Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 26th November 2024

There were three Ring-necked Duck, one Lesser Scaup, seven Greater Scaup, 550 Tufted Duck, four Pochard, a Green Sandpiper and a juvenile White-tailed Eagle(purple tag 40) at Ardclooney. (Tom Tarpey)
The Eagle was released by the NPWS at Tarbert Bay last August and was still in the area in late September. (TT)


Monday 25th November 2024

A Great White Egret was on the Maigue just upstream of the big weir at Croom (TT).


Monday 25th November 2024

Monday 25th November 2024

Black Redstart at Kilkee John N Murphy

The female Lesser Scaup, the hybrid drake Tufted Duck x Scaup and three Ring-necked Ducks were at Ardclooney this morning. (Davey Farrar)
Two drake Ring-necked Ducks were still at Knockaglough. (John N Murphy)
One female Ring-necked Duck and three Pochard were at Kilkee Reservoir. (JNM)
One Black Redstart was at the west end Kilkee. (JNM)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)
There was a flock of 260 Golden Plover at Goleen. (JNM)
In Kilbaha harbour there were 150 Oystercatchers and one Great Northern Diver. (JNM)
Seven Purple Sandpipers were off Ross Ringing Station. (JNM)


Saturday 23rd November 2024

Saturday 23rd November 2024

Female Lesser Scaup at Ardclooney John N Murphy

One female Lesser Scaup and a hybrid drake Lesser Scaup were at Ardclooney along with one drake and one hen Ring-necked Duck, ten Greater Scaup, eight Pochard and over 200 Tufted Ducks. (John N Murphy)
There was one Common Scoter and one Storm Petrel off the Bridges of Ross. (Chris Cullen)
A first-winter Iceland Gull was between Kilbaha and the Lighthouse.(CC)


Friday 22nd November 2024

A Hawfinch was seen beside the car park at Curraghchase and two birds were also seen at the same location approximately two weeks previously (Ciaran Cronin).


Friday 22nd November 2024

A female Lesser Scaup and a drake Ringed-necked Duck were at Ardclooney. The Lesser Scaup is a 3rd county record.(Davey Farrar)
The juvenile White-tailed Eagle is still at Ballyallia.(Maura Crowe)


Thursday 21st November 2024

Thursday 21st November 2024

Immature White-tailed Eagle at Ballyallia Lake John N Murphy

One untagged immature White-tailed Eagle was at Ballyallia Lake along with one Buzzard, one Jay and 27 Whooper Swans. (JNM)
Another White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Atedaun. Jeff Copner & JNM)
A flock of 30 White-fronted Geese and two Buzzards were at Lough Muchanagh. (JNM & JC)
There were 22 Whooper Swan along with three White-fronted Goose at Farrihy Lake.(Maura Egan, John Glynn)
A flock of 250 Black-tailed Godwits and 90 Lapwing were at Lough Gash, one of the Black-tailed Godwits was colour ringed Right Leg: Red over White over orange. Left Leg: Yellow over Yellow over Green. (JNM)


Wednesday 20th November 2024

One Great White Egret was seen at Croom today (Geoff Hunt).


Wednesday 20th November 2024

A female Hen Harrier was at Kilbaha.(Ellie Byrne)
There were seven Whooper Swan at Farrihy.(EB)


Tuesday 19th November 2024

A Barn Owl was seen at Ballykevin, Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).


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