Glaucous Gull, TBWC, and an old Littoralis

Glaucous Gull, Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, 27th May 2018 (Ed Carty).

May records, and even June records, are not that unusual for this 'wintering' species, especially of younger birds loitering with intent.

Glaucous Gull, Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, 27th May 2018 (Ed Carty).

Littoralis or Scandinavian Rock Pipit, Rough Point, 30th April 2018 (Michael O'Clery).

A bird seen almost a month ago. 

Following the Kerry Birding Referendum (see HERE) on so-called 'Scandinavian Rock Pipits', it has taken this long to be arsed to download the pics of this bird off the camera, upload them to the laptop, and finally place them here, for the world to see. I'm sure the world is grateful.

To see the results of the Littoralis Referendum go to this post HERE) and on the voting section, click on 'View Result'.

Black Redstart, Bolus Head

Black Redstart, Bolus Head, 23rd May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

Black Redstart, Bolus Head, 23rd May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

Black Redstart, Bolus Head, 23rd May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

More Crossbills, near Ballinskelligs

Crossbills, near Cools, Ballinskelligs, 19th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

At least 10 birds were present, perhaps many more. One, pictured below, has faint pale wing bars, a feature which is apparent on a small percentage of Common Crossbills.

Crossbills, near Cools, Ballinskelligs, 19th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

Crossbills, near Cools, Ballinskelligs, 19th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

Crossbills, near Cools, Ballinskelligs, 19th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

Common Crossbill

Common Crossbill, Brosna,18th May 2018 (D.Farrar).

Yellow Wagtail, Glen Pier

Yellow Wagtail, near Glen Pier, 12th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

This beautiful bird was found in a muddy bit of field which had been trampled by cattle. This is the race flavissima which breeds commonly in Britain and is the 27th record for Kerry.

The Yellow Wagtail was found on the muddy bits, just left of centre. Finian's Bay and Bolus Head are in the background, 12th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

Yellow Wagtail, near Glen Pier, 12th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).

Yellow Wagtail, near Glen Pier, 12th May 2018 (Pat McDaid).