Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Monday 24th February 2025

Monday 24th February 2025

Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Cathie Chappell

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker has been regularly visiting a garden near Cappamore (Cathie Chappell).

Saturday 22nd February 2025

Five Pink-footed Geese were near Clarina (Gerry Murphy).

Monday 17th February 2025

Monday 17th February 2025

Adult Iceland Gull ©Geoff Hunt

The female Ring-necked Duck was still at Westfields (Geoff Hunt).
An adult Iceland Gull was at Harvey’s Quay (GH).

Monday 17th February 2025

Monday 17th February 2025

Buzzard ©Tom Tarpey

A pair of Ring-necked Ducks were at Termon Lough on the Clare/Galway border along with 103 Tufted Duck, 22 Teal, 25 Mallard, 27 Wigeon, 55 Curlew and 12 Lapwing (Tom Tarpey).
One Barn Owl was at Drumgloon, Barefield. (Iomhar Daly)
A Great Northern Diver was at Lough Bunny and a Buzzard was nearby (TT).
Two White-tailed Eagles (Tags ‘Y’ & ‘Triangle’) and 56 Whooper Swans were at Lough Atedaun (TT).

Monday 10th February 2025

Two Common Sandpipers and a Redshank were at Clancy’s Strand (TT).

Sunday 9th February 2025

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was at peanut feeder in a garden in Ballyorgan (Allan Mee) while a male was heard drumming in a different part of the village (Tony Mee).

Thursday 6th February 2025

Thursday 6th February 2025

Female Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Tom Tarpey

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Grange, Lough Gur (TT).

Sunday 2nd February 2025

A Hawfinch was at the Red Path at Corbally Weir (Tom Tarpey).
The female Ring-necked Duck was still at Westfields along with eight Tufted Duck, six Pochard, four Gadwall and 27 Snipe (TT).

Saturday 1st February 2025

An adult Iceland Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).

Wednesday 29th January 2025

Wednesday 29th January 2025

Ring-neck Duck(rear) with Pochard (front) cGeoff Hunt

The female Ring-necked Duck was still at Westfields (GH).
One White-tailed Eagle was at Glin. (Luke Costelloe)

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