Wetland Centre gulls

Adult Ring-billed Gull, Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, 26th January 2019 (Ed Carty).

Adult argentatus Herring Gull, Tralee Bay Wetlands Centre, 26th January 2019 (Ed Carty).

The dark-backed, large-proportioned Scandinavian race of Herring Gull, and apparently only the fifth record for Kerry, though this must be one of the most under-recorded and overlooked of sub-species.

'Northern' gulls

Adult Iceland Gull, Reenard, 31st December 2018 (Pat McDaid).

This adult was first seen on 29th December.

Second winter Glaucous Gull, Ahermong, near Reenard, 12th January 2019 (Pat McDaid).

Second winter Glaucous Gull, Ahermong, near Reenard, 12th January 2019 (Pat McDaid).

Velvet Scoter and Black-necked Grebe

First-winter male Velvet Scoter, Ballinskelligs Bay, 6th January 2019 (Cait O'Neill).

First-winter male Velvet Scoter, Ballinskelligs Bay, 6th January 2019 (Cait O'Neill)

Black-necked Grebe, Ballinskelligs Bay, 6th January 2019 (Cait O'Neill).

First-winter male Velvet Scoter, Ballinskelligs Bay, 6th January 2019 (Cait O'Neill).

Black-necked Grebe, with Common Scoter, Ballinskelligs Bay, 6th January 2019 (Cait O'Neill).

More of the Dingle Glossy Ibis

Glossy Ibis, Dingle, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

The first since one almost exactly a year ago, at Waterville on 4th January 2018. This species has been increasing in Ireland generally and has been seen annually in Kerry since 2012, and before that, a flock of 11 was seen near Ballyferriter in October 2009 (see this post HERE).

This Dingle bird is the 21st record for Kerry.

Glossy Ibis, Dingle, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Glossy Ibis, Dingle, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Glossy Ibis, Dingle, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Glossy Ibis, Dingle, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery). 

 Glossy Ibis, Dingle, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Greylag, Ventry, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

And in other news... the Red-necked Grebe and this Greylag Goose were at Ventry.

Greylag, Ventry, 3rd January 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Glossy Ibis, Dingle

Glossy Ibis (with Oystercatcher), Dingle, 2nd January 2019 (Susan Waters).

A good start to the birding year in Kerry.

Directions to the field where the Ibis was seen this afternoon (red arrow), to the SE of Dingle Town, just off the main N86 road to Tralee (with thanks to Susan Waters).