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Tuesday 24th March 2026

Great White Egrets ©Tom Tarpey

Two Great White Egrets were at a private site in the south of the County (TT). These are the 9th and 10th County records.

Ten Gadwall, nine Teal, four Tufted Duck and a Buzzard were at Coonagh (Tom Tarpey).

A Blackcap and Chiffchaff were in song at Lough Gur (Geoff Hunt).

Blackcaps were also present at the UL campus (James Organ).

A Willow Warbler was in song at the Shannon Fields, Corbally (Tom Tarpey).

A Blackcap was in song at the Mill Road carpark, Corbally (TT).

The long staying adult Iceland Gull was at Bishop’s Quay (TT).

Two Chiffchaffs and a Blackcap were in song at Westfields this morning. Five Sand Martins and five Pochard were also present (Tom Tarpey).

Two Sand Martins were at King’s Island (TT).

Dipper ©Donogh Sweeney

Six Sand Martins and a Dipper were at Annacotty Weir (DS)

Up to 30 Sand Martins were at Sarsfield Bridge this evening (Pearse Ryan).

A Great White Egret was on the Morning Star river at Crean, Bruff (Tom Tarpey). This is the eight County record.

A Sand Martin and a Stock Dove were at Rathcannon (TT).

Two House Martins were at UL (Eabha Hughes).

The continuing Glossy Ibis pair were still at the field adjacent to the City WWTP (Donogh Sweeney).

A Kingfisher was on the Shannon at the Ferry playground, Castleconnell. A Blackcap was in song at the same location (DS).

A male Hawfinch was at Curraghchase (per Rare & Scarce Birds – Wayne Greene-Salm).

A Green Sandpiper was at Clarina (Gerry Murphy).

The continuing adult Iceland Gull was at Howley’s Quay (Donogh Sweeney).