Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Saturday 13th August 2011

The American Golden Plover was at Doonbeg this afternoon (John N Murphy & Brian Finnegan).
There were three adult Sabine’s Gulls, for Balearic Shearwaters, 50 Sooty Shearwaters, two Pomarine Skuas, 18 Bonxies, 12 Arctic Skuas, three Storm Petrels, eight Common Scoters, 14 Whimbrel and 16 Arctic Terns at the Bridges of Ross today.
One female Hen Harrier was at Doonbeg.
One male Hen Harrier, one Kingfisher and ten Whimbrel were at Lahinch Marsh.
Five Crossbills were at Gort Coirce, Dysert.
Two Barn Owls were at an undisclosed site in west Clare.

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Thursday 11th August 2011

One juvenile Ruff, 600 Black-tailed Godwits, 120 Redshank, 110 Dunlin and 70 Ringed Plovers were on the mudflats at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening.

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Wednesday 10th August 2011

The adult American Golden Plover was still at Doonbeg Bay this morning (Dave McNamara).

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Tuesday 9th August 2011

The American Golden Plover was at Doonbeg (Angus Murray & Chris McGuigan).
At the Bridges of Ross there was one Arctic Skua, five Bonxies and two Sooty Shearwaters.
Eight Crossbills were at Gort Coirce, Dysert.

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Monday 8th August 2011

The adult American Golden Plover was at Doonbeg Bay (Jeff Copner), today along with one juvenile Golden Plover and one Bonxie.
There were five Sooty Shearwaters, seven Bonxies, two Pomarine Skuas and two Arctic Skuas at the Bridges of Ross.
Five Crossbills were at Gort Coirce, Dysert.
One Little Egret and five Whimbrel were at Kilcredaun Marsh.

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Sunday 7th August 2011

The American Golden Plover was still at Doonbeg Bay this morning (Jeff Copner).

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Friday 5th August 2011

Friday 5th August 2011

American Golden Plover at Doonbeg © John N Murphy

There was a summer plumaged American Golden Plover at Doonbeg Bay this afternoon (John N Murphy, Finbarr MacGabhann, Clodagh Glasgow, Maeve Meehan & Dave McNamara). Also at Doonbeg were one Common Sandpiper, seven Greenshank, three Sanderling and two Tree Sparrows.
Off the tip of Loop Head today were one Pomarine Skua, one Bonxie and one Sooty Shearwater.
A Blue Fulmar was off the Bridges of Ross.
One Tree Sparrow was in Kilbaha.
One male Hen Harrier was at Doonbeg Golf Course.
One Barn Owl was at an undisclosed site in West Clare.

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Wednesday 3rd August 2011

There were 11 Crossbills at Gort Coirce.

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Monday 1st August 2011

There were two Crossbills at Gort Corca, Corofin.
Another Crossbill flew over Roxton , Corofin.

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Friday 29th July 2011

There were 16 Little Egrets, 500 Black-tailed Godwits, 100 Redshank, ten Dunlin, eight Oystercatchers and two Water Rails at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening.
A Grasshopper Warbler and a Raven were at Ballyogan Beg north of Ruan.

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