Species
Crows (Red-billed) Chough Cág Cosdearg (Rua-ghobach) Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Locally common resident breeding species on the coast, with a bias in distribution towards the south west. Global Distribution: Europe, north Africa and Asia. Summer Distribution Winter Distribution (Eurasian) Magpie Snag Breac (Eoráiseach) Pica pica Common resident breeding species. Global Distribution: Europe, north Africa and…
Crests Goldcrest Cíorbhuí/Dreoilín Easpaig Regulus regulus Common resident breeding species, winter visitor and passage migrant. Global Distribution: Europe, north Africa and Asia. Summer Distribution Winter Distribution Firecrest Lasairchíor Regulus ignicapillus Very scarce passage migrant, with occasional winter records. At least 538 birds have been recorded in the county up to 2006. There was 105…
Cranes Common Crane Corr Coitianta Grus grus Former resident and probable breeding species, now a rare vagrant. 25 records involving at least 88 birds up to the end of 2020. Largest group seen was nineteen at Midleton between 13th and 25th November 2011. 63 birds seen during an exceptionally high influx in October to December…
Cormorants and Shags (Great) Cormorant Broigheall (Mhór) Phalacrocorax carbo carbo Common resident breeding species. Found at both coastal and inland sites. Highest counts have come from Cork Harbour where over 400 have been counted in winter months. Continental Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis There have been three county records of this distinctive subspecies. 2015 Lough Aderry,…
Catbirds Grey Catbird Catéan Liath Dumetella carolinensis Rare vagrant. One county record up to the end of 2020 1986 Cape Clear Island, 4th November. This is the first Irish Record. Global Distribution: Breeds across central North America, resident towards the coast of the southeast of North America and also winter as far south as Panama.
Bustards Little Bustard Bustard beag Tetrax tetrax Rare vagrant. Two county records up to the end of 2020. 1883 Youghal Bay, 14th November, now at National Museum, Dublin. H. F. Allin, Field 8th Dec., 1883: 799 1860 Ballycotton Bay, shot, 24th December. Lord Clermont, Zoologist 1861: 7385 Global Distribution: It has two widely separated breeding…
Buntings Snow Bunting Gealóg Shneachta Plectrophenax nivalis Scarce autumn passage migrant & occasional winter visitor, rare in spring. Recorded in all months except June, July and August. Most seen in October. Global Distribution: A widespread breeder in northernmost Europe, which accounts for less than a quarter of its global breeding range. Does not breed in Ireland.…
Bee-eaters European Bee-eater Beachadóir Eorpach Merops apiaster Rare vagrant. 16 county records involving 25 birds up to the end of 2020. 2020 Sherkin Island, two on the 9th May. 2019 Mizen Head, one on the 20th April. 2018 Dursey Island, two on the 29th April. 2014 Dursey Island, one on the 19th April. 2011 Dursey…
Auks Common Guillemot Foracha Uria aalge Common and widespread offshore throughout the year, breeds at a number of coastal sites. Over 3,700 breeding pairs were counted between 1998 and 2002. Global Distribution: This species has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in the low-arctic and boreal waters of the North Atlantic and North Pacific (del Hoyo et al.…
Albatrosses, Shearwaters, Petrels Albatross sp. Speiceas Albatras Diomedea/Thalassarche sp. Rare vagrant. Three county records of unidentified albatross up to the end of 2020. Apart from a few species in the Pacific all breed and live in the southern hemisphere. 2012 Mizen Head, unaged, 21st October. 1991 Dursey Island, adult, 8th October. 1967 Cape Clear Island,…