Monthly Archives: May 2025

Monday 12th May 2025

A Spotted Flycatcher was at Cahirguillamore (Tom Tarpey)


Sunday 11th May 2025

A pair of Reed Warblers was at Westfields along with five Pochard and four Gadwall (Tom Tarpey).


Sunday 11th May 2025

During an extremely foggy and cold Dawn Chorus outing to the Burren six male and a female Cuckoo were heard along with four Whitethroat, two Blackcap and a Wheatear.

Over 2000 Manx Shearwater were streaming west at Ross Ringing Station this morning.(John N Murphy)

A Shoveler and two Reed Warbler were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(JNM)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at a garden in Connolly.(Finbar MacGabhann)

A Great Northern Diver in summer plumage was at Bishop’s Quarter.(Nick Larter)

There were four Red-throated Diver, two Great Northern Diver and 20 Black Guillemot at Black Head.(Sean and Peter Whelan and Charlie Lyons)

There were four Great Northern Diver and 40 Turnstone at the Flaggy Shore.(S &PW, CL)

Four Common Tern were at Inisbroo.(S & PW, CL)


Saturday 10th May 2025

The Garganey pair were still present at Westfields fields today (Donogh Sweeney).


Saturday 10th May 2025

There were three summer plumaged Black-throated Diver off Coolshiva Pier.(Paul Troake)


Friday 9th May 2025

Friday 9th May 2025

Garganey Pair ©Tom Tarpey

A pair of Garganey were at Westfields this morning (Andrew Holmes). This is the 2nd record for the site, the 1st being on 9/9/1973.

A Reed Warbler in song, four Gadwall, one pair and two singles, and three Pochard, one pair and one drake, were also present in the evening (TT).


Friday 9th May 2025

Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Mountshannon John N Murphy

There were five Swift using the nest boxes at the back of Ennis Courthouse.(Maura Crowe)

A pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker were at Wood Park Forest, Mountshannon with another pair at Tulla.(John N Murphy)

A White-tailed Eagle was at Mountshannon.(JNM)

There were three Lapwing at Ballyeighter Lough.(Geoff Pearson)

Another White-tailed Eagle was at Lake Atedaun.(Declan O’Flanagan)


Wednesday 7th May 2025

Wednesday 7th May 2025

Great Spotted Woodpecker ©️John N Murphy

A Great Spotted Woodpecker carrying food for young was seen near Pallasgreen (JNM).


Thursday 8th May 2025

There were two Common Sandpiper at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

There were eight Crossbill at Carncreagh.(John N Murphy)

A Great Northern Diver and 50 Whimbrel were at Doonbeg Bay.(JNM)

There were 112 Whimbrel at Lough Donnell.(JNM)


Wednesday 7th May 2025

A pair of Gadwall, seven Reed Warbler and a hundred Black-tailed Godwit were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(John N Murphy)

A male Great Spotted Woodpecker was in a garden at Parteen. (Rosie Rutherford).


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