Category Archives: Limerick Sightings

Thursday 6th December 2018

Two Jays were at Caherclogh, Castletown (Andrew Holmes).
A Dipper was at Castlemahon (AH).
Two colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls from Britain were at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City (Geoff Hunt).
Blue 2J67, an adult bird, was ringed at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria on 27/10/2018.
Red 29F0, a first calendar year bird, was ringed as a chick at Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire on 16/6/2018.

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Wednesday 5th December 2018

Wednesday 5th December 2018

3cy Yellow-legged Gull ©Geoff Hunt

A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City (Geoff Hunt).


Tuesday 4th December 2018

A immature White-tailed Eagle was seen in the Corbally-St. Thomas’s Island area this morning (Tony Ryan).


Monday 3rd December 2018

Six Little Egrets were at Ballykeeffe (TT).
37 Whooper Swans, 80 Wigeon, 16 Teal, two Gadwall, 12 Tufted Ducks and 20 Curlew were at Lough Gur (Geoff Hunt).


Thursday 29th November 2018

Two Cattle Egrets were at Ballykeeffe (Gearoid Jackson).
A Buzzard was at Milltown, Ballysimon (TT).


Monday 26th November 2018

Four Buzzards were at Kilfinny (Andrew Holmes).


Sunday 25th November 2018

Sunday 25th November 2018

3cy Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey

The five Cattle Egrets were in the fields at Blackberry Lane, Ballykeeffe this morning (Maura Turner & Tom Tarpey). One was also seen later at Bunlicky along with a Buzzard (Geoff Copner).
A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Sarsfield Lock (TT).
A Redshank was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Saturday 24th November 2018

The five Cattle Egrets were in the fields at Ballykeeffe (just west of the greyhound stadium and Ballinacurra Creek) today (John N Murphy).
A Buzzard was perched on a tree in the field at Bunlickey where Cattle Egrets have been seen. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Thursday 22nd November 2018

A Common Sandpiper was at Foynes yacht club (TT).
A Whooper Swan, a Scaup, 32 Wigeon, 20 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, two Teal, five Mallard, six Mute Swans, 147 Coot, nine Little Grebes, four Curlew, two Ravens and a Kestrel were at Coonagh (TT).
Seven Jays were at Curraghchase (TT).
A Buzzard was at Mungret(TT).


Wednesday 21st November 2018

A Buzzard was at Milltown, Ballysimon (TT).