Like Derrymore, the flat commonage at Kilshannig, north of Castlegregory, can be 'feast or famine'. Mostly famine. But this afternoon, the torrential rain in Kerry over the past 48 hours finally relented, leaving the flat grassy area severely flooded. And full of waders. Star of the bunch was this juvenile SemiP, with a juvenile Little Stint and three Curlew Sandpipers also seen, and a Ruff on another flooded grassland area to the south
Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper, Kilshannig, 4th October 2016 (M.O'Clery).
Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper, Kilshannig, 4th October 2016 (M.O'Clery).
Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper, with Curlew Sandpiper, Kilshannig, 4th October 2016 (M.O'Clery).
Juvenile Semipalmated Sandpiper, with Curlew Sandpiper and Dunlin, Kilshannig, 4th October 2016 (M.O'Clery).
Ruff, flooded grassland near Lough Naparka, 4th October 2016 (M.O'Clery).
Ruff, flooded grassland near Lough Naparka, 4th October 2016 (M.O'Clery).
Two Curlew Sandpipers, with Dunlin, Kilshannig, 4th October 2016 (M.O'Clery).
