Blackcaps were seen at the Dock Road (Joan Conran) and Monaleen.
Leave a commentSunday 18th January 2015
First winter Iceland Gull ©Tom Tarpey
A 1st winter Iceland Gull was on the Custom House pontoon in Limerick City this morning. There was also a notable increase in Herring Gulls in the City following the recent stormy weather.
A German ringed adult Black-headed Gull (White A861) was seen at Clancy’s Strand. The bird was ringed at a wetland in the centre of Hamburg on 10/2/2013 and it was also seen at Callanstoog on the west coast of Holland on 4/12/2014.
The Brambling and Blackcap were seen in Monaleen again today.
Saturday 17th January 2015
Brambling ©Tom Tarpey
A Brambling and a Blackcap were seen in a garden in Monaleen.
Two adult Ring-billed Gulls were seen in Limerick City, one at Westfields and one at O’Callaghan’s Strand.
A large flock of about 40 Goldfinches was feeding on alder cones at St. Thomas’s Island at the Mill Road, Corbally
Saturday 10th January 2015
A colour ringed adult winter Black-headed Gull (White 8FE) was seen at Harvey’s Quay today. It was ringed as a 2nd winter male bird in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6/2/2014.
Leave a commentSunday 4th January 2015
Two to three Buzzards were seen at Lough Gur today. A pair was seen at Knockfennel interacting with a pair of Ravens in the early afternoon. A single bird was seen later at Grange.
Leave a commentTuesday 30th December 2014
A Hawfinch was seen in the arboretum at Curraghchase this morning (James Hayes). Three Bramblings and a Buzzard were also seen there.
Leave a commentMonday 29th December 2014
The Starling murmuration at the traditional site between Croom and Ballingarry involved about 100,000 birds this evening. The display was visible from 16:40 to 16:55, which is 30 mins shorter that the longest one seen last year.
Leave a commentSunday 28th December 2014
Continental Cormorant ©Tom Tarpey
A Continental Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) was seen at the Lax Weir, Mill Road, Corbally today (Tom Tarpey).
1 CommentWednesday 24th December 2014
Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Thomond Weir.
A first winter Ring-billed Gull was seen on the river at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City while an adult bird was seen across the river at the slipway on O’Callaghan’s Strand. This adult bird is most likely the same individual that has turned up at this location in December every year for at least six years.
Black-headed Gull Yellow 286B was also seen at Thomond Weir today. It was ringed as a chick on Lough Mask, Co. Mayo on 12/6/2008 and has been seen in Limerick in most winters since.
A Redshank was also present at O’Callaghan’s Strand.
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