Dipper spotted; only the third siting on Cape Clear Island

7.30am: Outside the Cape Clear Island Hostel, near the waterfall. It was spotted by John Kennedy, a member of the Cork Kerry Cycle Group. He will be writing it up for the Bird Observatory.

Apparently only the third ever siting on Cape.

Always First with the News but sometimes not.

Conor O'Driscoll has arrived back in Cape with his new fishing boat, Atlantic Freedom. It is a grand craft with a great name and we wish you and your crew safe home from every trip.

Rare Bird Spotted in Cape Clear Island Hostel Gardens

An Icterine Warbler, a very rare visitor to these areas, was spotted in the Cape Clear Island hostel garden yesterday, resulting in birdwatchers dashing from all corners to see it; visit Wikpedia for info on 'The Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina) is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus Hippolais . It breeds in mainland Europe except the southwest.'