A very large flock of 2600 Lapwing was seen at Doohyle Lough. 240 Curlew, six Snipe, 180 Teal, six Wigeon and two Great-crested Grebes were also at the Lough.
Leave a commentSunday 27th January 2013
Hawfinch ©Mike Flanagan
Three Hawfinches were at Curraghchase (Mike Flanagan, Graham Mitchell, Tom Tarpey and Maura Turner).
News came through today of a photograph taken on Nov. 17th last in Curraghchase showing a Hawfinch (see below), so it looks like the birds have been around for a few months at least.
Five Greylag Geese, 140 Teal and three Mute Swans were at Knockaderry.
131 Pochard, 55 Tufted Duck, 97 Wigeon, 26 Teal, nine Mallard, a Gadwall, three Whooper Swans, a Little Egret and 100 Greylag Geese(flyover) were at Coonagh.
35 Mallard, 18 Shoveler, 13 Teal, 22 Pochard and 26 Tufted Duck were at Westfields.
Saturday 26th January 2013
Hawfinch at Curraghchase ©Tom Tarpey
Up to four Hawfinches were seen at Curraghchase Forest Parktoday (Geoff Hunt, Mike Flanagan, Tom Tarpey). Five Jays and four Red Squirrels were also seen in the Park.
Seven Greylag Geese were seen in a flooded field at Knockaderry.
Thursday 24th January 2013
Hawfinch at Currachase ©James Hayes
Two Hawfinches were seen at Currachase today (James Hayes).
16 Whooper Swans were at Herbertstown.
Male and female Blackcaps were reported from seperate gardens in Monaleen and another male bird was reported from Annacotty.
Saturday 19th January 2013
A Jack Snipe was at Bunlicky along with 203 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldeneye, 500 Lapwing and 47 Curlew, while many of the 147 Cormorants there were occupying nests at the breeding colony.
Seven Whooper Swans were at Herbertstown.
A Hen Harrier, 70 Wigeon, 67 Tufted Duck and 12 Gadwall were at Lough Gur.
Male Blcakcaps was seen again at Monaleen and Ballingarry.
Wednesday 16th January 2013
Reports of Blackcaps have been scarce so far this winter ©Tom Tarpey
A female Brambling was seen at Glenanaar, Ballyorgan.
A Blackcap was seen at Monaleen.
Monday 14th January 2013
Seven Coal Tits around a peanut feeder in west Limerick ©Andrew Holmes
Larger than normal numbers of Coal Tits have been reported from a number of areas through out the County this winter. A similar pattern has been noted elsewhere in the Country as well, following on from reports last autumn of exceptional numbers at coastal areas in the south west. Most interestingly an influx of Irish Coal Tits was also noted on the Scilly Isles off Cornwall in the late autumn, suggesting that the eruption originated in Ireland. The Irish Coal Tit is a distinct sub-species, Parus ater hibernicus, and can be distinguished from the British sub-species, Parus ater britannicus, by the yellowish tone on its cheeks, brest and belly. The Coal Tit is one of only four native bird species with distinct Irish sub-species; the others being Jay, Dipper and Red Grouse.
Leave a commentSunday 13th January 2013
Two Bramblings were at the Charleville Lagoons. 130 Wigeon, 125 Teal, 60 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, four Shoveler, 50 Lapwing, 20 Dunlin and a Redshank were also at the site.
Leave a commentSaturday 12th January 2013
A colour-ringed first winter Common Gull, Blue 2ANN, was seen at O’Callaghan’s Strand. The bird was ringed as chick at Big Copeland Island, Co. Down on 11/6/2012.
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