There were 180 Wigeon, 160 Teal, 46 Shoveler, 54 Mallard, a Pintail, 25 Tufted Duck, five Mute Swans, 22 Coot, two Moorhens, three Little Grebes, a Common Sandpiper, a Snipe, 160 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 120 Black-headed Gulls were at the Charleville Lagoons (Geoff Hunt).
A Continental Cormorant was at Arthurs Quay (TT).
An adult and a 3rd winter Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
A 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull was at Bishop’s Quay and a juvenile Shag was at Harvey’s Quay (TT).
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.
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.
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