Monthly Archives: January 2020

Friday 31st January 2020

Two male Blackcap were at Oak Park, Ennis. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Thursday 30th January 2020

A Spotted Redshank and a Greater Scaup were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)

Wednesday 29th January 2020

A Brambling was at Curraghchase (Paudie Cullinane).
Two Goosanders were on the Shannon at Coonagh. Also present at Coonagh were eleven Gadwall, four Shoveler, eleven Pochard and 26 Tufted Duck (TT).
Eight Mallard and eight Tufted Duck were at Westfields (TT),

Sunday 26th January 2020

A Black Redstart and nine Snow Buntings were at Aughinish Martello Tower.(Niall T Keogh)
Three Buzzards,two Peregrine and two Blackcaps were at Applewood,Ballycar.(John N Murphy)
An albino Curlew was at Lough Atedaun. (Tim O Donoghue)

Saturday 25th January 2020

Twelve Purple Sandpiper were seen during the course of the Branch outing to Seafield, Quilty this morning. Also an Oystercatcher wearing white ring PY on right leg and pink/black bands on left leg.This bird was ringed in Iceland in June 2017. It was then an adult bird caught at a nest site.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Geoff Pearson, Austin Cooney et al)
A Greater Scaup and 72 Pintail Duck were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)

Saturday 25th January 2020

A Buzzard was at Ballycummin, Raheen (Fergus Flood).

Friday 24th January 2020

A Hen Harrier and a Carrion Crow was at Lough Muckanagh.(Cliff Baxter)
Three Snow Buntings were at the Rine, Ballyvaughan. (Sean Pierce)
A Snow Bunting was at Ballyvaughan.(Paul Troake)

Wednesday 22nd January 2020

A Long-eared Owl was at the UL grounds, Castletroy(TT).

Monday 20th January 2020

An adult Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
A Buzzard was at Ballysimon (TT).
A male Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).

Monday 20th January 2020

The 2CY White-tailed Eagle was flying between Ballyallia Lake and Lough Erinagh.(Páidí Cullinan, John N Murphy, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Twenty six Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe including eight juvenile birds.(PC, N & TL)
A male Blackcap was at Oak Park, Ennis this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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