Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

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)

Friday 9th December 2022

There were two Eider, two Long-tailed duck, 180 Common Scoter and five Red throated Divers at Lahinch Bay.(Jeff Copner)
One male Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Thursday 8th December 2022

There were 91 Whooper Swans and 122 Greylag Geese at Moynoe, Scarriff. (Paidi Cullinan)
A flock of 41 Tufted Duck and 11 Goldeneye were at Mountshannon Harbour. (PC)
There were 12 Goldeneye and six Greylag Geese at Knockaport Bay. (PC)

Wednesday 7th December 2022

Wednesday 7th December 2022

Immature male Snow Bunting at Loop Head John N Murphy

There were 16 Snow Buntings at the Eire sign at Loop Head Lighthouse along with 40 Song Thrushes around the headland and a male Bullfinch at Kilbaha. (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Killimer. (JNM)
Four Jay were in Kilrush Wood. (JNM)
There were 200 Barnacle Geese on Mattle Island and one Kingfisher at Doonbeg.(John Collins)
One Buzzard was at Carnelly Woods this evening. (JNM)

Tuesday 6th December 2022

Tuesday 6th December 2022

Buzzard at Moyasta John N Murphy

There was one Merlin, one Buzzard, one Black Guillemot, 60 Brent Geese and 400 Golden Plover at Poulnasherry Bay this morning. (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Tullycrine.(JNM)

Monday 5th December 2022

There were two Spotted Redshank, two Mediterranean Gulls and a Merlin at Corraunroo Bay.(Jeff Copner)
At Ardclooney there were four Pochard, six Greater Scaup, 12 Goldeneye and 400 Tufted Duck. (John N Murphy)

Sunday 4th December 2022

There were four Grey Phalarope at Clahane.(Nick Larter)
One Buzzard was at Cratloe.(James Organ)
One Buzzard was at Dysart. (JO)
One Buzzard was at Barefield. (Iomhar Daly)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
Two male and a female Blackcap were at Loughville.(Dixie Collins)

Saturday 3rd December 2022

Saturday 3rd December 2022

Grey Phalarope at Clahane James Organ

Two Black Redstart were along Kilkee Cliffs, west of the Pollock Holes.(Féaron Cassidy)
There was one Grey Phalarope, 13 Purple Sandpiper and a Kingfisher at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson, James Organ)
An Iceland Gull was at the outer Shannon Estuary.(John & Dixie Collins)

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