Eurasian Golden Oriole and Caspian Plover at D'Arros

Caspian Plover (Clare Keating Daly)

Clare Keating Daly has reported a Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus found dead at D'Arros on 22 October. This is the second report of this species from D'Arros, the first beng an adult female or subadult male also found dead on 26 September 2008. Eurasian Golden Oriole sightings have become more frequent over the last ten years

The following day, Clare found a Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus present on the island. near the main house pond. SBRC has accepted 15 previous records of this species. This is the first report from D'Arros and only the second report for the whole of the outer islands.