One Common Tern and two Little Egrets were at Lough Atedaun. (Dave McNamara)
There were eight White Wagtails and nine Purple Sandpipers at Seafield, Quilty. (Dave McNamara)
One Cuckoo and two Blackcaps were in a private garden at Darragh while one Dipper was on the nearby Claureen River. (Finbarr MacGabhainn)
There were 65 Whimbrel flying in a North-west direction past Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus this evening. (John N Murphy)
Tuesday 28th April 2015
Monday 27th April 2015
Nine Blackcap were singing at Dromore Nature Reserve. A pair of Great-crested Grebe were on Dromore Lake and two House Martin were hawking insect there among a little flock of around 50 Swallow. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Leave a commentSunday 26th April 2015
There were 18 Whimbrel and 100 Turnstone at Clahane. (Jeff Copner)
Another 60 Whimbrel, 80 Sanderling, 20 Dunlin, 18 Ringed Plover and 50 Turnstone were at the mouth of the Lahinch River (Jeff Copner).
A Blackcap was singing at Drehednagower Bridge Ennis. A Grey Wagtail was present there also. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two Blackcap were singing at Ballyallia. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were 30 Whimbrel, two Greylag Geese and two Blackcaps at Appelewood, Ballycar today. (John N Murphy)
Thursday 23rd April 2015
A Cuckoo was heard in the Mullaghmore/Lough Avalla area of the Burren.(Olivia Nolan)
There were 30 Whimbrel at Doon Lough, Broadford while at nearby Violet Hill there were two Cuckoos calling. (Cliff Baxter)
Wednesday 22nd April 2015
Willow Warblers are in full song throughout the county during this fine weather John N Murphy
Four Whitethroat, three male Blackcap, six pairs of Linnet, three pairs of Stonechat and a Wheatear were at Coolorta in the Burren.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Cuckoo was calling at nearby Knockanes. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two Whitethroat and a Raven were at Rinroe.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One Cuckoo and one Grasshopper Warbler were at Moyhill near Corofin. (Cliff Baxter)
A Cuckoo was heard at Kilkeedy.(Gerry Slattery)
Tuesday 21st April 2015
Three male Yellowhammer were at Mullaghmore.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A male Yellowhammer was at South Commons in the Burren.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two male Blackcap, a pair of Snipe, two Raven and a Cuckoo were at North Commons in the Burren.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One Blackcap was singing in a garden at Darragh and two Dippers were near the Iron Bridge at Darragh. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
A Cuckoo was heard in Kilfenora.(Cian and Ruairi O Chonochuir)
Monday 20th April 2015
The Snowy Owl was seen again at Cappanawalla. (Cian and Ruairi O Chonochuir)
One Little Egret and one female Wheatear were at Islandavanna, Clarecastle. (John N Murphy)
Two Dippers were and a Blackcap were at Clondegad Bridge. (John N Murphy)
Sunday 19th April 2015
One Grasshopper Warbler (the first this year), one Whitethroat and three Blackcaps were at Gortcoirce, Dysart. (Dave McNamara)
Two Whooper Swans, two Greylag Geese, one Little Egret and a Cuckoo were at Lough Atedaun. (Dave McNamara)
One Common Sandpiper was at Lickeen Lake. (Dave McNamara)
One female Hen Harrier was at Willbrook, Corofin. (Dave McNamara)
Eight Shellduck flew over Applewood, Ballycar this morning. (John N Murphy)
Saturday 18th April 2015
At Loop Head today there were two second-year Iceland Gulls, one second-year Glaucous Gull, 126 Golden Plover, three Whimbrel, one Merlin, 15 Wheatear, 14 Chough, six Raven, one Willow Warbler and 15 Wheatears.(John N Murphy)
There were three Little Egrets and four House Martins at Kilcredaun Marsh. (John N Murphy)
Up to 30 Cormorants were nesting at Illaunonearaun and one male Merlin was on the cliffs along this coastline. (John N Murphy)
There were two Dipper and one male Blackcap at Clonagad Bridge, Ballynacally. (John N Murphy)
Two Blackcaps were singing at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
Whitethroats were singing at Abbeyhill, the Burren. (Gerry Butler)
There were six Whooper Swans at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (Richard Collins)
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