Category Archives: Limerick Sightings

A drake Garganey, 25 Mallard, two Gadwall, a Wigeon, a Teal, five Pochard, eight Great-crested Grebes, a Little Egret and large number of Swifts and Sand Martins were at the Coonagh Nature Reserve today.

The drake Garganey was seen at the Coonagh Nature Reserve again today(Tom Tarpey).  Two Whimbrel, a Gadwall, a Teal, four Pochard, a Tufted Duck  and two Kestrels were also present.

Five Swifts were seen in Ballingarry this evening (Andrew Holmes).  The first Swifts of the summer have been at least a week later than normal this year.  The first report for Limerick this year was last Friday, May 7th and there have only been a very small number of birds seen in the past week. The cool weather has been a factor, however there are also concerns about a population decline in the species in this part of the world.

Five Whimbrel, a Teal, nine Tufted Duck, three Pochard, a Little Egret and a pair of Kestrels were at the Coonagh Nature Reserve this evening.