A juvenile Black Tern was seen on the upper lagoon at Coonagh this evening. The bird settled down to roost on a patch of floating vegetation. Other birds of note there were two Shoveler, ten Pochard, two Gadwall, a Wigeon and a Little Egret.
64 Ringed Plover, 12 Dunlin and six Turnstone were at a high tide roost at Glin Pier.
Friday 31st August 2012
Sunday 26th August 2012
Little Egret at Tarbert ©Tom Tarpey
18 Little Egrets were at three high tide roosts around Tarbert Bay today.
A Peregrine was seen on the estaury at Cahergal, Askeaton.
Saturday 18th August 2012
Eleven Common Sandpipers were at Poulaweela Creek.
Single Common Sandpipers were at Beagh Castle and New Quay, Askeaton.
Four Little Egrets were at Robertstown east.
22 Tufted Duck, nine Pochard, three Gadwall, three Mallard, two Wigeon, a Shoveler, 32 Black-tailed Godwits, five Great-crested Grebes, 34 Little Grebes, 294 Coot, 25 Moorhen, eight Mute Swans and a pair of Ravens were at Coonagh.
Saturday 4th August 2012
A Barn Owl was seen crossing the N20 at Croom.
Five roosting Little Egrets were at Coonagh for the morning high tide.
Saturday 28th July 2012
A Hobby was seen close to the Morningstar River just south of Garryspillane today (Tony Mee). This is the second record for the species in Limerick, the first being at Lough Gur on 18/8/1989.
Leave a commentSunday 22nd July 2012
A Common Sandpiper, a Little Egret, 173 Mallard, three Teal and 12 Tufted Duck were at the Charleville Lagoons today.
Leave a commentSaturday 21st July 2012
Four Little Egrets were at Coonagh today. Pochard, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Great-crested Grebe, Little Grebe, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Coot and Moorhen all successfully bred at Coonagh this summer.
Leave a commentSaturday 14th July 2012
A sub-adult male Hen Harrier, five Crossbills and a pair of Ravens were seen near Carrigkerry.
Leave a commentFriday 13th July 2012
Three Black-tailed Godwits, a Ringed Plover, 35 Tufted Duck, five Pochard, a drake Wigeon, a female Shoveler, two Little Egrets, 190 Coot, four Great-crested Grebes and 15 Little Grebes were at Coonagh this evening.
Leave a commentThursday 12th July 2012
Six Little Egrets, one Common Sandpiper, one Bar-tailed Godwit, one first-summer and one adult Mediterranean Gull were at Tarbert Bay.
Two Common Sandpipers and 142 Curlew were at Loghill.
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