Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Saturday 17th December 2011

Saturday 17th December 2011

Male Crossbill, Moanreel © Jeff Copner

The Marsh Harrier, one Hen Harrier and 40 White-fronted Geese were at Lough Muchanagh.
There were 14 Crossbill in Barrys Orchard, Moanreel
There were 80 Black-tailed Godwits and 300 Golden Plover at Lough Atedaun.
One Barn Ow was near Darragh.
Another Barn Owl was at Barefield.
Nine Goldeneye were at Lough Cullaun.
Two Woodcock were at Rath Lake.

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Friday 16th December 2011

One Dipper was on the side of the motorway at Cratloekeel.

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Thursday 15th December 2011

One Black Redstart was at Cregg Beach, Lahinch.

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Wednesday 14th December 2011

A Barn Owl was flushed from an old outhouse near Kilkee.

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Sunday 11th December 2011

The female Marsh Harrier was at Tool’s Lough.
There were seven Great Northern Divers, 30 plus Brent Geese and 200 Common Scoter at Doorus Pier on the Clare/Galway border.
Over 200 Brent Geese were in a field near Finvarra Point.
Seven Purple Sandpipers and five Great Northern Divers were at the Flaggy Shore.
One Merlin was at Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

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Thursday 8th December 2011

There were five Yellowhammers at Mullaghmore.
One Peregrine was at Lough Atedaun.
One Little Egret was at Drumcliff, Ballyallia along with 22 Whooper Swans.
There were three Woodcock at Rath, Corofin.

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Tuesday 6th December 2011

The female Marsh Harrier was seen hunting at Tool’s Lough again today.
One juvenile Hen Harrier wearing wing tags (orange on left, green on right) was seen hunting around Ballyallia Lake along with one Peregrine, two Little Egrets, 19 Whooper Swans and 30 Pintail.

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Monday 5th December 2011

A flock of 12 Greylag Geese and one Water Rail were at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

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Sunday 4th December 2011

The female Marsh Harrier was seen hunting arounds Tool’s Lough.
One Barn Owl was in Crusheen village.
A flock of 25 Whooper Swans were at Drumcliff, Ballyallia Lake.

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Saturday 3rd December 2011

The female Marsh Harrier and seven Goldeneye were at Cullaun Lough, the Burren.
The Pink-footed Goose,19 White-fronted Geese, 74 Greylag Geese and four Goldeneye were at loch Muchanagh.
At the Birdwatch Ireland outing to Ballyallia Lake this morning there were ten Pintail, 17 Gadwall, 70 Shoveler and a family party of five Whooper Swan.
One male Blackcap was at a garden in Sixmilebridge.

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