Clare Bird Sightings

Sunday 14th August 2022

Sunday 14th August 2022

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey

A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Clancy’s Strand and a juvenile Mediterranean Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Sunday 14th August 2022

At Ross, Loop Head this morning there was one Great Shearwater, 18 Sooty Shearwaters, 3,000 Manx Shearwaters (ph), one Storm Petrel, one Puffin, five Sandwich Terns and one Common Tern. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 13th August 2022

A Buzzard was at Loughmore Common (TT).


Saturday 13th August 2022

Four Common Sandpipers were at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head. (John N Murphy)


Wednesday 10th August 2022

A Red-brested Merganser was at Seafield (Tom Tarpey).


Tuesday 9th August 2022

At least ten Reed Warblers were at Coonagh, inc. several juveniles and one singing male. 61 Gadwall, five Shoveler, a Wigeon, nine Tufted Duck, four Pochard, a Black-tailed Godwit, a SWift and a Buzzard were also present (TT).


Tuesday 9th August 2022

There were two Common Sandpipers and six Black-tailed Godwits at Cloghaun Lough Loop Head this morning. (John N Murphy)
Two Buzzards were east of Vandeleur Woods, Kilrush. (JNM)


Monday 8th August 2022

Monday 8th August 2022

Elegant Tern at Aughinish James Organ

The Elegant Tern from Corronroo was at Aughinish Island north Clare this afternoon (James Organ)


Sunday 7th August 2022

Off Ross, Loop Head this morning there were right Sooty Shearwaters and two Sandwich Terns (10.00-11.30)(John N Murphy)


Saturday 6th August 2022

This morning at Ross, Loop Head (7.00-9.00) there was one Blue Fulmar, three Sooty Shearwaters, 1,000 Manx Shearwaters (ph), two Storm Petrels, one Puffin, 17 Curlew and one Hump-backed Whale. (John N Murphy)
Off Ross between 16.00 & 17.00 there were five Sooty Shearwaters, two Storm Petrels, one Sandwich Tern and a male Peregrine.(JNM)


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