Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 19th January 2012

The Tundra Bean Goose and the three Pink-footed Geese were at Sandfield, Liscannor (Brian Finnegan).
There were 70 Brent Geese at Clahane.

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Wednesday 18th January 2012

The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were at Sandfield, Liscannor (Finbarr MacGabhann & Jeff Copner).
The other Tundra Bean goose was still at Lough Atedaun (Dave McNamara).
There were 90 Common Scoter and six Red-throated Divers at Liscannor.
Two Chough were at Clahane.
One male Blackcap was outside the Riches of Clare Museum in Ennis.

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Tuesday 17th January 2012

The Tundra Bean Goose was still at Lough Atedaun this morning (Dave McNamara).

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Monday 16th January 2012

Two White-tailed Eagles were at Williamstown, Lough Derg (Kevin Clark).
The Tundra Bean Goose and 37 Greylag Geese were at Lough Atedaun (Dave McNamara).
At Lough Muchanagh there was one Short-eared Owl, 30 White-fronted Geese, one Great Northern Diver and a male Hen Harrier.
A flock of 143 Whooper Swans were in flooded fields near Lough Cullaun.
Four Crossbills were at Gortcoirce.
One Woodcock was at Kells.
The Black Swan has return with a flock of Whooper Swans near Ing, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

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Sunday 15th January 2012

A flock of 40 Whooper Swans were at Ballycar Lough.

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Saturday 14th January 2012

Saturday 14th January 2012

First-winter Glaucous Gull at Liscannor © John N Murphy

The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were still at Sandfield, Liscannor (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
The other Tundra Bean Goose was back at Lough Muchanagh (Dave McNamara), along with 28 White-fronted Geese, 68 Greylag Geese and a male Hen Harrier.
A female Velvet Scoter was off the Rine, Ballyvaughan.
One first-winter Glaucous Gull was at Liscannor Harbour, along with four Ravens, 30 Sanderling, 50 Dunlin and 12 Brent Geese.
A small party of 12 Barnacle Geese were on Mutton Island.
There were 16 Brent Geese at Clahane.
A flock of 110 Whooper Swans were in a flooded field near Lough Cullaun, the Burren.
One Woodcock was at Lough Inchiquin.

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Friday 13th January 2012

Friday 13th January 2012

Great Northern Diver Lough Bunny © Dave McNamara

The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were at Liscannor (Dave McNamara).
One Great Northern Diver was at Lough Bunny.
Another Great Northern Diver was at Lough Muchanagh.
There were 37 Greylag Geese were at Lough Atedaun.

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Thursday 12th January 2012

The immature Common Eider was still at the Flaggy Shore along with a Whimbrel and ten Great Northern Divers.
Two Yellowhammers were near Boston.
Five Black-throated Divers, over 40 Great Northern Divers, ten Black Guillemots and a pod of Common Dolphins were off Black Head.

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Wednesday 11th January 2012

There was one adult Mediterranean Gull at Coranroo Bay.
Four Black-throated Divers were at Flaggy Shore.
Three Long-tailed Ducks and a Sandwich Tern were off Finvara Point.

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Tuesday 10th January 2012

There were three Great Northern Divers and a female Hen Harrier at Lough Muchanagh.
There were nine Goldeneye at Lough Cullaun.

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