Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 3rd January 2017

Tuesday 3rd January 2017

Greater Scaup drake at Ballyallia Lake John N Murphy

Two Spotted Redshanks, six Mediterranean Gulls and two Little Egrets were at Coronroo Bay (John N Murphy & Paidi Cullinan).
At Aughinish Island there was one Velvet Scoter, 60 Common Scoter, four Long-tailed Duck, 250 Golden Plover, 40 Grey Plover, 200 Dunlin, 80 Curlew and two adult Mediterranean Gulls (John N Murphy).
Two Short-eared Owls and a male Hen Harrier were near Clarecastle this evening (Paidi Cullinan).
There were two Black-throated Divers, 27 Red-throated Divers and 33 Common Scoter at Lahinch (Finbarr MacGabhann).
Up to 10 Common Scoter, three Black-throated Diver and a Whimbrel were at Coolsiva Pier (PC).
There was a flock of 40 White-fronted Geese at Lough Muckanagh (JNM).
A small party of 14 White-fronted Geese were at Tullagher Bog (FMacG).
There were 25 Barnacle Geese on Mutton Island with 8 Purple Sandpipers, 150 Dunlin, 60 Sanderling and 50 Turnstone at Seafield Quilty (FMacG).
A flock of 76 Brent Geese, 200 Wigeon and 40 Tufted Duck were at Lough Murree (JNM).
Three Long-tailed Duck were off Finvarra Point (JNM).
Two Little Egrets were at Lahinch Marsh (FMacG).
Two Tree Sparrows were at Doonbeg (FMacG).
One Blackcap was at the Hermitage in Ennis (JNM).
One drake Greater Scaup was at Ballyallia Lake along with 60 Tufted Duck (JNM).
There were 50 Whooper Swans at Dromore Lake (JNM).


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