Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 1st December 2016

Four Twite were at Clahane this morning.(Geoff Pearson)
Seventeen Whooper Swan, 108 Tufted Duck, 36 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall and 3 Little Egret were at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Tom Lynch)

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Wednesday 30th November 2016

One GREAT WHITE EGRET seen at Lough O’Grady. (Sinead Biggane)
There were 17 Twite at Aughinish in north Clare. (Páidí Cullinan and Tom Murtagh)
A female Hen Harrier was at Rathclooney. (Jason Horner)

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Tuesday 29th November 2016

The Black Redstart is still at the back of the Clare County Museum in Ennis.(Páidí Cullinan and Tom Lynch)
A drake Pochard and drake Greater Scaup were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Sunday 27th November 2016

A Bonaparte’s Gull was at Lough Donnell(Jeff Copner)
A Peregrine and 24 Brent Geese were at Fanore.(Páidí Cullinan)

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Thursday 24th November 2016

There were 25 Whooper Swan and a Little Egret at Ballyallia. There was a noticeable increase on the number of duck in the lake.(Myles Carey, Tom Lynch and Páidí Cullinan)

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Tuesday 22nd November 2016

The 3CY Ring-billed Gull was still at the Post Office Field, Ennis (Paidi Cullinan, Nuala Lynch)
The first-winter Black Redstart was back near the Museum in Ennis (Paidi Cullinan, Nuala Lynch)

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Monday 21st November 2016

The 3CY Ring-billed Gull was still at the Post Office Field, Ennis (Paidi Cullinan).
A Black Redstart was at the back of the Clare Museum, Ennis (John Rattigan).
Twelve Whooper Swan, 104 Black-tailed Godwit and five Jay were at Ballyallia. Six Jay were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Sunday 20th November 2016

At Ballyallia there were 25 Whooper Swan, four Pintail Duck, 550 Wigeon, 280 Lapwing, 125 Teal, 110 Coot, 64 Mallard, 53 Shoveler, 45 Tufted Duck, 12 Gadwall and two Jay.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Myles Carey)

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Saturday 19th November 2016

Saturday 19th November 2016

Ring-billed Gull in Ennis Paidi Cullinan

The 3CY Ring-billed Gull was at the Post Office Field in Ennis earlier this morning (Paidi Cullinan).
Ay Ballyallia Lake there was one Jay, two Little Egret and a Kingfisher (Tom Lynch & John N Murphy).

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Friday 18th November 2016

Friday 18th November 2016

Snow Bunting at Quilty Ann O Connell

A 3rd winter Ring-billed Gull was at the Post Office field in Ennis (Paidi Cullinan).
A Snow Bunting was at Seafield, Quilty.(Ann O Connell)
A Peregrine was at Ballyallia along with 10 Gadwall and a Raven.(Cliff Baxter and Tom Lynch)

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