Clare Bird Sightings

Sunday 25th March 2012

One Swallow was at Carrigaholt, this was the first recorded in Clare this year.
At Loop Head there was one Glaucous Gull, five Iceland Gulls and 250 Manx Shearwaters.
One second-year Glaucous Gull was at Seafield, Quilty along with two Sand Martins and a Wheatear.
A Chiffchaff was at Lees Road, Ennis.

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Sunday 25th March 2012

Three Chiffchaffs and three Dippers were seen on the river walk between Ballyorgan and Darragh today.

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Saturday 24th March 2012

A Chiffchaff was at the Charleville Lagoons this evening along with 70 Tufted Duck, 68 Wigeon, 50 Teal, ten Shoveler, six Pochard, three Shelduck, 19 Mute Swans and a Whooper Swan.
A lone Crossbill was seen at Glenanair.

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Monday 19th March 2012

A flock of 15 Fieldfares was seen moving northwards at Glenanair today.

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Saturday 17th March 2012

185 Tufted Duck, 102 Wigeon, 62 Teal, 14 Shoveler, four Gadwall, a Scaup, seven Great-crested Grebes and 88 Coot were at Lough Gur.

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Saturday 24th March 2012

An Alpine Swift spent much of the day flying around Fanore (Owen Foley).

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Friday 23rd March 2012

One Glaucous Gull was off Black Head.

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Wednesday 21st March 2012

One first-winter Glaucous Gull was at Seafield, Quilty.

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Tuesday 20th March 2012

One Chiffchaff and one Blackcap were singing at Applewood, Ballycar.
Three Wheatears were at Chimney Bay, Kilkee.

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Monday 19th March 2012

One Pink-footed Goose and 18 Greylag Geese were at Lough Muchanagh.
Two Crossbills were at Gortcoirce.
There were six Little Egrets at Querrin.
One Peregrine was at Chimney Bay, Kilkee.
A flock of 30 Choughs flew the quarry on the Dunlickey coast road out of Kilkee.

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