Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 22nd January 2022

Saturday 22nd January 2022

Albino Curlew at Bishops Quarter John N Murphy

One Forster’s Tern, three Sandwich Terns, five Black-throated Divers, four Long-tailed Ducks, 25 Black Guillemots and a female Hen Harrier were off Aughinish Island. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Two Garganey, two Ruff, the partially albino Curlew, 350 Lapwing, 50 Dunlin and 69 Black-tailed Godwits were at Lough Atedaun. (JNM & FMacG)
There were 23 Black-throated Divers, a Whimbrel and one Merlin off Coolsiva Pier. (JNM & FMacG)
One Marsh Harrier was at Lough Muchanagh. (Jeff Copner)
One female Marsh Harrier was at Lough Cullaun. (James Organ)
The albino Curlew was at Bishop’s Quarter.(JNM & FMacG)
At the Clare BWI Branch outing a Swallow and 20 Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield. A hundred Barnacle Geese were at nearby Mutton Island.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Stan Nugent, Dixie Collins et al)