Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 17th December 2015

A female Hen Harriet was at Rathclooney, Crusheen.(Jason Horner)
There were 700 Tufted Duck at Ardclooney, Parteen along with 20 Pochard and 115 Coot. (David Lyons)

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Wednesday 16th December 2015

The year is turning. Song thrushes beginning to sing on mild afternoons for the past fortnight. Three singing at Lees Road Wood this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Tuesday 15th December 2015

There was one female Hen Harrier, 250 Golden Plover, 120 Lapwing, 150 Teal and 100 Curlew at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
Eight Little Egrets, two Woodcock and two Water Rails were at the Glebe, Ennistymon. (Dave MaNamara)

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Monday 14th December 2015

One female Hen Harrier, 200 Wigeon, 200 Golden Plover and 60 Curlew were at Lahinch Marsh (Dave McNamara)
There were nine Little Egrets, four Woodcock, two Water Rail and a Kingfisher at the Glebe, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
One Dipper was at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
A family party of five Whooper Swan, a pair of Pintail Duck, over 100 Lapwing, 90 Coot and 15 Cormorant were at Ballyallia Lake. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Sunday 13th December 2015

There were 14 Crossbills at Darragh. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
One male Blackcap was in a private Garden at Sixmilebridge. (John Rattigan)
There was one female Hen Harrier, three Little Egrets, 65 Curlew and one Water Rail at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)

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Saturday 12th December 2015

At a very brief BWI outing to Ballyallia this morning, 20 Whooper Swan, 110 Coot, 50 Lapwing, 24 Moorhen, 22 Little Grebe and four Curlew were seen.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Austin Cooney)

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Friday 11th December 2015

One female Hen Harrier, 200 Golden Plover, were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
There were five Little Egrets, three Woodcock, one Kingfisher and one Water Rail at the Glebe, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara).

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Tuesday 8th December 2015

There were 11 Little Auks off the Bridges of Ross this afternoon (John N Murphy & Pat Ryan). Also at the Bridges and Loop Head were four Great Northern Divers, one Purple Sandpiper, 500 Gannet, 300 Guillemot, 200 Razorbills, one Peregrine, six Chough, 140 Golden Plover and 120 Lapwing.

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Monday 7th December 2015

One male Black Redstart was in the Friary Car Park, Ennis this morning. (John Rattigan)

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Sunday 6th December 2015

The Forster’s Tern was near Lough Murree along the Flaggy Shore this afternoon (John N Murphy), along with two Sandwich Terns, four Black-throated Divers, over 60 Great Northern Divers, one Little Egret and 30 Brent Geese.
One Chiffchaff was at Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)

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