Category Archives: Limerick Sightings

Friday 27th March 2020

Three Blackcaps were in song at Glenstal (TT).


Tuesday 24th March 2020

A Blackcap was in song at Monaleen (TT).
12 Buzzards were circling together near Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).
Three Sand Martins were at Croom (Tony Mee).


Sunday 22nd March 2020

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers including a drumming female, were at Murroe. A Chiffchaff and a Buzzard were also present (Tom Tarpey, Gearoid Jackson, Claire Young & Gordon Young).
Four Crossbills (two pairs) were at Blackrock (Tony Mee).
A Chiffchaff was at Glenosheen (TM).
Two Chiffchaffs were at Monaleen (TT).
Six Brent Geese were at Tarbert Bay (Andrew Holmes).


Saturday 21st March 2020

Saturday 21st March 2020

Female Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Tom Tarpey

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at Murroe (Tom Tarpey, Gordon Young et al.). Both birds were heard drumming simultaneously.
A Chiffchaff and a pair of Buzzards were also present.(TT, GY et al.)
Three Hawfinches and three Bramblings were at Curraghchase (Eric Dempsey)


Friday 20th March 2020

Friday 20th March 2020

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Gordon Young

At least three Great Spotted Woodpeckers were seen at Murroe today. At least one bird was heard drumming (Gordon Young).
Three Buzzards were also present (GY)
Four Buzzards were at Curraghchase (Fergus Flood).


Thursday 19th March 2020

A Barn Owl was at Drombanna (Conor Murphy).
A Buzzard was at Croom (CM).


Thursday 19th March 2020

Four Sand Martins and a Kingfisher were on the Shannon at Corbally (TT).


Monday 16th March 2020

A Buzzard was Mungret Park (TT).
A Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).


Saturday 14th March 2020

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker has been seen visiting a fat ball feeder in a garden at Moher, Murroe over the winter(Sarah Cox). Drumming has also been heard in the area recently.


Thursday 12th March 2020

The Red-throated Diver was at Harvey’s Quay again today (TT)