Hawfinch ©James Hayes
Eleven Hawfinches were at Curraghchase (James Hayes).
Two Buzzards were seen between Clarina and the Ferrybridge and two more were seen at Ballysimon (JH).
98 Oystercatchers were at Kings Island (TT).
Saturday 6th January 2018
2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey
A 2nd winter Yellow-legged Gull and a 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand. The Yellow-legged Gull is a new bird with more juvenile wing coverts showing than the bird found at Thomond Weir last week. This is the ninth record for the County (TT).
346 Tufted Duck, 230 Wigeon, 61 Teal, 21 Mallard, 26 Mute Swans, 39 Greylag Geese, 27 Cormorants, 15 Curlew, six Little Grebes and three Grey Herons were at Lough Gur (TT).
A juvenile White-tailed Eagle flew over Kilcornan (Geoff Hunt).
13 Hawfinches were at Curraghchase (GH).
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Tarbert Bay and Grey Plover was at Glin(GH).
Thursday 28th December 2017
Two Ring-billed Gulls (adult & 2nd winter) were at Westfields. A first winter Black-headed Gull, Black 2BTH, was also present(TT). The bird was ringed as a chick on June 7th last at Marsh Lane Nature Reserve, Meriden, which is situated between Coventry and Birmingham.
66 Tufted Duck, eleven Pochard, one Scaup, one Goldeneye, 12 Wigeon, eleven Mallard, 115 Coot, 12 Little Grebes, four Mute Swans, two Herons, a Little Egret, ten Snipe and a Curlew were at Coonagh. An Otter was also at the site (TT).
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