Author Archives: Tom Tarpey

Wednesday 20th January 2021

Wednesday 20th January 2021

Two of the three Mealy Redpolls at Fort East John N Murphy

At least three Mealy Redpolls were seen in a flock of Lesser Redpolls on the Limerick side of the county boundary at Fort East, north of Charleville.(John N Murphy).
Two Buzzards and a male Merlin were also seen in the area.(JNM)
Buzzards were also seen at Rosbrien and Bunliickey.(JMN)


Tuesday 19th January 2021

A Green Sandpiper was on the Deel near Rathkeale (Davey Farrar).


Sunday 17th January 2021

A Great Northern Diver and a Kingfisher were on the Shannon at Corbally (Pat Lysaght).


Thursday 14th January 2021

Thursday 14th January 2021

Blackcap Derek Casey

A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers was drumming near Murroe (Gordon Young).
A male Blackcap was in a garden at Crecora (Derek Casey)
A female Blackcap was in a garden in Monaleen (TT)


Monday 11th January 2021

A Blackcap was in a garden in Newcastle West (Geoff Hunt).


Sunday 10th January 2021

A Peregrine, 250 Wigeon and a Lapwing were at Lough Gur (TT).
Two adult Ring-billed Gulls were in Limerick City (TT).
A Buzzard was at Crecora (Derek Casey).


Friday 8th January 2021

Two Buzzards hunting along the N18 at Coonagh (TT).


Friday 8th January 2021

Friday 8th January 2021

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker Tom Tarpey

A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers was joined briefly by a third bird near Parteen this morning (Tiernan Downes, Tom Tarpey & Maura Turner).
A drake Ring-necked Duck, a Kingfisher, six Greater Scaup, nine Goldeneye and 25 Pochard were at Ardclooney.(Páidí Cullinan)
One Jack Snipe was at Moneypoint. (John N Murphy)
Two Kingfisher and 12 Goldeneye were at the Rugby Club Killaloe.(PC)
A female Blackcap was at Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis.(PC)
A male Blackcap was at Roslevan, Ennis.(Stan Nugent)
Single Buzzards were at Manusmore, Clarecastle and at Dromoland Castle. (JNM)
Three Jays were at Kilrush Wood. (JNM)


Thursday 7th January 2021

An adult Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand and a second adult was at Westfields (TT).
A Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).


Wednesday 6th January 2021

A 1st winter Ring-billed Gull was at Healy’s Field (TT).
An adult Ring-billed Gull and a 1st winter Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
Two Blackcaps were in a garden at Crecora. A Buzzard was also in the area (Derek Casey).