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Image © Mícheál Casey 2010 |
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3rd February 2010: 'Male Star' the young White-tailed Eagle continues to stop the traffic regularly in north Sligo! Further images on the February 2010 Gallery page |
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Recent Sligo Sightings
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Please send any sightings of interest to sightings@sligobirding.com
Red text
is used to signify records of particular significance for Co. Sligo
Date |
Species |
Photo |
Number |
Site |
Observer |
Remarks |
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7 February 2010 |
Common Buzzard |
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2 | Near Carney | Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy |
Circling and mewing in a pair display |
7 February 2010 |
Common Crossbill |
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11 | Doonowney, Lissadell |
Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy |
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6 February 2010 |
Long-tailed Duck |
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14 | Raghly | Mark Carmody |
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6 February 2010 |
Red-throated Diver |
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10 | Raghly | Mark Carmody |
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6 February 2010 |
Great Northern Diver |
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48 | Raghly | Mark Carmody |
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6 February 2010 |
Dark-bellied Brent Goose |
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1 | Raghly | Mark Carmody |
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6 February 2010 |
Twite |
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12 | Raghly | Mark Carmody |
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6 February 2010 |
Barnacle Goose |
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3,400 | Ballintemple, Ballyconnell |
Mark Carmody |
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6 February 2010 |
Canada Goose |
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1 | Ballintemple, Ballyconnell |
Mark Carmody |
Cackling and medium sized Canada together |
6 February 2010 |
Cackling Goose |
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1 | Ballintemple, Ballyconnell |
Mark Carmody |
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5 February 2010 |
Pintail |
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4 | Ballinturly Turlough, near Athleague, Co. Roscommon |
Michael Bell |
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5 February 2010 |
Greenland White-fronted Geese |
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c. 60 | Ballinturly Turlough, near Athleague, Co. Roscommon |
Michael Bell |
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5 February 2010 |
Dipper |
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1 | Garravogue River, Sligo Town |
Declan Skehan |
Nest-building |
4 February 2010 |
Lesser Redpoll |
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40 | Silver Falls Car Park, Ballysadare Estuary |
Michael Bell |
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4 February 2010 |
Goosander |
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1 | Silver Falls Car Park, Ballysadare Estuary |
Michael Bell |
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4 February 2010 |
Hen Harrier |
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1 | Drumnagranshy Turlough, Keash |
Michael Bell |
Female/juvenile type |
3 February 2010 |
Goldeneye |
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2 | Doorly Park, Sligo Town |
Conor McElhinney |
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3 February 2010 |
Wigeon |
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20 | Sligo Harbour |
Conor McElhinney |
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3 February 2010 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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1 | Sligo Harbour |
Conor McElhinney |
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3 February 2010 |
White-tailed Eagle |
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1 | Ballymuldorry, |
Mícheál Casey |
Rested briefly on the big ringfort at the crossroads, before flying towards Knocklane, then dropped into the sand dunes behind Yellow Strand |
3 February 2010 |
Twite |
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25 | Raghly |
Mícheál Casey |
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2 February 2010 |
Little Egret |
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1 | Ballyweelin Lagoon, |
Ciaran Davis |
Fishing in the middle of the lochán until it was flushed to the far end by passers by. Recent sightings suggest there may be up to 6 Little Egrets in Sligo Bay this winter. |
2 February 2010 |
Twite |
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63 | Raghly |
Derek McLoughlin, James Hanrahan, Mícheál Casey |
Very active and mobile flock. |
1 February 2010 |
White-tailed Eagle |
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1 | Ballintemple |
James Hanrahan |
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31 January 2010 |
Lapwing |
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45 | Lough Gara |
Gregory Daly |
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31 January 2010 |
Whooper Swan |
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60 | Lough Gara |
Gregory Daly |
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31 January 2010 |
Red Kite |
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1 | Skreen |
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 |
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1 | Quay St, |
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 |
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1 | Quay St, |
Derek Charles and Walter Veale |
Seen later at Cartron |
31 January 2010 |
Twite |
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39 | Raghly |
Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy |
Highest count for a while. |
31 January 2010 |
Goosander |
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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 |
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1 | Finned, |
Gerard Scott & Tom Murray |
During the iWebs count. Seen with three Grey Herons |
31 January 2010 |
LIttle Egret |
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2 | Ballyconnell Marsh |
Derek Charles and Walter Veale |
During the iWebs count |
31 January 2010 |
White-tailed Eagle |
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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 |
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1 | Gibraltar Point, |
Declan Skehan, Sandie McCanny & Mícheál Casey |
With c. 120 Common Shelduck |
31 January 2010 |
Peregrine Falcon |
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1 | Gibraltar Point, |
Sandie McCanny & Mícheál Casey |
During the iWebs count |
31 January 2010 |
Grey Plover |
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76 | Coney Island, |
Trevor Hunter |
During the iWebs count - high count for region |
31 January 2010 |
Grey Plover |
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71 | Ardtermon Strand, |
Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy |
During the iWebs count - high count for region |
31 January 2010 |
Merlin |
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1 | Ardtermon Strand, |
Don Cotton & Jean Dunleavy |
During the iWebs count -a very regulr sight at the moment in the Ragly area |
31 January 2010 |
Sanderling |
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Min. 18 | Mermaid's Cove, |
Joe Geraty |
No Eider, no Scoter seen. |
31 January 2010 |
Great Northern Diver |
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1 | Mermaid's Cove, |
Joe Geraty |
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31 January 2010 |
Red-throated Diver |
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1 | Mermaid's Cove, |
Joe Geraty |
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31 January 2010 |
Goosander |
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1 | Bunduff Lough, |
Joe Geraty |
Adult male, flushed by nearby gunfire. |
31 January 2010 |
Greater Scaup |
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1 | Bunduff Lough, |
Joe Geraty, Derek Charles, Walter Veale |
Otter also seen well. |
31 January 2010 |
Whooper Swan |
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5 | Bunduff Lough, |
Joe Geraty |
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31 January 2010 |
Jay |
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1 | Lissadell |
Derek Charles, Walter Veale |
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31 January 2010 |
Cackling Goose |
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1 | Goose Field, |
Derek Charles, Walter Veale |
The unaccompanied pale bird. |
30 January 2010 |
Little Egret |
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1 | Portavaud, |
Gregory Daly |
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30 January 2010 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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6 | Portavaud, |
Gregory Daly |
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30 January 2010 |
Light-bellied Brent |
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c. 150 | Portavaud, |
Gregory Daly |
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30 January 2010 |
Curlew |
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c. 110 | Portavaud, |
Gregory Daly |
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30 January 2010 |
White-tailed Eagle |
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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 |
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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 |
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1 | Ballysadare Estuary |
Joe Geraghty |
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30 January 2010 |
Hybrid Ring-necked x Tufted Duck |
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1 | Lough Colgagh |
Paul Keogh |
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30 January 2010 |
Twite |
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7 | Raghly |
Paul Keogh |
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30 January 2010 |
Canada Goose |
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1 | Ballintemple |
Paul Keogh |
Near the red barn |
30 January 2010 |
Cackling Goose |
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1 | Ballintemple |
Paul Keogh |
Near the red barn, both birds together as usual |
25 January 2010 |
Goosander |
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1 | Silver Falls car park, |
Séamus Feeney |
Adult female |
25 January 2010 |
Twite |
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3 | Raghly Harbour, |
Paul Keogh, Mícheál Casey |
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24 January 2010 |
Cackling Goose |
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1 | Goose Field, |
Lorraine Benson |
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24 January 2010 |
Hen Harrier |
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1 | Ballyconnell Marsh, |
Lorraine Benson |
Hundreds of Fieldfare, Redwing, and a few Mistle Thrushes and Song Thrushes in the fields. |
24 January 2010 |
Little Egret |
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1 | Ballyconnell Marsh, |
Lorraine Benson |
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24 January 2010 |
Raven |
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2 | Raghly Harbour, |
Paul Keogh |
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24 January 2010 |
Merlin |
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1 | Raghly Harbour, |
Paul Keogh |
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24 January 2010 |
Whooper Swan |
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5 | Lissadell |
Paul Keogh |
In stubble opposite the Goose Field |
24 January 2010 |
Whooper Swan |
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7 | Mullaghmore |
Robin Burnhams |
In a field |
24 January 2010 |
Long-tailed Duck |
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2 | Mermaid's Cove, |
Michael Bell |
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23 January 2010 |
Ring-billed Gull |
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1 | Quay St car park, |
Stephen McAvoy |
Adult in winter plumage |
23 January 2010 |
Cackling Goose |
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1 | Ballintemple, |
Stephen McAvoy, Wilton Farrelly |
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23 January 2010 |
Canada Goose |
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1 | Ballintemple, |
Stephen McAvoy, Wilton Farrelly |
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23 January 2010 |
Twite |
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25 | Knocklane |
Wilton Farrelly |
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22 January 2010 |
Little Egret |
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1 | Ballyconnell Marsh, |
Mícheál Casey |
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20 January 2010 |
White-tailed Eagle |
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1 | Ardboline Island, |
Allan Mee |
'Male Star' was located by radio-tracking on Ardboline |
20 January 2010 |
Golden Eagle |
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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 |
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1 | Castlebaldwin Rd, |
Michael Bell |
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18 January 2010 |
Red-breasted Merganser |
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2 | Rosses Point |
Robin Burnhams |
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17 January 2010 |
Gyrfalcon |
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1 | Knocklane, |
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! |
| Other sources of bird news if you are visiting Sligo this summer: | Other
sources of information on bird sightings in County Sligo: - The Irish page on Birdforum: www.birdforum.net |
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