Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Friday 1st June 2018

A Buzzard was at Kilglass(TT).

Wednesday 30th May 2018

An untagged adult Red Kite was seen flying south at Tournafulla (Allan Mee).
A Buzzard was at Flemingstown Kilmallock (Andrew Holmes).

Tuesday 29th May 2018

Two Buzzards were at Curraghchase (Fergus Flood).
A Jay was at Ballyengland, Askeaton (TT).

Monday 28th May 2018

One and possibly two Reed Warblers were singing at Coonagh. A Cuckoo, a drake Pochard, four Great Crested Grebes and a Little Egret were also seen (TT).

Sunday 27th May 2018

Sunday 27th May 2018

Reed Warbler ©Tom Tarpey

A Reed Warbler was in song at Coonagh today (Tom Tarpey). This is the first possible breeding record in Limerick. A Merlin, a drake Gadwall, a pair of Tufted Ducks and three Great Crested Grebes were also present.
A Buzzard was at Curraghchase (Maura Turner).
A Long-eared Owl passed over the M7 at Rosbrien (TT).

Tuesday 22nd May 2018

Three Buzzards were feeding in a silage field near Ballingarry (per Andrew Holmes).

Monday 14th May 2018

A Buzzard was at Ballysimon (TT).

Saturday 12th May 2018

A 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull and a third summer Iceland Gull were at Harvey’s Quay (TT).
Two Whimbrel, two Redshank, 220 Black-tailed Godwits, a Little Egret, four Herons and a Shelduck were at Tarbert Bay (Geoff Hunt).

Friday 11th May 2018

Two Pomerine Skuas were seen flying eastwards at Tarbert Bay today (Geoff Hunt). Skuas are rarely seen in Limerick and the last record for this species dates back to the early 1980’s.
Eight Swifts were at Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).

Tuesday 8th May 2018

Buzzards were seen at Derreen and Derryknockane (TT).

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