An adult male Green-winged Teal was found at Lough Gur (Tom Tarpey). The bird was associating with the main Teal flock at the southern end of the lake. Other birds of note there were 381 Teal, 320 Wigeon, 87 Tufted Duck, 43 Mallard, eight Shoveler, two Gadwall, 65 Curlew, 100 Lapwing and a Peregrine Falcon.
Leave a commentSunday 18th December 2011
A Chiffchaff showing characteristics of the Siberian race tristis was seen at Coonagh today(Geoff Hunt). Also seen there were 114 Teal, 32 Tufted Duck, 22 Pochard, 15 Shoveler, 12 Gadwall, six Wigeon, 250 Coot, 22 Greylag Geese, 12 Mute Swans, three Little Grebes, 42 Black-tailed Godwits, 18 Lapwing, two Snipe, a Little Egret and Grey Heron.
Leave a commentSaturday 17th December 2011
There was 121 Whooper Swans, 20 Greylag Geese, a Little Egret and a Raven at Shannongrove, Pallaskenry.
A large flock of about 1000 Lapwing, a Litte Egret, two Kestrels and a mixed flock of Chaffinches, Linnets, Goldfinches and Reed Buntings were seen at Ballydoole, Pallaskenry.
The first reported Blackcap of the winter was seen at Monaleen, Castletroy.
Saturday 10th December 2011
Black-headed Gull Yellow 208P was seen at Harvey’s Quay. The bird was ringed as a nestling at Lough Mask, Co. Mayo in June 2007, was first seen in Limerick in March 2009 and has been seen here on six occasions since.
Leave a commentThursday 1st December 2011
A large flock of Starlings with over 20,000 birds was seen heading to roost near the Limerick Tunnel Toll Plaza this evening.
Leave a commentMonday 28th November 2011
Kestrel ©Tom Tarpey
A Buzzard, a Sparrowhawk, a Kestrel, two Ravens, 30 Lapwing and 60 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were seen near Pallasgreen.
Leave a commentSunday 27th November 2011
Goldfinch at Coonagh ©Tom Tarpey
There were 58 Pochard, 56 Tufted Duck, 19 Wigeon, four Shoveler, two Gadwall, a Teal, a Scaup, 120 Lapwing, a Snipe, a Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Mute Swans, 126 Coot, six Moorhens, six Little Grebes and a Little Egret were at the Coonagh Lagoons today. A Kestrel, three Skylarks and a mixed flock of finches were also in the area.
A flock of 70 Wigeon, 50 Tufted Duck, 20 Teal, 17 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 25 Mute Swans, 20 Cormorants, a Water Rail, 16 Greylag Geese and 44 Whooper Swans were at Lough Gur.
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