Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 15th August 2024

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 08.45-19.30 produced seven Wilson’s Petrel, 294 Cory’s Shearwater, three Great Shearwater, four Sabine’s Gull, two Grey Phalarope, 60 Sooty Shearwater, four Arctic Skua, one Pomarine Skua, one Great Skua, 46 Storm Pertrel, 165 Whimbrel, two Common Scoter and 63 Arctic Tern.(Dan Pointon, Éanna O’ Flynn, Killian Mullarney, Finbar MacGabhann, Jeff Copner et al)

A Ringed-tailed Hen Harrier was at Lisroe.(JC)

Another Ring-tailed Harrier and  a Red Grouse were Glenawanish, near Scariff.(Geoff Hunt)