Great Northern Diver ©Tom Tarpey
A Goosander was seen at Corbally Weir this evening (Maura Turner). The 3rd winter Yellow-legged Gull was also present in the area earlier in the day (TT).
The Great Northern Diver was also seen again on the Shannon between the railway bridge and the tail race confluence (TT).
Redshank ©Tom Tarpey
A Green Sandpiper, six Redshank, a Greenshank and two Little Egrets were at Adare (TT).
A Buzzard was seen at Ballinruane (Andrew Holmes).
Little Egret(Black F, Yellow D) at Adare ©Geoff hunt
Three Green Sandpipers, six Redshank, a Greenshank, two Little Egrets and a Kingfisher were seen on the Maigue Estuary at Adare (Geoff Hunt). The colour-ringed Little Egret was ring as a nestling at Ardfry, Oranmore, Co. Galway on 15/6/2009.
Leave a commentA Great Northern Diver was on the Shannon just upstream of the railway bridge at Corbally (TT).
A Chiffchaff was at New Road, Thomond Gate. Limerick City (Pat Murphy).
Third winter Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey
A third winter Yellow-legged Gull was seen on the Shannon at Corbally today during the Limerick Branch Christmas Outing (TT et al.). This is the fifth record of the species in Limerick. a Kingfisher and a Dipper were also seen in the area.
Leave a commentOne adult Ring-billed Gull was at Clancy Strand (John N Murphy).
There were 90 Gadwall (site record count), 13 Shoveler, 25 Wigeon, 20 Tufted Duck, 52 Lapwing, a Snipe and a Greenshank were at Coonagh (TT).
Up to 20 Great Black-backed Gulls and 55 Herring Gulls were on the Shannon at Limerick City today (TT).
A very large flock of 5,000 Black-headed Gulls and a Ring-billed Gull were Tarbert Bay (Geoff Hunt).
A Kingfisher was seen on the Shannon near Rhebogue (Maura Turner).
A Common Sandpiper and three Redshank were on the Shannon at Clancy’s Strand, Limerick today. Three Redshank were also at Corbally (TT).
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Dipper ©Tom Tarpey
Two Goosanders, 45 Mallard, two Teal, 25 Tufted Duck, 60 Lapwing, three Redshank, a Dunlin, a Kingfisher and a Dipper were on the Shannon between Corbally Weir and the Mill Road today (TT).
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