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Recent content by Paul Troake

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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    The annual whimbrel passage here between late April and mid May is an impressive feature of the Galway Bay year. There are hundreds throughout this period spread along the shorelines, and congregating in nearby pastures, at least in the eastern part of the bay. The largest feeding group I saw...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Dermot...I only saw the ring briefly but got the impression it was not metal, and half way up the tarsus. Hopefully it acquired it in America and not in some collection. You could try donning a wet suit and crawling out to it Gollum style while the moon is still full if you fancy seeing where...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Picture attached of the Blue-winged Teal at Rahasane today (best of a series of digiscoped record shots, ringed on right leg). Best of the rest: 70 Greenland White-fronts, 1600+ Golden Plover, 1300 Black-tailed Godwits, Spotted Redshank, Kingfisher, Merlin, 40+ Whooper Swans, 60 Pintail, 47...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    County year list... Peregrine is down twice (at 107 & 126), so Red Grouse should be 126. 127 Chiffchaff 128 Black-throated Diver Anyone had Guillemot or Kingfisher?? Had my first singing Chiffchaff two days ago near Ballinderreen. Troakie
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    I can add... 110 Velvet Scoter (N of Doorus, 7th & 14th) 111 Buzzard (2 at Cloghboley, nr. Ardrahan, 12th) 112 Water Rail (Ahapouleen) 113 Black-tailed Godwit 114 Forsters Tern (again this afternoon, at Newtownlynch Quay) 115 Sandwich Tern 116 Blackcap (male at garden feeder, nr. Ballinderreen...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Hi Dermot My most recent couple of sightings of the Forster's were at the Kinvara end of Kinvara Bay, viewed from the main road in to Kinvara. No sign of it the last few times I've looked though. Troakie
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Highlights from Kinvara to Aughinish today included the Forster's Tern fishing out from Kinvara this morning, and a flock of 24 Twite which flew up from the saltings and perched on overhead wires along the Aughinish causeway. Also a flock of 9 B-t Divers (off Aughinish causeway), 30+ Great...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    On the Doorus peninsular today, two Snow Buntings just to the west of Newtownlynch Quay, plus 2 Med Gulls (1st-w & 2nd-w), 1 or 2 B-t Divers, 3 G N Divers and 3 Sandwich Terns there. A Spotted Redshank also at Tawnagh Bridge. Troakie
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Highlights from Rahasane today: Black Tern, 245+ Black-tailed Godwits, Grey Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, 6 Dunlin, 13+ Ruff, 17 Little Egrets and a Pintail. Troakie
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    A visit to Mweenish (SE of Tawin) today proved to be well worth the trek. A juvenile Buff-breasted Sandpiper was busily feeding along the cobble strewn storm ridge, accompanied by 5 Wheatears. The short vegetation of the adjacent saltmarsh held a few Ringed Plovers and Dunlin, and among them...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Highlights from Rahasane yesterday - 12 Ruff, including a flock of 11 accompanied initially by a Curlew Sandpiper, and 3 adult Arctic Terns. Few other waders besides the usual Lapwings & Curlew - 1 Dunlin and 2 Black-tailed Godwits. Two Whooper Swans still, at the eastern end. 1st-winter...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    I think the Mandarin is already counted isn't it, so 185? Personally I think it should come off the list though, along with the eagle, since neither are likely to be from self-sustaining populations. Checked the western half of Rahasane this afternoon during the break in the rain. It's well...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Had a look through the county year list and couldn't see Skylark or Black-tailed Godwit anywhere?? :eek!: Out on Mweenish today (SE of Tawin) 5 juv Curlew Sands, a juv Peregrine, a few White Wagtails and three Pintail over. Troakie
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    Highlights from Rahasane yesterday - juv Spotted Redshank, 2 Whooper Swans, 17 Little Egrets, 1 Greenshank and a Wheatear. The only other waders seen were a few Snipe and Curlew and a small Lapwing flock. Small numbers of Wigeon and other ducks also. There were only small areas of flooding...
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    County Galway Birding (local patch)

    137. Willow warbler in song a couple of times briefly this morning near Ballinderreen. Also singing Blackcap, and Buzzard overhead mobbed by a Raven. Troakie
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