There were three Great Northern Divers and a female Hen Harrier at Lough Muchanagh.
There were nine Goldeneye at Lough Cullaun.
Tuesday 10th January 2012
Saturday 7th January 2012
The Coonagh Ponds had 35 Pochard, 29 Tufted Duck, 35+ Teal, 15 Mallard, 85 Greylag Geese, a Shelduck, 90 Lapwing, two Snipe, two Curlew, two Water Rails and a Little Egret, while flocks of 290 Golden Plover and 21 Dunlin passed over head.
Leave a commentMonday 9th January 2012
The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were still at Sandsfield, Liscannor (Geoff Pearson & Jeff Copner).
The Red-necked Grebe was back at Lough Cullaun.
A flock of 36 White-fronted Geese were at Lough Muchanagh, along with one immature Hen Harrier and two Great Northern Divers.
There were 32 Brent Geese and five Red-throated Divers at Liscannor Bay.
Two Woodcock were at Edenvale, Ennis.
Sunday 8th January 2012
The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed geese are at Liscannor (Geoff Hunt, Mike Sheedy & Mike Flanagan).
The Red-necked Grebe was back at Lough Cullaun, the Burren.
One drake Eider is off Liscannor Pier.
A flock of 200 Barnacle Geese were on Mutton Island.
There were 35 Whooper Swans and a Little Egret at Ballyallia Lake.
One kingfisher was at Ardclooney.
Saturday 7th January 2012
Immature Common Eider off the Flaggy Shore © John N Murphhy
The Tundra Bean goose and three Pink-footed Geese were at Liscannor (Tom Tarpey, Tony Mee, Nuala & Tom Lynch), along with one female Hen Harrier.
One female Eider was off the Flaggy Shore.
A flock of 300 Brent Geese were near Aughinish Island along with 14 Long-tailed Ducks & two Black-throated Divers.
There were seven Black-throated Divers off Finvarra Point, along with one first-winter Iceland Gull, 30 Great Northern Divers, one Red-throated Diver, 18 Razorbills, two Guillemots, ten Black Guillemots, 18 Common Scoter, 70 Shag, one Gannet, 40 red-breasted Mergansers and six Kittiwakes.
Three Sandwich Terns were on the southern side of Ballyvaughan Bay near Monk’s Pub.
A flock of 210 Brent Geese were near Muckanish Bay, Bell Harbour.
There were 25 Great Northern Divers and one Red-throated Diver at New Quay.
One female Hen Harrier and one Great Northern Diver were at Lough Muckanagh.
One male and one female Blackcap were at Oak Park, Ennis.
Friday 6th January 2012
White-fronted Geese at Ballyallia Lake © Dave McNamara
There were three White-fronted Geese at Ballyallia Lake.
Three Crossbills and one Raven were at Gort Coirce, Dysert.
One Great Northern Diver was at Lough Muckanagh.
Thursday 5th January 2012
The Tundra Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were still at Liscannor (Finbarr MacGabhann).
There were 80 Purple Sandpipers, 150 Turnstone, 200 Dunlin, 120 Sanderling aand 24 Bar-tailed Godwits at seafield, Quilty.
One female Hen Harrier was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.
Wednesday 4th January 2012
The Bean Goose and three Pink-footed Geese were at Sandfield Liscannor (Gerry Butler).
Red-necked Grebe was back at Lough Cullaun again today.
Tuesday 3rd January 2012
Whooper Swans at Shannongrove ©Tom Tarpey
There was 53 Whooper Swans, 22 Greylag Geese, 470 Lapwing and ten Dunlin at Shannongrove, Pallaskenry.
Like many wildfowl species this migratory Greylag Goose flock has dwindled in size over the past century. It was thought to have 500 to 1000 birds in the late nineteenth century. Numbers had reduced to 110 birds by 1986. The current flock size is not certain as the birds frequent a number of sites on both sides of the estuary. The situation is complicated further by the possibility of additions from the large feral flock resident in the Limerick City wetlands.
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