A Siberian Chiffchaff was seen at the Coonagh Nature Reserve today (Tom Tarpey). A Jack Snipe was also present.
This month’s Branch Outing was spread over two locations; six Jack Snipe were seen at Lough Gur, a Buzzard was seen on the Croom Road outside Bruff en route to the Starling murmuration south west of Croom. An estimated 250,000 birds, the largest number so far this winter, displayed in the murmuration between 16:50 and 17:25(Geoff Hunt).