Garganeys at Coonagh ©Geoff Hunt
Two drake Garganeys were at Coonagh Nature Reserves today (Geoff Hunt). Two drake Wigeon, a drake Teal and four Pochard were also present.
Leave a commentSaturday 16th May 2015
The drake Garganey was seen at the Coonagh Nature Reserve again today(Tom Tarpey). Two Whimbrel, a Gadwall, a Teal, four Pochard, a Tufted Duck and two Kestrels were also present.
Leave a commentThursday 14th May 2015
Five Swifts were seen in Ballingarry this evening (Andrew Holmes). The first Swifts of the summer have been at least a week later than normal this year. The first report for Limerick this year was last Friday, May 7th and there have only been a very small number of birds seen in the past week. The cool weather has been a factor, however there are also concerns about a population decline in the species in this part of the world.
Leave a commentSaturday 9th May 2015
Five Whimbrel, a Teal, nine Tufted Duck, three Pochard, a Little Egret and a pair of Kestrels were at the Coonagh Nature Reserve this evening.
Leave a commentFriday 8th May 2015
Single Swifts were seen at Monaleen, Castletroy (Tom Tarpey) and Newcatle West (Geoff Hunt) today.
Leave a commentThursday May 7th 2015
Garganey ©Geoff Hunt
The drake Garganey was seen again today at Coonagh. The bird was frequenting the small pond between the upper and lower lagoons. A Teal, a Gadwall, six Tufted Ducks, four Pochard and a Whimbrel were also present (Geoff Hunt).
Leave a commentSunday 3rd May 2015
Garganey at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
A drake Garganey was seen in the lower lagoon at Coonagh today(Tom Tarpey). This is the fourth successive spring record for species at the site. Other wildfowl present included 32 Whimbrel, a Redshank, four Gadwall, three Pochard, three Tufted Duck, several Mallard and four pairs of Great-crested Grebes. Several Sedge Warblers, Grasshoper Warblers and a Cuckoo were all in song at the site also.
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