Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 1st November 2023

At the Bridges of Ross between 10.00-13.00 there were eight Sooty Shearwater, 13 Manx Shearwater, four Great Northern Diver, two Red-throated Diver, one Puffin, around 1000 Auks per hour and 500 Kittiwake per hour.(Geoff Pearson)
At Black Head between 10.30-12.00 there were 14 Sooty Shearwater, nine Manx Shearwater and one Pomarine Skua.(Paul Troake)
Twenty Nine Common Scoter were at Coolshiva.(PT)


Monday 30th October 2023

A Yellow-browed Warbler was at Kilbaha.(Chris Cullen)
There were six Chiffchaff between Kilbaha and Feard.(CC and Tony Mee)
Three Buzzard were at Kilbaha.(CC & TM)
A Peregrine was at the Lighthouse, Loop Head.(CC & TM)
A Short-eared Owl was at Loop Head.(TM)


Sunday 29th October 2023

Two White-tailed Eagles were at Lough Muckanagh this morning. (Maura Crowe)
One adult male Hen Harrier was near Bella, Cross this evening. (John N Murphy)
One Chiffchaff was at Kilbaha. (JNM)
Two Jays were at Roxton, Corofin. (Mark Rutledge)
Two Common Sandpiper were at Inismurray Quay.(Chris Cullen)
A Barn Owl was at Kilbaha this evening.(Pearse Ryan)


Saturday 28th October 2023

Two juvenile White-tailed Eagle were at Tubber.(per WCWL)


Friday 27th October 2023

The Cattle Egret was still in the same area but viewable from the road now.(Jeff Copner)


Thursday 26th October 2023

The Cattle Egret was still at the Corkus, Lahinch this morning.(Jeff Copner)
A Barn Owl was at Dysart tonight.(James Organ)


Wednesday 25th October 2023

The Cattle Egret was still at the Corkus, Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson)
A Brambling was at the corner in Clahane.(Jeff Copner)


Tuesday 24th October 2023

One Waxwing was at Primerose Gardens, Clarecastle. (Eric Shaw)
A Cattle Egret was at Kilshanny River north of Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson, Jeff Copner)
A female Short-eared Owl flew south-east from Fanore this evening.(Jan Biemans)
A Pink-footed Goose was at Ross Bay.(Tom Tarpey)
Two Hen Harrier, two Buzzard, a Kestrel, two Chiffchaffs and 43 Snipe were at Kilbaha.(TT)
A Sooty Shearwater, three Manx Shearwater and three Great Northern Diver were at Loop Head.(Dixie Collins)
A male Hen Harrier was at Cross early this afternoon.(DC)
A Barn Owl was at Clarecastle.(Chris Cullen)
There were seven Whooper Swan at Drumcliffe this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Monday 23rd October 2023

One Chiffchaff was at Seni Costelloe’s garden in Kilbaha with an immature Arctic Tern flying around the harbour. (John N Murphy)


Sunday 22nd October 2023

One Brambling was at Clahane. (Jan Biemens)
Two Red-throated Diver were at Kilmacreedy, Liscannor.(Jeff Copner)


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