Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Sunday 30th August 2026

Sunday 30th August 2026

2cy Herring Gull Red 9R7:D ©Tom Tarpey

12 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Redshank and four Little Egrets were at Ringmoylan Pier (TT).

Single Chiffchaffs were ar Ringmoylan Pier and Bleach Lough (TT).

A Swift was at Monaleen (TT).

2cy Herring Gull Red 9R7:D was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT). This bird was rehabillitated by Kildare Wildlife Rescue in July 2025. It wintered in Limerick between November 2025 and March 2026 and was seen again in early August (TT). It is one of eight rehabilitated gulls known to have made it to Limerick in recent years. The others were all Lesser Black-backed Gulls; two from Dublin, one from Cork, three from Scotland and one from Portugal.


Friday 28th August 2026

Friday 28th August 2026

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey

A juvenile Mediterranean Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).

Two Whimbrel, 29 Curlew, 14 Black-tailed Godwits, 32 Redshank and two Greenshank were at Robertstown (TT).

A Whimbrel, 35 Redshank and six Teal were at Loughill (TT).


Wednesday 26th August 2026

A eclipse drake Garganey was at Coonagh along with 61 Gadwall, 13 Shoveler, 11 Teal, 15 Tufted Duck, a Pochard, eight Black-tailed Godwits and a Kingfisher. (Tom Tarpey).

An immature White-tailed Eagle was at Bunlicky. (Niall Keogh)


Sunday 23rd August 2026

Six Swifts were at Glin. (Luke Costello)


Friday 21st August 2026

An immature White-tailed Eagle was at Bunlicky. (Gearoid Ryan)


Monday 17th August 2026

A Kingfisher was at Curraghchase (Fergus Flood).


Saturday 15th August 2026

A juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker was in a garden at Lisnagry (Gearoid Ryan).


Wednesday 12th August 2026

A Barn Owl was a road casualty on the R515 near Ashford, Ballard (Andrew Holmes).


Thursday 6th August 2026

A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Thomond Weir (Tom Tarpey).


Wednesday 5th August 2026

A Spotted Redshank and three Common Sandpipers were at Loughill along with 63 Curlew, 22 Redshank, eleven Oystercatchers and two Great Crested Grebes (Tom Tarpey).

28 Lapwing, 32 Redshank, five Greenshank, six Curlew and a Common Tern were at Robertstown (TT).


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