Bufflehead, Lough Leane, the first Kerry record

 

Male Bufflehead, Lough Leane, Killarney, 17th November 2025 (Ed Carty).

Long-tailed Duck at Black Rock

 

Long-tailed Duck, Black Rock, 17th November 2025 (David O'Connor).

Long-tailed Duck, Black Rock, 17th November 2025 (David O'Connor).

Long-tailed Duck, Black Rock, 17th November 2025 (David O'Connor).

White-rumped, AGPs and SemiP

White-rumped Sandpiper, Carrahane, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor).

American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor).

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black Rock, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor).

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black Rock, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor).

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Black Rock, 13th October 2025 (David O'Connor).

American Golden Plover at Carrahane

Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 1st October 2025 (David O'Connor).

Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 1st October 2025 (David O'Connor).

Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 1st October 2025 (David O'Connor).

 

White-rumped Sandpiper at Black Rock, and more

 

White-rumped Sandpiper, Black Rock, 17th September 2025 (David O'Connor).

juvenile Little Stint (left) and Curlew Sandpiper (right), Black Rock, 23rd September 2025 (David O'Connor).

juvenile Little Stint and Curlew Sandpiper, Black Rock, 23rd September 2025 (David O'Connor).

White Wagtail, Rough Point, 22nd September 2025 (David O'Connor).

Sabine's Gull still at Rough Point

 

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 21st September 2025 (Michael O'Clery).

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 21st September 2025 (Michael O'Clery).

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Rough Point, 21st September 2025 (Michael O'Clery).

2 Wilson's Phalaropes at Black Rock

 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.

Wilson's Phalarope and Ruff, near Ballyheigue, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor).

Wilson's Phalarope and Ruff, near Ballyheigue, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor).

Sabines Gull and Little Gull at Black Rock

 

Juvenile Sabine's and first-winter Little Gull, Black Rock, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor).

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Black Rock, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor).

First-winter Little Gull, Black Rock, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor).

 

Juvenile Sabine's Gull, Black Rock, 16th September 2025 (Eric Dempsey).

Award-winning photo of AGP?

 This photo of an American Golden Plover at Blackrock must surely be one of the best ever taken of this species. Nice one, David! (you can click on the image for a closer look)

Adult American Golden Plover, Black Rock, 16th September 2025 (David O'Connor).

2 American Golden Plovers at Black Rock

 

Two adult American Golden Plovers, Black Rock, 16th September 2025 (Michael O'Clery).