Three Great Shearwaters, 56 Sooty Shearwaters, an adult Long-tailed Skua, five Pomerine Skuas, 32 Arctic Skuas, 48 Bonxies, a Leach’s Petrel, 90 Storm Petrels, three Sabine’s Gulls, seven Whimbrel, a Merlin, a Great Northern Diver and a Red-throated Diver were the hightlights at The Bridges of Ross today.
A Little Stint flew northwards over Kilbaha harbour.
Wednesday 22nd August 2012
Saturday 18th August 2012
Eleven Common Sandpipers were at Poulaweela Creek.
Single Common Sandpipers were at Beagh Castle and New Quay, Askeaton.
Four Little Egrets were at Robertstown east.
22 Tufted Duck, nine Pochard, three Gadwall, three Mallard, two Wigeon, a Shoveler, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, five Great-crested Grebes, 34 Little Grebes, 294 Coot, 25 Moorhen, eight Mute Swans and a pair of Ravens were at Coonagh.
Saturday 4th August 2012
A Barn Owl was seen crossing the N20 at Croom.
Five roosting Little Egrets were at Coonagh for the morning high tide.
Saturday 28th July 2012
A Hobby was seen close to the Morningstar River just south of Garryspillane today (Tony Mee). This is the second record for the species in Limerick, the first being at Lough Gur on 18/8/1989.
Leave a commentSunday 22nd July 2012
A Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret, 173 Mallard, three Teal and 12 Tufted Duck were at the Charleville Lagoons today.
Leave a commentSaturday 21st July 2012
Four Little Egrets were at Coonagh today. Pochard, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Great-crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Coot and Moorhen all successfully bred at Coonagh this summer.
Leave a commentSaturday 14th July 2012
A sub-adult male Hen Harrier, five Crossbills and a pair of Ravens were seen near Carrigkerry.
Leave a commentFriday 13th July 2012
Three Black-tailed Godwits, a Ringed Plover, 35 Tufted Duck, five Pochard, a drake Wigeon, a female Shoveler, two Little Egrets, 190 Coot, four Great-crested Grebes and 15 Little Grebes were at Coonagh this evening.
Leave a commentSunday 8th July 2012
A Red Grouse was seen at Dromada, Athea today during the Limerick Branch Outing.
A Peregrine Falcon carrying what appeared to be a Green Sandpiper was seen at Bunlicky.
Thursday 28th June 2012
First Summer Mediterranean Gull at Kilteery Pier ©Tom Tarpey
A Turtle Dove was seen just east of Glin this evening.
A first summer Mediterranean Gull was at Kilteery Pier.
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