Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Sunday 25th December 2022

Sunday 25th December 2022

Saturday 24th December 2022

Saturday 24th December 2022

Male Blackcap at Applewood, Ballycar John N Murphy

Thursday 22nd December 2022

There was one Green Sandpiper, three immature/female type Common Scoter, five Pochard, four Greater Scaup, 450 Tufted Duck, two Little Egrets and nine Whooper Swans at Ardclooney this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
Two Green Sandpipers and a Redshank were on the head race canal at O’Briensbridge (Tom Tarpey & Maura Turner).

Wednesday 21st December 2022

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar this morning. (John N Murphy)
Two male Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two male Blackcap in Ennis garden.(Nick Larter)
Two female Blackcap were in a garden at Doora.(Adrian Glasgow)

Monday 19th December 2022

There were four Buzzards at Bunratty and another single bird near Kildysart. (John N Murphy)
A flock of 95 Whooper Swans were at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (JNM)

Thursday 15th December 2022

A male and female Velvet Scoter. 230 Common Scoter, a Long-tailed Duck and 17 Red-throated Diver were at Lahinch Bay.(Jeff Copner)
A male Eider and three Grey Plover were at Liscannor.(Geoff Pearson)
A male and female Blackcap were at a garden feeder in Ennistymon. (GP)

Wednesday 14th December 2022

A female Marsh Harrier was along the north Clare, south Galway border close to Kilmacduagh Abbey.(Cathal Forkan)

Monday 12th December 2022

One Black Redstart was near Killimer. (John Collins)

Sunday 11th December 2022

One Velvet Scoter was at Liscannor Bay. (Jeff Copner)
There were 22 Snow Bunting and a Buzzard at Loop Head.(John Collins)
A Merlin was at Moveen.(JC)
A Black Redstart was at Kilkee West.(JC)

Saturday 10th December 2022

Two Common Sandpiper, a Buzzard, a female Blackcap and 34 Whooper Swan were seen during the course of the Clare Branch outing to Ballyallia and Drumcliffe. Visibility was limited due to heavy fog.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Sean Whelan, Stan Nugent, James Organ, Dixie Collins et al)

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