Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Monday 26th September 2022

Monday 26th September 2022

Juvenile American Golden Plover at Ross Bay Paul Archer

One juvenile American Golden Plover was at Ross Bay this morning. (Donal & Conor Foley)
Off the Bridges of Ross there was one Sabine’s Gulls, one Leach’s Petrel, ten Sooty Shearwaters and Manx Shearwaters.


Sunday 25th September 2022

One Ruff was still at Doonbeg.(Jeff Copner)
There were five Curlew Sandpipers at Islandavanna. (Chris Cullen)


Saturday 24th September 2022

Saturday 24th September 2022

Redpoll in Kilbaha John N Murphy

At Ross Loop Head today there were thousands of auks flying west including one adult-summer plumage Little Auk, two Puffin, 20 Manx Shearwaters, 4,000 Razorbills and 600 Guillemots. (John N Murphy)
Things were pretty quiet at Kilbaha and Loop Head with one Chiffchaff, one Goldcrest, one Merlin, a flock of 106 Rock Doves, three Collared Doves, 25 Skylark and 15 Redpoll. (JNM)
At Doonbeg there wad one Ruff, two Curlew Sandpipers and a Kingfisher.(JNM)
No waders at Seafield on the high tide but at Seafield there was a flock of 23 Bar-tailed Godwits and three Sandwich Terns. (JNM)
One Kingfisher was at Moyasta.(JNM)


Tuesday 20th September 2022

One Chiffchaff was singing at Frure West along with four Crossbills. (John N Murphy)
There was one adult Mediterranean Gull and a Common Sandpiper at Clarecastle Quay. (JNM)
A Jay and two Crossbills were at Booltiagh. (JNM)
One Peregrine was at Islandavanna. (James Organ)


Sunday 18th September 2022

At Loop Head and Kilbaha today there was in Yellow Wagtail, one Tree Sparrow, one Chiffchaff, one male Hen Harrier, one Buzzard, two Peregrines, 29 Golden Plover and seven Wheatear. (John N Murphy)
At Islandavanna there were eight Curlew Sandpipers, 1,100 Black-tailed Godwits, one Ruff, 76 Dunlin, six Ringed Plover, 85 Redshank, 69 Knot, 128 Teal and 10 Mallard.
(Chris Cullen).


Saturday 17th September 2022

Saturday 17th September 2022

Immature male Hen Harrier at Ross Loop Head John N Murphy

At Ross, Loop Head this morning there was an immature male and adult male Hen Harriers. (John N Murphy)
At Kilbaha and Loop Head there was one Buzzard at Horse Island, 17 Redpoll in Kilbaha, ten Wheatear, 18 Curlew, three Whimbrel, eight Sandwich Terns and 49 Rock Doves. (JNM)
Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at Parteen. (James Organ)
There were 48 Little Egrets, 52 juvenile Red-breasted Mergansers and four Black Guillemot at the Rine, Ballyvaughan. (Jeff Copner)
One Long-eared Owl was near Gortleacka Cross this evening. (JO)


Friday 16th September 2022

Friday 16th September 2022

A Buzzard at Gull Island, Loop Head John N Murphy

One Bonxies and two Hump-backed Whales were off Ross, Loop Head this evening. (John N Murphy)
At Loop Head and Kilbaha this morning there was one Buzzard, two Peregrines, one Common Sandpiper, two Purple Sandpipers, 29 Golden Plover, one first-winter Mediterranean Gull, 21 Sandwich Terns, one Kingfisher, two Goldcrest, 15 Wheatear and 30 Chough. (JNM)
Two Buzzards were at Cooraclare this afternoon. (Ronan Daly)
A Barn Owl was close to Exit 12 at Doora.(Vincent Killowry)


Thursday 15th September 2022

Thursday 15th September 2022

1st winter Wheatear ©Tom Tarpey

There were eight Pink-footed Geese at Ross, Loop Head this evening flying north.(John N Murphy)
Throughout the day at Loop Head and Kilbaha, there was one Carrion Crow, two Common Sandpipers, ten Golden Plover, one Buzzard, one Merlin, 20 Wheatear, ten Redpoll, 30 Skylark and over 600 Linnet. (JNM & Tom Tarpey)
One Kingfisher was at Drehednagower bridge, Ennis this afternoon. (James Organ)


Wednesday 14th September 2022

Wednesday 14th September 2022

Juvenile Sedge Warbler at Kilbaha John N Murphy

At Kilbaha this morning there was one juvenile Sedge Warbler, one Common Sandpiper and ten Redpoll. (John N Murphy)
A flock of 75 Sandwich Terns and five Common Terns were at Rinville Bay, Carrigaholt. (JNM)
A Buzzard was at Clare Abbey.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were 12 Brent Geese at Kilkee with another six flying south west of Loop Head. (Sam Ryan)


Tuesday 13th September 2022

At Loop Head today there was one Yellow Wagtail at Ross, one female Hen Harrier hunting the headland, one Golden Plover, 26 Wheatear, 100 Sandwich Terns, six Common Terns, four Arctic Terns, six Whimbrel and a flock of 250 Linnet. (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Cooraclare. (Iomhar Daly)


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