The two drake Garganeys were in the upper lagoon at Coonagh this morning. A Swift and two Greenshank were also present.
Leave a commentFriday 11th September 2015
The female Marsh Harrier was seen at Coonagh again today along with two Little Egrets, nine Wigeon and two Pochard (Cliff Baxter).
Leave a commentWednesday 9th September 2015
The two drake Garganeys were at Coonagh this afternoon along with 16 Gadwall, two Shoveler and a Little Egrets (TT).
Eight Shoveler, 55 Mallard, 27 Tufted Duck and four Pochard were at Westfields (TT).
Eleven Little Egrets were on the Maigue at Adare (Pat Fitzgerald)
Sunday 6th September 2015
Marsh Harrier at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
The Marsh Harrier was seen hunting the reed beds in the upper lagoon at Coonagh again this evening. See additional photos at www.ttbirding.blogspot.com . Two Garganey were also present in the lower lagoon (TT).
Leave a commentSaturday 5th September 2015
Marsh Harrier at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
Two Marsh Harriers and a Buzzard were seen at Bunlicky today in the early afternoon (Tom Tarpey). One of the Marsh Harriers had earlier passed through the Coonagh Nature Reserve before crossing the Shannon southwards to Bunlicky.
Single Marsh Harriers were also seen at Coonagh in the mid afternoon (Maura Turner) and evening (Jane & Ger Griffin). Two Sparrowhawks, a Kestrel, two Little Egrets (one adult & one juvenile), 13 Gadwall, two Wigeon, 12 Tufted Duck and a Snipe were also seen at Coonagh.
Wednesday 2nd September 2015
A Buzzard was seen near the N21 at Ballybronoge, Patrickswell this morning (Andrew Holmes).
Leave a commentTuesday 1st September 2015
A Buzzard was seen flying over the M7 at Rathbane, just south of Limerick City, this evening.
A Commom Sandpiper and two Little Egrets were at Poulaweela Creek.
A Little Egret was at Askeaton (TT).
Sunday 30th August 2015
A Buzzard was seen at Kilmeedy today (Andrew Holmes).
Two Garganey, 15 Gadwall and 38 Tufted wear at Coonagh (TT).
A large flock of 279 Lesser Black-backed Gulls was roosting at Lough Gur (Tony Mee).
Saturday 29th August 2015
A sub-adult Marsh Harrier, two Kestrels, a Sparrowhawk, two eclipse drake Garganey, 15 Gadwall, a Shoveler and a Wigeon, a Greenshank and a Little Egre were seen at Coonagh in the early afternoon (Tom Tarpey). The Marsh Harrier was also seen hunting in the Reserve for 20 mins. in the evening, when a Greenshank and a Little Egret were also present(Maura Turner).
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