Whooper Swans at Doohyle Lough ©Geoff Hunt
Six Whooper Swans, 120 Teal, a Wigeon, 450 Lapwing, 90 Curlew and 21 Snipe were seen at Doohyle Lough(Geoff Hunt).
Leave a commentMonday 18th January 2016
The Cattle Egret and one Little Egret were at the Groody River in Limerick City this evening. (John N Murphy)
Leave a commentSunday 17th January 2016
The Cattle Egret was seen at the Groody Valley, Castletroy again this morning. A Chiffchaff was also seen in the area. (Frank O’Duffy & Tom Tarpey)
Leave a commentSaturday 16th January 2016
Cattle Egret at the Groody River ©Tom Tarpey
A Cattle Egret was at the Groody Valley just north of the Dublin Road in Limerick City today (Tom Tarpey). This is the third record of the species for Limerick. A Little Egret and 200 Lapwing were also present.
A Blackcap was seen at Asbrook, Limerick City.
Leave a commentTuesday 12th January 2016
A Chiffchaff showing characteristics of Siberian Chiffchaff was seen at the Corcanree Industrial Estate today (Irish Birding/Dave McGrath). See photo on Irishbirding.com.
Two Short-eared Owls were seen near Courtmatrix, Rathkeale today (Pat Fitzgerald).
A Green Sandpiper was seen at Shanagolden (Andrew Holmes).
Leave a commentSunday 10th January 2016
A Goldeneye, a Pochard, seven Tufted Duck, six Gadwall, four Teal, 59 Coot, 12 Little Grebes, 24 Mute Swans and four Snipe were at Coonagh.
20 Wigeon, 15 Tufted Duck and six Mallard were in Flooded fields near the Mill Road, Corbally.
100 Lapwing were at St. Thomas’s Island, Corbally.
Saturday 2nd January 2016
A flock of 300 Lapwing have been spending the past few weeks on the flooded area on the Groody Valley. A Little Egret and an Otter were also seen there today.
Leave a commentTuesday 29th December 2015
A Peregrine Falcon was seen at Lough Gur this morning (Tony Mee)
The juvenile White-tailed Eagle that had been stating around the Mellon Point area has moved northwards to south Galway in the past week (Golden Eagle Trust).
Sunday 27th December 2015
Two Whooper Swans and a Jack Snipe at Coonagh and 48 Shoveler at Healy’s Field were the highlights at the Birdwatch Ireland Limerick Branch annual Christmas outing today
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