Twenty Crossbills, two Kestrels and a Hen Harrier were seen in the west Lmerick hills (Mike Flanagan & Mike Sheehy)
Whimbrel passage heard at Ardpatrick tonight(Allan Mee).
Leave a commentSaturday 16th April 2016
Drumming by a presumed Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard near the camp site at Curraghchase(per Geoff Hunt).
Two Glossy Ibises at King’s Island.
Adult summer Little Gull, Sedge Warbler and Grasshopper Warbler at Coonagh.
Leave a commentFriday 15th April 2016
Glossy Ibis ©Tom Tarpey
Two Glossy Ibises were on the flood plain on King’s Island, Limerick City today. (Paul Duhig & Tom Tarpey). The birds were also seen there yesterday. This is the second record for Limerick, the first one being a bird at the Coonagh Nature Reserve from March to June 2014.
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Sunday April 3rd 2016
A Swallow and a Chiffchaff were at Ballyorgan and a Chiffchaff and Peregrine were at Knockderc (Tony Mee). Another Swallow was seen in the Ballyhoura Mountains (ref. Irish Birding).
A male Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).
Leave a commentSaturday 2nd April 2016
Four Buzzards were seen soaring at Tervoe, Mungret and 23 Sand Martins were at Coonagh (TT)
A Wheatear, a Sand Martin, a Chiffchaff, a Dipper and a pair of Peregrine Falcons were seen on the Branch Outing to the Galtee Mountains (Tony Mee).
Leave a commentThursday 31st March 2016
A Swallow was seen today in Ballingarry (Robert Imbusch).
Two Chiffchaffs were singing at Curraghchase .
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