Monthly Archives: April 2025

Wednesday 30th April 2025

Wednesday 30th April 2025

White-tailed Eagle ©Tom Tarpey

A White-tailed Eagle, a Buzzard, four Reed Warblers, 11 Sedge Warblers, three Whimbrel, 11 Gadwall and a drake Pochard were at Coonagh. The Eagle (tag no. 43) was a 2cy bird released at Tarbert Bay last August. (TT)


Wednesday 30th April 2025

There were three Grasshopper Warbler at Ennistymon Bog.(Geoff Pearson)


Tuesday 29th April 2025

Two Swifts were at Monaleen (TT).

A Cuckoo was at Clashganniff, Shanagolden (Clodagh Glasgow).


Tuesday 29th April 2025

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was close to the Visitor Centre at Dromore Nature Reserve this morning.(Eddie Hellewell)

Two Jay were at Dromore Nature Reserve and two more were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Barefield.(Iomhar Daly)


Monday 28th April 2025

A Grasshopper Warbler and a Snipe were heard near Shanagolden (Clodagh Glasgow).


Sunday 27th April 2025

There were over 500 Kittiwake feeding off Clahane this morning.(Geoff Pearson)

There were 120 Whimbrel along the Kilkee Cliff Walk.(Ellie Byrne)


Saturday 26th April 2025

A Swift was at Monaleen (Tom Tarpey).


Saturday 26th April 2025

A Dipper, three Whitethroat, a Buzzard and 37 other species were seen during the course of the Clare Branch BWI outing to Fanore and the Caher Valley.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Sean Whelan, Charlie Lyons, Ray Glynn and Geoff Pearson)

A Pacific Diver ( moulting into summer plumage) 21 Great Northern Diver and three Black-throated Diver were off Coolshiva.(Paul Troake)

There were 16 Black-throated Diver off Bishop’s Quarter(PT)

A Merlin and a Sedge Warbler were at the Plover Fields, Loop Head.(Chris Cullen)

Another Sedge Warbler was at Kilbaha.(CC)

A Whooper Swan was at Cloughaun Lough.(CC)


Friday 25th April 2025

A Swift and a Whimbrel were at the Charleville Lagoons (Tom Tarpey).


Thursday 24th April 2025

A Whitethroat was singing at Ballagh near Lickeen Lake.(Geoff Pearson)


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