Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Tuesday 11th March 2014

A Buzzard was seen near Curraghchase today.

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Sunday 9th March 2014

Sunday 9th March 2014

First winter Glaucous Gull ©Tom Tarpey

The first winter Glaucous Gull was at Thomond Wier again today.
The adult Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand.
A pair of Gadwall was at Coonagh.

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Friday 7th March 2014

A Glossy Ibis was seen at the Coonagh nature reserve this afternoon (Barry Henn). This is the first record of the species for the County. Six Curlew, three Great-crested Grebes as well as a few groups of Tufted Duck and Pochard were also present.
A Buzzard was seen at the Clare Glens.

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Tuesday 4th March 2014

Five Buzzards were seen together near Croagh today. The birds were soaring and locking talons. The location is only few km from both Adare and Curraghchase where Buzzards were seen on numerous occasions over the past winter.

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Sunday 2nd March 2014

An adult Ring-billed Gull, an adult Little Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Glin today.

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Saturday 1st March 2014

42 Tufted Duck, 30 Pochard, two Gadwall, two Mallard and four Great-crested Grebes were at Coonagh.

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Friday 28th February 2014

An adult Ring-billed Gull and a first winter Little Gull were at Glin today.

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Saturday 22nd February 2014

A Barn Owl was seen being mobbed by Crows at Richill, Lisnagry this afternoon.
The first winter Ring-billed Gull and a juvenile (1st winter?) Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand.

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Sunday 16th February 2014

Two Ring-billed Gulls, an adult and a first winter, were seen at O’Callaghan’s Strand during the branch outing this morning. The first winter Glaucous Gull was also seen at Thomond Weir.

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Saturday 15th February 2014

A Buzzard was seen at Glenwilliam, Ballingarry.

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