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    West Donegal

    2014 Tory Bird Report Please find the online version attached. The printed version should be available early in March and will contain more photos and hopefully an article about the Eastern Yellow Wagtail
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    West Donegal

    Hi Richard. I have not been on here in a while most sightings from Tory are reported on the tory blog. Except I thing for a juvenile Iceland Gull found by the Kelly's in October. http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    2011 Tory Island Bird Report The printed edition of the 2011 Tory Island Bird Report is available to order now. It was previously only available as a download. Chris Ingram has kindly arranged to get the report printed. All proceeds from the sale of the report will go to charity. Anyone who...
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    West Donegal

    2013 Tory Island Bird Report Its now available... just email me at [email protected]. Its 50MB in size. I cant quite figure out why!!but its downloadable from google drive. There will also be a hard copy available to purchase in the coming weeks. I will let you know the details....
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    West Donegal

    Tory Island 14th/15th october Gerard Murray and I spent a couple of productive days on tory on monday and tuesday. A trip report and some excellent photos of the candidate Eastern Yellow Wagtail M.t.tschutschensis taken by Gerard can be seen here; http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Arranmore 4th October Gerard Murray, Chris Imgram and I met Robert Vaughan http://robertvaug.blogspot.ie/ on Arranmore on friday for a days birding. We had a reasonable day with 2 Yellow browed Warblers 2 Snow Buntings and a very showy Wryneck the best birds. Some photos and a trip report...
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    West Donegal

    A few good days on Tory Island following some north easterlies. Trip report and some photos here......... http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Thanks for that Richard
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    West Donegal

    A nice day out yesterday in Donegal which included a trip to Tory for the Corncrakes.... http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Tory Island 9th April I made my first trip of the year to Tory Island yesterday along with Gerard Murray from Drogheda. Best birds were a Lapland Bunting, 2 Northern Eider and a Kumlien's Gull http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Hi Harry, My records are as follows (from K.Fahy and J.Hobbs) Richard’s Pipit 1st w. 2001 23-Sep Milne, P. 2003. 49th Irish Bird Report, 2001. Irish Birds 7(2):233 Richard’s Pipit 2001 25-Sep 26-Sep 2 birds, with 1 remaining the following day Milne, P. 2003. 49th Irish Bird Report, 2001...
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    West Donegal

    2012 Tory Bird Report Please find attached the Tory Bird Report for 2012 and the 2011 report for good measure.
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    West Donegal

    Blyth's Reed Warbler An interesting week on tory. Birds constantly trickling through the pick of the bunch, what would appear to be Donegals first Blyth's Reed Warbler found by Rob Vaughan also 2 Tree Pipits Lesser Whitethroat Snow and Lapland Buntings. Trip reports and photos here...
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    West Donegal

    Richard Hunter and Chris Ingram were up there today and it was dead. Chris is on till tomorrow so he might turn up something. The next few days look great, it might take a couple of days of easterlies to get the birds to Tory. I have the first 3 weeks in October free for birding, but I have not...
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    West Donegal

    Tory An interesting day on Tory yesterday. The best ;6 Lapland Bunting 2 Snow Bunting 1 Jack Snipe and 6 Leach's Petrels. http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Tory An interesting report of an unidentified bird from one of the locals http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Tory Island There is a Snowy Owl close by on Arranmore Island and a Barred Warbler was reported there a few days ago. http://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web I was on a quiet tory on wednesday the highlight...5 Sooty Shearwaters http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Forster's Tern There was a Forster's Tern at Soldier's Point yesterday from about 12.30- 18.15. Presumably its the returning adult. It was communting up and down the river. About 30 Sandwich and Common Terns there also. Also 2 Common Sandpipers. Some photos here; http://louthbirds.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Tory Island 13th August I was on tory yesterday and despite the easterly winds it was very quiet. The best 3 Great Skua, 1 Swift, 1 Knot and an Arctic Tern http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.ie/
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    West Donegal

    Irelands first Collared Flycatcher in Donegal I was lucky enough to be visiting tory yesterday when Irelands first Collared Flycatcher was found in West Town. http://toryislandbirdblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/29th-may-collared-flycatcher.html
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    West Donegal

    Chris Ingram and Ralph Sheppard reported the Mealy Redpoll on Tory. I dont think either of them use a camera in the field. Peter
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    West Donegal

    The Little Terns were on the lake shore and flying around on the way to the lighthouse on the left hand side of the road. I had about 12 birds with 8 Common Tern. Davey Hunter had 25 together later in the afternoon. There is a photo of two Little Terns by the lake on the blog...
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    West Donegal

    Well done Richard! I saw it with Davey Hunter today about 200m east of the original site we had great views for 15 minutes and the bird sang briefly with 2 corncrake calling in the next field. Another 3-4 Corncrakes at the east end as well as Lesser Whitethroat and Black Redstart and 2 late...
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    West Donegal

    Thanks for that Mike. Whats your second name?..its for the 2012 Tory Island Bird Report. Greenland White front and Manx Shearwater are new for the year. I have cross posted your sightings on the Tory Island Bird Blog http://peterphillipsontory.blogspot.com/
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    West Donegal

    Hi Mike. I am not sure if you are the mike who just emailed me but I deleted your address by mistake... Seawatching is good at Bloody Foreland in the Autumn especially in a strrong west or northwest wind (and I suppose Tory might be good in similar weather but would imagine BF would be...
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