Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 17th September 2016

One juvenile BAIRD’S SANDPIPER was at Sefield, Quilty this evening (Hugh Wright), along with two Little Stints and four Curlew Sandpipers.
There were 35 Lapland Buntings were at the Fodry, Loop Head this afternoon.(John N. Murphy & Dixie Collins)
Also at Loop Head were one adult male Hen Harrier, two Peregrines, 28 Colden Plover, 16 Snipe, 54 Rock Dove, six Wheatear and a flock of 300 Herring Gulls at Ross Bay. (John N Murphy)
One Lapland Bunting and one adult Mediterranean Gull were at the Rine, Ballyvaughan. (Paul Troake)
A juvenile Ruff was at Blackweir Bridge, Poulnasherry Bay.(John N. Murphy)
A Spotted Redshank and 140 Wigeon were at Moyasta Creek.(John N. Murphy)
Twenty eight Gadwall, eight Little Egret, four Golden Plover, two Water Rail and a Grey Plover were at Shannon Airport Lagoon this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Bernard Crowley et al)
Seventeen Golden Plover were seen later close to Loughbeg Point.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One male Hen Harrier was at Lisheen this evening. (Dixie Collins)
One Fin Whale was seen blowing of the Fodry, Loop Head. (John N Murphy)


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