July rarities
Photos
| Many thanks to our photo contributors: David Baird, Dermot Breen, Derek Charles, Chris Cobey, Tom Cuffe, Eric Dempsey, David Dillon, Seamus Enright, Davey Farrar, Pat Lonergan, Brian Lynch, Michael O'Clery & Peter Phillips.
Above) Snowy Owl, Tory Island, Co. Donegal, 29th July 2009 (Photo: David Baird).
Above) Osprey, Inny Estuary, Co. Kerry, 31st July 2009 (Photo: Chris Cobey).
Above) Mediterranean Gull, Sandycove, Co. Dublin, 30th July 2009 (Photo: Eric Dempsey).
Above) Yellow-legged Gull, Whitehouse Lagoon, Co. Antrim, 25th July 2009 (Photo: Derek Charles).
Above) Osprey, Inny Estuary, Co. Kerry, 19th July 2009 (Photo: Brian Lynch).
Above) Terek Sandpiper, Swords, Co. Dublin, 9th July 2009 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).
Above) Terek Sandpiper, Swords, Co. Dublin, 9th July 2009 (Photo: Pat Lonergan).
Above) Terek Sandpiper, Swords, Co. Dublin, 9th July 2009 (Photo: Peter Phillips).
Above) Ruff, Inch, Co. Donegal, 4th July 2009 (Photo: Dermot Breen).
Above) Sabine's Gull, Blanket Nook, Co. Donegal, 3rd July 2009 (Photo: Dermot Breen).
Above) Little Gulls, Gormanstown, Co. Meath, 5th July 2009 (Photo: David Dillon).
Above) Spotted Redshank, Kilcaiman Bay, Co. Galway, 3rd July 2009 (Photo: Tom Cuffe).
Above) Caspian Tern, Blennerville, Co. Kerry, 1st July 2009 (Photo: Seamus Enright).
Above) Caspian Tern, Blennerville, Co. Kerry, 1st July 2009 (Photo: Davey Farrar).
Above) Probable Herring Gull, Blennerville, Co. Kerry, 1st July 2009 (Photo: Davey Farrar). Although initially identified, on brief views, as an Audouin's Gull, a number of discrepencies are apparent from the few photos the observer was able to take in the short time the bird was on view. Primary projection and eye position, along with a broad tertial crescent, largish size (as large, or larger than nearby Lesser Black-backed Gulls), lack of a pale subterminal band and pale tip to the bill, and a seemingly pale eye, all rule against Audouin's. Nevertheless, the bill was a deep red colour and the legs appeared long and black, and, if nothing else, this gull shows how difficult it can be to readiily identify an unusual aberrant, and/or a stained, bird. See also here for another putative Audouin's Gull at Dargan Bay, Belfast, N. Ireland, 21st February 2006.
Above) Caspian Tern, Blennerville, Co. Kerry, 1st July 2009 (Photo: Michael O'Clery).
Above) Caspian Tern, Blennerville, Co. Kerry, 1st July 2009 (Photo: Michael O'Clery).
Above) Caspian Tern, Blennerville, Co. Kerry, 1st July 2009 (Photo: Michael O'Clery). Photo features:
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