Category Archives: Limerick Sightings

Monday 25th December 2023

Two Commmon Sandpipers and a Redshank were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Friday 22nd December 2023

Friday 22nd December 2023

Ring-necked Duck ©Tom Tarpey

The drake Ring-necked Duck was still at Lough Gur. 84 Wigeon, 14 Teal, six Shoveler, two Gadwall and 79 Tufted Duck were also present (TT).


Tuesday 19th December 2023

Four Whooper Swans, 31 Teal, ten Mallard, six Gadwall, six Tufted Duck and two Kingfishers were at Coonagh (TT).


Wednesday 13th December 2023

Wednesday 13th December 2023

Black-headed Gull Yellow TLW5 ©Tom Tarpey

This Black-headed Gull was at the Mill Road Corbally today. It was ringed as an adult in Poland in May 2019. It has wintered on the Shannon at Corbally every year since and has been seen in Holland in August 2020, in Poland in June 2023, in Holland again in September 2023, in Kilbaha in October 2023 (John N MurphY) and back in Corbally in November 2023(TT).


Tuesday 12th December 2023

The drake Ring-necked Duck was seen at Lough Gur again (Irish Birding report)


Monday 11th December 2023

A Waxwing was on overhead wires on the N20 at O’Rourke’s Cross, Bruree (John N Murphy).
58 Whooper Swans were at Camas (TT).


Sunday 10th December 2023

A Peregrine was at Ballinruane (Andrew Holmes).


Wednesday 6th December 2023

A Buzzard was at Crecora (Derek Casey).


Sunday 3rd December 2023

38 Mallard, 30 Teal, 11 Wigeon, four Shoveler, 22 Oystercatchers, 11 Snipe, a Redshank and 24 Mute Swans were at King’s Island (TT).


Saturday 2nd December 2023

20 Gadwall, 20 Tufted Duck, 33 Mallard and six Teal were at Westfields (TT).
Two Redshank were at O’Callaghan’s Strand and another was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).