Pectoral Sandpiper at Blennerville

Pectoral Sandpiper, Blennerville, 21st September 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Still present on a flooded field close to Blennerville.

Pectoral Sandpiper, Blennerville, 21st September 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Pectoral Sandpiper, with Black-tailed Godwit, Blennerville, 21st September 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

Whinchat at Dunquin

Whinchat, Dunquin, 17th September 2019 (Kilian Kelly).

A juvenile, going by the small white tips to some of the mantle feathers. The rough, overgrown fields below Kruger's Pub, where this bird was found by Kilian today, has been one of the better sites in Kerry to find this species in recent years. It bred in the county up to perhaps the mid-60s, maybe into the 70s or 80s in small numbers, but are long gone as a breeding species now.

Whinchat, Dunquin, 17th September 2019 (Kilian Kelly).

Whinchat, Dunquin, 17th September 2019 (Kilian Kelly).

A local Stonechat having a go at it. Most local residents in the Dunquin area - birds and humans - are usually friendly enough, but you never know...

American Golden Plover at Carrahane

Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 14th September 2019 (Ed Carty).

Adult American Golden Plover, Carrahane, 14th September 2019 (Ed Carty).

SemiP at Cromane

Semipalmated Sandpiper with Dunlin, Cromane, 16th September 2019 (David O'Connor).

Spotted Redshank still at Blennerville

Spotted Redshank, Blennerville, 13th September 2019 (cait O'Neill).

Spotted Redshank, Blennerville, 13th September 2019 (cait O'Neill).

Ring-billed Gull at Black Rock

Second winter Ring-billed Gull, Black Rock, 12th September 2019 (David O'Connor).

Semipalmated Sandpiper at Carrahane

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Carrahane, 10th September 2019 (David O'Connor).

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Carrahane, 10th September 2019 (David O'Connor).

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Carrahane, 10th September 2019 (David O'Connor).

Curlew Sandpiper, Ventry, 9th September 2019 (David O'Connor).

Part of a flock of 35 Mediterranean Gulls, Burnham Lagoon, 10th September 2019 (Michael O'Clery).

American Golden Plover, Ferriter's Cove

Adult American Golden Plover, Ferriter's Cover, 9th September 209 (Ian Jones).

The 50th county record.

Adult American Golden Plover, Ferriter's Cover, 9th September 209 (Ian Jones).

Spotted Redshank, Blennerville

Adult Spotted Redshank, Blennerville, 1st September 209 (Kilian Kelly).

Spotted Redshank, Blennerville, 1st September 209 (Kilian Kelly).

Spotted Redshank, Blennerville, 1st September 209 (Kilian Kelly).

Spotted Redshank, Blennerville, 1st September 209 (Kilian Kelly).

Ruff at Black Rock

The blog has been quiet of late, but this is not because of lack of interest, merely that there have been few rare birds of note lately, and the best have been seawatch-type sightings which are fiendishly hard to photograph, unless on a pelagic. And the two recent attempts at a pelagic out of Dingle were cancelled because of bad weather. Let's hope for some decent rare bird action soon...

In the meantime, all I can offer is this...

Ruff, Black Rock, 28th August 2019 (M.O'Clery).

Ruff, Black Rock, 28th August 2019 (M.O'Clery).