Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 4th January 2017

Wednesday 4th January 2017

Snipe at Lough Gash John N Murphy

There was one Ring-billed Gull at the Post Office Field this afternoon (Finbar MacGabhann) with a second-winter bird at Killimer (John N Murphy & Paidi Cullinan).
One Short-eared Owl was near Clarecastle (JNM & PC).
There were two Spotted Redshank, two Mediterranean Gulls and two Little Egrets at Coronroo Bay (Jeff L Copner).
There were 16 White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog (JNM & PC).
Six Tree Sparrows were at Doonbeg (JNM & PC)
There were nine Red-throated Divers, 250 Golden Plover, 80 Wigeon, 60 Dunlin and eight Grey Plover at Doughmore Bay (JNM).
There were 220 Brent Geese and 40 Tufted Duck at Lough Murree (JLC).
At Clonderlaw Bay there were 62 Great Crested Grebes, seven Little Egret, three Great Northern Divers and 2,000 Black-headed Gulls (JNM & PC).
At Aughinish Island there were eight Long-tailed Duck, 12 Black Guillemot, five Little Egrets and eight Grey Plover (JLC).
There were 82 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen (JNM).
A small flock of 32 Whooper Swans were in fields close to Kilkee Reservoir (JNM).
A flock of 200 Golden Plover and eight Chough were near Moveen, Kilkee (JNM).
Five Little Egrets were at Ballyallia Lake (JNM).
One female Blackcap was at Moore Street, Kilkrush (JNM).
There were 18 Gadwall at Lough Gash (JNM).
There were 16 Brent Geese and five Great Northern Divers at Ballynacrenan Bay (JNM & PC).


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