This section deals with scarce and rare birds seen in Clare on a daily basis. If you wish to report any sightings of birds from your locality then please send us an email to lets us know what you have seen and we will add it to our updates every day. Alternatively you can call in your sightings or text us the details to John Murphy @ 086-3208965 or Tom Lynch @ 087-2390738 All photos of scarce or rare birds can be forwarded to
All photos on this web site are the copyright of photographers and must not be used elsewhere without their prior permission.
Waxwing
Best Bird Sites in Clare Clare has a huge variety of habitats suitable for birds. It is one of the few counties in Ireland that has nearly all the habitats with the Burren being a unique and special landscape feature in Clare. This section outlines the best sites that our county has to offer, from the Loop Head penninsula in the south West to the east Clare lakes and mighty Shannon. We hope you enjoy your visit to Clare.
Shannon Estuary
Colour Ringed Birds in Clare Every Year there are many sightings of colour ringed (banded) birds in Clare. This section deals with the sightings of all colour ringed birds seen in the county. There is a breakdown of the species and full details of the movements of these birds in and out of the country.
Yellow darvic band on Whooper Swan
Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings for Limerick This is a new section in which we are hoping to highlight any birds found in Limerick over the coming years. All sightings for inclusion in this section should be sent to the following;Tom Tarpey; County Limerick Official Recorder
Tel. 087-2769000 or Jeff Hunt of the Limerick Branch of Birdwatch Ireland
Telephone 087-7656439 All pictures for inclusion in this section Should be sent to John Murphy details above.
Green-winged Teal
New Clare Branch Calendar 2010 The Clare Branch have just launched a new bird Calendar for 2010. To see how you can get one of these colourful Calendars, then just click on the headed title above.
