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Wednesday 8th April 2026

Five Willow Warblers, two Blackcaps, a Swallow, six Gadwall, nine Teal, two Great Crested Grebes and a Buzzard were at Coonagh (Tom Tarpey).

Two Swallows and a Willow Warbler were at Grange and another Swallow was at Lough Gur (Gerry Murphy).

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker continues to visit a peanut feeder at Glenroe (Adrian Insley)

A Swallow as at Ballygrennan, Moyross (Tom Tarpey).

A Swallow was at Murroe ( Mike Quirke).

A Swallow was at Pallasgreen (Patrick Bailey).

A Peregrine and a Buzzard were at the Fairgreen (Pearse Ryan).

Glossy Ibis © Tom Tarpey

A Glossy Ibis was at Robertstown (TT). This is the 13th County record. 13 Little Egrets were also in the area.

The long staying Glossy Ibis pair were still in the field beside the WWTP at Ballykeeffe (TT)

A Great Northern Diver and a Great Crested Grebe were at Glin (TT).

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).