Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Thursday 20th December 2018

A 3cy male White-tailed Eagle was seen at St Thomas’s Island, Parteen (Maire Lysaght). It has Blue and Orange No.6 wing tags and is from a 2016 nest on the Beara peninsula in Kerry. This is the first sighting outside it’s natal area.


Tuesday 18th December 2018

A female type Goosander was seen on the Shannon between Corbally and St.Thomas’s Island (Pat Lysaght),


Saturday 15th December 2018

A Barn Owl flew across the M7 at Rathbane (TT).


Friday 14th December 2018

A flock of 15 Little Egrets was seen near Ardagh (Andrew Holmes).


Wednesday 12th December 2018

Wednesday 12th December 2018

Ring-billed Gull ©Geoff Hunt

An adult Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (Geoff Hunt). This is most likely the returning bird that has wintered in Limerick for several years.


Monday 10th December 2018

A Hawfinch was at Curraghchase (Geoff Hunt).


Sunday 9th December 2018

Sunday 9th December 2018

Black Redstart ©Geoff Hunt

A Black Redstart was seen near Newcastle West today(Geoff Hunt). The bird was first seen there in private garden last Wednesday (5/12/18).


Saturday 8th December 2018

A Common Sandpiper, a Dunlin and a Redshank were at O’Callaghan’s Strand, Limerick City (TT).


Friday 7th December 2018

A Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).
A Buzzard was at Kildimo (TT).


Thursday 6th December 2018

Two Jays were at Caherclogh, Castletown (Andrew Holmes).
A Dipper was at Castlemahon (AH).
Two colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls from Britain were at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City (Geoff Hunt).
Blue 2J67, an adult bird, was ringed at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria on 27/10/2018.
Red 29F0, a first calendar year bird, was ringed as a chick at Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire on 16/6/2018.

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