Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Saturday 15th November 2025

A Great White Egret was at Ballyvogue, Askeaton (Irish Birding-Siobhan Redmond).


Friday 14th November 2025

Friday 14th November 2025

New arrivals at the Coonagh Nature Reserve ©Tom Tarpey

Two Glossy Ibises flew over the N18 at Bunlicky (James Organ).

Five Whooper Swans, 47 Wigeon, six Shoveler, four Teal, 161 Black-headed Gull, 12 Herring Gulls and 262 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were on the Morning Star flood plain west of Bruff (TT).

The Council has introduced a trial conservation grazing scheme at the Coonagh Nature Reserve using a herd of 12 Dexter cattle. The object of the scheme is to maintain the greatest habitat diversity by limiting the spread of scrub and woody vegetation at the site (TT).

Five Whooper Swans were at Camas (TT).


Wednesday 12th November 2025

An 2cy White-tailed Eagle (Tag 45) was at Tervoe, Clarina. This bird is a female that was released at Ballydonoghoe, Tarbert Bay in August 2024. It has been in the Clarina/Mungret area in recent months and has been seen with male Tarbert Bay bird (Tag 43) and a female Lough Corrib bird (Tag 47) (Tom Tarpey).

Six Gadwall and two Tufted Duck were at Coonagh (TT).


Wednesday 29th October 2025

A juvenile White-tailed Eagle (Tag 76) was at Ballydonoghue, Glin (TT).

An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Robertstown (TT).


Tuesday 28th October 2025

13 Whooper Swans were at Fedamore (TT).


Thursday 23rd October

A Green Sandpiper was at the Charleville Lagoons (TT).


Tuesday 21st October 2025

An immature White-tailed Eagle was at Cooperhill, Clarina (per Gerry Murphy).


Sunday 19th October 2025

A Blackcap was at Westfields (Tom Tarpey).

A Kingfisher was on the Shannon at the Mill Road, Corbally (TT).

Two Buzzards were at Clashganniff, Shanagolden (Clodagh Glasgow).


Saturday 18th October 2025

Saturday 18th October 2025

Adult Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey

An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).


Wednesday 15th October 2025

A Red-breasted Merganser and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Robertstown (Geoff Hunt).