A Kingfisher, two Spotted Redshank, 78 Redshank, 22 Greenshank, ten Snipe and 15 Curlew were at Robertstown.
A Common Sandpiper was at Poulaweala Creek.
A Spotted Redshank, 110 Redshank and four Little Egrets were at the old pier in Askeaton.
Thursday 29th August 2013
Saturday 24th August 2013
Shoveler ©Tom Tarpey
At least 40 bird species were recorded at Coonagh this morning during the Limerick City Bio-blitz Day. The list included five Gadwall, seven Shoveler, three Wigeon, a Teal, 30 Tufted Duck, eight Mallard, two probable Garganey, a Common Sandpiper, two Redshank, three Snipe, 28 Black-tailed Godwits, 35 Lapwing, a Raven, a Stock Dove and two Water Rails.
Leave a commentWednesday 14th August 2013
A drake Garganey and a pair of Teal were seen at Coonagh this afternoon. A Dunlin, 341 Black-tailed Godwits and 14 Little Egrets were also seen on site during the mid-day high tide.
Leave a commentMonday 12th August 2013
A second winter Black-headed Gull with colour ring White E5XL was seen today at Clancy’s Strand, Limerick. The bird was ringed at a lake on the outskirts of Zoetermeer, 15km east of The Hague, Holland, on May 28th 2012. This is the first report of a colour ringed gull from Holland in Limerick. Previous colour ringed gulls from schemes in Ireland (Mayo), Norway, Great Britain and Germany as well as a metal ringed bird from Sweden have been seen in Limerick in recent years.
Leave a commentSaturday 10th August 2013
Three adult Mediterranean Gulls, two Whimbrel, six Greenshank, 21 Redshank, 53 Curlew and three Oystercatchers were at Tarbert Bay.
Leave a commentMonday 5th August 2013
A Wood Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, a Redshank, three Black-tailed Godwits and a Little Egret were at the Charleville Lagoons today.
Leave a commentSaturday 3rd July 2013
14 Little Egrets, 13 Lapwing and 50 Black-tailed Godwits were at the high tide roost in Coonagh this afternoon. A Dunlin, three Stock Doves, a Gadwall, 13 Tufted Duck, four Pochard, eight Mallard and five Great-crested Grebes were also present at the site.
Leave a commentTuesday 23rd July 2013
The first signs of the autumn migration were in evidence at Coonagh today. A flock of 320 Black-tailed Godwits, two Lapwing and a summer plumage Knot were roosting there during the morning high tide. Seven Little Egrets were also present. A Shoveler was also seen on the upper lagoon.
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