Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 18th September 2026

A seawatch at Black Head between 07.20-17.40 produced 450 Cory’s Shearwater, 1000 Sooty Shearwater, 6000 Manx Shearwater, four Great Skua, three first winter Little Gull and two Pomarine Skua.(Paul Troake)

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 12.00-14.30 produced 800 Sooty Shearwater, ten Great Skua, three Pomarine Skua, four Red-throated Diver, 1000 Manx Shearwater, 2000 Gannet and 20 Fulmar.(Geoff Pearson)

There was one colour ringed Oystercatcher at Carrigaholt(John N Murphy)

A first winter Mediterranean Gull and a Kingfisher were at Poulnasherry Bay.(JNM)