Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Tuesday 19th April 2016

Tuesday 19th April 2016

Short-eared Owl (Liam O’Sullivan)

Buzzard at Glenwilliam, Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).

Belated report of a Short-eared Owl at Castlemahon last February (Liam O’Sullivan).

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Monday 18th April 2016

Twenty Crossbills, two Kestrels and a Hen Harrier were seen in the west Lmerick hills (Mike Flanagan & Mike Sheehy)

Whimbrel passage heard at Ardpatrick tonight(Allan Mee).

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Saturday 16th April 2016

Drumming by a presumed Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard near the camp site at Curraghchase(per Geoff Hunt).

Two Glossy Ibises at King’s Island.

Adult summer Little Gull, Sedge Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler at Coonagh.

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Friday 15th April 2016

Friday 15th April 2016

Glossy Ibis ©Tom Tarpey

Two Glossy Ibises were on the flood plain on King’s Island, Limerick City today. (Paul Duhig & Tom Tarpey).  The birds were also seen there yesterday.  This is the second record for Limerick, the first one being a bird at the Coonagh Nature Reserve from March to June 2014.

 

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Wednesday 13th April 2016

Adult summer Little Gull at Coonagh (TT).

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Sunday 10th April 2016

Common Tern, 25 Sand Martins and two Swallows at Coonagh this evening.

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Tuesday 5th April 2016

A Swallow was seen near Grange Cross, Brittas (TT).

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Monday 4th April 2016

A Willow Warbler was at Gooig Bog this evening.

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Sunday April 3rd 2016

A Swallow and a Chiffchaff were at Ballyorgan and a Chiffchaff and Peregrine were at Knockderc (Tony Mee).  Another Swallow was seen in the Ballyhoura Mountains (ref. Irish Birding).

A male Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).

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Saturday 2nd April 2016

Four Buzzards were seen soaring at Tervoe, Mungret and 23 Sand Martins were at Coonagh (TT)

A Wheatear, a Sand Martin, a Chiffchaff,  a Dipper and a pair of Peregrine Falcons were seen on the Branch Outing to the Galtee Mountains (Tony Mee).

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