Clare Bird Sightings

Saturday 10th January 2015

The LESSER YELLOWLEGS was still at Moyasta Creek, Poulnasherry Bay today (Jeff Copner, John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).  Also at Poulnasherry Bay were 186 Brent Geese, 143 Shellduck, 400 Teal, 350 Wigeon, 14 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Great Northern Divers, five Little Egrets, 48 Greenshank, one female Hen Harrier and one Merlin (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
An hour and a half seawatch off the Bridges of Ross this morning produced one Manx Shearwater, one Storm Petrel, one adult Glaucous Gull, three Purple Sandpipers, 1,500 Guillemots, 1,000 Razorbills, 2,000 Kittiwakes, 300 Fulmar and 20 Gannets (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There was one sub adult Glaucous Gull on Illaunonearean south of Kilkee (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
Five Great Northern Divers were at Ross Bay, Loop Head (John N Murphy & Finbarr Macgabhann).
One second winter Glaucous Gull, one female Common Scoter and 12 Great Northern Divers were at Carrigaholt (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There were 110 Barnacle Geese near Doonbeg and 150 Golden Plover in Doonbeg Bay (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There were 16 Tree Sparrows east of Doonbeg village (John N Murphy, Finbarr Macgabhann & Jeff Copner).
In Kilkee Bay today there were five Great Northern Divers, seven Chough, two Purple Sandpipers, 80 Herring Gulls and a Peregrine (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
There were 37 White-fronted Geese at Lough Muchanagh (Dave McNamara).


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