Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Juvenile White-rumped Sandpiper ©Tom Tarpey

One White-rumped Sandpiper was at Seafield. (Tom Tarpey)
The resident White-tailed Eagle (tag 19) and a male Marsh Harrier were at Lough Atedaun. (TT)
One Long-eared Owl was at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus this evening. (Frank McGeehan)

Black Redstart at Clahane Sean Whelan

During a well attended outing of tne Clare Branch a Black Redstart and 200 Golden Plover were seen at Clahane.
A Peregrine was at the Inagh River Estuary.
A Red-throated Diver, 50 Common Scoter and two Chough were at Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson, Nuala and Tom Lynch, James Organ, Ray Glynn et al)
A Swift and 28 Chaffinch were at Connolly’s Garden,Kilbaha.(Chris Cullen)
A Merlin, a Hen Harrier a Buzzard and six Chough were at the Plover Fields, Loop Head.(CC)
There were eight Great Shearwater, four Sooty Shearwater and two Manx Shearwater off the tip of Loop Head. (CC)
Three Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield,Quilty.(Sean Whelan,Charlie Lyons)
A Pacific Diver(presumed continuing 2CY), one Black Redstart, three Twite, one Buzzard and a Merlin were at Black Head.(Marcin Pisula)
There were three Black-throated Diver and a Buzzard at Gleninagh.(MP)

Siberian Lesser Whitethroat © John N Murphy

The Siberian Lesser Whitethroat, two Yellow-browed Warbler two Common Chiffchaff and four Goldcrests were at Tevlin’s Garden, Kilbaha.(John N Murphy)
A Merlin and Ring-tailed Hen Harrier were at Loop Head and one Twite and one Bar-tailed Godwit flew over.(Tom Tarpey)
A Peregrine was at Cloughaun Lough and a Merlin and Kestrel was at Kilbaha Harbour.(TT)
Two Common Scoter, three Brent Geese and 80 Golden Plover were at Loop Head Lighthouse this afternoon. (JNM)