||
| 20th May 2007 Coney Island, Sligo Bay |
Corncrake heard (J. Mulligan via G. Scott) | ||||||||||||
| 20th May 2007 Lough Easkey |
Six Common Sandpipers - three pairs (M. Casey) | ||||||||||||
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| 19th May 2007 Ox mountains, near Dromore West |
One female Red Grouse (C. Benson) | ||||||||||||
| 19th May 2007 Aughris Head |
One pair of Tree Sparrows confirmed to be breeding - nesting in derelict house (C. Benson) | ||||||||||||
| 19th May 2007 Lough Easkey |
Two Common Sandpipers (M. Casey) | ||||||||||||
| 12th May 2007 Portavaud |
Four Sandwich Terns, two Arctic Terns on shore. (P. Sweeney). | ||||||||||||
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| 10th May 2007 Ballyconnell, Maugherow |
A first winter Iceland Gull was on the beach with other gulls, while two White Wagtails were feeding in the seaweed at the top of the shore. (S. Feeney). | ||||||||||||
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| 9th May 2007 Aughris Head |
Two Tree Sparrows still present at same site (M.Casey). | ||||||||||||
| 9th May 2007 Aughris Head |
Two Tree Sparrows seen, displaying behaviour that suggested that this is a breeding pair (S. Feeney). This is the first sighting of Tree Sparrows in this area for several years. | ||||||||||||
| 8th May 2007 Killaspugbrone, Strandhill |
One Ring Ouzel seen, probably on passage (B. Rooney via M. Enright) reported 19/5/07 |
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| 6th May 2007 Oyster Island, near Rosses Point, Sligo Bay |
Two Corncrakes heard and seen on Oyster Island today.......... from the mainland! (P. Keogh)
Please Note: Paul saw these birds from the mainland at the Rosses Point Sailing Club Car Park, which would appear to offer a unique opportunity to observe these elusive and rarely seen birds on Oyster Island without disturbing them. Paul's account of where he saw them is reproduced below in case anyone else wants to have a look from the mainland. Oyster Island is private property, and it would be counter-productive to go onto the island in any case, as Corncrakes would not call or reveal themselves if disturbed. "I brought out the telescope on Sunday and picked up two birds from the car park at the Rosses Point sailing club. They were in the grassy area to the left of the big wall where the houses are. I had great views of both birds with one even jumping up on to the wall before flying off to the field to the right of the last house on the island (toward the light house), leaving the other bird, where it remained feeding. All in all my best views of Corncrake ever." |
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| 5th May 2007 Bunduff |
Corncrake on Oyster Island heard from mainland at Rosses Point (P. Keogh) | ||||||||||||
| 5th May 2007 Bunduff |
One Whooper Swan, possibly the long staying non-flying individual that has summered at Bunduff for the past four or five years (via E. Dempsey) | ||||||||||||
| 5th May 2007 River Walk, Coolaney |
Two Spotted Flycatchers (via E. Dempsey) | ||||||||||||
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| 4th May 2007 Dromahaire, Co. Leitrim |
Cuckoo heard calling (P. Keogh) | ||||||||||||
| 4th May 2007 Hughes Bridge, Sligo Harbour |
One 1st winter/1st summer Iceland Gull flew across the main road at Hughes Bridge, quite a late sighting (C. Benson) | ||||||||||||
| 1st May 2007 Ardtrasna, near Cloona Beach, Ballyconnell |
One Tree Sparrow (D. McLoughlin) Against all the odds this species appears to be clinging on in very small numbers on the coast around Maugherow (see previous sightings in April 2005, November 2005). (Note: this site is marked on OS maps as "Trawbane") |
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