Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 21st January 2017

Saturday 21st January 2017

Third year Yellow-legged Gull on the Shannon River near Shannon Banks John N Murphy

One GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Lough O’Grady this afternoon, This is a different bird to that of Lough Atedaun yesterday (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
One adult WHITE-TAILED EAGLE was at Mount Shannon (JNM & FMacG).
One third year Yellow-legged Gull was at Shannon Banks on the Clare/Limerick boarder (JNM & FMacG).
There were eight Waxwings at Carrig Dubh, Ennis today between 15.45 to 16.30 (Barry Howell).
There were six Twite at the beach on Aughinish (BH).One Buzzard was near Broadford (FMacG & JNM).
One Green Sandpiper, one Kingfisher, 36 Greylag Geese, 60 Tufted Duck . two Pochard and six Goldeney were at Ardclooney (JNM & FMacG).
One male Hen Harrier was near Oatfield, Sixmilebridge (JNM & FMacG).
At the Branch outing to Seafield, Quilty there were 15 Purple Sandpiper among a flock 1300 Dunlin, Sanderling, Turnstone, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover etc. An adult Glaucous Gull was flying around near the pier. Around 130 Barnacle Geese were on nearby Mutton Island. (Nuala and Tom Lynch, Myles Carey et al)
One Kingfisher and a Peregrine were at Doon Lake, Broadford (JNM & FMacG).
Three Woodcock were at Kilnacreagh, Oatfield (FMacG & JNM).
There were 150 Tufted Duck, ten Goldeneye and two Little Egrets at Lough Derg (FMacG & JNM).


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