Chris Ingram's news from yesterday via Irishbirding
1 Grey Phalarope from the ferry
2Purple Sandpiper
800 Barnacle Geese on one of the islands
30 Redwing
8 Blackbird
2 Song Thrush
2 Robin
1 Chiffchaff
1 Great Tit...
Possibly the first island record of Great Tit. I have not heard of any before...
Monday 10 November 2014
Thursday 23 October 2014
22nd October
Jim Victor and Tom's news via Irish Birding from yesterday..
1 Greenland Redpoll ( North Western Redpoll)
1 Lapland Bunting
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Greenland Redpoll ( North Western Redpoll)
1 Lapland Bunting
1 Pomarine Skua
Saturday 18 October 2014
Thursday 16 October 2014
16th October
Jim, Victor, And Tom were joined by Chris Ingram and Eamon Larrisey today.
Via Irish Birding
1 Yellow browed Warbler
1 Garden Warbler
2 Blackcap
1 Whinchat
5 Brambling
Via Irish Birding
1 Yellow browed Warbler
1 Garden Warbler
2 Blackcap
1 Whinchat
5 Brambling
Wednesday 15 October 2014
15th October
via Irish Birding
Tom, Victor and Jim are still on Tory
1 Short eared Owl
1 Jack Snipe
1 Lapland Bunting
3 Brambling
Tom, Victor and Jim are still on Tory
1 Short eared Owl
1 Jack Snipe
1 Lapland Bunting
3 Brambling
Monday 13 October 2014
Sunday 12 October 2014
12th October
1 Brent Goose
50 Barnacle Geese
5 Greylag Geese
1 Short-eared Owl
10 Snow Bunting
30 Brambling
1 Willow Warbler
6 Chiffchaff
1 Blackcap
1 Garden Warbler
1 Yellow-browned Warbler
1 Red - breasted Flycatcher
Four previous records of Red breasted Flycatcher for tory, before this year. This is the 3rd record this autumn.
11th October
Jim Dowdall, Victor Cashera and Tom Shevlin arrived for the weekend
2 Garden Warbler
2 Blackcap
3 Willow Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
3 Lapland Bunting
12 Brambling
4 Snow Bunting
23 Whooper Swan
100 Barnacle Geese
13 Greylag Geese
2 Garden Warbler
2 Blackcap
3 Willow Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
3 Lapland Bunting
12 Brambling
4 Snow Bunting
23 Whooper Swan
100 Barnacle Geese
13 Greylag Geese
Saturday 11 October 2014
10th October
Chris and Neil reported the following via Irish Birding.
2 Fieldfare
2 Song Thrush
1 Snow Bunting
7 Brambling
5 Robin
2 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
2 Goldcrest
1 Yellow-browed Warbler
1 Merlin
1 Greylag Goose
50 Barnacle Geese
Paul and Andrea Kelly arrived today.
2 Fieldfare
2 Song Thrush
1 Snow Bunting
7 Brambling
5 Robin
2 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
2 Goldcrest
1 Yellow-browed Warbler
1 Merlin
1 Greylag Goose
50 Barnacle Geese
Paul and Andrea Kelly arrived today.
Friday 10 October 2014
9th October
I went to Tory today for the day with Gerard Murray. Chris Ingram was also traveling and staying the night. We met Neil Warnock over there and he is staying till Saturday/Sunday.
The weather looked good with winds light east backing north east over night with rain. Initial impressions were good with the two first birds in west town a pair of Brambling.
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The magic bush was disappointing with no birds present. I headed east with the best birds on route a Goldcrest and a late Willow Warbler. Arriving at Grace's garden I got a text to say there was a Yellow-browed Warbler in the west end trailer park. Grace's was quiet with just a few Redwing and a few Robins. A spent a few minutes talking to Eamon Meenan and a small warbler moved from the bracken to the garden. Yellow browed Warbler. It did not hang around for a photo. Moving east to Micky Meenans there were plenty of Tree Sparrows with 33 counted in one flock in his crop field.
A few more Robins were noted but still no Chiffchaff or Blackcap. Lots of birds on the path to the lake including another Brambling, thrushes and lots of Meadow Pipits.
I spent an hour at Anton's east end patch - very quiet. The only birds showing were a Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest. A 'tecking' call persisted for a couple of minutes low down in cover but the bird did not show and it appeared to move on before anyone else made it there.
On the boat home the best birds the best birds were 1 Manx Shearwater, 12 Bonxies and a Pomarine Skua.
Chris reported a Yellow-browed Warbler later in Antons patch, possibly one of the birds from earlier that day.
A reasonable day...
Trip list
2 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
8 Goldcrest
2 Yellow-browed Warbler
12 Robin
80 Redwing
1 Mistle Thush
1 Blackbird
10 Song Thrush
40 Tree Sparrow
30 Linnet
8 Brambling
50 Meadow Pipit
70 Rock Pipit
1 Skylark
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Wheatear
2 Raven
10 Hooded Crow
30 Turnstone
5 Redshank
1 Snipe
10 Teal
30 Mallard
10 Wigeon
1 female Pintail
6 Eider
1 Manx Shearwater
12 Great Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Buzzard
The weather looked good with winds light east backing north east over night with rain. Initial impressions were good with the two first birds in west town a pair of Brambling.
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| Brambling |
The magic bush was disappointing with no birds present. I headed east with the best birds on route a Goldcrest and a late Willow Warbler. Arriving at Grace's garden I got a text to say there was a Yellow-browed Warbler in the west end trailer park. Grace's was quiet with just a few Redwing and a few Robins. A spent a few minutes talking to Eamon Meenan and a small warbler moved from the bracken to the garden. Yellow browed Warbler. It did not hang around for a photo. Moving east to Micky Meenans there were plenty of Tree Sparrows with 33 counted in one flock in his crop field.
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| Tree Sparrows |
A few more Robins were noted but still no Chiffchaff or Blackcap. Lots of birds on the path to the lake including another Brambling, thrushes and lots of Meadow Pipits.
I spent an hour at Anton's east end patch - very quiet. The only birds showing were a Chiffchaff and a Goldcrest. A 'tecking' call persisted for a couple of minutes low down in cover but the bird did not show and it appeared to move on before anyone else made it there.
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| Juv. Song Trush |
On the boat home the best birds the best birds were 1 Manx Shearwater, 12 Bonxies and a Pomarine Skua.
Chris reported a Yellow-browed Warbler later in Antons patch, possibly one of the birds from earlier that day.
A reasonable day...
Trip list
2 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
1 Blackcap
8 Goldcrest
2 Yellow-browed Warbler
12 Robin
80 Redwing
1 Mistle Thush
1 Blackbird
10 Song Thrush
40 Tree Sparrow
30 Linnet
8 Brambling
50 Meadow Pipit
70 Rock Pipit
1 Skylark
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Wheatear
2 Raven
10 Hooded Crow
30 Turnstone
5 Redshank
1 Snipe
10 Teal
30 Mallard
10 Wigeon
1 female Pintail
6 Eider
1 Manx Shearwater
12 Great Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
1 Buzzard
Monday 29 September 2014
27th/28th September
From Irish Birding..
Joe Adamson, Chris Ingram,Ralph Sheppard, Theo Campbell, Roger Murray and Richard Smith were all on Tory this weekend past.
Best bird was an American Golden Plover on saturday. The fourth record in four years.
Sunday reports include
3 Chiffchaff
8 Sooty Shearwater
1 Jack Snipe
2 Whooper Swan
1 Kestrel
4 Red-throated Diver
Joe Adamson, Chris Ingram,Ralph Sheppard, Theo Campbell, Roger Murray and Richard Smith were all on Tory this weekend past.
Best bird was an American Golden Plover on saturday. The fourth record in four years.
Sunday reports include
3 Chiffchaff
8 Sooty Shearwater
1 Jack Snipe
2 Whooper Swan
1 Kestrel
4 Red-throated Diver
Monday 22 September 2014
Chris Ingram 22/09/2014
I received a text from Chris who was on Tory today..
Hi Peter,
I did a short trip again today which doesn't give much time. There was a female Blackbird and a Robin in Anton's east but didn't see the Barred there he had seen earlier. Saw a Blackcap and another Robin around the east where there are c.20 Tree Sparrows and the flock of Linnet and
a Blackcap was in Anton's west garden. He also had his first Redwing and a Goldcrest yesterday.
Chris
He also had an adult Long tailed Skua from the ferry..
Hi Peter,
I did a short trip again today which doesn't give much time. There was a female Blackbird and a Robin in Anton's east but didn't see the Barred there he had seen earlier. Saw a Blackcap and another Robin around the east where there are c.20 Tree Sparrows and the flock of Linnet and
a Blackcap was in Anton's west garden. He also had his first Redwing and a Goldcrest yesterday.
Chris
He also had an adult Long tailed Skua from the ferry..
Chris Ingram
Chris sent me some complete lists from his recent trips...
Peter,
Here are my sightings for 14th and 17th/18th September:
14th September:
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1 male
Corncrake 1
Water Rail 1
Cuckoo 1 singing briefly
White Wagtail 1
Robin 2/3
Barred Warbler 1
Willow Warbler c.5
Linnet c.30
Reed Bunting 2
Peter,
Here are my sightings for 14th and 17th/18th September:
14th September:
Buzzard 1
Kestrel 1 male
Corncrake 1
Water Rail 1
Cuckoo 1 singing briefly
White Wagtail 1
Robin 2/3
Barred Warbler 1
Willow Warbler c.5
Linnet c.30
Reed Bunting 2
Sunday 21 September 2014
Jim Dowdall 20/09/2014
News via Irish Birding and twitter from yesterday...
2 Barred Warblers ( 1 in west town and 1 in fields below East Town)
1 Whitethroat
2 Barred Warblers ( 1 in west town and 1 in fields below East Town)
1 Whitethroat
Saturday 20 September 2014
Jim Dowdall 19th September
News via twitter and Irish Birding
A good fall of birds by any standard...
2 Red breasted Flycatchers (One bird at the east end, one found dead in West Town).
Juvenile Little Stint
1 Barred Warbler (east end)
1 Wryneck (east end)
1 Redstart (east end)
50+ Wheatear
5 Willow Warbler
3 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
I have some photos from Derek Charles and Anton Meenan from the last couple of weeks and will try to upload them later...
A good fall of birds by any standard...
2 Red breasted Flycatchers (One bird at the east end, one found dead in West Town).
Juvenile Little Stint
1 Barred Warbler (east end)
1 Wryneck (east end)
1 Redstart (east end)
50+ Wheatear
5 Willow Warbler
3 Chiffchaff
1 Goldcrest
I have some photos from Derek Charles and Anton Meenan from the last couple of weeks and will try to upload them later...
Thursday 18 September 2014
Claire Anne Meenan
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| Juvenile Red-breasted Flycatcher |
Thank Claire
13/14Th September
I had emails from Derek Charles and Chris Ingram who were on Tory this weekend
Hi Peter
A few of my and Majellas sightings from the weekend.
13th september
From Ferry
1 Arctic Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
1 juv Little Stint the lake
1 juv Little Stint west beach found by Derek Brennan
1 juv Knot the lake
40 Wheatear
1 Juvenile Red Backed Shrike, just seen twice near club / Kings House
2 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
Hybrid Black Duck
2 Whooper Swan
1 Pochard the Lake
2 Buzzard
14th September
5 juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gulls in the harbour first thing all in full juvenile plumage
23 Knot the Lake
1 Juvenile Cuckoo, back of Priests House
1 Juvenile Barred Warbler Magic Bush
1 Gadwall the lake
Hybrid Black Duck
1 juvenile Tufted Duck
2 Sooty Shear from Ferry
Hi Peter
A few of my and Majellas sightings from the weekend.
13th september
From Ferry
1 Arctic Skua
1 Pomarine Skua
1 juv Little Stint the lake
1 juv Little Stint west beach found by Derek Brennan
1 juv Knot the lake
40 Wheatear
1 Juvenile Red Backed Shrike, just seen twice near club / Kings House
2 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
Hybrid Black Duck
2 Whooper Swan
1 Pochard the Lake
2 Buzzard
14th September
5 juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gulls in the harbour first thing all in full juvenile plumage
23 Knot the Lake
1 Juvenile Cuckoo, back of Priests House
1 Juvenile Barred Warbler Magic Bush
1 Gadwall the lake
Hybrid Black Duck
1 juvenile Tufted Duck
2 Sooty Shear from Ferry
Chris Ingram 17/18th September
Chris sent me a text me to say he found a Red breasted Flycatcher in Antons east end patch today.
Yesterday Chris had;
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 White Wagtail
3 Willow Warblers
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Cuckoo( per Anton)
No ferry to the island this weekend on All Ireland Sunday as Donegal are playing.
Yesterday Chris had;
1 Yellow Wagtail
1 White Wagtail
3 Willow Warblers
1 Mistle Thrush
1 Cuckoo( per Anton)
No ferry to the island this weekend on All Ireland Sunday as Donegal are playing.
Tuesday 9 September 2014
Sunday 7 September 2014
6th september
From twitter...
1 Pectoral Samdpiper West Lake
1 Great Skua
5 White Wagtails
(D.Charles, M. Callaghan, J Dowdall, V Cashera )
1 Pectoral Samdpiper West Lake
1 Great Skua
5 White Wagtails
(D.Charles, M. Callaghan, J Dowdall, V Cashera )
Antony Mcgeehan 5th September
TORY BIRD LIST 5 SEPTEMBER 2014
Light north wind, mostly overcast.
PIED FLYCATCHER 1 (Anton’s brother’s garden, just east of y-junction, east of West Town).
WILLOW WARBLER 2
CHIFFCHAFF 1 (moulting juvenile)
GOLDCREST 1
CORNCRAKE 1
REED BUNTING 6
SKYLARK 1
STARLING 260
WHEATEAR 21
PIED WAGTAIL 7
WHITE WAGTAIL 2
ROCK DOVE/FERAL PIGEON 42
TREE SPARROW 32
LINNET 9
SONG THRUSH 5
MEADOW PIPIT 350 minimum
ROCK PIPIT 50 minimum
SWALLOW 15
WREN 10
[Zero Robins, Stonechats, Dunnock, Blackbird]
SPARROWHAWK I juvenile female
KESTREL 1 juvenile
PEREGRINE adult and juvenile
GREY HERON 1adult (two f-w at sea between Tory and Inishbofin)
CHOUGH 4
RAVEN 5
HOODED CROW 10
TEAL 11
MALLARD 12
WIGEON 15
GADWALL 2
MUTE SWAN 2
WHOOPER SWAN 2
SNIPE 1 on island but 55 over-head in flock
RINGED PLOVER 40
TURNSTONE 80
DUNLIN 7
WHIMBREL 1
CURLEW 6
REDSHANK 7
LAPWING 10
OYSTERCATCHER 36
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT 1
From boat: SOOTY SHEARWATER 3, MANX 15, BONXIE 3, ARCTIC SKUA 2.
Pied Flycatcher by Antony Mcgeehan
Light north wind, mostly overcast.
PIED FLYCATCHER 1 (Anton’s brother’s garden, just east of y-junction, east of West Town).
WILLOW WARBLER 2
CHIFFCHAFF 1 (moulting juvenile)
GOLDCREST 1
CORNCRAKE 1
REED BUNTING 6
SKYLARK 1
STARLING 260
WHEATEAR 21
PIED WAGTAIL 7
WHITE WAGTAIL 2
ROCK DOVE/FERAL PIGEON 42
TREE SPARROW 32
LINNET 9
SONG THRUSH 5
MEADOW PIPIT 350 minimum
ROCK PIPIT 50 minimum
SWALLOW 15
WREN 10
[Zero Robins, Stonechats, Dunnock, Blackbird]
SPARROWHAWK I juvenile female
KESTREL 1 juvenile
PEREGRINE adult and juvenile
GREY HERON 1adult (two f-w at sea between Tory and Inishbofin)
CHOUGH 4
RAVEN 5
HOODED CROW 10
TEAL 11
MALLARD 12
WIGEON 15
GADWALL 2
MUTE SWAN 2
WHOOPER SWAN 2
SNIPE 1 on island but 55 over-head in flock
RINGED PLOVER 40
TURNSTONE 80
DUNLIN 7
WHIMBREL 1
CURLEW 6
REDSHANK 7
LAPWING 10
OYSTERCATCHER 36
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT 1
From boat: SOOTY SHEARWATER 3, MANX 15, BONXIE 3, ARCTIC SKUA 2.
Pied Flycatcher by Antony Mcgeehan
Wednesday 3 September 2014
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