A first-year IVORY GULL has been present at Tacumshin Marsh (County Wexford) for just under a week now, showing very well at East End, close to the car park. It represents the first Irish record since 2008, Ed Carty kindly listing the previous records -:
1847 Feb Blennerville Kerry 2 birds [1 immature shot]
19th Century Full
details unknown
1905 27 March Belmullet Mayo 1 bird [found
dead]
1913 16 Feb Marina Cork [leg + wing found]
1913 25 March
Teelin Pier Donegal [immature] [shot]
1931 late March-early April off
Down coast
1969 16 Oct Ballycotton Cork [adult]
1971 06 Aug near
Bunowen Pt Galway [adult]
1978 26 Nov-01 Dec Bangor Down
[immature]
1980 01-09 Jan Ballycotton Cork [immature]
1983 25-26
March Wexford Harbour [adult] [found dead on 26th]
1988 21 Jan Dungarvan
Wexford [immature]
1989 02 March New Forge Belfast [immature]
1998
31 Dec Newport Dump Mayo [adult]
1999 09-10 Jan Kinsale Cork
[adult]
2009 03-08 March Baltimore Cork [immature]
2014 08-14 Jan
Tacumshin Co Wexford
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Monday, 6 January 2014
Storm-driven GREY PHALAROPES
With tidal surges of over 25 feet and Atlantic storms arriving quicker than your average bus, it is hardly surprising that a number of GREY PHALAROPES have been displaced. When I heard that one had been providing observers with crippling views on the South Coast, I could not resist and spent a couple of hours with it today. It was favouring the tiny paddling pool just east of Hove Lagoon (Sussex) and was present for a second day. It was ridiculously confiding, so much so that I ended up with over 900 decent images of it - a selection of which I present below. There was a nice crowd too - mostly Sussex Boys.......
The scene - paddling pool to the east of Hove Lagoon
Tony Cook in action
John King and Gary Messenbird enjoying the view
Luke Dray getting up close and personal
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