1st winter Ring-billed Gull ©Geoff Hunt
The Caspian Gull, an Iceland Gull and two Ring-billed Gulls(adult and 1st winter) were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (Geoff Hunt).
Two Goosanders were on the Shannon at Illaunarone (Maura Turner).
Wednesday 25th January 2017
Tuesday 24th January 2017
Newly arrived 1st winter Iceland Gull ©Tom Tarpey
The 1st winter Yellow-legged Gull and two 1st winter Iceland Gulls were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
The 2nd winterCaspian Gull was also seen there today (per Irish Birding).
Two Buzzards were at Ballinacourty, Glenroe (Tony Mee).
1st winter Iceland Gull present since Sunday(TT)
1st winter Yellow-legged Gull(TT)
Monday 23rd January 2017
A female Hen Harrier was at Ballysimon this afternoon.(Caoimhe and Tom Lynch)
A Buzzard was on a bush at M24/N7 intersection at Ballysimon this evening(Tom Tarpey)
Sunday 22nd January 2017
1st winter Yellow-legged Gull ©Harry Hussey
The Caspian Gull, a first winter Yellow-legged Gull and a 1st winter Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand today (Harry Hussey, Paidi Cullinan, Des Higgins, Norma Gleeson, Leon van der Noll and Joao de Brito). The Yellow-legged Gull is the seventh Limerick record and the first first year bird.
A Common Sandpiper was at Brown’s Quay and an adult Ring-billed Gull was at Arthur’s Quay(Paidi Cullinan).
1st winter Yellow-legged Gull (HH)
1st winter Iceland Gull (HH)
Caspian Gull (HH)
Saturday 21st January 2017
Caspian Gull at Thomond Wier with 1st winter Herring & Great Black-backed Gulls John N Murphy
The Caspian Gull was at Thomond Weir this morning (Finbarr McGabhann & John N Murphy).
The 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull was on the Shannon upstream of Athlunkard Bridge (JNM & FMcG).
Friday 20th January 2017
Caspian Gull at O’Callaghan’s Strand Barry Howell
The Caspian Gull and adult Ring-billed Gull were at the slipway at O’Callaghan’s Strand again today (Barry Howell & Seamus Feeney).
A Buzzard was perched on a bush west of Kildimo on the N69(Tom Tarpey)
Thursday 19th January 2017
The Caspian Gull was on the slipway at O’Callaghan’s Strand this afternoon. It then flew down river at 16:15 approx. An adult Ring-billed Gull and Common Sandpiper were also present (Geoff Hunt & Tom Tarpey).
A Common Sandpiper was also seen at Clancy’s Strand (TT).
Wednesday 18th January 2017
Adult Ring-billed Gull at O’Callaghan’s Slipway John N Murphy
One adult Ring-billed Gull and two Common Sandpipers were at O’Callaghan’s Slipway today (Paidi Cullinan).
Leave a commentWednesday 18th January 2017
Flocks of 58 and 41 Whooper Swans were counted on the Camogue and Morning Star river basins during the national census (Gerry Murphy). 17.7% of the birds in the four flocks counted over the two days of the survey were juveniles and the average brood size was 2.1.
Leave a commentTuesday 17th January 2017
Caspian Gull at O’Callaghan’s Strand John N Murphy
The 2nd winter Caspian Gull was seen at O’Callaghan’s Strand again today. An adult Ring-billed Gull was also present. (John N Murphy & Dermot Breen).
An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Thomond Weir (Dermot Breen). This is the sixth record of the species in Limerick and the first full adult bird.
A Common Sandpiper was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).
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