Category Archives: Limerick Sightings

Tuesday 7th March 2017

Two Goosanders on The Shannon between Corbally Weir and St. Thomas’s Island (Maura Turner).


Tuesday 28th February 2017

The 2nd winter Caspian Gull, the 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull and two 1st winter Iceland Gulls were seen on the Shannon in Limerick City today (Geoff Hunt).
A 1st winter Iceland Gull was also seen near Hyde Road (Tony Mee).


Saturday 25th February 2017

Saturday 25th February 2017

Caspian Gull 2CY Limerick City John N Murphy

The Caspian Gull, one first-winter Iceland Gull and the first-winter Yellow-legged Gull were still at slipway at O’Callaghan’s Strand, Limerick City (John N Murphy).


Wednesday 22nd February 2017

A Buzzard was seen at Curraghchase (Paidi Cullinan).


Tuesday 21st February 2017

The Caspian Gull and three 1st winter Iceland Gulls were seen at Arthur’s Quay (per Irish Birding).


Sunday 19th February 2017

The 2nd winter Caspian Gull, the 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull and three 1st winter Iceland Gulls were seen on the Shannon in Limerick City at the Branch Outing this morning (Maura Turner, Clodagh Glasgow, Tom Tarpey el al.). A flock of over 100 Siskins, 20 Chaffinches and five Redwings was also seen at Westfields during the outing along with 12 Pochard, 25 Tufted Duck, four Shoveler, ten Teal and 15 Mallard.


Saturday 18th February 2017

The 2nd winter Caspian Gull and two 1st winter Iceland Gulls were at Honan’s Quay inLimerick City today (Maura Turner).
Three Little Egrets were seen with cattle in a field on the eastern side of Foynes. A Red Admiral butterfly was also seen at Foynes today (TT).
A Blackcap was in song at Curraghchase, presumably a wintering bird enticed by the very mild weather, as breeding males normally don’t arrive on their territories until the first week of April. A Buzzard was also seen there(TT).


Thursday 16th February 2017

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard calling at Curraghchase this afternoon (TT).


Tuesday 14th February 2017

The three Goosanders were seen on the river between Corbally Weir and St.Thomas’s Island this evening (Maura Turner).


Monday 13th February 2017

The Waxwing flock was seen again today at Oakview Drive, Ballinacurra (Geoff Hunt)
Buzzards were seen at Glenwilliam, Ballinruane and Adare (Andrew Holmes).