Blue-winged Teal at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
A drake Blue-winged Teal was found at Coonagh this evening (Tom Tarpey). This is the second record of the species at the site and the sixth record for the County. A juvenile/female type Garganey was also seen at the site.
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Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey
Two Mediterranean Gulls and six Little Egrets were at Tarbert Bay today.
Leave a commentA Kingfisher, two Spotted Redshank, 78 Redshank, 22 Greenshank, ten Snipe and 15 Curlew were at Robertstown.
A Common Sandpiper was at Poulaweala Creek.
A Spotted Redshank, 110 Redshank and four Little Egrets were at the old pier in Askeaton.
Shoveler ©Tom Tarpey
At least 40 bird species were recorded at Coonagh this morning during the Limerick City Bio-blitz Day. The list included five Gadwall, seven Shoveler, three Wigeon, a Teal, 30 Tufted Duck, eight Mallard, two probable Garganey, a Common Sandpiper, two Redshank, three Snipe, 28 Black-tailed Godwits, 35 Lapwing, a Raven, a Stock Dove and two Water Rails.
Leave a commentA drake Garganey and a pair of Teal were seen at Coonagh this afternoon. A Dunlin, 341 Black-tailed Godwits and 14 Little Egrets were also seen on site during the mid-day high tide.
Leave a commentA second winter Black-headed Gull with colour ring White E5XL was seen today at Clancy’s Strand, Limerick. The bird was ringed at a lake on the outskirts of Zoetermeer, 15km east of The Hague, Holland, on May 28th 2012. This is the first report of a colour ringed gull from Holland in Limerick. Previous colour ringed gulls from schemes in Ireland (Mayo), Norway, Great Britain and Germany as well as a metal ringed bird from Sweden have been seen in Limerick in recent years.
Leave a commentThree adult Mediterranean Gulls, two Whimbrel, six Greenshank, 21 Redshank, 53 Curlew and three Oystercatchers were at Tarbert Bay.
Leave a commentA Wood Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Redshank, three Black-tailed Godwits and a Little Egret were at the Charleville Lagoons today.
Leave a comment14 Little Egrets, 13 Lapwing and 50 Black-tailed Godwits were at the high tide roost in Coonagh this afternoon. A Dunlin, three Stock Doves, a Gadwall, 13 Tufted Duck, four Pochard, eight Mallard and five Great-crested Grebes were also present at the site.
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