A adult male Hawfinch was seen at Curraghchase (Tom Tarpey).
Leave a commentMonday 11th February 2013
The drake Lesser Scaup was still at Lough Gash (John N Murphy), along with two Siberian Chiffchaffs, 28 Gadwall and 180 Tufted Ducks. Three Little Egrets, five Water Rails, 14 Gadwall and 36 Shoverler were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.
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Sunday 10th February 2013
Hawfinch ©Aidan Kelly
Four Hawfinches were seen at Curraghchase today (Aidan Kelly and Maura Turner)
Leave a commentSaturday 9th February 2013
Three Snow Buntings were seen on Galtymore today.
An adult Ring-billed Gull, five Turnstone and four Redshank were on the northern shore of the river just downstream of Shannon Bridge in Limerick City.
A male Blackcap was at Monaleen.
Saturday 9th February 2013
First-winter Mediterranean Gull at Kilbaha © Finbarr McGabhann
The drake Lesser Scaup was at lough Gash (Chris Ten Bohmer). The Black Brant was at New Quay (Dermot Breen). A hybrid drake Lesser Scaup x Pochard cross was at lough Murree. One first-winter Mediterranean Gull was in Kilbaha Harbour. One Little Egret and nine Greater Scaup were at Knock, Clonderlaw Bay. Nine Little Egrets, 500 Golden Plover and three Greater Scaup were at Moyasta.One Little Egret was at Kilrush Marina. There were 16White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog.
Leave a commentFriday 8th February 2013
The Black Brant was back at Munnia, New Quay (Paul Troake), within a flock of 280 pale-bellied Brent Geese and one dark-bellied Brent. At Corranroo Bay (Clare/Galway border) there was one adult Mediterranean Gull, one Spotted Redshank and two Sandwich Terns. At Flaggy Shore/Finvara Point there were seven Long-tailed Ducks, six Black-throated Divers and a Barnacle Goose (field by L.Murree).
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Thursday 7th February 2013
Waxwing near the Gort Road Ennis © John N Murphy
One Waxwing was in a housing estate near the Gael Scoil on the Gort Road, Ennis this afternoon (Tony Dwyer).
Leave a commentWednesday 6th February 2013
This colour-ringed Brent Goose K White, H White. was at Goilín Barr Trá, Lahinch © Dave McNamara
The drake Lesser Scaup was at Lough Gash (Peter McDermot). A female Marsh Harrier was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon (Peter McDermot), probably the same bird from the Burren.
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