July 31, 2005
whalewatch day
National Whalewatch Day at Galley Head was quiet, with only 2 harbour porpoises and 2 minke whales seen, despite 300 people turning up. See iwdg for more. 30 common scoter flew west, mid-afternoon. Elsewhere, a moulting adult curlew sandpiper and a ruff were at Timoleague, and the glaucous gull was seen again at Ring. | Other Irish news
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July 30, 2005
not much doing
35 dunlin, 25 ringed plover, 1 knot and 2 greenshank were at Rosscarbery this evening. | Other Irish news
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July 26, 2005
more smallies
35 dunlin and 5 sanderling were at Rosscarbery this evening along with at least 4 greenshank, 1 adult mediterranean gull and c.100 sandwich terns. Nothing in amongst them though. | Other Irish news
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July 24, 2005
welcome return
60 sanderling and 1 turnstone in amongst 90 Dunlin and 10 ringed plover on Long Strand this morning were both welcome additions to the patch year list (104).
A ruddy shelduck flew over Galley Head this evening and was relocated at Rosscarbery briefly, before it flew off again. Also at Rosscarbery were adult, 1st summer & juvenile mediterranean gulls, c.25 dunlin and 3 greenshank.
A half hour seawatch off Galley this evening produced good numbers of manx shearwaters and 2 bonxies. | Other Irish news
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July 23, 2005
flat calm
A quiet morning on the seawatching front, with one sooty shearwater, 2 bonxies and 2 storm petrels past Galley. | Other Irish news
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July 20, 2005
numbers is up
White's Marsh was quiet this afternoon with 3 greenshank and 1 common sandpiper there.
A two hour seawatch off Galley this evening resulted in 300 cory's shearwaters, 2 sooty shearwaters, 1 balearic shearwater and 1 arctic skua, along with good numbers of manx shearwaters. | Other Irish news
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July 19, 2005
more seawatching
Seawatching tonight off Galley produced good numbers of manx shearwaters, 8 cory's shearwaters, 4 sooty shearwaters and a storm petrel. | Other Irish news
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July 18, 2005
A good evening
A brief seawatch off Galley this evening produced at least 20 cory's shearwaters circling around, and also 1 balearic shearwater, which was a patch year tick (102).
Another colour-ringed adult summer mediterranean gull (white ring) was at Owenahincha beach this evening, along with several sandwich terns. Ross had 15 greenshanks and a kingfisher.
Finally, Clon had a yellow-legged gull and 3 common sandpipers, while the long-staying glaucous gull was again at Ring this evening. | Other Irish news
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July 15, 2005
slow day
White's Marsh had 4 common sandpipers this afternoon, with a knot at Clonakilty. A brief seawatch off Galley this evening produced low numbers of manx shearwaters and auks, including 6 puffins heading west. An otter was seen in Kilkeran Lake this evening. | Other Irish news
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July 14, 2005
sandy but
7 common sandpipers and 2 otters were at White's Marsh this evening, with another common sandpiper at Long Strand. | Other Irish news
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July 10, 2005
med gulls
2 adult summer mediterranean gulls were at Rosscarbery this evening, one with a red colour ring and the other with a pale green ring. A green sandpiper at Long Strand this evening was new for the patch year list (101).
An evening seawatch off Galley produced good numbers of storm petrels, 1 pomarine skua, 2 bonxies and 1 sooty shearwater, along with 1 minke whale. | Other Irish news
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July 09, 2005
gull-tastic!
Cracking views of the 1st summer laughing gull and a 2nd summer glaucous gull at Ring this evening. Elsewhere there were 4 greenshank at White's Marsh and a common sandpiper at Long Strand. | Other Irish news
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July 08, 2005
slow trickle
Two greenshank, 5 common sandpipers, 185 curlew, 75 black-tailed godwits and two water rail were at White's Marsh at high tide this evening, so small signs of wader passage picking up. No sign of the laughing gull around clon or ring this evening, but there was an adult summer mediterranean gull at Rosscarbery. | Other Irish news
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July 06, 2005
new in
Three common sandpipers were at White's Marsh this afternoon, and the 1st summer laughing gull was seen again at North Ring this evening. | Other Irish news
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July 05, 2005
laugher still around
A scout around Clon this morning drew a blank apart from c.50 black-tailed godwits, mostly still in summer plumage. White's Marsh was also quiet.
The 1st summer laughing gull was showing well at North Ring this evening and a 40 minute seawatch off Galley produced good numbers of manx shearwaters but nothing else of note. | Other Irish news
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July 03, 2005
a little less action
An hour's seawatch at Galley this morning produced 2 distant cory's shearwaters, 1 sooty shearwater, 3 storm petrels, 3 puffins and 2 common scoter. The 1st summer laughing gull was seen again in Clonakilty this morning.
Good numbers of manx shearwaters going through off Galley tonight but nothing else of note seen. | Other Irish news
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July 02, 2005
fea's !!
An early start at Galley paid off, as a fea's petrel flew past at 7.40 am !! The morning passage involved over 1,000 cory's shearwaters, 6 great shearwaters, 6 sooty shearwaters, 10 bonxies, 8 arctic skuas, 1 pomarine skua and 2 sabine's gulls. I missed the latter two species as I had to go for a lie down after the fea's!
Hot news then in the form of a 1st summer laughing gull in Clonakilty - a different bird to the Cork City individual from wednesday! Cracking views on the GAA pitch.
A return to seawatching this afternoon produced another 170 cory's shearwaters, c.5 great shearwaters, c.6 sooty shearwaters, bonxie, arctic skua and arctic tern, which was a Galley tick! All in all, 6 new year ticks for the patch (100). | Other Irish news
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July 01, 2005
The seawatching starts here...
Seawatching began in earnest this evening with more than 70 cory's shearwaters past Galley, which was a patch year tick (94). 3 sooty shearwaters were also seen. Cape had around 50 cory's past too. | Other Irish news
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