Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Three Yellowhammer and two singing Blackcap were at Eantymore Carron in the Burren this afternoon.

A Spotted Flycatcher was at Lees Road Wood and a Blackcap was singing across the road from the old Mill Wheel in Ennis.

The Clare Branch of BWI had their annual boat trip along the Cliffs of Moher today. This was a joint outing with the Limerick Branch of BWI so the ‘Jack B’ from Doolin 2 Aran Ferries had a sizeable number of birders on board as it set off from Doolin Pier. The sun shone on a flat turquoise coloured sea. All aboard enjoyed close up views of Puffin, Common Guillemot, Razorbill, Kittiwake, Shag, Great Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull and Black Guillemot. The fact that the boat was able to go reasonably close to the sea-stack close to Goat Island was the highlight of the outing for many. Here the sight sound and smell of some of the 30000 or so seabirds nesting on the cliffs could be enjoyed to the full.

A pair of Yellowhammer were at the Crag Road close to Mullaghmore. Three Blackcap were singing in the Burren National Park. Two more were singing at the Michael Cusack Centre in Carron

A male Yellowhammer was seen in the North Commons area in the Burren close to Caher Commaun and another was at Rinroe near Lough Cullaun