Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 8th April 2026

A Cuckoo was at Doolough(Elaine Keegan),another was at Lough Graney(Sally O Meara) and a third was at Kilfenora.(Páidí Cullinan)

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Cammoge Point.(PC)

A Whitethroat was singing at Moanmore North.(PC)

One 2CY Little Gull was at Shannon Airport Lagoon along with one Reed Warbler, three singing male Sedge Warbler. One Curlew Sandpiper 200 Redshank, one Sandwich Tern and a Whimbrel were on the mudflats nearby.(John N Murphy)

Two White-tailed Eagles were on a rocky Island near Inishcullen Hill, Shannon. (JNM & FMacG)

An immature White-tailed Eagle was soaring over the mouth of Ballyvaughan Bay.(Tom Tarpey)

There were 30 Black-throated Diver, over 50 Manx Shearwater and seven Sandwich Tern at Gleninagh.(James Organ & Wycherly)

There were two male Yellowhammer, over 20 Willow Warbler and one Redwing close to the Burren Perfumery, Carron.(Catherine D’Arcy)