Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Sunday 1st January 2023

Sunday 1st January 2023

Male Blackcap at Applewood John N Murphy

One female Velvet Scoter was at Lahinch this morning.(Jeff Copner)
A female Velvet Scoter was at Ballyvaughan along with 30 Black-throated Divers. (Declan Murphy)
The Black Redstart was still at Kilkee today. (Dickie Collins)
One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay.(John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was on The Tulla Road, Ennis (JNM)
There were 60 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen.(JNM)
There were 26 Whooper Swans and 375 Lapwing at Ballyallia Lake.(JNM)
Two Blackcaps were at Applewood, Ballycar this morning. (JNM)
A Buzzard was at Roxton, Rath, Corofin.(Mark Rutledge)

Saturday 31st December 2022

Saturday 31st December 2022

One of the 27 Snow Buntings at the tip of Loop Head Sean Whelan

There was one female Velvet Scoter west of Ballyvaughan. (Declan Murphy)
Three Black-throated Diver, one Whimbrel & two Sandwich Terns were at the Flaggy Shore with at least 21 Black-throated Divers off the Martello, at Finvarra Point. (Dick Coombes)
At Loop Head there were 27 Snow Buntings at the Eire sign while on the headland and Kilbaha there were 360 Golden plover, 16 Turnstone, 15 Shag, 475 Herring Gull, two Peregrine, 75 Oystercatcher, one Red-throated Diver, three Great-Northern Divers and one Kingfisher.(Chris Cullen)
One Barn Owl was at Doors. (Adrian Glasgow)

Thursday 29th December 2022

Two Grey Phalarope were at Querrin Creek. (Dickie Collins)
One male Marsh Harrier was at Lough Cullaun and one Buzzard at Roxton, Corofin (James Organ)
One immature Little Gull and 50 Golden Plover were at Clahane with 300 Common Scoter at Lahinch. (Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard was at Dromoland. (John N Murphy)
Seven Purple Sandpipers were at Kilkee. (John Collins)
One Peregrine was at Toole’s Lough.(JO)
One female Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)
Two male Blackcap were at Oak Park, Ennis. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Wednesday 28th December 2022

Two White-tailed Eagles were at Scarriff. (Louis Peacock & Conor Maloney)
One Black Redstart was still at Kilkee.(Chris Cullen)
One Buzzard was at Farrihy. (Dixie Collins)
Also at Farrihy Lough highlights were;14 Whooper Swans, three White-fronted Geese, 59 Lapwing, four Chough and a Peregrine.(CC)
One Peregrine was near Illaunonearaun.(CC)
At Moynoe, Scarriff there were 71 Whooper Swans and 102 Lapwing. (LP)

Tuesday 27th December 2022

One Mediterranean Gull was at Quilty. (Chris Cullen).
Two Blackcaps were at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N Murphy)

Monday 26th December 2022

One Black Redstart was at the West End in Kilkee. (Dickie Collins)
One Buzzard, one male and female Blackcaps were at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
One Manx Shearwater went west past the Bridges if Ross. (DC)
One Blackcap was at Mount Shannon. (Louis Peacock)

Sunday 25th December 2022

Sunday 25th December 2022

Saturday 24th December 2022

Saturday 24th December 2022

Male Blackcap at Applewood, Ballycar John N Murphy

Thursday 22nd December 2022

There was one Green Sandpiper, three immature/female type Common Scoter, five Pochard, four Greater Scaup, 450 Tufted Duck, two Little Egrets and nine Whooper Swans at Ardclooney this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
Two Green Sandpipers and a Redshank were on the head race canal at O’Briensbridge (Tom Tarpey & Maura Turner).

Wednesday 21st December 2022

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar this morning. (John N Murphy)
Two male Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two male Blackcap in Ennis garden.(Nick Larter)
Two female Blackcap were in a garden at Doora.(Adrian Glasgow)

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