Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Sunday 25th October 2020

The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gash along with a hybrid Tufted by Ring-necked type bird, 80 Tufted Ducks, 60 Little Grebes and a female Pintail. (John N Murphy)
Two hundred and forty Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)


Saturday 24th October 2020

The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gash with 76 Tufted Duck. (John N Murphy)
There were 28 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen. (JNM)
A Water Rail was at Querrin Wood.(Robert Brown)


Friday 23rd October 2020

A Turtle Dove was at Kilshanny today (Gerry Wheeler).


Thursday 22nd October 2020

Twelve Whooper Swan flew over Frure, north of Knockmore Hill, Kilmihil, in the direction of Doonbeg/Seafield.(Bernard Crowley)


Wednesday 21st October 2020

There was a Great White Egret at the mouth of the Skivileen River Doonbeg. (Fergal Grimes)
Eight Whooper Swan flew east over the motorway at Newmarket-on-Fergus.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 20th October 2020

Tuesday 20th October 2020

Female Ring-necked Duck with female Tufted at Lough Gash John N Murphy

The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gash this evening (John N Murphy).
There were two Buzzards at Barefield (Iomhar Daly).


Monday 19th October 2020

The female Ring-necked Duck was still at Lough Gash (John N Murphy).


Sunday 18th October 2020

There were three immature Common Eider’s off Loop Head this morning (Dixie Collins).


Saturday 17th October 2020

Saturday 17th October 2020

Female Ring-necked Duck at Lough Gash John N Murphy

The female Ring-necked Duck was still with the 60 Tufted Ducks at Lough Gash this morning (John N Murphy).
There was another Yellow-browed warbler at Seafied, Quilty this afternoon (JNM).


Friday 16th October 2020

Friday 16th October 2020

One of the three Yellow-browed Warblers at Kilkee today John N Murphy

There were three Yellow-browed Warblers at Kilkee today (John N Murphy).
Two Yellow-browed Warblers were caught and ringed at Kilbaha (Phil Brennan).
One female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gash (JNM).
One Ring-billed Gull was at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head (PB).
One first-winter Ring-billed Gull, two adult Mediterranean Gulls and an albino Black-headed Gull was at Ballimacrinan Bay Moneypoint (JNM).
There were two adult Mediterranean Gulls and 110 Knot roosting at Killimer this afternoon (JNM).


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