Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Thursday 16th February 2017

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard calling at Curraghchase this afternoon (TT).


Tuesday 14th February 2017

The three Goosanders were seen on the river between Corbally Weir and St.Thomas’s Island this evening (Maura Turner).


Monday 13th February 2017

The Waxwing flock was seen again today at Oakview Drive, Ballinacurra (Geoff Hunt)
Buzzards were seen at Glenwilliam, Ballinruane and Adare (Andrew Holmes).


Sunday 12th February 2017

Two first winter Iceland Gulls were at the quays in Limerick City (Maura Turner and Tom Tarpey).
A Blackcap was in a garden at Westfields (Una Hogan).
A Barn Owl was at Ballyphilip, Croom (TT).


Saturday 11th February 2017

Saturday 11th February 2017

Waxwing ©Tom Tarpey

The Waxwing flock was seen at Ballinacurra again today (TT).


Friday 10th February 2017

Friday 10th February 2017

1st winter Yellow-legged Gull ©Geoff Hunt

24 Waxwings were feeding on a cotoneaster bush on the boundary wall between Childers Road and Oakview Drive in Ballinacurra this afternoon (Maura Turner & Tom Tarpey).
The 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull was seen again for the first time in two weeks at Harvey’s Quay. Three 1st winter Iceland Gulls were also seen in the City(Geoff Hunt).
Black-headed Gull Yellow 208P, originally ringed as a nestling at Lough Mask in June 2007 and now in its eleventh year, was also seen at Harvey’s Quay.


Iceland Gull no.1 first seen on 22/1/17 ©Geoff Hunt


Iceland Gull no.2 first seen on 24/1/17 ©Geoff Hunt


Iceland Gull no.3 first seen today ©Geoff Hunt


Thursday 9th February 2017

A flock of 24 Waxwings was seen on the trees at the HSE car park at the rear of the Raheen Industrial Estate today. The birds have been seen there in increasing numbers over the past three weeks (Joe Collins).
Flocks of eleven anf 20 Whooper Swans were at Athlacca and Pallaskenry today (Liz Fahy).


Tuesday 7th February 2017

The Caspian Gull was seen at O’Callaghan’s Strand again today (Colin Barton).
30 Whooper Swans were at Grange (Andrew Holmes).
A Buzzard was by the N20 south of Attyflin (TT).


Tuesday 31st January 2017

Tuesday 31st January 2017

Goosanders ©Frank O’duffy

Three Goosanders were at St Thomas’s Island today (Frank O’Duffy).
The Caspian Gull and a 1st winter Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).

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Sunday 29th January 2017

A Buzzard was at Ballinruane (Andrew Holmes).