Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Tuesday 6th August 2019

Tuesday 6th August 2019

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey

A juvenile Mediterranean Gull was at Clancy’s Strand, Limerick City (TT).


Monday 5th August 2019

Monday 5th August 2019

Lesser Black-backed Gull White 28C:C ©Tom Tarpey

59 Gadwall were Coonagh (TT)
Two colour-ringed Lesser Black-backed Gulls were at O’Callaghan’s Strand; Black F81D was a 3cy bird ringed on 3/10/2018 at a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Quinta da Marim, Olhao, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal and White 28C:C was a 2cy bird from Horse Island,Ardrossan, Ayrshire in Scotland (TT).

Lesser Black-backed Gull Black F81D


Friday 2nd August 2019

Three Peregrines were at Corbally (Brian McClure).
24 Ravens and two Wheatears were on Galtymore (Joe Doolan).


Sunday 28th July 2019

Five Reed Warblers and 60 Gadwall were at Coonagh (TT).


Friday 19th July 2019

Two Buzzards were at Friarstown, Grange (Maria Owens).


Sunday 14th July 2019

A kettle of six Buzzards was seen in West Limerick (Michelle Ahern).


Sunday 7th July 2019

Two Buzzards were at Caherass, Croom (Frank Keohane).


Tuesday 2nd July 2019

A Cuckoo was heard calling near the Mill Road, Corbally (Paul O’Connell).


Thursday 27th June 2019

A Peregrine Falcon was at Kilmeedy (Andrew Holmes)


Sunday 16th June 2019

Four Reed Warblers, a Cuckoo, a drake Pochard and a Great Crested Grebe were at Coonagh (TT).