Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 26th September 2023

Tuesday 26th September 2023

Buff-brested Sandpiper at Loop Head John N Murphy

A Brown Booby flew past the Bridges of Ross at 15.10.(Geoff Pearson) This if accepted would be a fourth land based Irish record.
The Buff-breasted Sandpiper was still at Loop Head this morning.(Chris Cullen, John N. Murphy)
A White-tailed Eagle flew east from Loop Head, turquoise tag on left wing, yellow tag on right wing.(JNM)
An American Golden Plover was on the Headland.(JNM)
Also on the Headland were 92 Golden Plover, three Wheatear, two Kestrel and two Chough.(CC)
At the Bridges of Ross there were three Arctic Skua, one Great Skua, 16 Sooty Shearwater, one juvenile Sabine’s Gull, two Red-throated Diver, 12 Common Scoter, 600 Razorbill and two Wheatear.(GP & CC)
Two Grey Phalarope and a White Wagtail were at Cloghaun Lough.(CC)
Four Grey Phalarope were at Ross Bay.(JNM)
Another four Grey Phalaropes and 12 Sandwich Terns were near Murphy’s Point, Feard, Loop Head. (JNM)
One Grey Phalarope was at Liscannor.(Jeff Copner)
In Kilbaha there was one immature Hen Harrier and one Chiffchaff.(JNM & CC)
A Pomarine Skua was seen at sea off Doolin.(Cian Cardiff, Joe Proudfoot)