Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 11th October 2023

Wednesday 11th October 2023

Pied Flycatcher at Diarmuid & Grainne’s Rock near Loop Lighthouse John N Murphy

A Pied Flycatcher was at the tip of Loop Head.(John N. Murphy)
A Ring-necked Duck was at Tullabrack Lough.(Páidí Cullinan)
The Pink-footed Goose was still at Ballyallia this morning.(James Organ)
Also at Loop Head and around the lighthouse there were two Wheatear, two Redwing, two Red-throated Divers flying south, 150 Snipe, 500 Golden Plover, two Barnacle Geese and one Peregrine. (JNM, DD & MG)
One Arctic Skua and one Barnacle Goose flew south past the Bridges of Ross this morning.(MG & DD)
Eighty Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)