Two WHITE-TAILED EAGLES were showing well at Mount Shannon. (Nuala & Tom Lynch et al)
The three Garganey were still at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon, along with 102 Black-tailed Godwits a Water Rail and five Dunlin. (Nuala & Tom Lynch)
There were three Arctic Skuas, one Bonxie, 1,000 Manx Shearwaters per hour and 500 Fulmar per hour off the Bridges of Ross this morning. (Tony Mee)
There was one Pomarine Skua, one Arctic Skua, four Artic Terns, ten Sandwich Terns, 100 Manx Shearwaters, 200 Guillemots and 11 Great Northern Divers off Black Head. (Dave McNamara)
One Arctic Skua was at Liscannor. (Dave McNamara)
Saturday 6th June 2015
Friday 5th June 2015
One of the drake Garganeys at the Shannon Airport Lagoon John N Murphy
The two drake and one female Garganey were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon again today. (John N Murphy & Phillip Brennan)
Leave a commentThursday 4th June 2015
Three Garganey at the Shannon Airport Lagoon John N Murphy
There were three Garganey at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening (two drakes and one hen), along with one Water Rail, one Little Egret and one singing Whitethroat. (John N Murphy)
Six Blackcap were singing in Lees Road Wood this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
OUTING TO CLIFFS OF MOHER CANCELLED ON SATURDAY NEXT DUE TO ROUGH SEAS.
Leave a commentWednesday 3rd June 2015
Cedar Waxwing at Kilrush Wood Mary Keating (photo taken on a mobile phone)
A CEDAR WAXWNG (the third Irish record) visited a catoneaster bush in the car park at Vaundeluer Gardens in Kilrush Wood today. (Mary Keating) This record only came to light on 13th June when the photos were submitted to JM of the Clare Branch.
A Buzzard was observed hunting at Slieve Bearnagh today. (Paul Troake)
One Common Sandpiper was at Lough Bunny. (Jeff Copner)
There were two Little Egrets at Lough Cullaun, two more were at Lough Muchanagh and one was at Lough Atedaun. (Jeff Copner)
Tuesday 2nd June 2015
At the Bridges of Ross this morning between 9.00am and 12,00 noon, there were 2,400 Manx Shearwaters passing per hour in a south westerly direction along with two Storm Petrels and one Great Northern Diver. (Tony Mee)
Off the Bridges of Ross between 12.00 noon ad 14.00there were three Sooty Shearwaters, 2,000 Manx Shearwaters per hour, one Storm Petrel and 380 Gannets. (John N Murphy)
In the late afternoon 16.00 to 18.00 one Bonxie flew south west past the Bridges of Ross and one Common Scoter. The Manx Shearwater numbers had dropped to 1,500 per hour. (John N Murphy & Tony Mee)
Two Storm Petrels were off Liscannor. (Dave McNamara)
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One Bonxie and 1020 Manx Shearwaters per hour flew south-west past the Bridges of Ross this evening. (Tony Mee)
There were two Storm Petrels and ten Sandwich Terns at Liscannor. (Dave McNamara)
One Crossbill was at Gortcoirce, Dysart. (Dave McNamara)
Sunday 31st May 2015
There were two Little Egrets at Corronroo Bay with another at Burrin Lake, New Quay. Also at Corronroo were six Common Terns and six Arctic Terns. (John N Murphy)
Leave a commentThursday 27th May 2015
There were two White-tailed Eagles flying high in a north-west direction between Feakle and Tulla today. (Ian Stone)
Two Cuckoos were near Booltiaght, Kilmaley. (John N Murphy)
Two Jay were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Tuesday 26th May 2015
A Grasshopper Warbler and a Curlew were at Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A flock of around 200 hirundines, mainly Swallows were feeding on a large hatch of insect at Ballyallia Lake this evening. Fifteen Swift were also in the area.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Monday 25th May 2015
A female Marsh Harrier being mobbed by Lapwing, was in the Lough Muckanagh area. Two Blackcap were singing close to the lake also. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One Little Egret was at Ballycar Lough with four Shellduck flying south over Newmarket-on-Fergus village. (John N Murphy)
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