Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

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.

and Red


Wednesday 5th December 2018

Wednesday 5th December 2018

3cy Yellow-legged Gull ©Geoff Hunt

A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City (Geoff Hunt).


Tuesday 4th December 2018

A immature White-tailed Eagle was seen in the Corbally-St. Thomas’s Island area this morning (Tony Ryan).


Monday 3rd December 2018

Six Little Egrets were at Ballykeeffe (TT).
37 Whooper Swans, 80 Wigeon, 16 Teal, two Gadwall, 12 Tufted Ducks and 20 Curlew were at Lough Gur (Geoff Hunt).


Thursday 29th November 2018

Two Cattle Egrets were at Ballykeeffe (Gearoid Jackson).
A Buzzard was at Milltown, Ballysimon (TT).


Monday 26th November 2018

Four Buzzards were at Kilfinny (Andrew Holmes).