Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 13th February 2024

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen in a garden in Parteen (Tiernan Downes).


Tuesday 13th February 2024

Two Hawfinches were at the carpark at Curraghchase. A Great Spotted Woodpecker was also heard drumming in the area (Luke Costello).


Monday 12th February 2024

A female Hen Harrier was at Goleen today. (John N Murphy).
Three Puffin and one Manx Shearwater flew past Ross. (JNM)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Knockjames, Tulla.(Nick Clayson)


Sunday 11th February 2024

Two drake Ring-necked Ducks were at Lough Gur along with 107 Tufted Duck, 271 Wigeon, 48 Shoveler and 22 Teal (TT).


Sunday 11th February 2024

Five Long-tailed Duck and one Buzzard were at Aughinish Island.
Three Mediterranean Gulls were at Corronroo.
A Green-winged Teal and 14 Whooper Swan were at Bell Harbour.
Twenty five Commonn Scoter were at Gleninagh. (James Organ)
A male Crossbill was at Gortcoirce. (Jeff Copner)


Saturday 10th February 2024

The Great White Egret was back at Clonlea Lake, Kilkishen along with a flock of 50 Siskin in trees nearby. (John N Murphy)
The drake Green-winged Teal was still at Bell Harbour.(Chris & Tristan Cullen)
Three Mediterranean Gulls were at Coranroo on the Clare/Galway border. (Dermot Breen)
There were 88 Teal at Cloughaun Lough, Loop Head. (JNM)
A hundred Golden Plover were at Ross along with 34 Chough. (JNM).
The Green Sandpiper was still at Loughville Turlough. (Chris Cullen)


Friday 9th February 2024

A Green Sandpiper was at Loughville Turlough. (James Organ)


Thursday 8th February 2024

A male Blackcap was at Oak Park, Ennis (Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Wednesday 7th February 2024

A drake and hen Ring-necked Duck were at Kilkee Reservoir.(John N Murphy)
A Short-eared Owl was at Moyasta.(JNM)
A Buzzard was at Edenvale.(JNM)
There were 52 Purple Sandpiper, 2,000 Dunlin, 1,200 Sanderling and 120 Ringed Plover at Seafield.(Jeff Copner)
Nine Tree Sparrow were in a field with horses at Seafield.(JC)
The drake Green-winged Teal was still at Bell Harbour.(Paidí Cullinan)
There were 32 Pintail Duck at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)
A flock of 160 Golden Plover and ten Dunlin were in the Plover Fields at Loop Head. (JNM)


Tuesday 6th February 2024

There were 38 White-fronted Geese and a Buzzard at Lough Muckanagh. ( John N Murphy)
At Termon Lough on the Clare/Galway border there were two drake Pochard and 126 Tufted Duck. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Boston.(JNM)
Between Corranroo and Finvarra Point there were 74 Great Northern Divers 20 Black Guillemots and 38 Red-breasted Mergansers. (JNM)


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