Galley Head Birding

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September 14, 2007 - brent

An exciting start (well, relatively) to the morning seawatch when 5 brent geese headed east. Little else doing though, despite a reasonable wind, with only 3 common scoter and 1 puffin west, plus slightly better numbers of manx shearwaters.

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September 14, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by Harry
Fea's in Mayo again today...they seem to be getting our share of them this year, and Kerry's as well!
Kite still around, in case you want to go two ahead of Carmo...?

September 15, 2007 - EXCUSE ME!!!

Posted by Japanese Reader
H, I'll have none of that talk!! If that damn kite is there when I get back, I'll be there on the morning of the 29th twitchin' me heart out!! So de Langer had an Osprey on Cape? bastard

Well, yes, I had to call it a "Red" Knot to differentiate it from the "Great" knot that the "Red" knot was associating with...

Galley Head Birding

Birding around Galley Head, County Cork

Year List Challenge 2008

1st Folkestone 95.73%
2nd Lough Beg 93.22%
3rd North Don 91.76%
4th Girdleness 90.26%
5th Galley 85.82%
6th South Don 82.14%
7th Collieston 73.90%

based on last 3 year's average total
updated 28/8/08

Best Patch finds 2008

• Stone Curlew - Donmouth 29/4/08

2nd record for NE Scotland

• Cattle Egret - Galley Head 2/6/08
• Fea's Petrel - Galley Head 15/8/08

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