Great Northern Loon Gavia immer
Common winter visitor.
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Any coastal site can hold small numbers of 10 or less but highest concentrations are in Galway Bay.
The largest counts from this site were 95 on 22nd January 1998. 250 in April 2000 is one of the largest counts ever.
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Great Northern Loon
Bird Species In Clare
To view the status of any listed species below for Clare, then please click on the bird species which you would like information on and a map with details of sightings will pop up.
1. RED-THROATED DIVER
2. BLACK-THROATED DIVER 3. GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 4. PIED-BILLED GREBE 5. LITTLE GREBE 6. GREAT CRESTED GREBE 7. RED-NECKED GREBE 8. SLAVONIAN GREBE 9. BLACK-NECKED GREBE 10. FEA’S/SOFT-PLUMAGED PETREL 11. FULMAR 12. CORY’S SHAERWATER 13. GREAT SHEARWATER 14. SOOTY SHEARWATER 15. MANX SHEARWATER 16. BALEARIC SHEARWATER 17 LITTLE SHEARWATER 18 WILSON’S STORM PETREL 19 EUROPEAN STORM PETREL 20 . LEACH’S STORM PETREL 21. GANNET 22. CORMORANT 23. SHAG 24. EURASIAN BITTERN 25. LITTLE EGRET 26. GREAT WHITE EGRET 27. GREY HERON 28. PURPLE HERON 29. GLOSSY IBIS 30. EURASIAN SPOONBILL 31. MUTE SWAN 32. WHOOPER SWAN 33. BEWICK’S SWAN 34. BEAN GOOSE 35. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE 36. WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE 37. GREYLAG GOOSE 38. SNOW GOOSE 39. CANADA GOOSE 40. BARNACLE GOOSE 41. BRENT GOOSE 42. RUDDY SHELDUCK 43. SHELDUCK 44. WIGEON 45. AMERICAN WIGEON 46. GADWALL 47. EURASIAN TEAL/GREEN-WINGED TEAL 48. BLUE-WINGED TEAL 49. MALLARD 50. PINTAIL 51. GARGANEY 52. SHOVELER 53. POCHARD 54. RING-NECKED DUCK 55. TUFTED DUCK 56. SCAUP 57. EIDER 58. LONG-TAILED DUCK 59. COMMON SCOTER 60. SURF SCOTER 61. VELVET SCOTER 62. GOLDENEYE 63. SMEW 64. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER 65. GOOSANDER 66. RUDDY DUCK 67. WHITE-TAILED EAGLE 68. MARSH HARRIER 69. HEN HARRIER 70. GOSHAWK 71. SPARROWHAWK 72. BUZZARD 73. GOLDEN EAGLE 74. OSPREY 75. KESTREL 76. MERLIN 77. HOBBY 78. GYR FALCON 79. PEREGRINE 80. RED GROUSE 81. GREY PARTRIDGE 82. RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE 83. QUAIL 84. PHEASANT 85. WATER RAIL 86. SPOTTED CRAKE 87. CORNCRAKE 88. MOORHEN 89. COOT 90. COMMON CRANE 91. LITTLE BUSTARD 92. OYSTERCATCHER 93. BLACK-WINGED STILT 94. AVOCET 95. STONE CURLEW 96. COLLARED PRATINCOLE 97. RINGED PLOVER 98. DOTTEREL 99. AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER 100. GOLDEN PLOVER 101. GREY PLOVER 102. LAPWING 103. KNOT 104. SANDERLING 105. SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER 106. LITTLE STINT 107. WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER 108. BAIRD’S SANDPIPER 109. PECTORAL SANDPIPER 110. CURLEW SANDPIPER 111. PURPLE SANDPIPER 112. DUNLIN 113. BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER 114. BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER 115. RUFF 116. JACK SNIPE 117. SNIPE 118. LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER 119. WOODCOCK 120. BLACK-TAILED GODWIT 121. BAR-TAILED GODWIT 122. WHIMBREL 123. CURLEW 124. UPLAND SANDPIPER 125. SPOTTED REDSHANK 126. REDSHANK 127. GREENSHANK 128. LESSER YELLOWLEGS 129. GREATER YELLOWLEGS 130. GREEN SANDPIPER 131. WOOD SANDPIPER 132. COMMON SANDPIPER 133. TURNSTONE 134. WILSON’S PHALAROPE 135. RED-NECKED PHALAROPE 136. GREY PHALAROPE 137. POMARINE SKUA 138. ARCTIC SKUA 139. LONG-TAILED SKUA 140. GREAT SKUA 141. MEDITERRANEAN GULL 142. LAUGHING GULL 143. LITTLE GULL 144. SABINE’S GULL 145. BONAPARTE’S GULL 146. BLACK-HEADED GULL 147. RING-BILLED GULL 148. COMMON GULL 149. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL 150. HERRING GULL 151. YELLOW-LEGGED HERRING GULL 152. ICELAND GULL 153. GLAUCOUS GULL 154. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL 155. ROSS’S GULL 156. KITTIWAKE 157. GULL-BILLED TERN 158. SOOTY TERN 159. SANDWICH TERN 160. ROSEATE TERN 161. COMMON TERN 162. ARCTIC TERN 163. FORSTER’S TERN 164. LITTLE TERN 165. BLACK TERN 166. WHITE-WINGED BLACK TERN 167. GUILLEMOT 168. RAZORBILL 169. BLACK GUILLEMOT 170. LITTLE AUK 171. PUFFIN 172. PALLAS’S SANDGROUSE 173. ROCK DOVE 174. STOCK DOVE 175. WOODPIGEON 176. COLLARED DOVE 177. TURTLE DOVE 178. CUCKOO 179. BARN OWL 180. SNOWY OWL 181. LONG-EARED OWL 182. SHORT EARED OWL 183. NIGHTJAR 184. SWIFT 185. KINGFISHER 186. BELTED KINGFISHER 187. BEE-EATER 188. ROLLER 189. HOOPOE 190. WRYNECK 191. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER 192. SHORT-TOED LARK 193. SKYLARK 194. SAND MARTIN 195. SWALLOW 196. RED-RUMPED SWALLOW 197. HOUSE MARTIN 198. RICHARD’S PIPIT 199. BLYTH’S PIPIT ) 200. TREE PIPIT 201. MEADOW PIPIT 202. ROCK PIPIT 203. WATER PIPIT 204. YELLOW WAGTAIL 205. GREY WAGTAIL 206. PIED/WHITE WAGTAIL 207. WAXWING 208. DIPPER 209. WREN 210. DUNNOCK 211. ROBIN 212. BLUETHROAT 213. BLACK REDSTART 214. REDSTART 215. WHINCHAT 216. STONECHAT 217. WHEATEAR 218. PIED WHEATEAR 219. ROCK THRUSH 220. SIBERIAN THRUSH 221. GREY-CHECKED THRUSH 222. RING OUZEL 223. BLACKBIRD 224. FIELDFARE 225. SONG THRUSH 226. REDWING 227. MISTLE THRUSH 228. GRASSHOPPER WARBLER 229. SAVI’S WARBLER 230. SEDGE WARBLER 231. REED WARBLER 232. ICTERINE WARBLER 233. MELODIOUS WARBLER 234. BARRED WARBLER 235. LESSER WHITETHROAT 236. WHITETHROAT 237. GARDEN WARBLER 238. BLACKCAP 239. ARCTIC WARBLER 240. PALLAS’S WARBLER 241. YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER 242. WOOD WARBLER 243. CHIFFCHAFF 244. WILLOW WARBLER 245. GOLDCREST 246. FIRECREST 247. SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 248. RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER 249. PIED FLYCATCHER 250. LONG-TAILED TIT 251. COAL TIT 252. BLUE TIT 253. GREAT TIT 254. TREECREEPER 255. GOLDEN ORIOLE 256. GREAT GREY SHRIKE 257. JAY 258. MAGPIE 259. CHOUGH 260. JACKDAW 261. ROOK 262. HOODED 263. CARRION CROW 264. RAVEN 265. STARLING 266. ROSE-COLOURED STARLING 267. HOUSE SPARROW 268. TREE SPARROW 269. RED-EYED VIREO 270. CHAFFINCH 271. BRAMBLING 272. GREENFINCH 273. GOLDFINCH 274. SISKIN 275. LINNET 276. TWITE 277. REDPOLL 278. LESSER REDPOLL 279. MEALY REDPOLL 280. CROSSBILL 281. SCARLET ROSEFINCH 282. BULLFINCH 283. HAWFINCH 284. COMMON YELLOWTHROAT 285. YELLOW WARBLER 286. YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER 287. DARK-EYED JUNCO 288. LAPLAND BUNTING 289. SNOW BUNTING 290. YELLOWHAMMER 291. ORTOLAN BUNTING 292. RUSTIC BUNTING 293. LITTLE BUNTING 294. REED BUNTING 295. BLACK-HEADED BUNTING 296. CORN BUNTING 297. RED KITE 311. PHILADELPHIA VIREO
312. ROSE-BREASTED GROSSBEAK
313. PACIFIC DIVER
Birds believed to be of possible captive origins or escapees.
314. YELLOW-THROATED BUNTING
315. BLACK SWAN 316. GREATER FLAMINGO |
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Upcoming Outings
Copies of our publication The Shannon Airport Lagoon-A Unique Irish Habitat
are available from Tom Lynch, 16 Oak Park, Ennis, Co. Clare. Price: €10
Clare Bird Watching Sites
The following is a list of the best birding sites that Clare has to offer. We will be adding detailed information on these sites over time.
Aughinish Island is found on the north Clare coast in Galway Bay. It is connected to the mainland by a causeway and has a Martello Tower on the north east end of the island. You can drive onto Aughinish from the main road (N67) which runs between Kinvarra and Ballyvaughan.
It is best in winter for Divers, Grebes, Brent Geese, Long-tailed Duck and a variety of other seabirds and diving duck.
Scarce and rare birds here have included Ross’s Gull, Snow Bunting, Slavonian and Red-necked Grebe, Black Redstart and Forster’s Tern.
Ballyallia
Ballyvaughan
Black Head
Bridges of Ross
Ballyeither Loughs
Ballycar Lake
Bell harbour
Burren
Carron Polje
Carrigaholt
Clenagh
Clonderlaw Bay
Clohaun Lough
Cliffs of Moher
Corofin Lakes
Cullaunaheeda
Cratloe Woods
Dromore Woods & Lough
Dromoland Castle
Doon Lake
Doo Lough
Ennistymon Falls & Marsh
Ennis
Fergus Estuary & River
Fanore
Farrihy Lake
Fenloe Lake
Flaggyshore
Hags Head
Islandavanna
Illaunonearaun
Ing
Kilkee
Kilbaha
Kilrush Woods and Marina
Killaloe
Kilcredaun Marsh
Lahinch
Lisdoonvarna
Liscannor Bay
Lurga Point
Lough Graney
Lough Inchiquin
Lough Atedaun
Lough Bunny
Lough O Grady
Lough Inchironan
Lough Derg
Lough Donnell
Lough Murree
Lough George
Lough Gash
Loop Head
Maghera Mountain
Mutton Island
Mattle Island
Muckanagh Lake
Poulnasherry Bay
Querrin
Rinneville Bay
Rine
Rosroe Lake
Scarriff Bay
Shannon Airport lagoon
Shannon Estuary & River
Shannon Town
Tullagher Bog
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Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings in Clare
This section deals with scarce and rare birds seen in Clare on a daily basis. If you wish to report any sightings of birds from your locality then please send us an email to lets us know what you have seen and we will add it to our updates every day. Alternatively you can call in your sightings or text us the details to John Murphy @ 086-3208965 or Tom Lynch @ 087-2390738 or by email tnaclynch@gmail.com All photos of scarce or rare birds can be forwarded to jemurphy@esatclear.ie All photos on this web site are the copyright of photographers and must not be used elsewhere without their prior permission.
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Hoopoe © JNM |
Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings for Limerick This section highlights birds found in Limerick. All sightings for inclusion in this section should be sent to the following; Tom Tarpey, County Limerick Recorder ttarpey2@gmail.com Tel. 087-2769000 or Jeff Hunt of the Limerick Branch of Birdwatch Ireland geoffreyhunt@eircom.net Telephone 087-7656439 All pictures for inclusion in this section Should be sent to Tom Tarpey or John Murphy details above. |
Garganey © JNM |
Colour Ringed Birds in Clare Every Year there are many sightings of colour ringed (banded) birds in Clare. This section deals with the sightings of all colour ringed birds seen in the county. There is a breakdown of the species and full details of the movements of birds like Whooper Swans, Brent Geese, Black-tailed Godwits, Sanderling, Lapwing, Common Gull, Black-headed Gull and Mediterranean Gulls in and out of the country. |
Darvic band on Whooper Swan © JNM |
Best Bird Sites in Clare Clare has a huge variety of habitats suitable for birds. It is one of the few counties in Ireland that has nearly all the habitats with the Burren being a unique and special landscape feature in Clare. This section outlines the best sites that our county has to offer, from the Loop Head penninsula in the south West to the east Clare lakes and mighty Shannon. We hope you enjoy your visit to Clare |
Sunset over Dromore © JNM |
New Clare Branch Calendar 2011 The Clare Branch have just launched a new bird Calendar for 2011. To see how you can get hold of one of these colourful Calendars, then just click on the headed title above. |
2011 Calendar © JNM |
About Us
Both were active birdwatchers and ringers and with the help of an interested committee ensured that the branch became one of the most prominent in the Birdwatch Ireland network in a short period of time.
Outings are held on a monthly basis and are open to everybody young and old.
Most outings are to birding sites within the county but now and then trips are arranged for birding hot spots in other parts of the country.
In 1994 a book titled ‘Birds of Clare and Limerick 1982-1991’was published in association with the Limerick branch.
More recently in 2003 ‘The Shannon Airport Lagoon-A unique Irish Habitat’ was issued with the support of our organisation.
Members have contributed to radio programmes on Clare FM and RTE and a few have featured on TV programmes from time to time.
The objectives of our branch are preservation, conservation and education for the betterment of bird life in Clare and beyond.
Chairperson: Austin Cooney
Vice-Chairperson: Stan Nugent
Secretary: Tom Lynch
Treasurer: John Murphy
PRO: John Rattigan.
About US
Both were active birdwatchers and ringers and with the help of an interested committee ensured that the branch became one of the most prominent in the Birdwatch Ireland network in a short period of time.
Outings are held on a monthly basis and are open to everybody young and old.
Most outings are to birding sites within the county but now and then trips are arranged for birding hot spots in other parts of the country.
In 1994 a book titled ‘Birds of Clare and Limerick 1982-1991’was published in association with the Limerick branch.
More recently in 2003 ‘The Shannon Airport Lagoon-A unique Irish Habitat’ was issued with the support of our organisation.
Members have contributed to radio programmes on Clare FM and RTE and a few have featured on TV programmes from time to time.
The objectives of our branch are preservation, conservation and education for the betterment of bird life in Clare and beyond.
The officers of the branch at present are:
Chairperson: Austin Cooney
Vice-Chairperson: Stan Nugent
Secretary: Tom Lynch
Treasurer: John Murphy
PRO: John Rattigan.
Bird Ringing In Clare
Ringing Totals for Clare 1974 to 1997
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Species | Pulli | Adult | Total | Pulli | Adult | Total | Grand Totals |
Little Grebe | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Fulmar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Storm Petrel | 1563 | 1563 | 74 | 74 | 1637 | ||
Leach’s Petrel | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Cormorant | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Shag | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Grey Heron | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Mute Swan | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||
Wigeon | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Teal | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||
Mallard | 41 | 41 | 41 | ||||
Pochard | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
*Hen Harrier | 26 | 26 | 26 | ||||
Sparrowhawk | 17 | 21 | 21 | ||||
Kestrel | 7 | 10 | 10 | ||||
Merlin | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Water Rail | 77 | 77 | 77 | ||||
Moorhen | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||
Coot | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Oystercatcher | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||
Ringed Plover | 8 | 22 | 30 | 30 | |||
Golden Plover | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
Grey Plover | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Lapwing | 1 | 49 | 50 | 50 | |||
Knot | 55 | 55 | 55 | ||||
Sanderling | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Little Stint | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Curlew Sandpiper | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||
Purple Sandpiper | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
Dunlin | 4289 | 4289 | 4289 | ||||
Ruff | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
*Snipe | 14 | 62 | 76 | 76 | |||
Woodcock | 183 | 183 | 183 | ||||
Black-tailed Godwit | 19 | 19 | 19 | ||||
*Whimbrel | 225 | 225 | 225 | ||||
*Curlew | 747 | 747 | 747 | ||||
*Redshank | 641 | 641 | 641 | ||||
Spotted Redshank | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
*Greenshank | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
*Green Sandpiper | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
*Wood Sandpiper | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
*Common Sandpiper | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||
Turnstone | 45 | 45 | 45 | ||||
Laughing Gull | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
*Blk-headed Gull | 2122 | 23 | 2145 | 2145 | |||
Common Gull | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Lesser Blk-Bk Gull | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Great Blk-bk Gull | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
*Sandwich Tern | 37 | 37 | 37 | ||||
*Common Tern | 222 | 222 | 222 | ||||
Woodpigeon | 2 | 14 | 16 | 16 | |||
Collared Dove | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||
Cuckoo | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Long-eared Owl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
*Short-eared Owl | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Swift | 22 | 22 | 22 | ||||
Kingfisher | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
Skylark | 65 | 65 | 65 | ||||
Sand Martin | 2231 | 2231 | 2231 | ||||
Swallow | 444 | 2496 | 2940 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2945 |
House Martin | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||
Tree Pipit | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Meadow Pipit | 12 | 390 | 402 | 402 | |||
Rock Pipit | 138 | 138 | 138 | ||||
Grey Wagtail | 8 | 39 | 47 | 47 | |||
Pied Wagtail | 3 | 229 | 232 | 232 | |||
Dipper | 24 | 27 | 51 | 51 | |||
Wren | 420 | 420 | 5 | 5 | 425 | ||
Dunnock | 336 | 336 | 2 | 2 | 338 | ||
Robin | 25 | 1018 | 1043 | 2 | 2 | 1045 | |
Bluethroat | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Black Redstart | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
Redstart | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Whinchat | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Stonechat | 30 | 254 | 284 | 284 | |||
Wheatear | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||
Gray-cheeked Thrush | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Blackbird | 36 | 1116 | 1152 | 6 | 6 | 1158 | |
Fieldfare | 84 | 84 | 84 | ||||
Song Thrush | 20 | 418 | 438 | 9 | 9 | 447 | |
Redwing | 312 | 312 | 11 | 11 | 323 | ||
Mistle Thrush | 18 | 31 | 49 | 49 | |||
Grasshopper Warbler | 106 | 106 | 106 | ||||
Savi’s Warbler | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Sedge Warbler | 3 | 8074 | 8077 | 15 | 15 | 8092 | |
Icterine Warbler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Reed Warbler | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Barred Warbler | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Lesser Whitethroat | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Whitethroat | 58 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 60 | ||
Garden Warbler | 31 | 31 | 31 | ||||
Blackcap | 233 | 233 | 2 | 2 | 235 | ||
Yellow-browed Warbler | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||
Wood Warbler | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chiffchaff | 405 | 405 | 1 | 1 | 406 | ||
Willow Warbler | 14 | 1778 | 1792 | 12 | 12 | 1804 | |
Goldcrest | 741 | 741 | 8 | 8 | 749 | ||
Firecrest | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Spotted Flycatcher | 36 | 16 | 52 | 52 | |||
Red-breasted Flycatcher | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Pied Flycatcher | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
Long-tailed Tit | 339 | 339 | 7 | 7 | 346 | ||
Coal Tit | 485 | 485 | 11 | 11 | 496 | ||
Blue Tit | 44 | 1535 | 1579 | 10 | 10 | 1589 | |
Great Tit | 10 | 732 | 742 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 756 |
Treecreeper | 6 | 115 | 121 | 121 | |||
Jay | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Magpie | 6 | 47 | 53 | 53 | |||
Jackdaw | 20 | 56 | 76 | 76 | |||
Rook | 54 | 54 | 54 | ||||
Hooded Crow | 4 | 40 | 44 | 44 | |||
Raven | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Starling | 499 | 499 | 7 | 7 | 506 | ||
House Sparrow | 341 | 341 | 341 | ||||
Tree Sparrow | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||
Red-eyed Vireo | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Chaffinch | 4 | 3193 | 3197 | 63 | 63 | 3260 | |
Brambling | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||
Greenfinch | 5 | 2846 | 2851 | 25 | 25 | 2876 | |
Goldfinch | 41 | 41 | 41 | ||||
Siskin | 87 | 87 | 87 | ||||
Linnet | 9 | 211 | 220 | 220 | |||
Redpoll | 470 | 470 | 470 | ||||
*Crossbill | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Bullfinch | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||
*Hawfinch | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Yellow-rumped Warbler | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Yellow Warbler | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
*Yellowhammer | 217 | 217 | 4 | 4 | 221 | ||
Rustic Bunting | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Little Bunting | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Reed Bunting | 2 | 1037 | 1039 | 1 | 1 | 1040 | |
Grand Totals | 3229 | 42297 | 45526 | 7 | 289 | 303 | 45839 |
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