Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, Ireland
Kilmore Quay is a village in Co. Wexford situated 3 miles south of Kilmore and 14 miles south of Wexford. It is a fishing village but tourism and its leisure facilities such as sailing and sea angling charters are also of economic importance.
The Saltee Islands lie off the coast near Kilmore Quay and boat trips to these islands are available from the village. The 2 islands, Great Saltee and Little Saltee, are known for being Ireland's largest seabird sanctuary.
A Bonaparte's Gull, a vagrant from south Alaska and much of interior west Canada as far east as central Quebec and south to within 200 miles of the USA/Canada border, was recorded regularly at the piers of Kilmore Quay between 15th November 2019 and 7th February 2020. It appears in this photo!
Date: 31st January 2020
Location: Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, Ireland
The Saltee Islands lie off the coast near Kilmore Quay and boat trips to these islands are available from the village. The 2 islands, Great Saltee and Little Saltee, are known for being Ireland's largest seabird sanctuary.
A Bonaparte's Gull, a vagrant from south Alaska and much of interior west Canada as far east as central Quebec and south to within 200 miles of the USA/Canada border, was recorded regularly at the piers of Kilmore Quay between 15th November 2019 and 7th February 2020. It appears in this photo!
Date: 31st January 2020
Location: Kilmore Quay, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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Also in: Ireland - January and February 2020
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