Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Thursday 5th April 2018

A Barn Owl was found dead on the N20 at Attyflin (Andrew Holmes).


Monday 2nd April 2018

The six Iceland Gulls were on the Shannon between O’Callaghan’s Strand and Honan Quay again today (TT).
Three Buzzards were at Knockfierna (Paddy Trainor).


Sunday 1st April 2018

Two Swallows, 25 Sand Martins, ten Pocahrd, 14 Tufted Duck, four Mallard, ten Greylag Geese and three Great Crested Grebes were at Coonagh.


Saturday 31st March 2018

A pair of Buzzards was seen just east of Patrickswell (Andrew Holmes).


Friday 30th March 2018

Six Iceland Gulls (five 1st winters, inc. one showing characteristics of Kumlien’s Gull and an adult) were on the Shannon between Harvey’s Quay and Arthur’s Quay (TT).
Three Buzzards were at Ballyorgan (Tony Mee).
Four Hawfinches were at Curraghchase (per Irishbirding)


Wednesday 28th March 2018

Two Buzzards were seen near Ballingarry (Paddy Dunworth)


Tuesday 27th March 2018

Three Yellow-legged Gulls, two 2nd winters and 1st winter, and an adult Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (Jeff Copner).
A male Brambling was at Curraghchase (JC).


Friday 23rd March 2018

A 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull, a 1st winter Kumlien’s Iceland Gull, a 1st winter Iceland Gull, an adult and a 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull and drake Gadwall were on the Shannon between Harvey’s Quay and O’Callaghan’s Strand this afternoon (John N Murphy & Tom Tarpey).


Thursday 22nd March 2018

Three Yellow-legged Gulls, two 2nd winter and 1st winter, three Iceland Gulls, a third winter/adult and two 1st winter, and a 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (Paidi Cullinane and Cliff Baxter).


Monday 19th March 2018

An adult Iceland Gull was on the Shannon at Corbally (Pat Lysaght). A Chiffchaff, three Sand Martins, a male Peregrine, two Dippers, a Redshank and 11 Tufted Duck were also in the area (TT).
A 1st winter Iceland Gull was at Thomond Weir (TT).
Four Hawfinches were at Curraghchase (per Irishbirding).