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American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica (0, 3, 46). (Breeds Arctic Tundra from northern Canada and Alaska. Winters Patagonia).

1992 One: Juvenile. Strand Lough / Killough Harbour, Killough, County Down, 2nd - 13th August (Gerard McGeehan, Stuart McKee et al.). NIBA 1993. 1993 One: First-summer or adult. Bann Estuary, , , 17th - 20th August (David Steele et al.). Irish Birds 1994. 1999 One: Adult moulting out of summer plumage. Road, Ballykelly, , County Londonderry, 25th September (Davy Hunter, Gerard McGeehan). NIBA 2001. Note additional observer from NIBA 2001. 2004 One: Juvenile. Bann Estuary, Coleraine, County Londonderry, 25th - 29th October (Davy Hunter et al.). NIBA 2006. Irish Birds 8: 373-394. Milne, P. & McAdams, D.G. 2008a. Irish Rare Bird Report 2005 have published the above location as . This is incorrect. 2005 One: Adult. Bann Estuary, Coleraine, County Londonderry, 11th - 15th September (Dennis Weir et al.). Milne & McAdams 2009. One: Juvenile. Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 4th - 8th October (Jeff Larkin et al.). NIBA 2008a. Irish Birds 8: 395-416. Milne, P. & McAdams, D.G. 2008b. Irish Rare Bird Report 2006 have published this record as 2004. This is incorrect.

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Bann Estuary, Coleraine, County Londonderry, 11th September 2005. Derek Charles.

2007 One: Juvenile. Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 14th October (Keith Bennett, Derek Charles, Jeff Larkin). Milne & McAdams 2009. One: Juvenile. Cloughey Beach, Cloughey, Outer Ards Peninsula, 20th - 24th October, photographed (Richard Weyl). Milne & McAdams 2009. 2009 One: Moulting adult. Broighter Road, Ballykelly, County Londonderry, 30th August - 26th September, photographed (Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Adult. Ballykelly Freshmarsh, Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 26th September, photographed (Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. The Ballykelly Marsh adult was a different bird to the nearby Broighter Road individual. Two: One adult and one juvenile. Kirkistown, Portavogie, County Down, 25th - 27th October, the juvenile remained to the 8th of November (Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. One mile north of Portavogie, County Down, 28th October, photographed (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Floodgates, Newtownards, Strangford Lough, County Down, 15th - 29th November (Derek Charles, Walter Veale et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Observed in flight. Edgewater, Donaghadee, County Down, 6th December (James Robinson). Charles and Crory 2019.

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Adult. Ballykelly Freshmarsh, Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 26th September 2009. Photo. Derek Charles.

One adult and one juvenile. Kirkistown, Portavogie, County Down, 25th October 2009. Photo. Derek Charles.

One mile north of Portavogie, County Down, 28th October 2009. Photo. Derek Charles.

American Golden Plover © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

2010 One: Juvenile. Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 8th October, photographed (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019. 2011 One: Adult. Kirkistown, Portavogie, County Down, 25th September - 2nd October, photographed (Norma Percival-Price, Richard Weyl et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Ardmore, Lough Neagh, Derrytrasna, County Armagh, 13th November (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 27th November (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019.

Adult. Kirkistown, Portavogie, County Down, 25th September 2011. Photo. Derek Charles.

2012 At least five: Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry; one juvenile, 2nd November, two juveniles observed 3rd - 7th November, three juveniles and one adult were recorded on 18th November with four juveniles present on the 4th December (Derek Charles, Majella Callaghan, Neal Warnock, Keith Bennett et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Balls Point, Lough Foyle, , County Londonderry, 10th November (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019. 2013 One: Juvenile. Floodgates, Newtownards, Strangford Lough, County Down, 26th - 28th October (Richard Weyl et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Kirkistown, Portavogie, County Down, 2nd - 3rd November, photographed (Richard Weyl et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. At least six: Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle County Londonderry; five adults were observed from 14th - 15th September with two adults remaining to 29th September. A juvenile was recorded from 27th - 29th September and another or the same was present on 10th October, photographed (Derek Charles, Walter Veale, Majella Callaghan, Theo Campbell, Christine Cassidy, Matthew Tickner, Gareth Bareham, Keith Bennett, Dave Allen et al.). Charles and Crory 2019.

American Golden Plover © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

Juvenile. Kirkistown, Portavogie, County Down, 3rd November 2013. Derek Charles

Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 14th September 2013. Derek Charles.

2014 One: Juvenile. Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 16th October, photographed (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019.

American Golden Plover © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

Juvenile. Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 16th October 2014. Photo. Derek Charles.

2015 Two: Myroe Levels. Lough Foyle County Londonderry; one juvenile, 19th - 20th September (Neal Warnock et al.) with a different juvenile observed 8th - 9th November, photographed (Derek Charles, Majella Callaghan et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Turf Lawn Fields, , County Londonderry, 20th September, photographed (Derek Charles, Majella Callaghan). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Roe Estuary, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 25th October (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019.

Juvenile. Myroe Levels. Lough Foyle County Londonderry; 20th September 2015. Photo. Derek Charles.

American Golden Plover © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

Juvenile. Turf Lawn Fields, Magilligan, County Londonderry, 20th September 2015. Photo. Derek Charles.

2016 One: Juvenile. Balls Point, Ballerena, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry,30th October (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019. 2017 Two: Myroe Levels Lough Foyle County Londonderry; one moulting adult, 30th August - 2nd September with a juvenile observed on 3rd October, photographed (Hill Dick, Peter Robinson, David Nixon, Trevor Wilkinson et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Moulting adult. Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 3rd September - 1st October, photographed (Derek Charles et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. One: Juvenile. Bann Estuary, Coleraine, County Londonderry, 22nd October (Richard Donaghey, Stuart McKee et al.). Charles and Crory 2019. Two: Juveniles. Balls Point, Lough Foyle, Bellarena, County Londonderry, 29th October, photographed (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019.

Myroe Levels Lough Foyle County Londonderry, 2nd September 2017. Photo Derek Charles.

American Golden Plover © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry, 3rd September 2017. Photo. Derek Charles.

Balls Point, Lough Foyle, Bellarena, County Londonderry, 29th October 2017. Photo Derek Charles.

2018 One: Adult. In flight. Ushet Lough, Rathlin Island County Antrim, 7th September (Ric Else). Charles and Crory 2019. Three: Myroe Levels, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry; one adult 22nd September (Garry Armstrong, et al.) with two juveniles observed on 20th October (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019. Two: Juveniles. Balls Point, Lough Foyle, Bellarena, County Londonderry, 20th October (Derek Charles). Charles and Crory 2019.

American Golden Plover © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com

2019 A first-summer was on Rathlin Island, County Antrim, on 3rd June (Ric Else, Hazel Watson). A moulting adult was at Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, County Londonderry on 14th September (Neal Warnock et al.).

American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Rathlin Island, 3rd June 2019. Photo courtesy of Ric Else, Hazel Watson.

American Golden Plover © Derek Charles & Andrew Crory, 'Rare and Scarce Birds of Northern Ireland’. www.rareandscarcebirdsni.com