Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 7th November 2022

Monday 7th November 2022

First-winter Mediterranean Gull at Caherush John N Murphy

Two Curlew Sandpipers were at Seafield, Quilty along with 32 Purple Sandpipers, one Sandwich Tern and ten Great Northern Divers.(John N Murphy)
Two Mediterranean Gulls were at Killimer and another individual was at Ballymacrinan Bay, Kilrush along with four Red-throated Divers.(JNM)
One first-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Caherush Bay, Quilty.(JNM)
One Buzzard was at Brewer’s Bridge, Kilrush.(JNM)


Sunday 6th November 2022

Sunday 6th November 2022

Jay John N Murphy

There was a flock of 12 Jay at Applewood, Ballycar this morning. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 5th November 2022

Saturday 5th November 2022

Grey Phalarope at Kilcredaun Sean Whelan

One Grey Phalarope was at Kilcredaun today. (Sean & Peter Whelan)
One Grey Phalarope was at Ross Bay, Loop Head. (John N Murphy & Paidi Cullinan)
One eclipse drake Ring-necked Duck was at Knockalough. (John N Murphy)
At Kilbaha and Loop Head there were three Snow Buntings, one Willow Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one Kingfisher, one Jack Snipe, one Black Guillemot, one Merlin, one Peregrine, one first-winter Mediterranean Gull and over 300 Golden Plover. (JNM & PC)
One Marsh Harrier was at Toole’s Lough. (Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard was at Dromoland. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Toonagh. (James Organ)


Friday 4th November 2022

Friday 4th November 2022

Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield James Organ

One Curlew Sandpiper and four Snow Buntings were at Seafield.(James Organ)
Two Snow Buntings were south of Clahane.(Jeff Copner)
There were seven Whoopers Swans and 21 Greylag Geese at Moynoe.(Brendan Cooney).


Friday 4th November 2022

A Brambling was at Bruree (John N Murphy).
Five Pintail were at Fedamore (Gerry Murphy).


Thursday 3rd November 2022

A Marsh Harrier, 30 Gadwall, four Wigeon, a Shoveler, nine Tufted Duck and four Pochard were at Coonagh (TT).


Wednesday 2nd November 2022

One drake Ring-necked Duck was within a flock of 35 Tufted Ducks at Lough Gash. (John N Murphy)
The Common Sandpiper was still at Clarecastle Quay.(JNM)


Tuesday 1st November 2022

Tuesday 1st November 2022

Common Sandpiper at Clarecastle John N Murphy

The Grey Phalarope is still in the flooded field near Ross Bay Loop Head, along with three Snow Buntings at the Lighthouse, 150 Golden Plover, one female Blackcap in Kilbaha along side on Chiffchaff and two Goldcrests. (Paidi Cullinan & Chris Cullen)
One Arctic Skua went past the Bridges.(CC)
There was one Common Sandpiper at Clarecastle Quay this morning.(John N Murphy)
One Kingfisher was at Moyasta. (Cathal Forklan)


Monday 31st October 2022

Monday 31st October 2022

Grey Phalarope near Ross Bay John N Murphy

One juvenile American Golden Plover was near Ross Bay, Loop Head within a flock of 370 Golden Plovers and the Grey Phalarope was still on flooded fields in the same area. (John N Murphy)
In Kilbaha village there was one female Blackcap and I e Goldcrest. (Tony Mee & JNM)


Sunday 30th October 2022

Sunday 30th October 2022

Snow Bunting at Loop Head lighthouse recently John N Murphy

An American Golden Plover was within a flock of 500 Golden Plover near Ross Bay. (Finbar MacGabhann)
A female Marsh Harrier was at Islandavanna this evening. ,(Chris Cullen)
One Grey Phalarope was in a flooded field near Ross Bay. (CC)
There were four Snow Buntings and one Merlin near the lighthouse at Loop Head this morning. Two Chiffchaff and one Long-eared Owl were in kilbaha. (CC)


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