Tuesday 30th May 2006
A pair of Curlew were seen in a bogland near Oatfields, Sixmilebridge.

Sunday 28th May 2006
One male Blackcap was still in full song at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Saturday 27th May 2006
Four Blackcaps were heard singing at the Clare Biodiversity Day in Dromore Woods.

Friday 26th May 2006
One Dipper was under the Bridge at Sixmilebridge.

Thursday 25th May 2006
There was one Blackcap singing on the Kilrush Road at Cahercalla More.
A pair of Spotted Flycatchers were seen at ther falls on the Claureen River in Kilmaley.
There were two pairs of Common Sandpiper at Lough Graney.

Wednesday 24th May 2006
There was one Jay on the Lees Wood Road in Ennis.

Tuesday 23rd May 2006
A male Blackcap was still singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Two pairs of Yellowhammers were still at Mullaghmore in the Burren.
There was a mixed flock of 300 plus Swifts and hurindines over
Ballyallia Lake in Ennis this evening. The estimated breakdown was
as follows (100 Swallows, 100 House Martins,100 Swifts and 20 Sandmartins).  

Monday 22nd May 2006
One Barn Owl was at Springfield, Sixmilebridge.  There were also two male Blackcaps
at Springfield.
There was no sign of any of the Garganey at the Shannon Airport  Lagoon today
with only a hand full of waders and the drake Wigeon still present.

Friday 20th May 2006
One Jay was on the Lees Wood Road this evening.
One Kingfisher was at O'Briens Bridge.

Thursday 19th May 2006
One drake Garganey was still at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. 

Wednesday 18th May 2006
There was one male Blackcap at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Tuesday 17th May 2006
One drake Garganey was still at the Shannon Airport Lagoon with
one Little Egret, one drake Wigeon, 350 Blqck-tailed Godwits, 50 Dunlin,
five Gadwall and four Shoveler.

Monday 16th May 2006
There were two drake Garganey at the Shannon Airport Lagoon along
side one drake Wigeon, six Whimbrel, 300 Black-tailed Godwits, 500 Dunlin,
21 Shelduck, four Shoveler and a pair of Gadwall. 
One Blackcap was singing at the Lees Road Wood in Ennis and one Raven
was at Ballyallia Lake.

Sunday 15th May 2006
There was a drake Garganey at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon
along with 1,000 Dunlin and a good mix of other waders and duck.
Highlights from the dawn chorus outing to Mullaghmore were;
Two male Blackcaps
Two Cuckoos one near Mullaghmore and the other towards Kilnaboy.
Four Whitethroat
One Common sandpiper.
Two Yellowhammers seen after the outing near Craggy House
Male Garganey seen on the Shannon Lagoon this evening (John Ratigan)

Saturday 13th May 2006
One Blackcap and 14 Whimbrel were at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Friday 12th May 2006
There were four Blackcap and one Spotted Flycatcher at Fountain Cross
just west of Ennis.

Thursday 11th May 2006
The male Blackcap was still singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus this morning. 
Another Blackcap was singing at Annacarriga, betweeen Killaloe and Ogonnelloe.
Two Spotted Flycatchers were seen feeding over the Claureen River in Kilmaley
near the Water Falls this morning.
At the Shannon Airport Lagoon there were 31 Whimbrel flying westwards, 180
Black-tailed Godwits, 154 Dunlin, four Shoveler, three Gadwall and one Wigeon. 

Wednesday 10th May 2006
A male Blackcap was singing this morning at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus, while
in the evening there were 62 Whimbrel flying North West, two Greylag Geese and
one Whitethroat.
There were 94 Whimbrel and one Grasshopper Warbler at the Shannon Airport
Lagoon this evening.
One male Blackcap was at Ballyallia Lake.

Tuesday 9th May 2006
There was a second-winter Glaucous Gull on Kilkee beach this morning.
On Kilkee Golf Course there were 60 Whimbrel.
A large movement of 112 Whimbrel flew North Westwards over Ballycar,
Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Two male Blackcaps were singing at Ballyallia Lake and a drake Wigeon was
see on the lake itself.

Monday 8th May 2006
There were six Blackcaps and two Jays in Dromore Wood Nature Reserve today. 
Three Jays were on the Lees Wood Road this afternoon.
Over 30 Whimbrel were over Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Sunday 7th May 2006
There was one Marsh Harrier near Mullaghmore in the Burren today (Christian Osthoff).
Good Whimbrel migration continues through the county with small flocks
making up 52 birds seen flying North West over Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus. 
There were two Wigeon and 15 Whimbrel in the Shannon Airport Lagoon.

Saturday 6th May 2006
There were 13 Black-throated Divers off Kinvarra Point in North Clare.

Friday 5th May 2006
There were 50 Whimbrel near the Golf Course in Kilkee.
A Blackcap was still singing along the Lees Road Wood near the Ballymacguiggan end.
A Raven was feeding on a dead sheep carcas near Darragh.

Thursday 4th May 2006
There were 48 Whimbrel over Ballycar flying north westwards this evening.
There was one Jay on the Lees Wood Road this afternoon. 

Wednesday 3rd May 2006
There was one Jay on the Lees Wood Road this evening.
One Raven was at Ballyallia Lake.

Tuesday 2nd May 2006
There was one male Blackcap at Ballyallia Lake with 25 Swifts
hawking over the lake in the evening. 
One Dipper was on the Claureen River at Kilmaley.

Merlin taking Starling in Kilkee © Cillian Murphy

Monday 1st May 2006
There were two White Wagtails and 20 Whimbrel  at Clahane, Liscannor Bay.

White Wagtail Stan Nugent




 

Sunday 30th April 2006
There were 63 Whimbrel flying in a North West direction over
Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Friday 29th April 2006
There were six Swifts over Ennis Town.
One Dipper was seen on the Claureen River at Kilmaley.

Thursday 27th April 2006
One House Martin was in Quin village this morning.
A  Grasshopper Warbler was heard singing at Darragh.
One male Blackcap was singing at Ballyallia Lake.

Wednesday 26th April 2006
There were 28 Whimbrel seen flying North west over Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
One male Blackcap was heard singing at the edge of the Lees Road Wood close to Ballymacguiggan Lake.

Tuesday 25th April 2006
There was a flock of 54 Whimbrel at Poulnasherry Bay.

Monday 24th April 2006
There was one male Blackcap singing at Ballyallia Lake this evening.

Sunday 23rd April 2006
There were two Sedge Warblers singing this morning on the River Fergus near Doora Bridge.  One Peregrine and one Raven were at Quin.
Two flocks of 55 Whimbrel flew north west over Ballycar,Newmarket-on-Fergus this evening. There were two male Blackcaps singing at Ballyallia Lake, another male at Ballymacguiggan near the Lees Road, Wood in Ennis and one male at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Saturday 22nd April 2006
The drake Green-winged Teal is still at Bell Harbour (Tim Griffin). A second year Glaucous Gull was at Loop Head along with one Peregrine four Chough and Tree Sparrow.There were three Swifts near Knockhogan on the Quin/Ennis road this evening (these birds are about one week early as Swifts normally arrive here in Clare the first weekend of May). 
There was one Blackcap singing at Darragh this morning.

Friday 21st April 2006
One male Blackcap was singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
One Dipper was seen on the Claureen River, Kilmaley. 

Thursday 20th April 2006
There were two male Blackcaps singing near Mullaghmore in the Burren.
Also three pairs of Yellowhammer were seen in this locality and another male along the green road.
There was noticable Lesser Black-backed Gull migration over the county today.

Wednesday 19th April 2006

There were six Whimbrel near Seafield, Quilty.

There were three Black Throated Divers off Bishop's Quarter in Ballyvaughan Bay.

There was one Blackcap at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

There was a Cuckoo at Darragh and one Raven.

There were six Black-throated Divers off Finvarra Point.

One Buzzard was in the Burren near Mullaghmore (Meehan Family).
One male Yellowhammer was near Carran.
There was a male Blackcap singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
 

Cuckoos were heard calling in many parts of the county today.

There were two Jays on the Lees Road in Ennis.

There were two Little Egrets flying over the bridge in Clarecastle this evening.

Tuesday 11th April 2006
There was one Little Egret at Moyasta, Poulnasherry Bay.

Monday 10th April 2006

There was a Dipper at the Claureen River, Kilmaley.

The drake Green-winged Teal was still at Bell Harbour.
The Blackcap was stilll singing at Ballycar.

There was one Jay on the Lees Road Wood  in Ennis.

There was one male Blackcap singing at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Friday 7th April 2006
There was a Peregrine at Lough Donnell near Quilty.

Thursday 6th April 2006
There was a Buzzard at Poulnasherry Bay (Meehan Family).
There was one female Hen Harrier and seven Little Egrets at Poulnasherry Bay.  One Raven was near Taylor's Hill, Kilrush. 

Wednesday 5th April 2006
There was one Willow Warbler on the Kilrush Road in Ennis and anotherr at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.  Two Water Rails were heard calling at Ballycar Lough.
One Swallow in Bodyke, one in the centre of Ennis and two Sandmartins on the Fergus River in the middle of Ennis.
There was a Hen Harrier near Clahane.

Tuesday 4th April 2006
There was a Swallow on the Kilrush Road in Ennis this morning.
There was one Common Sandpiper, one Raven, two Grey Wagtails and one Sandmartin at the Quay in Clarecastle.  There were four Little Egrets at Poulnasherry Bay along with 150 Brent Geese and one female Wheatear.

Common Sandpiper John N Murphy

Monday 3rd April 2006
There was one Swallow just outside Quin village this morning (9.10).
 
Sunday 2nd April 2006
One Swallow was at Ballymorris, Cratloe.
Two Little Egrets were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon.

Friday 31st March 2006
The female Ring-necked Duck was seen in the morning (John N Murphy) and was joined by
the male in the afternoon (Tim Griffin).
There were three Swallows also on Ballyallia Lake.  
 
Thursday 30th March 2006
The drake and hen Ring-necked Ducks were still at Ballyallia Lake (Tim Griffin).

Wednesday 29th March 2006
There were some Sandmartins near a Quarry in Ennis today.

Saturday 25th March 2006
One drake Ring-necked Duck was at Ballyallia Lake this afternoon (John N Murphy et al).
A drake Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour.
A dark-bellied Brent Goose was at Lough Murree, near the Flaggy Shore.
There were 15 Black-throated Divers between Finvarra Point and Aughinish Island.
One Red-necked Grebe was off Doorus Pier near Aughinish Island along with one
Long-tailed Duck and one Sandwich Tern.

Great Northern Diver John N Murphy


Friday 24th March 2006
There was a drake and a hen Ring-necked Duck at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

Thursday 23rd March 2006
There was a Merlin at Quilty today.

Wednesday 22nd March 2006
There were five Wheatears near Tullig, Cross in west Clare today.
A count of 11 Little Egrets was had at Moyasta, Poulnasherry Bay.
There was a second-winter Ring-billed Gull and two Common
Sandpipers at the Quay in Clarecastle this evening.

Thursday 16th March 2006
There were 30 Whoopers Swans on wet meadows
along the Cullenagh River just south of Cullenagh on the Ennistymon road. 

Wednesday 15th March 2006
There was a Merlin near Knockhogan on the main
Quin to Ennis road.

Tuesday 14th March 2006
The drake Ring-necked Duck was at Ballyallia Lake  today (John N Murphy).
There were five Little Egrets at Poulnasherry Bay.

Sunday 12th March 2006
A second-winter Iceland Gull was at Ross Bay, Loop Head.
There were 93 Whoopers Swans between Latoon South and Ballygirreen.
There was one Chiffchaff at Pine Grove, Ennis.  
Five Greylag Geese were at Finn Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Friday 10th March 2006
A drake Ring-necked Duck was on Ballyiallia lake today (S. Nugent)
The 15 White-fronted Geese were at Tullagher Bog today.

Wednesday 8th March 2006
A Common Sandpiper was seen in Clarecastle.

Sunday 5th March 2006
There were three female Ring-necked Ducks
at Knockalough, Kilmihil (John N Muphy et al).
There was one Crossbill at Boolynagleragh Bog.
There were 13 Snow Buntings at Loop Head.
Two Little Egrets and the white Curlew were
at Poulnasherry Bay.

Three female Ring-necked Ducks at Knockalough ©  John N Murphy

Saturday 4th March 2006
The drake Green-winged Teal was still at Querrin (Maeve & Christy Meehan).
A group of 24 Red-throated Divers were off Querrin Point.
There were three Black-throated Divers off Finvarra Point.
The Black Redstart was still in Kilrush.
The Barn Owl was seen again in Kilkee.

Friday 3rd March 2006
The Barn Owl was one again seen hunting in Kilkee.

Thursday 2nd March 2006
One Jack Snipe was flushed at Ballyallia Lake.
There was one Black-throated Diver at Liscannor Bay with
two more birds off the rocky beach in Clahane.
A Barn Owl was seen hunting late this night at Kilkee.
A male Hen Harrier was seen west of Connolly.
A first winter Iceland Gull was at Lough O'Donnell, Quilty.

Wednesday 1st March 2006
Two Black-throated Divers were between Cappa and Aylevarroo, Kilrush.
A female Blackcap was in the Hermitage, Ennis.