Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 18th September 2023

Monday 18th September 2023

Juvenile Sabine’s Gull with waders at Clonahinchy John N Murphy

One White-rumped Sandpiper, one Little Stint, 15 Curlew Sandpipers, two Grey Phalaropes and 80 Knot were at Seafield, today.(John N. Murphy, Jeff Copner.)
A juvenile Sabine’s Gull was at Clonahinchy Beach.(JNM)
A Grey Phalarope was at Kilkee.(Stan Nugent)
At the Bridges of Ross between 07.30-12.00 there were two Leach’s Petrel, two Storm Petrel,169 Sooty Shearwater, seven Arctic Skua, two Great Skua, seven Grey Phalarope, seven Common Scoter, 30 Sandwich Tern, three Puffin and a Red-throated Diver.(Paul Troake)
At the Fodry between 15.45-17.45 there were 32 Sooty Shearwater, three Great Skua, one Arctic Skua, four Arctic Tern, three Puffin and one Red-throated Diver.(PT)
Two Curlew Sandpiper were at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)
A flock of 44 Sandwich Terns and one Kingfisher were at Doonbeg Bay.(JNM)
A Great White Egret and 131 Gadwall were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Phil Brennan)