Little Stint at Liscannor ©Tom Tarpey
Three Curlew Sandpipers were at Seafields, Quilty.
A Little Stint and three Wheatears were at Liscannor.
A Whimbrel was at Clehane.
Sunday 8th September 2013
Tuesday 3rd September 2013
Blue-winged Teal at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
A drake Blue-winged Teal was found at Coonagh this evening (Tom Tarpey). This is the second record of the species at the site and the sixth record for the County. A juvenile/female type Garganey was also seen at the site.
Leave a commentFriday 30th August 2013
Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey
Two Mediterranean Gulls and six Little Egrets were at Tarbert Bay today.
Leave a commentThursday 29th August 2013
A Kingfisher, two Spotted Redshank, 78 Redshank, 22 Greenshank, ten Snipe and 15 Curlew were at Robertstown.
A Common Sandpiper was at Poulaweala Creek.
A Spotted Redshank, 110 Redshank and four Little Egrets were at the old pier in Askeaton.
Saturday 24th August 2013
Shoveler ©Tom Tarpey
At least 40 bird species were recorded at Coonagh this morning during the Limerick City Bio-blitz Day. The list included five Gadwall, seven Shoveler, three Wigeon, a Teal, 30 Tufted Duck, eight Mallard, two probable Garganey, a Common Sandpiper, two Redshank, three Snipe, 28 Black-tailed Godwits, 35 Lapwing, a Raven, a Stock Dove and two Water Rails.
Leave a commentWednesday 14th August 2013
A drake Garganey and a pair of Teal were seen at Coonagh this afternoon. A Dunlin, 341 Black-tailed Godwits and 14 Little Egrets were also seen on site during the mid-day high tide.
Leave a commentMonday 12th August 2013
A second winter Black-headed Gull with colour ring White E5XL was seen today at Clancy’s Strand, Limerick. The bird was ringed at a lake on the outskirts of Zoetermeer, 15km east of The Hague, Holland, on May 28th 2012. This is the first report of a colour ringed gull from Holland in Limerick. Previous colour ringed gulls from schemes in Ireland (Mayo), Norway, Great Britain and Germany as well as a metal ringed bird from Sweden have been seen in Limerick in recent years.
Leave a commentSaturday 10th August 2013
Three adult Mediterranean Gulls, two Whimbrel, six Greenshank, 21 Redshank, 53 Curlew and three Oystercatchers were at Tarbert Bay.
Leave a commentMonday 5th August 2013
A Wood Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Redshank, three Black-tailed Godwits and a Little Egret were at the Charleville Lagoons today.
Leave a comment
Recent Comments