20 Whooper Swans were at Castlequarter, Fedamore (TT).
Wednesday 4th December 2019
Two adult Mediterranean Gulls were at Robertstown (John N Murphy). 260 Golden Plover, 227 Dunlin, 141 Lapwing, 56 Ringed Plover, 28 Redshank, 18 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Curlew, five Greenshank, a Snipe, 25 Wigeon, ten Teal, three Mallard, two Shelduck, 300 Black-headed Gulls, five Common Gulls, a Herring Gull and two Little Egrets were also present (TT).
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Foynes (JNM).
Sunday 1st December 2019
Three Buzzards were at Curraghchase (Fergus Flood).
A Barn Owl was at Ashfort, Crecora (FF).
Thursday 28th November 2019
About 40 Whooper Swans were in flooded fields between Croom and Bruff (Andrew Holmes).
Saturday 23rd November 2019
Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey
An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Thomond Weir (TT).
An adult Ring-billed Gull, a Common Sandpiper and a Redshank were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
Monday 18th November 2019
Redshank ©Tom Tarpey
A Common Sandpiper and two Redshank were at O’Callaghan’s Strand. A colour-ringed 1st winter Black-headed Gull (Blue K183) from Belarus was also present (TT). The bird was ringed as a nestling on 20/6/2019 at the Smolevichi Reservoir, just east of Minsk and has travelled 2413km west to get to Limerick. It is the first record of a colour-ringed Black-headed Gull from Belarus in Ireland.
Sunday 17th November 2019
Two Green Sandpipers were on the Maigue just downstream of the railway bridge at Adare (TT)
Thursday 14th November 2019
Little Egret ©Tom Tarpey
A very late Swallow was seen around the old house at Curraghchase today (Geoff Hunt).
Buzzards were seen at Ballysimon, Banemore, Patrickswell and Derryknockane (TT).
14 Little Egrets were at Grange, Newcastle West (TT).
Wednesday 13th November 2019
Juvenile Buzzard at Curraghchase John N Murphy
At least 30 Little Egrets were at Grange, Newcastle West (Andrew Holmes).
One Buzzard was at the Curraghchase. (John N Murphy).
There were 13 Little Egrets were at Newbridge. (JNM)
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