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Thursday, October 27, 2011

TRAMORE: 1 Snow Bunting on track down to sandhills, just after the small sand-dune, also a Wheatear, 4 Swallows at backstrand, and 3 White-fronted Geese flew overhead from Saleen direction towards Lisselan (DS).

ARDMORE: Another Snow Bunting here, at Curragh beach, also 3 Mediterranean Gulls, a Wheatear & a partially leucistic Hooded Crow (AM).

RAM HEAD:
Seawatch 11:05-13:05 (AM)
Arctic Skua: 3 attacking Kittiwakes
Pomarine Skua: 1 also picking on a Kittiwake!
Great Northern Diver: 1 E
Arctic/Common Tern: 1
Fin Whale: 1
Risso's Dolphin: 3
Common Dolphin: 100+
Also Merlin & Clouded Yellow.

CARRIGNAGOUR (nr Lismore): Crossbills still visiting garden (").

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