Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 7th March 2024

A Buzzard was at Feagh, Clarecastle (Tom Tarpey)>


Wednesday 6th March 2024

Eleven Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 5th March 2024

Tuesday 5th March 2024

Adult Baltic Gull on Kilkee Beach with Herring Gulls © John N Murphy

One adult Baltic Gull Larus fuscus fuscus was at Kilkee this afternoon a first record for the county.(John N Murphy)
One White-tailed Eagle was near Burrenfadda. (John Hehir)
One pair of Ring-necked Ducks were at Tullabrack Lough with three Buzzards nearby. (Stan Nugent)
Five Crossbills were near Gortglass Lake. (Paidi Cullinan)
There were 22 Rock Dove at a sheep feeder near Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)


Monday 4th March 2024

Monday 4th March 2024

This colour ringed Oystercatcher has been along the cliff top near Bishop’s Island, Kilkee for the past few weeks. It was ringed as breeding adult in south east Iceland in May 2020 and has been in the Kilkee area in each of the past three winters. © John N Murphy

A White-tailed Eagle was at Castlefergus, Quin.(John N. Murphy)
Two hundred Common Scoter were at Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson)
Fourteen Purple Sandpiper were at Clahane.(GP)
Six Goldeneye were at Lough Callaun.(Jeff Copner, James Organ & Maura Crowe)
Three Barnacle Geese and 160 Golden Plover were at Goleen.(JNM)


Sunday 3rd March 2024

A Snow Bunting was at Lighthouse, Loop Head.(Andrew Power)
A Brambling was still at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N. Murphy)


Saturday 2nd March 2024

A Waxwing was at Quin village beside the Bridge and Parochial Hall.(John N Murphy)
One pair of Ring-necked Ducks was at Kilkee Reservoir. (Bruce Carrig)
A Black Redstart was at the West End, Kilkee.(Enda Flynn)
A Merlin was at Ballygriffey.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Barnacle Geese and 70 Golden Plover were at Goleen.(Dixie Collins)


Friday 1st March 2023

One Brambling was at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
There were six Purple Sandpiper at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)


Thursday 29th February 2024

Three hundred Barnacle Geese were on Mutton Island.(Geoff Pearson)
Eighty Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(GP)


Tuesday 27th February 2024

A Brambling was at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N Murphy)
Fifty Purple Sandpiper and two Whimbrel were at Seafield, Quilty.(Peter O’Flanagan)
Two Buzzards were at killula, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (JNM)


Monday 26th February 2024

A Waxwing was at Smithstown, Shannon.(John N. Murphy)
One White-tailed Eagle, one buzzard and one male hen harrier were at Muckanagh Lough.(Maura Crowe)


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