Contributors
John Archer, Dermot Breen, Richard Bonser, Tom Chadwick, John Coveney, Sean Cronin, Davy Farrar, John Fox, Clodagh Glasgow, James Hayes, Andrew Holmes, Barry Howell, Geoff Hunt, Dave McNamara, Finbarr MacGabhann, Ronan McLaughlin, Tony Mee, Pat Meehan, John N Murphy, Mike Sheehy, Willi Stani, Carole Stapleton, Oliver Stapleton,Tom Tarpey, Paul Troake & Carol Tyler.
Wednesday 8th September 2010
Today at the Settlement Ponds at Coonagh there were seven Little Egrets, one Peregrine, one Ringed Plover, 28 Lapwings, seven Little Grebes, 50 Reed Buntings, 100 Linnets, five Skylark, one Kestrel and four Wheatears.
Tuesday 7th September 2010
There was a single Dunlin, small numbers of Black-tailed Godwits and Redshank and 15 Swift at the Coonagh Settlement Ponds this evening.
Monday 6th September 2010
At the Settlement ponds in Coonagh today there was one Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope (John N Murphy, Brian Finnegan & James Hayes).
Also at the ponds there was one Wood Sandpiper, 11 Ruff, five Curlew Sandpipers, one Little Stint, 40 Black-tailed Godwits, 50 Lapwing, two Ringed Plovers, three Little Egrets, one female Hen Harrier, 28 Teal and six Wheatears.
Red-necked Phalarope at Coonagh Settlement Ponds © John N Murphy
Wheatear on the outer fence post of the Coonagh Settlement Ponds © John N Murphy
Sunday 5th September 2010There was a Green Sandpiper, a juvenile Wood Sandpiper and three juvenile Spotted Redshank at the Coonagh Settlement Ponds this morning. A pair of Swifts were also seen in the area.
Saturday 4th September 2010The juvenile RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was seen at the Coonagh Settlement Ponds again today (Barry Howell).
Friday 3rd September 2010A juvenile RED-NECKED PHALAROPE was at the Coonagh Settlement Ponds this afternoon (Tom Tarpey). This is the first record of the species in Limerick. Nine Ruff, three Little Egrets, nine Little Grebes, a Greenshank, 40 Lapwing and smaller numbers of Black-talied Godwits, Teal and Mallard were also present.
Juvenile Red-necked Phalarope at Coonagh © Tom Tarpey
Tuesday 31st August 2010
At the Coonagh Settlement Ponds there were 11 Ruff, two Curlew Sandpipers, one Spotted Redshank, two Golden Plover, 40 Black-tailed Godwits, 36 Teal, ten Snipe, eight Lapwing, two Little Egrets, two Ringed Plover, 12 Swift and a Kestrel.
Thursday 26th August 2010
The high tide count at the Coonagh Settlement Ponds this evening included ten Ruff, a Wood Sandpiper, 25 Snipe, 80 Redshank, 11 Greenshank, 28 Lapwing, 175 Black-tailed Godwits, two Little Egrets, six Shoveler, 20 Teal, five Mallard and four Little Grebe.
Friday 20th August 2010
Buzzard near the N69 at Askeaton.
Two Common Sandpipers were at Loghill.
Also at Loghill were six Greenshank, 50 Black-tailed Godwits and 60 Curlew.
There were two more Common Sandpipers at Robertstown Creek along
with eight Greenshank and a Little Egret.
Common Sandpiper in flight at Roberstown Creek © James Hayes
Friday 6th August 2010
Adult Long-eared Owl with three chicks at Ballintubrid, Newcastle West.
Saturday 31st July 2010
Two Hen Harriers (female & juvenile), four Jays and a high count of 55 Mistle Thrushes were recorded
at Carker Mountain in the Ballyhoura Mountains today.
Sunday 18th July 2010
There were four Common Sandpipers, 16 Greenshank, 22 Shellduck, two Raven
and two Little Egrets at Aughinish, Askeaton.
Wednesday 14th July 2010
There was a Whimbrel near the Shannon at Rhebogue.
Monday 12th July 2010
A second summer Mediterranean Gull and six Common Sandpipers were at Loghill.
Monday 5th July 2010
One Red Grouse and a flock of 60 Redpolls were in the west Limerick Hills.
There were eight Greenshank and one Common Tern at Aughinish pools.
Red Grouse © James Hayes
Sunday 4th July 2010
There were four Common Sandpipers at Loghill, west Limerick today.
Tuesday 29th June 2010
There were two Hen Harriers and at least three Red Grouse in the west Limerick Hills today.
Saturday 19th June 2010
One Little Egret was on the Maigue River near Croom.
Friday 18th June 2010
The Black-headed Gull wearing the yellow darvic leg band with the letters 208P
was still at Sarsfields Bridge in the City Centre. This bird was first ringed at Lough Mask in Galway by
Eoin McGreal on 16th June 2007 and has spent 2009 and the earlier part of this year in Limerick City.
Black-headed Gull © Willi Stani
Thursday 17th June 2010
There were two Spotted Flycatchers and two Blackcaps near Plassey this afternoon.
Spotted Flycatcher © James Hayes
Sunday 13th June 2010
There were four Blackcaps singing in one CBS tetrad at Currachase this morning. A Spotted Flycatcher was also seen.
Monday 24th May 2010
At Plassey this evening there were four Blackcaps a Kingfisher and a juvenile Dipper.
Sunday 23rd May 2010
There were four Blackcaps singing at the eastern end of Plassey Walk, Castletroy.
Saturday 22nd May 2010
Cuckoo at Gooig Bog.
Monday 17th May 2010
Single Cuckoos were seen at Scotland Bog, Carrigkerry and New Quay, Askeaton today.
One Cuckoo, one Raven, two Bar-tailed Godwits and two Whitethroats were at New Quay, Limerick.
Saturday 8th May 2010
Five Whimbrel were at Askeaton
Friday 7th May 2010
A Cuckoo was at Gortadroma, Ballyhahill.
Tuesday 4th May 2010
There was a Cuckoo at Ashfort, Patrickswell today.
Monday 3rd May 2010
A male and female Hen Harrier were at Carrigkerry.
Whitethroat at Gooig Bog © Tom Tarpey
Saturday 1st May 2010There were four Blackcaps in song in a one kilometre CBS square in Currachase. A Sedge Warbler was also head in the area.
A Whitethroat was singing at Gooig Bog.
Thursday 29th April 2010The first Swifts of the year were reported today from Bruff and the Castle Demense, Newcastle West.
Tuesday 27th April 2010There was a Turtle Dove at Rathbane Golf Course today.
Red Grouse © James Hayes
Monday 26th April 2010Two Cuckoos, two Grasshopper Warblers, a male Hen Harrier and a Red Grouse were seen in the West Limerick Hills today.
Sunday 25th April 2010Four Hen Harriers (three females and a male), four Grasshopper Warblers and two Cuckoos were in the West Limerick Hills today.
Tuesday 20th April 2010There was Cuckoo, a female Hen Harrier and two Grasshopper Warblers at Griston Bog, Ballylanders today.
A Cuckoo and two Wheatear were seen at Gooig Bog.
Willow Warbler at Gooig Bog © Tom Tarpey
Friday 16th April 2010There was a Little Egret, seven Willow Warblers and five Chiffchaffs at Adare.
Wednesday 14th April 2010There was a Blackcap in song and a Buzzard at Newtown, Castletroy.
Tuesday 13th April 2010
1st year Ring-billed Gull on the Shannon at Howley's Quay, Limerick City.
Three Buzzards were seen circling overhead near Raheen, Limerick in the evening.
There was a Blackcap in song at Plassey, Castletroy.
Sunday 11th April 2010
The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gur (Paul Troake), along with one
Common Sandpiper, five Little Egrets and one drake Scaup.
Monday 5th April 2010
Two Ring-billed Gulls (Adult and 1st Year) at Howleys Quay.
Sunday 4th April 2010
Second year Ring-billed Gull at Howleys Quay, Limerick City.
Eight Sand Martins at Westfields.
Saturday 3rd April 2010
One second year Ring-billed Gull was at the Salmon Weir, near St. John's Island.
Friday 2nd April 2010
Green-winged Teal at Tarbert (Geoff Hunt).
Chiffcahffs at Ballingarry and Adare.
Wednesday 31st March 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE was still at Lough Gur (Josh Jones).
Tuesday 30th March 2010Four Swallows at Bleach Lough, Kildimo.
Monday 29th March 2010Adult Ring-billed Gull at Tarbert.
Sunday 28th March 2010
Two drake Scaup were at Lough Gur. Three Chiffchaffs and a Willow Warbler were also head singing in the area.
A Blackcap was in song at Monaleen, Castletroy.
Friday 26th March 2010
One Chiffchaff at Adare.
Six Sand Martins and two Swallows at Abbeyfeale.
Thursday 25th March 2010A number of Sand Martins were seen over the Maigue in Croom.
Wednesday 24th March 2010
One adult Ring-billed Gull was at O' Callaghan's Strand and three Sand Martins were at Westfields.
Two male Scaup were at Lough Gur.
A flock of three Little Egrets flew over Milltown, Ballysimon.
Monday 22nd March 2010Two adult Ring-billed Gulls and a second-winter Mediterranean Gull were at Arthur's Quay, Limerick City today.
Sunday 21th March 2010
There was a female Brambling in a garden at Monaleen, Castletroy today.
Thursday 18th March 2010
A Short-eared Owl was seen at Ringmoylan, Pallaskenry this evening.
There were four Little Egrets and a male Blackcap at Castleconnell
Buzzard near Ardagh © Andrew Holmes
Monday 15th March 2010There was a Buzzard just north of Ardagh by the side of the Shanagolden Road today
Sunday 14th March 2010There were two Ring-billed Gulls, an adult and 1st winter bird, on the Shannon in Limerick City today.
Thursday 11th March 2010
One sinensis Cormorant was at Lough Gur today but there was no sign of the Grebe nor the Ring-necked Duck.
Tuesday 9th March 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE was still at Lough Gur today (Ronan McLaughlin).
There were two Spotted Redshanks, one second-winter Mediterannean Gull,
a Little Egret, 22 Ringed Plover and three Greenshank at Loghill, west Limerick.
One Common Sandpiper was at Foynes.
One Little Egret was at Adare.
Common Sandpiper at Foynes Harbour © John N Murphy
Spotted Redshank © John N Murphy
Little Egret at Loghill © John N Murphy
Monday 8th March 2010
Two drake Scaup were at Lough Gur today. Two Jay were also seen near the lake.
A flock of 54 Whooper Swans and a Little Egret were at Athlacca.
Sunday 7th March 2010The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gur today.
There was a male Blcakcap at Monaleen, Castletroy.
Saturday 6th March 2010The PIED-BILLED GREBE was at Lough Gur along with the sinensis Cormorant,
the female Ring-necked Duck, the male Scaup and a male Garganey.
Thursday 4th March 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE was at Lough Gur (John Fox, John N Murphy, James Hayes et al).
Also at Lough Gur were the female Ring-necked Duck, one Little Egret, one Peregrine, ten
Cormorants, 160 Tufted Ducks, nine Pochard, one drake Scaup and one Water Rail.
There was a Rock Pipit at the Charleville Lagoons an unusual inland record, along with
one Little Egret, eight Gadwall, 60 Wigeon, 18 Shoveler, 20 Tufted Ducks and two Dunlin.
Four Ravens were seen flying over Raheen.
There were at least three Common Redpolls at a garden in Raheen within a flock of
50 Lesser Redpolls and one female Blackcap.
Rock Pipit at the Charleville Lagoons © John N Murphy
A pair of Gadwall flying over Charleville Lagoons © John N Murphy
Wednesday 3rd March 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE and the female Ring-necked Duck were seen at Lough Gur today.
Ring-necked Duck © James Hayes
Tuesday 2nd March 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE and the female Ring-necked Duck were seen at Lough Gur today.
A female Brambling was also found in the area.
There were three Blackcaps (two male and a female) in a garden at Castleconnell.
Monday 1st March 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE was still at Lough Gur.
The continental Cormorant and a Raven were also present today.
Continental Cormorant © James Hayes
Sunday 28th February 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE was still at Lough Gur, along with the female
Ring-necked Duck, the drake Green-winged Teal, the continental Cormorant
and 11 Little Egrets going to roost.
There was two male Blackcaps at Castleconnell.
Saturday 27th February 2010
The PIED-BILLED GREBE was showing well all day today at Lough Gur.
A male Green-winged Teal was also seen (Sean Cronin et al).
The female Ring-necked Duck (Tom Tarpey) was present there again today.
Other birds of note at Lough Gur included a continental race (sinensis) Cormorant (Tom Tarpey),
a male Scaup, a Whooper Swan and a flock of 20 Golden Plover flying overhead.
Friday 26th February 2010
There was a female Ring-necked Duck at Lough Gur today (Tom Chadwick).
Thursday 25th February 2010
A PIED-BILLED GREBE was reported at Lough Gur this morning (Davy Farrar).
This is the first record of this American species for the county.
The bird was found on February 19th last and identification was confirmed today.
Monday 22nd February 2010
There were three adult Ring-billed Gulls in Limerick City today.
Westfields had a count of 20 Pochard.
A male Blackcap was at Castletroy and a female was at Raheen.
Saturday 20th February 2010
A female Garganey was at the Charleville Lagoons.
Thursday 18th February 2010
A Chiffchaff was seen at Deerpark, Adare.
Tuesday 16th February 2010
Two adult Ring-billed Gulls were in Limerick City.
Sunday 14th February 2010
One female Hen Harrier was at Sugar Hill, County Limerick.
There was a male Blackcap at Monaleen, Castletroy.
Friday 12th February 2010
One adult Ring-billed Gull was still at O'Callaghan's Strand.
One male Blackcap at Castleconnell.
Thursday 11th February 2010
One adult Ring-billed Gull was at the slipway near O'Callaghan's Strand.
Sunday 7th February 2010
A female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gur earlier today (Paul Troake).
Friday 5th February 2010
A Ring-billed Gull and 25 Pochard were at Westfields today.
A large flock of Siskins and Goldfinches were also seen feeding on the Alders lining the pondside pathway.
Wednesday 3rd February 2010
There was a Ring-billed Gull was at O'Callaghan's Strand.
A Raven was seen at Aughinish Island and a Little Egret at nearby Robertstown Creek.
Tuesday 2nd February 2010
There were two Ring-billed Gulls and three Turnstone on the Shannon in Limerick City today.
Two Mediterranean Gulls, an adult and a second year, and an adult Ring-billed Gull were on
the Shannon at Limerick City today.
There was a Scaup, two Whooper Swans and two Gadwall at Lough Gur.
A flock of 30 Oystercatchers was seen feeding on the green on King John's Island in Limerick City today.
Black-headed Gull Yellow 286B was also seen at Arthur's Quay today.
This bird was ringed as a chick at Aghinish, Lough Mask, Co. Mayo in 2008.
Whooper Swan at Mill Road, Corbally © John N Murphy
Thursday 27th January 2010 A Whooper Swan is still present at the Mill Road, Corbally.
Tuesday 26th January 2010Ten Twite were seen at Aughinish, Askeaton.
There was a flock of 120 Whooper Swans at Newtown, Clarina.
Two Blackcaps (male and female) were in a garden at Raheen and a male was in Castletroy.
Sunday 24th January 2010This first Spring migrant of the year is known for its tendency to arrive early and overshoot its normal breeding range.
The species has not previously been recorded in Limerick post 1900.
Sunday 10th January 2010
A Ring-billed Gull was seen at Bishop's Quay in Limerick City.
Three Blackcaps, a male and two females, were in a garden in Raheen.
Saturday 9th January 2010
There was a report of a Firecrest in Lisnagry today on a UK birding website.
a first record of the species for Co. Limerick.
