October 2004 Sightings
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| September 2004 <<< | Back to Archive | >>> November 2004 |
31.10.04 Mullaghmore
1 Greylag Goose
Seen at Lake 3
30.10.04 Inishcrone
4 Snow Buntings
The birds were seen on a reseeded field about 1 kilometre east of the village.
30.10.04 Dromard
5 Waxwings
With only 17 previous sightings in County Sligo, this represents a significant record. The birds were seen in a private garden near Dromard.
29.10.04 Cartron Inner
1 Blacktailed Godwit
28.10.04 IT Sligo
49 Oystercatchers
27.10.04 Mullaghmore
1 Greylag Goose
27.10.04 IT Sligo
2 Redpolls
Also several flocks of migrating Redwings have been seen in the last few days.
26.10.04 Lissadell
ca. 150 Barnacle Geese
The Red-necked Grebe seen previously at Yellow Strand, was seen again in Drumcliff Bay close to the goose field on the 19.10 .
22.10.04 Cartron Inner Bay
1 Common Guillemot
1 Kingfisher
21.10.04 Dunmoran Strand
The bird reported as a White-rumped Sandpiper earlier this month has been reidentified as a Curlew Sandpiper.
21.10.04 Lissadell
1 Sparrowhawk
2 Peregrine
A very large female Sparrowhawk was seen feeding on a Redshank.
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| Image © Mícheál Casey 2004 | |
| 21st October 2004: Large female
Sparrowhawk feeding on a recently deceased Redshank which it had just caught on
the margin of the pond in the Goose Field, at Ballygilgan Nature
Reserve, Lissadell. |
21.10.04 Cartron Inner Bay
1 Goldeneye (female)
1 Kingfisher
21.10.04 IT Sligo
69 Oystercatchers
30 Redwings
2 Fieldfares
20.10.04 Cummeen Strand
All four Brent Geese were ringed in Iceland and not, as stated yesterday, partly in Strangford Lough.
20.10.04 IT Sligo
67 Oystercatchers
This represents a relatively high count as normally only between 10 to 15 birds are present.
19.10.04 Cummeen Strand
The Brent Goose flock now contains four ringed birds, all of which were ringed in either Iceland or Strangford Lough. The Brent Goose mentioned on 13.10 was found to have been ringed in Iceland and this is apparently its first sighting outside of that country.
19.10.04 Mullaghmore
2 Great Northern Divers
several Red-throated Divers
ca. 26 Whooper Swans
1 Scaup (female/1st winter)
One of the Great Northern Divers was still in complete summer plumage.
19.10.04 IT Sligo
1 Redpoll
18.10.04 Lissadell
2 Shoveler
405 Barnacle Geese
ca. 400 Chaffinches and Greenfinches
The Barnacle Geese have arrived back at Lissadell! As expected, the seed field opposite the main goose field has again attracted large numbers of finches this autumn.
18.10.04 Inner Cartron Bay
2 Blacktailed Godwits
17.10.04 Streamstown
182 Blacktailed Godwits
1 Little Egret
The Little Egret is most likely the same bird that was present in August and September. Remarkable numbers of Blacktailed Godwits are still present at this site!
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| Images © Mícheál Casey 2004 | ||
| 14th October 2004: This Grey Heron is a familiar visitor to the quayside along by Qiay St car park and to the railings of the nearby apartment block | ||
14.10.04 Cummeen Strand
120 Brent Geese
14.10.04 Coney Island
ca. 500 Golden Plovers
13.10.04 Mullaghmore
1 Pochard
13.10.04 Cummeen Strand
296 Brent Geese
Two of these Brent Geese were found to be ringed. Interestingly, the rings on one Brent indicate that it was not part of the Icelandic or Strangford Lough ringing studies.
13.10.04 Cartron Inner Bay
3 Black-tailed Godwits
13.10.04 IT Sligo
1 Kingfisher
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| Image © Mícheál Casey 2004 | |
| 12th October 2004: Three Pink-footed Geese on the front lake at Bunduff (lake nearest Mullaghmore). |
12.10.04 Mullaghmore
ca. 70 Whooper Swans
3 Pink-footed Geese
1 Scaup (female/1st winter)
12.10.04 Ballyconnell
ca. 200 Eider
No sign of the Red-necked Grebe
11.10.04 IT Sligo
1 Redpoll
10.10.04 Ballyconnell
1 Red-necked Grebe
The immature bird was seen again with the main Eider flock off Yellow Strand.
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| Image © Mícheál Casey 2004 | |
| 8th October 2004: Four species of goose present on the lake at Bunduff, clockwise from top left, Greylag geese, Pink-footed Geese, Greenland White-fronted Goose, Barnacle Goose |
08.10.04 Mullaghmore
3 Pink-footed Geese
1 Barnacle Goose
1 Greenland White-fronted Goose
2 Greeylag Geese
27 Whooper Swans
This is a remarkable assortement of geese! Most likely migrants from Iceland, they were seen at Lake 1.
07.10.04 Cartron Inner Bay
1 Kingfisher
05.10.04 IT Sligo
100 Brent Geese
These geese were observed flying east around 7pm.
02.10.04 Dunmoran Strand
1 Whiterumped Sandpiper
No details available, but this is one of only a handful of records of this American wader in County Sligo.
02.10.04 Ballyconnell
1 Rednecked Grebe
The bird found in late September is still present at Yellow Strand.
01.10.04 Mullaghmore
2 Pinkfooted Geese
These birds, possibly the pair seen earlier this year at Ballyconnell, were present at Lake 1.