One male and one female Wheatear were at the Blue Pool, Killard, Doonbeg. These are the first recorded in Clare this year.
There were large numbers of Skylarks nesting in Shragh Bog, along with Snipe and one pair of Ravens as well.
Sunday 18th March 2012
Wednesday 14th March 2012
Whooper Swans at Athlacca ©Michelle Dempsey
A flock of 45 Whooper Swans were at Ballycannon, Athlacca.
Leave a commentWednesday 14th March 2012
One adult male Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Atedaun (Conor Foley).
A drake and hen Velvet Scoter were at Doughmore Bay, Doonbeg (Conor Foley).
There were eight Black-throated Divers off the Rine.
Another on Black-throated Diver and four Sandwich Terns were off Finvarra.
One male Blackcap was sining at Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Sunday 11th March 2012
Between Killard and Quilty today west Clare there was one adult Ring-billed Gull and single 1st-winter Mediterranean and Iceland Gulls at Doonbeg Bay, ten Red-throated Divers, two Velvet Scoters (Paul Troake) and a Common Scoter in Doughmore Bay, one 1st-winter Glaucous Gull at Tromracastle, approximately 250 Barnacle Geese on Mutton Island, five Common Scoters off Seafield and 55 Brent Geese heading SW at Quilty.
Leave a commentSunday 11th March 2012
A Ruff was seen at the Coonagh Ponds this morning. Other notable species counts there included 32 Shoveler, eight Gadwall, 93 Tufted Duck and a roosting flock of 185 Redshank and six Greenshank. A Buzzard was also heard calling near by.
Five Crossbills were seen at Glenanair in the Ballyhoura Mountains.
Saturday 10th March 2012
One first-winter Velvet Scoter was off the Rine, Ballyvaughan (Brian Finnegan, John N Murphy, Austin Cooney et al). Also off the Rine and in Ballyvaughan Bay were 38 Black-throated Divers, 30 Great Northern Divers, one second-winter Iceland Gull, one first-summer Little Gull, one Sandwich Tern, 120 Common Scoter, 200 Brent Geese, 50 Bar-tailed Godwits, 44 Red-breasted Mergansers and 60 Wigeon.
Leave a commentFriday 9th March 2012
One male Hen Harrier was seen hunting around Lough Murree.
There were 13 Little Egrets at Drumcliff, Ballyallia Lake.
Monday 5th March 2012
Five Crossbills and a Woodcock were at Gortcoirce.
There were eight Little Egrets at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.
A flock of 46 Whooper Swans were at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lough.
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