Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Great White Egret at Clonlea Lough John N Murphy

The Great White Egret was showing well at Clonlea Lough near Kilkishen this morning. (John N Murphy)
The Brambling was still at Darragh.(Finbar MacGabhann)
The 56 White-fronted Geese, 22 Whooper Swans and a male Hen Harrier were in their usual fields north of Tubber. (Jeff Copner)
Two Buzzards were at Teereen Lough with another two at Applewood, Ballycar.(JNM)
There were eight Jay and two Buzzards at Mooghaun this morning.(John Collins)
There was on Jay, one Treecreeper and 50 Chaffinches at Dromore Woods. (Chris Cullen)
At Seafield, Quilty today there were 75 Ringed Plovers, 425 Dunlin, 180 Sanderling and 115 Turnstone.(Paul Troake)
Two Goldeneye were at Lough Muchanagh.(CC)
Two Goldeneye, 35 Tufted Ducks and 26 Greylag Geese were at Fenloe Lake.(JNM)
Two Hen Harrier and one Merlin were at islandavanna this evening.(CC)

Great White Egret at Clonlea Lake John Collins

One Great White egret was at Clonlea Lough, Kilkishen. (John Collins & Mariona Sarda)
At Black Head this morning there were five Manx Shearwater, a flock of 13 Barnacle Geese heading west close in, 500 Kittiwakes, 700 auks (85% razorbills) and five Red-throated Divers.(Paul Troake)
There were 17 Common Scoter at Coolsiva and four at the Rine. (PT)

Yellowhammer near Tubber John N Murphy

One Brambling was at Darragh. (Finbar MacGabhann)
There were 56 White-fronted Geese at Tubber this afternoon. (JNM)
One Yellowhammer was near Tubber. (JNM)
One Kingfisher was at Islandavanna. (FMacG)
One Common Sandpiper was still at Clarecastle Quay.(JNM)
A Buzzard and two Goldeneye were at Lough Muchanagh. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Ballyallia Lake.(JNM)
One Merlin, 500 Wigeon and 10 Pintail were at the east side of Toole’s Lough.(JNM)