Category Archives: Limerick Sightings

Friday 26th February 2021

An immature Marsh Harrier and a pair of Scaup were at Coonagh (TT).
Three Buzzards were at Ballinacurra (Fergus Flood) and another was at Ballysimon (TT).


Sunday 21st February 2021

Sunday 21st February 2021

Marsh Harrier Tom Tarpey

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard drumming at Portnard, Cappamore. Two Buzzards were also in the area. (Gearoid Jackson).
Am immature Marsh Harrier and a Buzzard were at Coonagh (TT).
Two Blackcaps were at Monaleen (TT) and another two were at Crecora (Derek Casey).
A Buzzard was at Ballysimon (DC).


Tuesday 16th February 2021

Two 1st winter Iceland Gulls were on the Shannon in Limerick City (TT).
Four Buzzards were at Fort East, north of Charleville (John N Murphy).
A Norwegian ringed Common Gull, White JH584, was at Thomond Weir. The bird was ringed on 7/10/2018, in its 1st year, in the province of Rogaland in the southwest of the country and was still in Norway on 4/4/2019 (TT).


Saturday 13th February 2021

A 1st winter Iceland Gull was at the Limerick Boat Club (TT).


Friday 12th February 2021

Two Blackcaps were in a garden in Monaleen (TT)and another was in Crecora (Derek Casey).


Thursday 11th February 2021

A Green Sandpiper was at Robertstown (Davey Farrar).


Wednesday 10th February 2021

A Hawfinch was seen in a garden in Pallaskenry (Donal Mulcahy).


Tuesday 9th February 2021

An adult Ring-billed Gull and a 1st winter Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand and a second 1st winter Iceland Gull was at Harvey’s Quay (TT).
A Buzzard was at Ballysheedy (Derek Casey).


Monday 8th February 2021

A 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Foynes (John N Murphy).
A Buzzard was at Ardagh (JNM).


Saturday 6th February 2021

An adult Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
A female Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).
A dead Barn Owl was found on the N20 at Fanningstown, Croom (Andrew Holmes).