Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Wednesday 9th September 2026

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Ballinruane Woods (Andrew Holmes).


Tuesday 8th September 2026

96 Teal, eight Mallard, 94 Redshank, 45 Curlew, 26 Dunlin, 14 Greenshank, six Bar-tailed Godwits, five Oystercatchers, three Knot, three Mediterranean Gulls, a Kittiwake and 20 Little Egrets were at Tarbert Bay (Geoff Hunt).


Friday 4th September 2026

A Swift was over the N18 tunnel (Pearse Ryan).


Wednesday 2nd September 2026

A late group of three Swifts was seen near the toll gate at Coonagh and another group of three was seen over the M20 near Raheen (Cliff Baxter).


Monday 31st August 2026

One Whimbrel was at Robertstown (Tom Tarpey).

85 Ringed Plover, 26 Dunlin and 15 Turnstone were roosting at Glin Pier while 35 Oystercatchers and 28 Curlew were at the high tide roost at the nearby Long Rock (TT).


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)


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