Category Archives: Limerick Sightings

Thursday 16th April 2015

Thursday 16th April 2015

Buzzard  ©Kathy Tiernan

A Buzzard was seen near Lough Gur today (Kathy Tiernan).

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Wednesday 15th April 2015

A Cuckoo was heard calling at Gooig Bog this evening.  This is the first report of the species in Limerick so far this spring

A House Martin was seen at Banogue.

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Tuesday 14th April 2015

The HOOPOE  was seen again toady at Rockhill (Alan Mee).

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Monday 13th April 2015

The HOOPOE was seen again today at Rockhill, Bruree.

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Sunday 12th April 2015

Sunday 12th April 2015

Hoopoe at Bruree  ©Carl Weaver

A HOOPOE has been seen daily in a private garden at Rockhill, Bruree since last Friday morning (Carl Weaver).  This record coincides with a large influx of the species along the south coast over the second half of last week. This is the fifth record of the species in Limerick.

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Friday 10th April 2015

Two House Martins were with the flock of Sand Martins on the Abbey River in Limerick City.  Sand Martins have taken up residence in the riverside wall of the Potato Market again this year, in greater numbers than previous years .

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Wednesday 8th April 2015

Swallows were seen  today at Ballysimon (Tom Tarpey) and on the road between Fedamore and Grange (Andrew Holmes)

 

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Tuesday 7th April 2015

A Swallow was seen at Adare today (Sean O’Sullivan).

A Jack Snipe and two Snipe were flushed in a field near Tarbert (Geoff Hunt).
A pair of Red Grouse were at Long Mountain in the Ballyhouras.( Joan Neill)
Two Jay were on conifers on the slopes of Seefin(Joan Neill)

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Monday 6th April 2015

A Willow Warbler was in song at Gooig Bog today.  This is the first for the County this year.

Swallows were seen in Ballyorgan and Bruff today (Tony Mee).

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Sunday 5th April 2015

Sunday 5th April 2015

Golden Plover flock at Patrickswell, Lough Gur ©Tom Tarpey

Swallows was seen at Ballysheedy (Ger Griffin) and Ballyorgan (Tony Mee) today.

A migrating flock of 29 Golden Plover came in to rest at Patririckswell, Lough Gur while several Chiffchaffs were in song in the wider area.

There were much reduced numbers of birds at Tarbert Bay today with just two Little Egrets, two Shelduck, seven Redshank, three Greenshank, three Oystercatchers and a single Curlew present

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