Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 11th December 2019

Sixteen Long-tailed Duck were at Aughinish.(Páidí Cullinan)


Saturday 7th December 2019

There was a Buzzard at Spancilhill today. (Iomhar Daly)


Friday 6th November 2019

One Buzzard was at Crusheen. (John N Murphy)


Thursday 5th November 2019

Thursday 5th November 2019

First-winter American Golden Plover at Moveen John N Murphy

An American Golden Plover was at Moveen,Kilkee this afternoon within a flock of 146 Golden Plover, while in the same field there was a Todd’s Canada Goose in a flock of 162 Barnacle Geese. (John N Murphy)
A flock of 16 Whooper Swans were at Blackwater Bridge near Scarriff. (Brendan Cooney)


Wednesday 4th December 2019

Two Buzzards were at Meelick. (Austin Cooney)
A Buzzard was at the Brown Hill, Ballyallia.(Denis Ball, Tom Lynch)
A Buzzard was at Fenloe Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)
Two Buzzards were at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
Nine Red-throated Diver and 150 Common Scoter were at Lahinch.(Jeff Copner)


Monday 25th November 2019

One Canada Goose, one Pink-footed Goose and 300 Barnacle Geese were at Killard, Doonbeg. (Joe Hassett et al)


Wednesday 27th November 2019

Eleven Great Northern Diver, 91 Great-crested Grebe, 24 Little Egret, 110 Dunlin and 94 Curlew were at Knock Creek/Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)
Thirteen Grey Plover, 243 Dunlin, 324 Lapwing and 24 Golden Plover were at Clonderlaw Bay.(PC)


Tuesday 26th November 2019

One Snow Bunting was at Slieve Bearnagh. (Austin Cooney)
A Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)


Saturday 23rd November 2019

The Short-eared Owl was still at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. (Donncha O Cathainn)


Friday 22nd November 2019

The two Swallows were still at Ballyallia Lake.(Cliff Baxter, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
The 12 Pink_footed Geese were still at Tullagher Bog. (Elaine Keegan)


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