A SNOWY OWL was seen in Gleninagh Mountain by a group of walkers around midday.
This morning at Applewood, Ballycar there were two Swallows, one Willow Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one male Blackcap, two Stock Doves and three Greylag Geese. (John N Murphy)
Twenty three Yellowhammer were at a sheep farm west of Boston.(Francie Donoghue and Gerry Slattery)
Three Blackcap and five Chiffchaff were singing in Lees Road Wood this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were Swallows at Seafield, Quilty also this evening. (Ann O’Connell)
Monday 6th April 2015
Sunday 5th April 2015
One Swallow was at Liscannor with another at Kincardine (Adrian Glasgow), these were the first of the year in Clare.
One Sandmartin and three Greylag Geese were at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
One Barn Owl was at Ministers Cross, Sixmilebridge. (John Rattigan)
Thursday 2nd April 2015
There was one Peregrine, two Sparrowhawks and two Treecreepers at Dromore Woods Nature Reserve. (Cliff Baxter)
Leave a commentWednesday 1st April 2015
One Iceland gull was seen today on Doonbeg Strand, feeding on cetacean remains, was probably the same bird from Kilkee a frew days previously. (Andrew Power, Seán Kelly & Peter Cutler)
Leave a commentTuesday 31st March 2015
One Iceland Gull was seen fling north from the Diamond Rocks at Kilkee (Andrew Power, Seán Kelly & Peter Cutler)
One Little Egret was at Ministers Cross, Sixmilebridge this afternoon. (Darren Gardiner)
Monday 30th March 2015
The first-winter Ring-billed Gull was still at the Post Office Field, Ennis along with four Canada Geese. (John N Murphy)
One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay. (John N Murphy)
A Blackcap was singing this morning at Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (John N Murphy)
Thursday 26th March 2015
The young drake SURF SCOTER was still at Lahinch this morning. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
There were 44 Brent Geese at Clahane, Liscannor and one Peregrine on the approach road to Clahane. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
Wednesday 25th March 2015
One Leach’s Petrel was spotted at sea this morning West of the Porcupine Bank, c.380km West of Loop Head, from R.V. Celtic Explorer. (Niall T Keogh)
The drake SURF SCOTER was still at Lahinch (Dave McNamara), along with 20 Common Scoter and two Red-throated Divers.
There was one Merlin, 48 Brent Geese and 180 Golden Plover at Clahane. (Dave McNamara)
There were 20 Whooper Swans, 200 Teal and 100 Wigeon at Carron Turlough. (Dave McNamara)
Two Treecreepers were seen building a nest at a Barn near Ballyhea, an unusual choice of nest site. (Cliff Baxter)
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