Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 5th September 2017

An Osprey was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon today, probably the same one from across the river at Ringmoylan Pier. (Chris Pappiat)
One Wilson’s Petrel was at The Bridges of Ross this afternoon (Dave MaNamara & Geoff Pearson).
Also at the Bridges this evening were three Leach’s Petrels, 90 Sooty Shearwaters and 42 Common Scoter (DMcN & GP)
Seven Leach’s Petrel, an adult Sabine’s Gull, an Arctic Skua, a Great Skua and 26 Sooty Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross, 07.25-09.40.(Alex Ash)
One female Hen Harrier, 14 Golden Plover and five Wheatears were at Loop Head (DMcN & GP)
One adult Mediterranean Gull was at Quilty (DMcN)
There was one Ruff, 1,400 Black-tailed Godwits, 400 Dunlin, 40 Knot, 160 Redshank, one Ringed Plover, one Sanderling and two Little Egrets at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening.(John N Murphy)
Two Green Sandpipers were at Lough Gash (JNM)
One adult Mediterranean Gull flew west over Applewood, Ballycar this evening (JNM)


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