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| Male Goosander, Trabeg, 21st December 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
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| First-winter Iceland Gull, Dingle, 21st December 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
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| First-winter Iceland Gull, Dingle, 21st December 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
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| First-winter Iceland Gull, Dingle, 21st December 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
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| Male Bufflehead, Kilbrean Lake, 16th December 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Male Bufflehead, Kilbrean Lake, 16th December 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Male Bufflehead, Kilbrean Lake, 16th December 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| American Black Duck, Baile an Reannaigh, 10th December 2025 (Michael O'Clery). Although seen on the ground briefly before taking flight, the upper bill looked dull with perhaps a dark upper culmen, indicating a female or juvenile bird, but unfortunately there is not enough detail in the photos to confirm this. |
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| American Black Duck, Baile an Reannaigh, 10th December 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
The fifth record for Kerry and the 26th for Ireland. The first for Kerry was a long-staying bird which returned to Barrow Harbour for seven successive winters from September 1996. The second record was at Baile an Reannaigh, in May 2002, and the third was another long-staying, returning bird which spent two winters at Ventry from February 2007. The fourth record was of a bird at Kilelton, near Ballylongford, in July and August 2013
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| Close-up of the above two photos, American Black Duck, Baile an Reannaigh, 10th December 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
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| Male Bufflehead, Lough Leane, Killarney, 9th November 2025 (Ed Carty). |
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| Long-tailed Duck, Black Rock, 17th November 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Long-tailed Duck, Black Rock, 17th November 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Long-tailed Duck, Black Rock, 17th November 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper, Carrahane, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black Rock, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black Rock, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black Rock, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 1st October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 1st October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 1st October 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| White-rumped Sandpiper, Black Rock, 17th September 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| juvenile Little Stint (left) and Curlew Sandpiper (right), Black Rock, 23rd September 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| juvenile Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper, Black Rock, 23rd September 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| White Wagtail, Rough Point, 22nd September 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 21st September 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
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| Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 21st September 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
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| Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 21st September 2025 (Michael O'Clery). |
The two Wilson's Phalaropes were found in a small flooded, reed-fringed field about 2km inland from Ballyheigue, and shared the muddy pools with 2 Glossy Ibis, about 10 Ruff and 4 Curlew Sandpipers.
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| Wilson's Phalarope and Ruff, near Ballyheigue, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor). |
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| Wilson's Phalarope and Ruff, near Ballyheigue, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor). |
