July 31, 2006
Return to Galley
On Saturday i went down earlyn to galley with SR, and GG.
A very wet day with just a scattering of greats and Corys.
Some sooties and balearics. And a few skuas bonxies,poms and arctics.
But otherwise very quiet.
Sunday was better.
with 900+ Cory's, 20 greats. 60 sooties, 10 balearics, 6 Poms (including 1 adult pale phase, 1 adult dark phase, 1 3rd summer pale, and 1 2nd summer pale the other 2 being dark pahse subadults)
10 arctic skuas and 2 bonxies.
Rather good it has to be said.
Pariah
Worth while links
Irish County yearlists page 2006
Carmo Police
My (outdated) website
July 24, 2006
A Galley Seawatch
On Saturday myself, SR and HH went down to galley for some seawatching.
We arrived at 6 a.m and finished at 1pm, during which time 1 wilsons petrel (cork tick) , 4 Great Shearwaters, 4 Cory's Shearwaters, 9 Balearic Shearwaters, 16 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Arctic Skuas, 2 Bonxies and a scattering of Storm petrels were seen. Another single Balearic was seen by the lads at 4 pm...whilst i was having a snooze in the car.
On sunday myself and SR went down to ballycotton and ballymacoda. 2 Juvenile Med gulls were the best on offer at Ballycotton.
Pariah
Worth while links
Irish County yearlists page 2006
Carmo Police
My (outdated) website
July 20, 2006
Paint it Black
Yesterday i headed down to wexford to see the 1st summer american black tern at Ladys Island.
Myself and SR left cork at 3am to get there before the heat haze got up, and this was a wise decision as upon arriving the adult Eurasian black tern, in summer plumage, was present.
Soon after this I relocated the American Black tern and it gave crippling views on the sand spit along side adult and Juvenile Common, Arctic and Roseate Terns.
Later on we moved to tacumshin to get sean the Montagus Harrier, the bird showed almost instantly and gave incredible views as it came right by us.
A marsh harrier was also here.
Back to lady's Island and we connected with the juvenile Eurasian Black tern, before moving on to the north slob in search of the Ruddy Shelducks.
No joy on this front as apparently they fecked off after being ringed, but an adult yellow legged gul was present infront of the pat walsh hide.
Pariah
Worth while links
Irish County yearlists page 2006
Carmo Police
My (outdated) website
July 17, 2006
Its oh so quiet
Friday evening and saturday morning were spent down Ballycotton way.
Very quiet here, with just 2 juv. Med gulls to provide excitement at Bally Cotton.
Several sandwich terns were in the area also.
Ballymacoda had 2 sandwich terns and 3 common terns.
On sunday myself, HH and SR went out on a short pelagic off cork harbour.
We had a few hundred Manx Shearwaters, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, and over a dozen Storm petrels. But were unlucky with any Wilsons Petrels.
Not bad for a first attempt though!
On sunday evening i just crashed out..utterly exhausted.
16 hours sleep and i feel alot better tho!
Pariah
Worth while links
Irish County yearlists page 2006
Carmo Police
My (outdated) website
July 03, 2006
July's Long Tale
July started off very well, as it often does.
Myself, SR and HH, nipped down to galley ridiculously early in the morning for a seawatch.
The weather conditions were not bad for this and we managed 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 7 Pomarin Skuas of varying ages and Plumages, 2 Arctic Skuas, 1 pale phase and one dark phase. But the star of the show was a Stunning Adult Long Tailed Skua.A very Rare Bird for Cork and a Cork tick for myself and the 2 lads.
Indeed Sean ticked all four skuas in the one day...from Cork!!!
Excellent morning it has to be said.
On sunday i went solo down to Ballycotton.
Veryt little doing here, just 1 dunlin, 2 Bar tailed godwits, 3 Greenshank and a water rail.
The hide in bally vergan produced 1 reed warbler foraging around the pool.
Pariah
Worth while links
Irish County yearlists page 2006
Carmo Police
My (outdated) website