Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 9th September 2024

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 12.30-17.00 produced three Wilson’s Petrel, 12 Leach’s Petrel, one Scopoli’s Shearwater(14.50), 168 Cory’s Shearwater, 25 Great Shearwater, 70 Sooty Shearwater, four juvenile Sabine’s Gull, two Pomarine Skua, five Great Skua, 36 Arctic Tern, five Sandwich Tern, 12 Common Scoter, five Puffin and three Basking Shark. (John N Murphy and Geoff Pearson)

A Wilson’s Petrel flew past the Bridges of Ross at 17.15.(JNM,GP)

A Kingfisher was at Cloghaun Lough, Kilbaha.(JNM)

There were three Cory’s Shearwater off the tip of Loop Head.(JNM)

A juvenile Peregrine was at the Lighthouse, Loop Head. (JNM)

The Osprey was still at Lahinch Marsh.(Jeff Copner)