Today at the Bridges of Ross there were 8000 plus Manx Shearwaters,

40 Sooty Shearwaters, three Pomarine Skuas, 13 Arctic Skuas and three Bonxies.

One moulting adult Black Tern was on the rocks in Kilbaha along with three 

Arctic Skuas chasing birds in the bay.

One juvenile Hen Harrier was at Tullagher Bog this afternoon. 

Two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lake, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

At the Bridges of Ross today there were 80 Sooty Shearwaters,

seven Bonxies, 22 Arctic Skuas, one adult and one juvenile Pomarine Skua,

three Leaches Petrels, 30 Storm Petrels, 71 Sandwich Terns, five Common

Scoter, four Puffin and 13 Whimbrel. 

Two Water Rails were at Kilbaha pond.   

The BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was still at Loop Head Lighthouse (Phil Brennan). 

At the Bridges of Ross today there was one adult Long-tailed Skua (Noel & Niall Keogh),

along with one Balearic Shearwater, 25 Sooty Shearwaters, two Pomarine Skuas,

five Bonxies, two Arctic Skuas, 40 Storm Petrels and one Grey Phalarope.

The Red-legged Partridge was seen again in Kilmihil today.

Thursday 28th August 2008
The BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was still in the same area at Loop Head 

and allowing good close up viewing this morning (Tom & Nuala Lynch).

At the Bridges of Ross today there were 66 Sooty Shearwaters, one Great Shearwater,

three Baleacric Shearwaters, five Bonxies, 6 Arctic Skuas, one Pomarine Skua, 12 Storm Petrels,

eight Puffin and seven Common Scoter. 

One Water Rail was at the pond in kilbaha, one Grasshopper Warbler was seen in the Lighthouse Garden,

eight Chough were feeding on the headland.
This afternoon eleven Little Egret and a Green Sandpiper were seen at Moyasta.

Four Chough were at Fanore.

A flock of 40 Little Grebes were at Lough Gash.

Wednesday 27th of August 2008
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER  was found near the tip of Loop Head this afternoon

(John N Murphy & Stan Nugent).

There were 10 Little Egrets and one Green Sandpiper at Moyasta, Poulnasherry.

Two Grey Phalaropes were off the Bridges of Ross.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper at Loop Head today John N Murphy

There were two Pomarine Skuas at the Bridges of Ross today.

Four Little Egrets were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon, along

with 1600 Dunlin, 40 Knot and 80 Black-tailed Godwits.

Two Stock Doves were at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

A Black-headed Gull wearing a Yellow colour Ring (Z77L),

was at the large pond near the Claureen River in Ennis.

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there was a good movement

of Manx Shearwaters 20,000 in all, with them there were 20 Sooty Shearwaters,  four

Great Skuas and one Sabines Gull.

One Green Sandpiper and one Common Sandpiper were at the ponds near the 

Claureen River in Ennis.

Five Common Sandpipers were at Clarecastle Dock.

One Red-legged Partridge was at Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

At the Bridges of Ross today migration was slow.

One Little Shearwater was observed just before midday (Justin Taylor et al), 

along with 20 Sooty Shearwaters, three Balearic Shearwaters,

12 Arctic Skuas, six Bonxies, one Pomarine Skua, 70 Storm Petrels,

one Grey Phalarope, one Sabines Gull, two Roseate Terns and

three Common Scoter. 

Three Arctic Skuas, one Bonxie and 80 Sandwich Terns were in Kilbaha Bay.

Six Green Sandpipers were at Moyasta Creek, Poulnasherry Bay.

At the Bridges of Ross today there was one Great Shearwater, two Balearic Shearwaters

and two Grey Phalaropes.

There were five Ruff and one adult winter Little Gull in flooded fields west

of the Skehanagh Roundabout just outside Clarecastle.  With them there were

150 Black-tailed Godwits and 300 Black Headed Gulls.

A second year Iceland Gull was at Liscannor. 

Over 1,000 Dunlin, 50 Ringed Plover, two Bar-tailed Godwits and three Little

Egrets were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.

 A flock of 50 Black-tailed Godwits were at Clenagh Lake, Newmarket-on-Fergus. 

Iceland Gull at Liscannor Richard Bonser 

Today at the Bridges of Ross there were two Sabines Gulls, 20 Sooty Shearwaters,

three Balearic Shearwaters, 11 Arctic Skuas, five Great Skuas and five Storm Petrels. 

There were three Ruff, 50 Black-tailed Godwits and 200 Black-headed Gulls

in a flooded field near the Skehanagh Roundabout, Clarecastle this evening.

One Swift was at Ballyallia Lake this afternoon.

At the Bridges of Ross today there were two Balearic Shearwaters, 40 Sooty Shearwaters,

three Arctic Skuas, eight Bonxies, one Long-tailed Skua, one Pomarine Skua, one Storm Petrel, 

25 Puffin, one Blue Fulmar and one juvenile Mediterannean Gull.

Three Little Stints were at Seafield, Quilty.

Six White Wagtails were at Lough Donnell.

One Ruff was at Kilbaha.

Two Green Sandpipers were at Moyasta.

One Jay was at Darragh.

One Red-legged Partridge was at Kilmihil.

Red-legged Partridge at Kilmihil John N Murphy

Eleven Balearic Shearwaters, 46 Sooty Shearwaters and

one Grey Phalarope were at the Bridges of Ross.

There were three Ruff at Lough Donnell.

One juvenile Ruff was at Kilbaha, Loop Head.

One second year Iceland Gull was at Liscannor.

Large flocks of Manx Shearwaters were seen off Black Head this evening.

Ruff at Kilbaha John N Murphy

At the Bridges of Ross there was one Fea's Petrel (Chris Heard),

also one Great Shearwater,  52 Sooty Shearwaters,

two Balearic Shearwaters, 20 Great Skuas,  3 Arctic Skuas, one Pomarine Skua,

adult Sabines Gull, 12 Common Scoter, one Blue Fulmar and two Storm Petrels.

Two Long-tailed Skuas flew over the Anvil Farm B&B , Loop Head (Dave McAdams).

One dark phased Arctic Skua was in Kilbaha harbour.

A flock of 4,000 Manx Shearwaters were feeding this evening off Seafield, Quilty,

with them there were three Sooty Shearwaters, two Balearic Shearwaters, one

Bonxie, one Black Tern , one adult Little Gull and one adult Sabines Gull.

One juvenile Mediterranean Gull was at Quilty.

At Lough Donnell there was one Little Egret and one juvenile Peregrine.

Four Little Egrets were at Poulnasherry Bay.

One Green Sandpiper and a Kingfisher were at Moyasta Creek.

One Peregrine was seen just outside Kilkee. 

A Red-legged Partridge was present again today at Kilmihil where

it  has been seen over the past month.

At the Bridges of Ross there were three Sooty Shearwaters, 10 Bonxies,

eight Arctic Skuas and two Roseate Terns.

There was a juvenile Black Tern at Lough Donnell today,

along with one juvenile Mediterrannean Gull.

One Arctic Tern was off Green Island, Miltown Malbay.

One second year Iceland Gull was at Liscannor. 

Three Common Sandpipers were at Clahane.

One Green Sandpiper was at the attenuation pond near the Claureen river in Ennis.

One Yellowhammer was at Mullaghmore, the Burren.

One Little Egret was at Ballyvaughan.

One Hen Harrier was report from Scattery Island where it has been seen on and

off over the last week.

Adult winter Black Tern at Lough Donnell Dave McNamara

Things were quiet this morning at the Bridges of Ross with highlights being

two Sooty Shearwaters, three Balearic Shearwaters, six Bonxies , three Arctic Skuas,

57 Storm Petrels, seven Arctic Terns, 10 Common Sc oter and three Puffins. 

There was one Wilson's Petrel at the Bridges of Ross this evening (John N Murphy).

Also at the Bridges of Ross today were one Balearic Shearwater, 10 Sooty Shearwaters,

one dark phased Long-tailed Skua, one Pomarine Skua, 25 Arctic  Skuas, 18 Bonxies,

one adult Sabines Gull, one juvenile Little Gull, 16 Arctic Terns, 20 Storm Petrels,

two Puffins and eight Common Scoter.

Two Arctic Skuas were in Kilbaha Bay, Loop Head.

One adult Green Sandpiper and two Common Sandpipers were at the Attenuation Pond

near the Claureen River in Ennis.

Great Skuas off the Bridges of Ross John N Murphy

There was one Wilson's Petrel off the Bridges of Ross today (Mark Carmody).

Also at the Bridges were one adult Sabines Gull, three Arctic Skuas, one Bonxie

and 150 Storm Petrels. 

Two Little Egrets were at Querrin.

A FEA'S PETREL  was seen off the Bridges of Ross at 11.35 (Brian Porter) 

within a bunch of Manx Shearwaters .

This morning at the Bridges of Ross there were seven Sabine's Gulls, (five adults & two juveniles),

along side hundreds of Manx Shearwaters (200 per hour), one Great Shearwater, one Balearic,

nine Sooty Shearwaters,six Arctic Skuas, five Bonxies, two Pomarine Skuas, one Little Gull 

and 100 Storm Petrels.

One Little Egret was at Querrin this evening.

There were two Little Egrets, 160 Black-tailed Godwits, 800 Dunlin,

40 Knot and 50 Ringed Plover at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.

Sparrowhawk John Rattigan

There was one Green Sandpiper and 40 Swifts at the attenuation

pond near the Claureen River in Ennis today.

One Bonxie and three Arctic Skuas were off the Bridges of Ross.

There were four Bonxies, four Sooty Shearwaters, three Storm Petrels,

one Common Scoter and 19 Whimbrel off the Bridges of Ross today. 

There were four Little Egrets at Poulnasherry Bay.

Wednesday 6th August 2008
A sighting of a possible White-tailed Eagle was reported today south of Black Head overlooking Fanore

Monday 4th August 2008
There was one Glaucous Gull opposite Hog Island near Cappa Pier, Kilrush.
There were five Common Sandpipers at Clarecastle.
Six Common Sandpipers and one Little Egret were at Islandavanna, Clarecastle.
One Dipper was on the Claureen River.

Sunday 3rd August 2008
There was one male Blackcap at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus. 

Saturday 2nd August 2008
There were three Bonxies, one Arctic Skua and one Balearic Shearwater

off the Bridges of Ross today.
One Green Sandpiper was at Lahinch Marsh.
Five Little Egrets were at Poulnasherry Bay.

Friday 1st August 2008
There were three Common Sandpipers and one juvenile Hen Harrier with

green wing-tags on both wings at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.

Wednesday 30th of July 2008.
Four Jay were spotted at Lees Road Wood this afternoon.

Tuesday 29th of July 2008
There was one first-summer Iceland Gull at Liscannor.
One Common Sandpiper, two Whimbrel, 24 Sandwich Terns at Clahane.
There was a flock of 40 Sanderling and one Peregrine at Seafield, Quilty. 
There were five Little Egrets at Poulnasherry Bay.
There were four Crossbill at Knockjames, Tulla today.
Also two Chough at Illaunonearaun.

Monday 28th of July 2008
One second summer Mediterranean Gull was at the attenuation pond near

the Claureen River in Ennis.

There were four Jay at Lees Road Wood this afternoon.
A Raven flew over Willow Park this evening.

Mediterranean Gull Ennis John N Murphy 

Sunday 27th of July 2008
The GLOSSY IBIS was still showing well around the same area today (Finbarr MacGabhann).
One Barn Owl was seen near Crusheen.
One juvenile Long-eared Owl was heard calling near Darragh.

Saturday 26th of July 2008
The GLOSSY IBIS was still at Willow Park, Ennis today.
A Long-billed Dowitcher in summer plumage was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon (Dermot Breen et al).
There was one juvenile Mediterranean Gull off Loop Head.
One juvenile Mediterranean Gull was in a field near Carroigaholt.
Three Common Sandpipers were at Doonbeg.
One Green Sandpiper and a Kingfisher were at Moyasta.
One Little Egret was at Moyasta. 

Friday 25th of July 2008
The GLOSSY IBIS was still around the same area on the bank of the River Fergus this morning.
A Water Rail was heard nearby.Two Jay were in the Lees Road Wood.
One Green Sandpiper was at the attenuation pond near the Claureen Roundabout in Ennis.
There was one male and one female Hen Harrier at Ben Dash.

Thursday 24th of July 2008
The GLOSSY IBIS was still at the back of Willow Park,
Ennis this afternoon and evening. (Barry Howell et al)
A Whimbrel was seen at Clahane.


Glossy Ibis at Ennis John N Murphy

Wednesday 23rd July 2008
 A GLOSSY IBIS was spotted on the River Fergus at the back of Willow Park, Ennis at around 9.30p.m.(Barry Howell)
A first record  for the county since 1887.
There was one Red Grouse and two Crossbills at Boltiagh, Kilmaley.

Tuesday 22nd July 2008
One 1st-winter Iceland Gull was at the Inagh Estuary.
One Reed Warbler and four Common Sandpipers were at Doonbeg Lough.
A flock of 40 Sandwich Terns and two Common Sandpipers were at Doonbeg.

Monday 21st July 2008
There were two Common Sandpipers and three Tree Sparrows
at Doonbeg.

Sunday 20th July 2008
One Bonxie was seen off the Bridges of Ross.

Saturday 19th July 2008
There were three Arctic Skuas and a Balearic Shearwater off the Bridges
of Ross. 
There were 28 Chough at Loop Head.
Two Green Sandpipers were at Moyasta.
One Little Egret was at Poulnasherry Bay.
Two Little Terns and one Storm Petrel were off Liscannor Pier.

Little Tern off Liscannor John N Murphy

Storm Petrel off Liscannor Pier John N Murphy

Tuesday 15th July 2008
A Blackcap was singing in Lees Road Wood this afternoon

Monday 14th July 2008
There was one Stock Dove at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Saturday 12th July 2008
Very little passage noted at the Bridges of Ross, with small numbers of Manx Shearwaters and
three female Common Scoter the only birds of note.

Wednesday 9th July 2008
A male blackcap was singing in Lees Road Wood.

Tuesday 8th July 2008
There were two male Blackcaps on the Lees Road Wood.

Monday 7th July 2008
One summer-plumaged Spotted Redshank was at the
Shannon Airport Lagoon.
There were two Common Sandpipers at Islandavanna.
Six Common Sandpipers and a Kingfisher were at Ballycorick Bridge,
Ballynacally.

Sunday 6th July 2008
There was one summer-plumaged Spotted Redshank at the
Shannon Airport Lagoon along with two Water Rail, 200 Redshank
and 70 Black-tailed Godwits.
At Corronroo on the Clare/Galway border there was one adult Mediterranean Gull,
one juvenile and one second summer Med at the same spot. 
One male Blackcap was singing at Fenloe Lake.

Wednesday 2nd July 2008
Two Storm Petrels were at the Bridges of Ross along with 80 Manx Shearwaters.
Two Common Sandpipers and one Little Tern were off Inishmurray Island near Kildysert.
One second -summer Mediterranean Gull was at Killimer.

Sunday 30th June 2008
There was one Iceland Gull and eight Storm Petrels off Liscannor.
There were two Blackcaps and a Jay at Dromore Wood, Ruan.
One male Blackcap on the Lees Wood Road.

Saturday 29th June 2008
There was on second-summer Mediterranean Gull, one Common Sandpiper and 
one juvenile male Hen Harrier at Islandavanna, Clarecastle. 
There were three Hen Harriers at Ben Dash, Kilmaley.

Friday 28th June 2008
One drake Wigeon, two Water Rail and three juvenile Shoveler
were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. 
 

Wednesday 25th June 2008
There was a steady passage of seabirds off the Bridges of Ross today,
highlights were; one Balearic Shearwater, four Sooty Shearwaters,
8,000 Manx Shearwaters, 2,500 Gannets, six Storm Petrels, ten Puffins,
two drake Common Scoter and three Arctic Terns.
A drake Tufted Duck was at Cloghaun Lough, Loop Head. 

Tuesday 24th June 2008
One adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Lough Donnell.
One male Blackcap was at Lough Atedaun.
Three male Blackcaps were at Dysart.
Two male Blackcaps were near Crows Bridge, Inagh.
One male Blackcap and one Jay were at the Lees Road Wood.

Monday 23rd June 2008
Two Storm Petrels were at Green Island, Miltown Malbay.

Sunday 22nd June 2008
One Cory's Shearwater and a Blue phased Fulmar were off the Bridges
of Ross (John N Murphy & Killian Mullarney).
Later on in the afternoon there was one summer-plumaged RED-NECKED
PHALAROPE (Killian Mullarney) only a third county record,  along side 60
Storm Petrels, three Arctic Terns , hundreds of Manx Shearwaters and seven Chough.
A female Tufted Duck was in the small pond at Kilbaha.

Friday 20th June  2008
One male and one female Hen Harrier were seen just west of Kilmaley.
One male Blackcap was heard singing near Booltiagh, Ben Dash.

Thursday 19th June 2008
There was a good passage of Manx Shearwaters off the Bridges of Ross
this morning, 2,400 per hour passed between 8.30 and 10,30 along with
one Sooty Shearwater, one Storm Petrel  and 20 Common Scoter.
One second-winter Glaucous Gull was at Lough Donnell.
One  Storm Petrel and a Great Northern Diver were at Seafield.
Two Whimbrel were at  Clahane.
Two male Blackcaps were at Willbrook, Corofin.
Two adult Tree Sparrows and two fledglings were at the Old Cottage
near Lough Donnell.
Four Yellowhammers were at Mullaghmore in the Burren.

Wednesday 18th June 2008
One Blackcap was seen feeding young at the Lees Wood Road today. 

Tuesday 17th May 2008
One male Blackcap was singing at Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Monday 16th June 2008
One male Blackcap was still singing at Rineen, Quin.

Sunday 15th June 2008
The adult Long-eared Owl was back at Darragh.
One male Blackcap was singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Long-eared Owl at Darragh Finbarr MacGabhann

Saturday 14th June 2008
A Corncrake was reported from Liscannor.  This male bird has apparently
been calling from a small meadow just on the outskirts of the village for the
past month.  Unfortunately the field where the bird was calling, has just been
harvested for silage. 
There were two Tree Sparrows at the old church in Liscannor.
One female Hen Harrier was at Lough Naminia.
One Dipper was at the Falls, Ennistymon. 

Friday 13th June 2008
One male Blackcap was at Rinneen, Quin.

Thursday 12th June 2008
There were three Tree Sparrows at Doonbeg.
One Peregrine and eight Ravens were at Barr Tra, Lahinch.
Two Common Scoter were on Liscannor Bay.
One male Blackcap was heard singing at Rinneen, outside Quin village.

Fulmar nesting on the Cliffs at Barr Tra Dave McNamara

Wednesday 11th June 2008
Ome male Blackcap was singing at Applewood, Ballycar,  Newmarket-on-Fergus.
There were 18 Dunlin, seven drake Teal and one Water Rail at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. 

Tuesday 10th June 2008
A Jay was seen feeding young at the Lees Road Wood this evening.

Monday 9th June 2008
Two Jays were at Castle Lake, Sixmilebridge.
One Blackcap was singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Eight Storm Petrels and one first-winter Iceland Gull was at Liscannor.

Siskin at Moanreel Jeff Copner

Sunday 8th June 2008
One Cory's Shearwater and 15,000 Manx Shearwaters were at the
Bridges of Ross (Dan Brown).
One adult-summer plumaged Ring-billed Gull was at Lough Donnell.
There was one Little Egret and 30 Dunlin at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.
Two adult summer plumaged Mediterranean Gulls flew west over the 
Shannon Airport Lagoon. 

Saturday 7th June 2008
Five male Blackcaps were singing at Dromore Nature Reserve,
Ruan this afternoon.
One male Blackcap was heard singing at Applewood, Ballycar,
Newmarket-on-Fergus, this morning.
Tree Sparrows were seen at the old ruined Church at Liscannor today.

Tree Sparrow at Liscannor Barry Howell

Friday 6th June 2008
One Tree Sparrow was seen carrying food for young at
Doonbeg Pier this evening.
One male Blackcap was heard at the Michael Cusack Centre, Carron.
Eight Yellowhammers were at Mullaghmore, the Burren.

Thursday 5th June 2008
One BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS was seen again today
100miles North West of Loop Head (Ramon Gomez Juncal).
One male Blackcap was at the Lees Wood Road, Ennis.
One male Blackcap was at the Michael Cusack Centre, Carron.
Six Yellowhammers were at Mullaghmore the Burren. 

Black-browed Albatross © Ramon Gomez Juncal

Wednesday 4th June 2008
A BLACK-BROWED ALBATROSS was reported from a fishing vessel 100km
Northwest of Loop Head (Ramon Gomez Juncal).
One Osprey was seen flying over Castle lake Sixmilebridge (Cliff Baxter).
One Long-eared Owl was at Darragh today.
One male Blackcap was heard singing at Smithstown, Shannon.
One female Hen Harrier was at Tubber.
Five male Blackcaps were heard singing at Clifden Hill, Corofin.
Three singing male Blackcaps and four Siskins were at Dysert.
Six Storm Petrels were off Green Island, Miltown Malbay.

Tuesday 3rd June 2008
There were six Yellowhammers and two singing Blackcaps in the
Burren National Park at Mullaghmore.
One Blackcap was at Doughnamore Bog.
Two Blackcaps were at Dysert.
One Blackcap was at the Michael Cusack Centre in Carron.
Good numbers of Sandwich Terns were seen feeding off the
north Clare coast today.


Sandwich Terns John N murphy

Cuckoo Dave McNamara

Monday 2nd June 2008
One female Hen Harrier was seen near Moveen.
One male Blackcap, one Jay and two Ravens were at the Lees Road Wood. 

Sunday 1st June 2008
There was a male Hen Harrier in Shannon Town.

A family of tree Sparrows hatched at the old church at Liscannor Bay.

Saturday 31st May 2008
A family of Blackcaps hatched at Dysert.

Baby Blackcap Dave McNamara

Friday 30th May 2008
There was a male Blackcap singing this morning at Applewood,
Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus. 

Thursday 29th May 2008
There was one male Blackcap singing at the Michael Cusack Center in Carron.
One male Blackcap and two Jays were at the Lees Wood Raod.
Six Yellowhammers were at Mullaghmore, the Burren.  

Wednesday 28th May 2008
There was a possible Hobby at Doonbeg today.
Three Black-throated Divers, five Great Northern Divers,
one Red-throated Diver and one Arctic Skua were Liscannor.
A flock of 92 Dunlin and 85 Sanderling were at Seafield, Quilty.
There was one Roseate Tern at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening.
Four Yellowhammers were at Mullaghmore, the Burren.

Tuesday 27th May 2008
One male Blackcap was at Kilnaboy National School.
Two Yellowhammers were at Mullaghmore, the Burren.
One Yellowhammer was at Moanreel.
Two Storm Petrels were off GreenIsland, Miltown Malbay.

Redpoll Jeff Copner

Monday 26th May 2008
One male Blackcap and two Cuckoos were at the Michael Cusack Center
in Carron.

Sunday 25th May 2008
One  male Blackcap was heard singing at the Lees Road Wood this evening.
One Peregrine was at Applewood, Ballycar.

Saturday 24th May 2008
There were three Blackcaps and two Jays at Ardnacrusha.

Friday 23rd May 2008
One adult Yellow-legged Gull was in Kilbaha harbour, Loop Head.
One first-year Iceland Gull was in a field near Kilkee.
Four Storm Petrels were off Green Island, Miltown Malbay. 

Yellow-legged Gull at Kilbaha John N Murphy

Iceland Gull near Kilkee John N Murphy

Friday 22nd May 2008
There was one Storm Petrel, 100 Manx Shearwaters, and a first-winter
Iceland Gull off Green Island, Miltown Malbay.
A flock of  21 Purple Sandpipers and 30 Sanderlings plus the colour
ringed Sanderling were at Seafield.
One Jay was at Drommia on the Corofin road near Rath Cross.
One male Blackcap was at Mullaghmore.
A  pair of Yellowhammers were at South Commons near Kilnaboy.

Wednesday 21st May 2008
There was one male Pochard at Lough Atedaun Corofin.

Tuesday 20th May 2008
One male Blackcap was singing at Aplewood, Ballycar. 

Monday 19th May 2008
There was one Blackcap at Fin Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Two male Blackcaps were at Clifden Hill, Corofin.
One Jay was at Gort Coirce, Dysert. 
Six Chough were at Clahane, Liscannor Bay.
The hybrid Herring  x Glaucous Gull was at Seafield, Quilty
along with a flock of 40 Sanderling, one of which was wearing
 a set of colour bands (see picture below).

A Sanderling at Seafield with coulour bands Dave McNamara

Sunday 18th May 2008
There were six Yellowhammer, twoBlackcaps and five Whitethroat at
the dawn chorus outing this morning at Mullaghmore, the Burren.
One male Blackcap was at Ballyallia Lake,  Ennis.

Saturday 17th May 2008
One Red Grouse was at Booltiagh, Kilmaley.
One Ruff, 80 Dunlin, 200 Black-tailed Godwits and
12 Knot were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.
One Dipper was on the Claureen River.
Two Peregrines were near Farrihy.
 
Red Grouse John N Murphy

Friday 16th May 2008
Three Tree Sparrows and a Barn Owl were near Doonbeg.
One Dipper and a Spotted Flycatcher were at the Claureen River, Kilmaley.

Thursday 15th May 2008.
Four Yellowhammers and one Blackcap were at Mullaghmore, the Burren.
One Common Sandpiper was at Creg Beach, Liscannor Bay.
One Blackcap was at Moy, Lahinch.
One Peregrine was at Barrtra, Lahinch.
One Little Egret was at Doonbeg.  
A male Blackcap was singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
The Jay was seen at Darragh again today.

Wednesday 14th May 2008
A male Hen Harrier and four Cuckoos were seen at Ben Dash.
One Jay and a male Blackcap were at Darragh.

Tuesday 13th May 2008
There was one male Blackcap at Cahermacnaghten, the Burren this morning.
There were 25 Cuckoo's throughout a few locations in the north west Burren
this morning.

Wheatears were plentiful in the Burren today John N Murphy

Monday 12th May 2008
Eight male Blackcaps were heard singing this morning in and around
Cratloekeal, Cratloe Woods. 

Sunday 11th May 2008
Ten Yellowhammers and one Blackcap were at Mullaghmore, the Burren.
A flock of 30 Purple Sandpipers were at Seafield, Quilty.
Three Tree Sparrows, three Great Northern Divers and on
Brent Goose were at Liscannor.
Two male Blackcaps were singing near Keevagh, Quin.
Two Greylag Geese and one Blackcap were at Ballycar Lough,
Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Whiterthroats seem to be very plentiful in Clare this year © John N Murphy

Stonechats are enjoying the fine weather with many busy feeding young © John N Murphy

Saturday 10th May 2008
The Hobby was back near Keevagh, Quin (Finbarr Mac Gabhann).

Friday 9th May 2008
At Loop Head today there was one Turtle Dove, one White Wagtail,
one Peregrine, 50 Whimbrel, 12 Chough and six Raven.
There were two male Blackcaps at the Lees Road Wood and
another male bird at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

Turtle Dove at Loop Head © John N Murphy.

Thursday 8th May 2008
There was a Hobby near Keevagh, Quin this afternoon (John N Murphy).
Male Blackcaps were heard calling at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus,
with two near Keevagh and another at Finanagh, Quin.
One Spotted Flycatcher was also in woods near Finanagh,
the first recorded in Clare this year.
One Greylag Goose was at Ballycar Lough. 


Hobby at Keevagh © John N Murphy

Wednesday 7th May 2008
One male Blackcap was singing at Ballycar with another at
the Lees Road Wood and one also at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

Tuesday 8th May 2008
One male Blackcap was singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus. 

Knot in summer plumage at Quilty©  Dave McNamara

Monday 5th May 2008
There was one male Blackcap at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Another male Blackcap was singing in the square at Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Sunday 4th May 2008
There was one male Blackcap singing at Darragh.
Another male Blackcap was heard singing at Applewood,
Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Two first-winter Iceland Gulls were at Clahane, Liscannor.
Three Tree Sparrows were at Liscannor Bay.
One Common Sandpiper was at Lough Bunny.
Ten Whimbrel were also at Ballycar Lough.

Iceland Gull at Clahane © Dave McNamara

Saturday 3rd May 2008
There were two Common Sandpipers and 50 Whimbrel at the White
Strand, Doonbeg.
One Peregrine was at Killard, Doonbeg.

Friday 2nd May 2008
There was one first-winter Mediterranean Gull at Clahane today along with
one Common Sandpiper, two White Wagtails and 30 Whimbrel.
Eight Yellowhammers, two Blackcaps, one Common Sandpiper and
four Raven were seen at Mullaghmore, the Burren today.
One Swift was at Ennis.
One Dipper was on the Claureen River, Kilmaley.

Mediterranean Gull at Clahane © Dave McNamara

Yellowhammer in the Burren © John N Murphy 

Willow Warblers have settled in to breeding throughout Clare © John N Murphy 

Thursday 1st May 2008
There was a Blackcap singing at Darragh.