Great Northern Diver

Adult Great Northern Diver, Fermoyle, Brandon Bay, 29th October 2012 (Seamus Enright).

Spoonbill & Lesser Yellowlegs

Adult Spoonbill, Cromane, 27th October 2012 (Ed Carty).

This bird has returned for its 6th winter, and was possibly the same bird seen at Blennerville about three weeks ago.

Lesser Yellowlegs, Ballinskelligs, 27th October 2012 (Ed Carty).

Black Brant, Sandy Bay

Adult Black Brant, Sandy Bay (near Castlegregory), 22nd October 2012 (Screengrabs: Michael O'Clery).

Video of Lesser Yellowlegs

Lesser Yellowlegs, Ballinskelligs, 22nd October 2012 (Video: Michael O'Clery).

This was the 18th record for Co. Kerry. Of these, 13 were found between 6th August and 28th September with only two previous records from October and one from November. The longest staying bird so far has been 17 days, a bird at Akeragh Lough in 1998.The Ballinskelligs bird is the 4th longest stayer, at 10 days (details courtesy of Ed Carty).

Lesser Yellowlegs still present

Lesser Yellowlegs, Ballinskelligs, 20th October 2012 (Photos: Pat McDaid).

Present now for eight days.

AGP, Cashen estuary

American Golden Plover, Cashen estuary, 18th October 2012 (Davey Farrar).

Black-necked Grebe, Baile an Reannaigh

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Black-necked Grebe, Baile an Reannaigh, 16th October 2012 (Photos: D.Farrar).

Only the 13th record for Co. Kerry.

Better video of Buff-bellied Pipit

Slightly better video of the Buff-bellied Pipit at Baile an Reannaigh, 13th October 2012 (M. O'Clery). This seems to be the last of its 16 day stay at this site, with much of the seaweed on which it fed being washed off the beach by recent spring tides .

American Golden Plover

American Golden Plover,Cashen estuary,15th October 2012 (Davey Farrar).

Turtle Dove, Dunquin

First-winter Turtle Dove, Dunquin, 14th October 2012 (Killian Kelly).