iceland gull at Long Strand

A 1st winter iceland gull flew past the house this lunchtime and settled on the beach briefly - a good one for the patch year list (76).

not much doing

Two whimbrel were in Dirk Bay this afternoon and 7 turnstones were at Long Strand.  A brief sighting of a water rail running across the road near Shite Lane was my first one seen at Galley, and 3 moorhen were on Kilkeran Lake.

iceland gulls are in

A quick visit to Unionhall this afternoon was rewarded by good views of 5 iceland gulls - 1 2nd winter and 4 1st winters were on the shore.

fieldfares

A flock of 20 fieldfares in the fields above Kilkeran Lake this morning were just visible from the house, so made it on to the patch year list.  A flyover golden plover tonight was also new for the year (75).

brent

A flyover brent goose at Long Strand this lunchtime was a welcome addition to the patch year list (73).