Two Long-tailed Ducks and 30 Great Northern Divers were off Aughinish Island.

Two Jays were at Willow Park, Ennis. 

One of two Jays at Willow Park , Ennis Barry Howell

The drake Green-winged Teal was still at Bell Harbour (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).

Three Eider ducks (one male & two immatures) were at the Rine, Ballyvaughan along with

110 Brent Geese. 

One Spotted Redshank, an adult Mediterannean Gull and one Little Egret were at

Corronroo on the Clare/Galway border.

Two Long-tailed Ducks were off Doorus Pier.

A flock of 52 Whooper Swans, 11 Grelag Geese, 90 Pochard, 120 Tufted Ducks

and 200 Wigeon were at Termon Lough, north of Tubber.

One Jay was seen between Crusheen and Tubber.

Three Woodcock were at Gort Coirce, Dysert.

One Woodcock was at Ballyea, Inagh.

One Jack Snipe was on the Rocky Road, Ennis.

One Peregrine and four Ravens were at Lough Atedaun.

A flock of over 3000 Starling were seen at Hermitage Ennis at dusk.

Grey Herons have already begun to nest in North Clare John N Murphy

Three distant Eiders off the Rine Ballyvaughan John N Murphy

Sparrowhawk catching a Turnstone near Ballyvaughan John N Murphy

The drake Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour today (Barry Howell).

One Little Egret was at Lahinch Marsh.

Green-winged Teal at Bell Harbour Barry Howell

There was a flock of 96 Pochard, 120 Tufted Ducks, 23 Whooper Swans and 

11 Greylag Geese at termon North, just North of Tubber

on the Clare/Galway border.

A Jay was at Lees Road Wood this afternoon.

Three Greylag Geese and 20 Whooper Swans were at Ballycar Lough.

Two Dippers were at the Claureen River, near Kilmaley. 

The Woodcock was once again at Applewood, Ballycar.

 

One Woodcock was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One Little Egret was at Lough Inchiquin.

There were 18 Red-throated Divers at Liscannor Bay.

Four Woodcock were at Gort Coirce, Dysert.

One male and one female Blackcap were in a garden on the Lahinch Road, Ennis.

A female Velvet Scoter was at Finvarra along with 30 Common Scoter,

two Black-throated Divers and one Long-tailed Duck.

A flock of 240 Brent Geese were Lough Murree.

One female Hen Harrier was at Lough Bunny.

There were 23 Whooper Swans, 16 Greylag Geese, one Water Rail and

one male Blackcap at Applewood, Ballycar.

A female Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis.

Two female and one male Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

One Red-necked Grebe was off Doorus Pier (Dave McNamara), along with

two Long-tailed Ducks and 30 Great Northern Divers.

There were five Black-throated Divers, two Long-tailed Ducks and 20 Great Norhern

Divers at Finvarra Point.

Four Long-tailed Ducks were off Aughinish Island.

There were eight Woodcock at Clifden Hill.

A flock of 170 Brent Geese were at Lough Murree thre of which were wearing colour rings.

There were two male Blackcaps feeding at a garden at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

A female Blackcap was in a garden at Oak Park, Ennis.

Colour ringed Brent Geese at New Quay Dave McNamara

There was a Peregrine, three Ravens, 33 Brent Geese and a Common

Gull wearing a yellow leg band with numbers 285Y on it at Clahane today.

One male Blackcap and aWater Rail were at Applewood, Ballycar.

One female Hen Harrier was at Boghill, Lisdoonvarna.

There was at flock of 45 Whooper Swans at Tool's Lough, the Burren.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

A flock of 82 Tufted Ducks and 50 Little Grebes were at Lough Gash.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar along with one Water Rail

and one Woodcock.

A male and female Blackcap were at Oakleigh Wood Ennis.

One drake Green-winged Teal was at Lough Atedaun (Dave McNamara).

There were 13 Black-throated Divers, 25 Great Northern Divers and ten Long-tailed Ducks

off Aughinish Island.

A flock of 14 Goldeneye were at Cullaun Lake, the Burren.

There was one Little Egret, 160 Tufted Ducks, 32 Gadwall, 32 Pochard, 120 Shoveler,

92 Little Grebe, over 400 Coot, 14 Pintail and nine Whooper Swans at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

One Jay was at Ballyporty.

Six Woodcock were at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

A female Blackcap was in a garden at Oak Park Ennis.

Two Little Egrets were near Clarecastle.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

Lots of Goldfinchs are visiting a garden in Sixmilebridge Darragh McDermott aged 10

There was one Spotted Redshank at Clahane, along with two Ravens and hundreds of pipits.

Six Black-throated Divers, five Long-tailed Ducks and three Sandwich Terns were 

at Aughinish Island, North Clare.

One Long-tailed Duck was at Lough Inchiquin.

A flock of 150 Sanderling were at Seafield, Quilty of which five were wearing

colour leg band combinations.  Also at Seafield were 80 Purple Sandpipers, 600 Dunlin,

70 Ringed Plover and 200 Turnstones.

One Barn Owl was seen late this afternoon between Quilty and Doonbeg.

The flock of 200 Barnacle Geese were near the White Strand, Doonbeg along with on Peregrine.

A flock of 19 White-fronted Geese and 36 Whooper Swans were at Tullagher Bog.

Barn Owl at an undisclosed site in west Clare John N Murphy

A Green-winged Teal was at Bellharbour today (Jeff Copner), along with

73 Shellduck and eight Little Grebes.

There was one winter plumaged Curlew Sandpiper and six Black-throated Divers

at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

One male and one female Hen Harriers were at Lough Muchanagh along

with 37 Greenland White-fronted Geese.

One female Hen Harrier and 16 Gadwall were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.

One male Blackcap and a Woodcock were at Applewood, Ballycar.

One Little Egret was at Finvarra.

One Long-tailed Duck and 27 Pochard were at Lough Inchiquin.

One Peregrine was at Goleen while just offshore a mixed flock of seabirds

consisting of 100 Gannets were noted. 

A flock of 200 Barnacle Geese were at Killard, Doonbeg. 

Curlew Sandpiper at the Flaggy  Shore Jeff Copner

One Mediterranean Gull was at Kilkee.

There were 100 Purple Sandpipers at Seafield, Quilty.

A male and female Blackcap were in a garden at Elm Park Ennis.

Another male and female were at Oak  Park  Ennis.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

One female Blackcap was at Willow Park, Ennis.

Three water Rails were at Ballycar Lough.

There were 24 Pochard, 120 Gadwall, two Scaup and 360 Tufted Ducks at Lough Inchiquin.

One Jay was at Clifden Hill, along with two Woodcock.

One Woodcock was at Gort Coirce, Dysert.

One male Blackcap was on the Kilrush Road, Ennis.

There were 20 Goldeneye at Lough Atedaun.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

Fieldfare at Ballymachill Stan Nugent

Two female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

One Jack Snipe was at the Old Ballycar Railway Station.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One Jay was at the Lees Road Wood.

One male and one female Blackcap were at Elm Park, Ennis.

Redpoll at Willow Park Barry Howell

There were two Water Rails at Ballycar Lough.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

A female Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis.

There were two Blackcaps in a garden at Oakleigh Wood, Ennis.

One Woodcock was on the roadside in Darragh.

Water Rail in snow John N Murphy

Hundreds of Snipe are foraging in gardens and towns during the cold weather Dave McNamara

One Long-tailed Duck, one female Scaup, 300 Tufted Duck, 110 Gadwall

and 14 Whooper Swans were at Lough Inchiquin.

There were 25 Goldeneye at Lough Atedaun.

One  male Blackcap and two Woodcocks were at Applewood, Ballycar.

A female Blackcap was at Oakleigh Wood Ennis.

There were two Blackcaps in a garden at Oakleigh Wood, Ennis.

There was a flock of 24 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen.

A collection of wildfowl at Lough Atedaun James Hayes

One Long-tailed Duck, 107 Little Grebe, 17 Pochard and 80 Gadwall were

at Lough Inchiquin.

Four Woodcock were at Clifden Hill.

A flock of 34 Goldeneye were at Lough Atedaun.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

Over a hundred Pied Wagtail were roosting in Abbey Street car-park Ennis.

Hugh numbers of thrushes like this Mistle Thrush are starving John N Murphy

One  drake Green-winged Teal was at Lough Atedaun (Dave McNamara), along

with 35 Goldeneye.

There was a flock of 43 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh.

One Long-tailed Duck was at Lough Inchiquin alongside 123 Gadwall, 153 Little

Grebes, five Pochard and five Goldeneye.

One Jay was at Clifden Hill.

One Woodcock was at Roxton.

One male Blackcap and up to four Yellowhammers were visiting gardens

at Ballymaley, Barefield.

There were 76 Gadwall and 332 Tufted Ducks at Lough Inchiquin.

One Jay was at Clifden Hill.

Two Woodcock were at Roxton, Corofin.

A flock of 24 Goldeneye were at Lough Atedaun. 

One Peregrine was at Clahane.

There were two Red Grouse at Mount Calllan.

A male and two female Blackcap were in Oak Park, Ennis.

Redwings are feeding on seaweed due to frozen fields Jeff Copner

A male and two female Blackcap were in the same garden in Oak Park Ennis.

There was one Jack Snipe and one female Blackcap at Willow park, Ennis. 

One male Blackcap was at Applewood Ballycar.

One male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

There were 32 Goldeneye at Lough Atedaun.

A flock of 28 Pintail and 18 gadwall were at Ballyallia Lake.

One Jack Snipe was at Ballygriffy.

One Woodcock was at Kilnaboy.

There were 248 Tufted Duck, 96 Gadwall, 105 Little Grebes and ten Whooper

Swans at Lough Inchiquin.

There were 12 Goldeneye at Lough Muchanagh.

A male and female Blackcap were in the same garden in Oak Park Ennis this morning.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One Blackcap was on the Kilrush Road in Ennis.

One drake Green-winged Teal was at Bell Harbour (Finbarr McGabhann & John N Murphy).

One female Velvet Scoter within a flock of 20 Common Scoters off Finvarra Point.

There were seven Black-throated Divers between Black Head and Finvarra Point.

Five more Black-throated Divers were off Doorus with three Long-tailed Ducks.

One Sandwich Tern was at New Quay.

One adult Mediterranean Gull was at Corronroo along side one Little Egret.

One Long-tailed Duck was at Clahane, Liscannor.

Six Gannets and 32 Razorbills were between Doolin and Fanore.

There were 200 Bar-tailed Godwits at Ballyvaughan Bay.
A female Blackcap was in a garden in Oakpark Ennis.

Adult winter Sandwich Tern at New Quay John N Murphy

One Crossbill was at Letteragh Wood, Ben Dash.

There were two male Blackcaps at Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Male Blackcap eating apples John N Murphy

A partial albino Blackbird in Sixmilebridge Frank McDermott

Joe Adamson, John Archer, Paul Archer, Victor Cashera, Austin Cooney, Alan Clewes, Jeff Clewes, J.L. Copete, Penny Bartlett, Lorraine Benson, Dermot Breen, Phil Brennan, Richard Bonser, Cillian Boyd, Florence & Kevin Carey, Tom Chadwick, Summer Chaffman, Nick Clayson, Andy Clifton, Liz Clinton, Dermot Cosgrove, Jeff Copner, Paul Copner, Jimmy Coughlan, Eric Dempsey, Mike Davis, Joe Doolan, Aidan Duggan,  Pat Dempsey, Nicola Dunphy, Karen Eacrett, Brian Finnegan, Dara Fitzpatrick, Julie Francis, Owen Foley, Jennifer Fisher, Emma Glanville, Malcolm Goodman,  Jane & Ger Griffin, Chris Heard, Mark Helmore, Mikee Hoit, Barry Howell, Josh Jones, Niall T Keogh, Noel Keogh, Gertrude Keogh, Keith Langdon, Pat Lonergan, Tom Lowe, Aileen Lynch, Nuala and Tom Lynch, David Lyons, Dave McAdams, Rick McCoy, Finbarr MacGabhann, Cormac McGinley, Eamonn McLochlainn, Dave McNamara, Tony Mee, Chris Meehan, Maeve Meehan, Killian Mullarney, Matthew Mulvey, John N Murphy, Jim Nolan, Stan Nugent, Carmel O Brien, Barry O'Donoghue, Nick Parry, Chris Pappiet, Geoff Pearson, Heather Quinn, John Rattigan, Marc Read, Bill Ryan, Fintan Ryan, Neill Sharkey, Mike Sheehy, Paul Slade, Gerry Slattery, Andy Smith, Danny Smith, Joe & Collette Smith, Tom Tarpey, Paul Troake, Darrach Turley, Neal Warnock & Howard Williams.

There were an estimated 40,000-50,000 Redwings on the Loop Head

peninsula today along with 2,000 Song Thrushes, 3,000 Fieldfare,

3,000 Golden Plover and 2,000 Lapwing.

A first-winter Mediterranean Gull flew over Kilbaha.

A flock of 260 Barnacle Geese were at Moveen, Kilkee.

Six Whooper Swans were at Tullagher Bog.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One Woodcock was at Moanreel.

One male Blackcap was still at Applewood, Ballycar.

A male and female Blackcap were still in a garden at Oak Park Ennis.

A flock of 230 Barnacle Geese were at Moveen, Kilkee.

A male and female Blackcap were in the same garden at Oak Park Ennis.

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One female Blackcap was at Elm Park, Ennis.

Six Black-throated Divers were at Ballyvaughan.

One male Blackcap is still at Applewood, Ballycar.

A male and female Blackcap were in a garden in Oak Park Ennis this morning.

One female Blackcap was in Elm Park, Ennis.

Female Blackcap at Elm Park Jim Nolan

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One male and one female Blackcaps were at Applewood, Ballycar.

Also one Water Rail and 20 Whoopers Swans were at Ballycar Lough, 

Newmarket-on-Fergus.

There were two Little Egrets at Illaunamanagh, Shannon Town.

One Woodcock and two Jack Snipe were near Lough Rath, Corofin.

One Jack Snipe was at Ballyallia.

One Jack Snipe was t Lough Inchiquin.

Thee were 20 Goldeneye at Lough Muchanagh. 

One male and one female Blackcap were at the Oakwood Arms, Shannon.  

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Lough.

There were 44 Greenland White-fronted Geese and 20 Goldeneye at

Lough Muchanagh, the Burren.

One female Hen Harrier, 30 Pintail and 100 Snipe, 100 Black-tailed Godwits,

and 30 Whooper Swans  were at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis. 

Female Blackcap in a garden in Oak Park Ennis this morning.

There were 17 Greenland White-fronted Geese and five Whooper Swans at Tullagher Bog.

One Little Egret was at Doora, Ennis.

One Male Blackcap was at Willow Park, Ennis.

Blackcap in Ennis Barry Howell

One first-winter Ring-billed Gull was at Seafield. Quilty.

There were 43 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh.

A flock of 48 Gadwall were at Lough Inchiquin.

Two Dippers were at the Falls, Ennistymon.

A good count of 52 Moorhens were at New Quay Lake.

Dipper Jeff Copner

There were 25 Red-throated Divers off Liscannor.

A flock of 22 Brent Geese were at Clahane.

Four Woodcock were at Lickeen Lake.

One Woodcock was at Clifden Hill. Corofin.

There were 26 Gadwall at Lough Inchiquin.

One male Blackcap was at Willow Park, Ennis.

One Jay was at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One Jay was at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

A flock of 44 Greylag Geese, nine Whooper Swans and one Water Rail was at 

Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Greylag Geese over Ballycar Lough John N Murphy

There were 11 Black-throated Divers, 20 Great Northern Divers and 50 Common

Scoter off Finvarra Point.

There were 120 Brent Geese at Lough Murree.

One Little Egret was at the Sloblands outside Clarecastle.

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One Black Redstart and 28 Stonechats were at Clahane, Lisscannor.

A flock of 42 Greylag Geese and two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lough.

Six Woodcock were at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

At Ballyallia this morning there were 23 Whooper Swan, two Jay, six Gadwall and seven Pintail Duck.

The male Wheatear, six Purple Sandpipers  and two Black-throated Divers were at the Flaggy Shore.

Four Little Egrets were at Moyasta.

A flock of 70 Whooper Swans were at Mount Shannon.

Male Wheatear at the Flaggy Shore John N Murphy

One Twite was at Clahane, Liscannor.

Four Black-throated Divers were off the Finvarra Point .

At the Flaggy Shore there were 72 Great Northern Divers and 16 Purple Sandpipers.

A flock of 58 Whooper Swans were at Kells Lake, the Burren.

At the Shannon Airport Lagoon there were two Little Egrets, 3,000 Dunlin,

800 Lapwing, seven Whooper Swans, 36 Shoveler and three Water Rails.

Purple Sandpiper Dave McNamara

A Jay was seen in Lees Road Wood.

The 26 Whooper Swans were still at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One male Blackcap was at Ballymacahill, Ennis.

One Snow Bunting, 80 Purple Sandpipers and 150 Sanderling were at Seafield Quilty.

Five Purple Sandpipers were at Clahane.

There were 12 Woodcock at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

One Little Egret was at the Doora Business Park on the Quin Road in Ennis.

There were 26 Whooper Swans at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Snow Bunting at Quilty Dave McNamara

A flock of 90 Barnacle Geese were at Moveen, Kilkee.

There were nine Whooper Swans at Farrihy Lake.

A drake Green-winged Teal was back at Bell Harbour (Finbarr McGabhann, John N Murphy 

& Brian Arthurs).

One male Wheatear was at the Flaggy Shore along with 20 Great Northern Divers.

Four Black throated Divers and a Merlin were near Aughinish Island.

Four Sandwich Terns were seen between the Flaggy Shore and Doorus Pier.

One male Wheatear, 35 Great Northern Divers and five Purple Sandpipers

were at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

There were 18 Black-throated Divers, 30 Great Northerns and two Purple 

Sandpipers off Finvarra Point.

There were two Little Egrets and 20 Whooper Swans at the New Line Turlough.

One male Wheatear, four Black-throated Divers, 30 Great Northern Divers and

one Sandwich Tern were at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

One Chiffchaff was at Clahane, Liscannor.

There were 16 Red-throated Divers off Liscannor Pier.

One Barn Owl was on the Kilrush Road just outside Kilkee.

There were 72 Whooper Swans, 100 Wigeon and 100 Curlew at Lough Cullaun, the Burren.

Two Woodcock were at Boghill, Liscannor.

A small flock of 11 Whooper Swans and two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One Ring-billed Gull was at Seafield, Quilty along with five Great Northern Divers,

100 Dunlin and 100 Sanderling.  

There were 12 Tree Sparrows on the Seafield road to Lough Donnell.

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

There were 31 Black-throated Divers off the Rine, Ballyvaughan along with

52 Great Northerns, ten Red-throated, 50 Black Guillemots, ten Common Scoters,

two Sandwich Terns and two Ravens.

Two Black-throated Divers, one Sandwich Tern and the male Wheatear were

at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

There were 38 Great Northern Divers at Aughinish.

One Green Sandpiper was at Ballycorick Bridge, Ballynacally.

One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay.

One Jay was at Paradise House, Ballynacally.

One Little Egret was at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

Friday 27th November 2009

One female Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.

One Water Pipit was still at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay (Dave McNamara),

along with 92 Great Northern Divers.

There were 21 Barnacle Geese in a field near Goleen, Moveen, Kilkee.

Two Little Egrets were at Querrin.

One Little Egret was at Killkeedy.

One male Blackcap was in the middle of Ennis Town.

The Water Pipit was at Clahane (John N Murphy).

Also at Clahane were over 200 Rock Pipits.

There were 120 Purple Sandpipers and 140 Sanderlings at Seafield, Quilty.

There were 200 Wigeon and 17 Whooper Swans at Drumcliff, Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

Five Woodcock and 250 Hooded Crows were at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

Two Woodcock were at Applewood, Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

A Leach's Petrel was seen flying inland at Seafield, Quilty.

On the beach at Seafield were 100 Purple Sandpipers and 130 Sanderling.

There were eight Great Northern Divers at Liscannor.

One Black Redstart and one Snow Bunting were at Ballard, Doonbeg.

One Snow Bunting was at Castle Point, Kilkee.

There were 27 Black-throated Divers, 25 Great Northern Divers, 30 Common

Scoter, one Merlin and two Raven at the Rine, Ballyvaughan.

A flock of 70 Barnacle Geese were at Ilaunonearaun, Kilkee.

There were 12 White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog.

Off Loop Head there were 80 Gannets and 1,000 Guillemots.

There were 100 Gannets and 12 Great Northern Divers off Black Head.

One Tree Sparrow was at Kilbaha.

There were three Water Rails at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

A Raven was at Lees Road Wood this evening.

There was one Water Rail at Willow Park, Ennis.

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Laough, Newmarket-on-Fergus
Another Water Rail along with a Merlin and eight Gadwall were seen at Ballyallia.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was in a flooded field behind the beach at Clahane (Jeff Copner).

One first-winter Curlew Sandpiper was at Seafield, along with 80 Purple Sandpipers, 

130 Sanderling,180 Ringed Plover, 160 Dunlin,  seven Great Northern Divers and

one Merlin.

One Curlew Sandpiper, 2,800 Dunlin, 22 Grey Plover and 200 Redshank were at

the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon.

There were 90 Purple Sandpipers and a Little Egret at Seafield, Quilty.

One Spotted Redshank was at Coranroo on the Clare/Galway border.

A flock of 450 Lapwing, two Whooper Swans and two Greenshank were at Clenagh Lake.

Three Black-throated Divers, ten Great Northern Divers, two Red-throated Divers, 

one Little Egret, seven Long-tailed Ducks, 30 Black Guillemots and seven Brent Geese were

at Aughinish Island, North Clare.

Two Black-throated Divers were at the Flaggy Shore.

One Long-tailed Duck was at Lough Inchiquin.

One Curlew Sandpiper was at Seafield, Quilty.

One adult winter Ring-billed Gull was at the Flaggy Shore, Lough Murree along with one

male Wheatear, three Little Egrets, 220 Wigeon and three Purple Sandpipers.

Three Snow Buntings, four Sandwich Terns, one Black-throated Diver, one Little Egret and

22 Brent Geese were at Aughinish Island, North Clare.

Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield Dave McNamara

Wednesday 11th November 2009
There was one Water Pipit at Clahane with another at the Flaggy Shore (Dave McNamara).

There were 24 White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh.

Nine Goldeneye were at Lough Bunny.

One Little Egret was at Lough Murree.

One Woodcock was at Ballyea, Inagh.

Water Pipit at the Flaggy Shore Dave McNamara

One female Hen Harrier, one Merlin and four Water Rails were at Lough Muchanagh.

One Woodcock was at Lough George.

A flock of 60 Whooper Swans were at Lough Atedaun.

There was 120 Black-tailed Godwits, 150 Golden Plover and one Water Rail

between Kells Lough and Lough Atedaun.

There were 41 Whooper Swans at Drumcliff, Ballyallia Lake.

Two Jays were at Dromore Nature Reserve, Ruan. 

Two Jay were seen in Lees Road Wood this evening.

One Water Rail was at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Monday 9th November 2009
One Wheatear was still at the Flaggy Shore.


Male Wheatear at the Flaggy Shore a late bird Dave McNamara.

Two Twite, one  Lapland Bunting, two Bramblings, one male and one female Blackcaps, 

one Willow  Warbler, seven Chiffchaffs and 14 Tree Sparrows were at  Kilbaha, Loop Head.

One immature Eider flew past the tip of Loop Head heading south.

A flock of 24 Whooper Swans were at the Reservoir in Kilkee.

Two Twites in Kilbaha John N Murphy

Tree Sparrow at Kilbaha John N Murphy

One of seven Chiffchaffs at Kilbaha John N Murphy

One Little Egret, five Whooper Swans and two Water Rails were at 

Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

Two Little Egrets and nine Great Crested Grebes were at Querrin.

One male Wheatear was at the Flaggy Shore. 

One male Hen Harrier, 60 Whooper Swans, 150 Golden Plover and one Water Rail

were between Kells Lough and Lough Atedaun.

One adult Whooper Swan was at Kilcredaun Marsh.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was still at Clahane (John N Murphy).

One second-winter Ring-billed Gull was at Cleg Beach, Lahinch.

One third-winter Glaucous Gull was at Lough Donnell.

Nine White-fronted Geese and seven Whooper Swans were at Clohanes, Doonbeg.

A flock of 15 Brent Geese were at the White Strand, Doonbeg.

Two Little Egrets, 200 Golden Plover and one Brent Goose was at Doonbeg Bay.

There were 10 Brent Geese, 60 Purple Sandpipers and 110 Sanderling at Seafield, Quilty.

Glaucous Gull at Lough Donnell John N Murphy

Storm wrecked Gannet at Seafield John N Murphy

There was a Yellow-browed Warbler and six Chiffchaffs at Kilbaha Loop Head.

There were lots of Redwing in the lighthouse garden at Loop Head Dave McNamara

One Black-throated Diver was off the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

Five Little Egrets were near Doorus.

Shovelers were found at New Quay Lake Jeff Copner

There were two Woodcock at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

A flock of 20 Whooper Swans were in a field near Lough Inchiquin.

Over 80 Sanderling and seven Great Northern Divers were at Seafield.

Two Sandwich Terns were at the Flaggy Shore, New Quay.

There were seven Ravens, six  Jays and two Woodcock at Beechpark, Ennis.

Three Whooper Swans and two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lough.

A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen at Kilbaha earlier today, alongside five Chiffchaffs.

and two Bullfinches.

Five male and three female Yellowhammers were seen close to Mullaghmore.

One Little Egret was at Doonbeg.

Two Little Egrets and a Whooper Swan were at Kilcredaun.

There were 727 Wigeon, three Gadwall and ten Whooper Swans at Lough Murree,  New Quay.

At the Shannon Airport Lagoon there were three Little Egrets, 18 Gadwall, 28 Shoveler and 

320 Black-tailed Godwits. 

Yellow-browed Warbler at Loop Head Dave mcNamara

Friday 30th October 2009
Two Black-throated Divers and 16 Great Northern Divers were off Aughinish Island.

Four Black-throated Divers were at Finvarra Point.

A Ring-billed Gull,  two second-winter Mediterranean Gulls and 33 Great Northern Divers

were at the Flaggy Shore.

One first-winter Velvet Scoter and ten Great Northern Divers were at Bishops Quarter.
There were twenty three Great Northern Diver seen between Aughinish and the Flaggy Shore.

Two Woodcock were at Clifden Hill, Corofin.
Ten Whooper Swan were on Lough Murree.

Second-winter Mediterranean Gull at the Flaggy Shore Dave McNamara

A juvenile American Golden Plover was at Kilcredaun Marsh this evening (John N Murphy)

within a flock of 80 Golden Plovers and alongside one Whooper Swan and one Whimbrel. 

At Kilcredaun Lighthouse there was one female Wheatear.

There were four Chiffchaff, one Willow Warbler, one Swallow and 56 Rock Doves

at Kilbaha, Loop Head.

One Black-throated Diver was off the Flaggy Shore, with 10 Whooper Swans, one

Pintail and one Gadwall at Lough Murree.

Wednesday 28th October 2009
At the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon there were six Little Egrets, five 

Whooper Swans, 24 Gadwall, 3,000 Golden Plover, 22 Grey Plover, 400 Knot,

600 Redshank and four Water Rails.

There were two Water Rails at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

A family party of five Whooper Swan were at Ballymacguiggan Lake this evening

Five Snow Buntings were at George's Head, Kilkee.

Seven Whooper Swans were seen flying over Killard Bay, Doonbeg this morning. 

One Kingfisher was at Lough Atedaun.

There were 57 Black-tailed Godwits and 16 Gadwall at Lough Inchiquin.

Large numbers of Redwing were observed throughout the county today.

The immature Garganey and 14 Gadwall were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this late 

this evening and one Merlin was seen chasing 4,000 Starlings going to roost.

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there was one Sabine's Gull, three Arctic Skuas,

one Bonxie, one Sooty Shearwater, one Storm Petrel and thousands of Kittiwakes.

On Loop Head there were six Chiffchaffs.

One second-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Cloghaun Lough.

A flock of 75 Sanderling were at Seafield with three birds wearing colour band combinations.

Also at Seafield were three Purple Sandpipers.

A flock of 300 Golden Plovers, 170 Lapwing and one Little Egret were at Doonbeg.

Two Peregrines were at Farrihy Lake.

One Whooper Swan was at Kilcredaun Marsh while another seven Whoopers were at Lough Atedaun.

There were 13 Gadwall at Lough Inchiquin.

There were six Greenland White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog.

Whooper Swan at Kilcredaun Marsh Dave McNamara

Colour ringed Sanderling at Seafield Dave McNamara

The immature Garganey was still at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon

along with 12 Little Egrets, 470 Teal, 30 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, 70 Wigeon,

60 Lapwing, 200 Black-tailed Godwit, 300 Golden Plover 200 Knot and 200 Dunlin.

The adult Little Gull was still in the  fllooded field outside Quin.

There were 13 Gadwall and two Pochard at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis.

One adult-winter Little Gull was in a wet flooded field just outside Quin village.

One Willow Warbler and three Siskins were at Loop Head.

A large number of Redwings were noted moving through the county today.

Adult Little Gull in a wet field on the Ennis road just outside Quin John N Murphy

One Blackcap, three Chiffchaffs and two Bullfinches were at Loop Head.

One Swallow was at Applewood, Ballycar Newmarket-on-Fergus along with

ten Greylag Geese.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was showing well at Clahane this afternoon (Dave McNamara).

A flock of 34 Greylag Geese flew over Applewood, Ballycar heading to Ballycar

Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

A Swallow was seen over Ennis..

At Kilbaha, Loop Head today there was one Pied Flycatcher, one Reed Warbler,

a male and female Blackcap, one Willow Warbler, nine Chiffchaffs, one second-winter

Iceland Gull and one Merlin.

One Green Sandpiper and two Little Egrets were at Moyasta.

One juvenile Curlew Sandpiper and a Little Egret were at Doonbeg. 

Merlin near Loop Head Lighthouse John N Murphy

Green Sandpiper at Moyasta John N Murphy

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was at Clahane this evening (Dave McNamara),

along with one Merlin and two White Wagtails.

One first winter Glaucous Gull and a Merlin were at Kilbaha.

One Whooper  Swan was at Kilcredaun Marsh, Rineville.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was at Clahane (Dave McNamara).

Also at Clahane were one White Wagtail and a Merlin.

There was no sign of the Little Bunting at Loop Head today but two Yellow-browed

Warblers were still present along with the first-winter Pied Flycatcher, one male Blackcap,

one Jack Snipe, the juvenile Brent Goose and four Chiffchaffs.

One Wheatear and 16 Great Northern Divers were at the Flaggy Shore.

There were 13 Little Egrets at Finvarra.

A flock of 17 Gadwall were at Lough Inchiquin, Corofin.

Five Greylag Geese were at Fenloe Lake (Fin Lough), Newmarket-on-Fergus. 

A LITTLE BUNTING was seen just up from Kilbaha Cottage, Loop Head (John N Murphy, Nuala and Tom Lynch, Dave McNamara).

Also at Kilbaha were  two Yellow-browed Warblers, a first-winter male Pied Flycatcher, a Garden Warbler, six Chiffchaffs, one Swallow, 30 Reed Buntings, ten Lesser Redpoll, seven Choughs, seven Ravens,  ten Snipe, one Peregrine, 20 Redwings and five Fieldfares.

At Loop Head Lighthose a Storm Petrel was rescued and returned to sea. A dead Blackcap

was found there also.

A Brent Goose was in Kilbaha Harbour.

One Barn Owl was at Dysert this evening.

Little Bunting at Kilbaha John N Murphy

Pied Flycatcher at Gibsons Garden Loop Head John N Murphy

Storm Petrel found at the base of Loop Head Lighthouse Dave McNamara

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was at Clahane (Dave McNamara).

One Pied Flycatcher was in Gibson's Garden Loop Head.

One second-winter Ring-billed Gull was at Quilty Beach.

One first-winter Glaucous Gull was in Kilbaha Harbour.

Two male Hen Harriers and two Jack Snipe were at Tullagher Bog.

One Ruff was at Willow Park, Ennis.

Thursday 15th October 2009
A Raven was at Lees Road Wood this afternoon.

A Yellow-browed Warbler was seen at Kilbaha earlier today. (John N Murphy,  Brian Finnegan

& Dave McNamara).

Also at Loop Head were four Garden Warblers, one Common Buzzard, one Brambling, 16 Chiffchaffs,

16 Chough, six Tree Sparrows, 10 Redpolls, one Jack Snipe and five Redwings.

Two Green Sandpipers and a Little Egret were at Moyasta.

Two males and one female Hen Harriers were near Doonbeg.

One Whooper Swan was at Ing, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

Yellow-browed Warbler at Kilbaha John N Murphy

Garden Warblers at Loop Head John N Murphy

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was at Clahane this morning (Dave McAdams).

At the Shannon Airport Lagoon the Garganey was still present along with 

35 Little Egrets, 80 Shoveler, 320 Teal, three Water Rails, 200 Black-tailed

Godwits, 3,000 Golden Plover and eight Gadwall.

Three Black-throated Divers were at Aughinish Island along with 85 Black

Guillemots, 55 Red-breasted Mergansers, five Great Northern Divers

and two Red-throated Divers.

One Ruff was at the Claureen River Attenuation Pond in Ennis.

Two Greylag Geese and nine Redwing were at Applewood, Ballycar,

Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One Arctic Tern was at Seafield, Quilty.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT re-appeared at Clahane today (Dave McNamara).

A second-winter Ring-billed Gull was still at Spanish Point.

Two Black-throated Divers , four Little Egrets and 50 Black Guillemots were off Aughinish.

Also at Aughinish Point were one Snow Bunting and three Swallows.

One Green Sandpiper, a Kingfisher and 14 Black-tailed Godwits were at the Claureen River

Attenuation Pond in Ennis.

One Whooper Swan was at Lough Atedaun, Corofin.

Ring-billed Gull at Spanish Point Jeff Copner

An immature Garganey was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon along with

280 Teal, 65 Shoveler, 20 Little Egrets, two Curlew Sandpipers, one Spotted Redshank, 

1,000 Redshank, 270 Knot, 190 Dunlin, 4,000 Golden Plover, five Grey Plover, 600 Black-tailed 

Godwits, two Water Rail and one female Hen Harrier.

There were 10 Chiffchaff at Loop Head, with one second-winter Iceland Gull at Pilot Hill,

one Fieldfare in a garden near the bog road and five Jack Snipes in the pond at Kilbaha.

Five Swallows were at Cross Village.

A male Redstart was found on the outskirts of Kilbaha Village.

One adult Ring-billed Gull and a second-winter Mediterranean Gull were at Bell Harbour.

One adult Mediterranean Gull and a Little Egret were at Corronroo Bay.

One Green Sandpiper was at Moyasta, along with one Water Rail and two Little Egrets.

A Ruff and 38 Black-tailed Godwits were at the Claureen River Attenuation pond in Ennis.

One Jack Snipe was at Cloughan Lough Loop Head, along with two Snow Buntings.

At Loop Head there was one female Blackcap, two Wheatears, six Chiffchaffs, two Merlins

one Peregrine, 10 Chough and five Ravens.

A Whooper Swan was at Lough Murree, the first this autumn.

One Wheatear and a Little Egret were at Bishop's Quarter, Ballyvaughan.

One Jay was near Manusmore, Clarecastle.

There were 33 Gadwall at Lough Inchiquin.

One Merlin and three Raven were at Clahane.

The second-winter Ring-billed Gull was at Spanish Point along with a Merlin.

One Wheatear was at Clahane, Liscannor.

Thursday 8th October 2009
The second-winter Ring-billed Gull was still at Spanish Point.

There were two Black-throated Divers off Aughinish.

One Arctic Skua, 14 Great Norther Divers and 150 Black Guillemots were off the Flaggy Shore.

Four Little Egrets were at Finvarra Point.

There were 30 Red-throated Divers, five Great Northern Divers and 12 Common Scoter at Liscannor.

Two Jays were at Darragh.

A Jay was seen at Lees Road Wood this evening.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was once again seen at Clahane (Dave McNamara).

One second-winter Ring-billed Gull was in approach fields to Kilbaha with other  large gulls.

At Loop Head there was two Snow Buntings, one male and three female Blackcaps, 10 Chiffchaffs,

three Wheatears, two Merlin, one first-winter Little Gull, one second-winter Iceland Gull,

one Jack Snipe, one Redwing, one Red-throated Diver, three Great Northern Divers

and 44 Reed Buntings.

One Redwing was seen near Rineen National School, Moy, Lahinch.

A flock of 36 Great Northern Divers were at Liscannor Bay.

There were 19 Gadwall and 35 Black-tailed Godwits at Lough Atedaun.

A flock of 150 Golden Plover were in fields on the south side of Kilkee Bay.

There were two Swallows near Kilrush.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was still showing well at Clahane today. (Jeff Copner & Maurice Hannafin)

There were 100 Golden Plover and nine Chough at Lahinch Marsh.

Buff-bellied Pipit at Clahane Jeff Copner

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was showing well in Clahane this afternoon. (Finbarr MacGabhann)

At Loop Head today there was one male and one female Blackcap, one Redwing, one Willow 

Warbler and 17 Ravens.

One Common Sandpiper was at Cloghaun Lough.

One Curlew Sadnpiper was at Rinville Beach, Carrigaholt.

One Little Egret and one Raven were at Kilcredaun.

There were 21 Gadwall at Lough Inchiquin.

One Ruff and 43 Black-tailed Godwits were on the Fergus River near Willow Park, Ennis. 

Two Water Rail and two Raven were seen at Ballyallia Lake this morning.

Ruff in Ennis Barry Howell

Male & Female Blackcaps at Loop Head Dave McNamara

Sunday 4th October 2009
The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was showing well all day at Clahane beach (Neal Warnock, Jane 

and Ger Griffin et al).

A Buzzard was at Killard Bay, Doonbeg, alongside one Tree Sparrow, one Wilow Warbler, 

one Peregrine and 11 Chough.

One second-winter Iceland Gull was at Doonbeg.

One Snow Bunting, one female Blackcap, one Willow Warbler, seven Chiffchaffs, three Swallows, 

two Wheatears, and two Merlin were at Loop Head.

One Curlew Sandpiper was at Rineville beach, Carrigaholt.

One male Hen Harrier was Lough Muckanagh, the Burren.
A Raven was at Ballyallia Wood and another at Islandavanna where 307 Redshank were also present.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was at Clahane today (Barry Howell).

Today at the Bridges of Ross there were, five Sabine's Gulls, 11 Leach's Petrels, eight Storm Petrels,

208  Sooty Shearwaters, 100 Manx Shearwaters, two Pomarine Skuas, nine Arctic Skuas, 15 Bonxies,

five blue phased Fulmars, five Puffins, 51 Brent Geese, three Common Scoters, 29 Arctic Terns , one

Wigeon and one Peregrine Falcon.

A Common Sandpiper was at Kilbaha Harbour.

At Kilbaha village there was one female Blackcap, three Chiffchaff, a female Hen Harrier and one Peregrine.

At the Fodry a Raven, six Chough, fifty Golden Plover and a male and female Merlin were seen.

Also at Loop Head there were two Wheatears and one second-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Ross Bay. 

One Peregrine was at Lough Donnell with another at Tullagher and possibly the same bird at Killard Bay.

One Snow Bunting was at Killard.

There was a Whimbrel and 50 Brent Geese at Seafield.

There were seven Little Egrets at Moyasta.

The BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT was at Clahane again this morning (Eamon McLochlainn, John N Murphy

Brian Finnegan, Tom Chadwick).

One Long-tailed Skua, two Leach's Petrels, 22 Sooty Shearwaters and a Peregrine were at the

Bridges of Ross.

Also at Clahane was one Common Sandpiper.

One Common Sandpiper and a Kingfisher were at Clarecastle Quay.

Two Brent Geese flew over the blue pools at Kilkee.

Two Little Egrets were at Blackweir Bridge, Poulnasherry.

Two Little Egrets were at Querrin.

Eleven Gadwall and twelve Black-tailed Godwit were seen at Ballyallia Lake.

There were 11 Barnacle Geese at Doonbeg Bay.

Buff-bellied Pipit was showing well at Clahane John N Murphy

There was a BUFF-BELLIED PIPIT at Clahane this afternoon (Dave McNamara & Jeff Copner).

This is the second county record found in the exact location where the first one 

turned up on 7th October 2007 and found by the same observer, well done Dave.

One Green Sandpiper, one Jack Snipe and 25 Black-tailed Godwits were at

the Claureen River atenuation Pond in Ennis.

One Long-eared Owl was at Clifden Hill, Corofin.

A Merlin and two Ravens were at Doonagore Bog.

A flock of 50 Little Grebes and 26 Tufted Ducks were at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus.

One Merlin and one Peregrine were at Lough Donnell.

Buff-bellied Pipit at Clahane Dave McNamara