Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Saturday 4th March 2023

Saturday 4th March 2023

Two of the 14 Tree Sparrows at Seafield were unusually dark bellied like this bird John N Murphy

A flock of 14 Tree Sparrows were at Seafield, Quilty. (John N Murphy & Andy D Smith)
The Red-legged Partridge was still at Connolly. (JNM & ADS)
There were 54 White-fronted Geese at Tubber.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Up to 60 Purple Sandpipers, 200 Dunlin and two Chough were at Lurga Point, Seafield.(JNM & ADS)
Three Barnacle Geese were at Goleen. (JNM & ADS)
Two Yellowhammer were in a field with horses near Tubber.(NL & TL)
One Buzzard was near Doora. (JNM & ADS)

Friday 3rd March 2023

One Great Spotted Woodpecker, one Buzzard and two Jay were at Knockalisheen. (Paidi Cullinan)
Up to 50 Black-throated Divers and eight Long-tailed Duck were off north Clare.(Geoff Pearson)
One Barn Owl and one Long-eared Owl were at Ballyogan, Barefield. (Iomhar Daly)
One Buzzard was at Ballycasey, Shannon. (John N Murphy)
The adult Iceland Gull was in the Post Office Field, Ennis.(PC)

Thursday 2nd March 2023

Thursday 2nd March 2023

Three Barnacle Geese at Goleen John N Murphy

There was a female Marsh Harrier ay Dromore Nature Reserve along with two Buzzards, one Water Rail and 16 Greylag Geese. (Jan Biemens)
There was a female Marsh Harrier at Lough Muckanagh along with 55 White-fronted Geese, five Goldeneye and four Whooper Swans. (Andy Smith)
A flock of 47 Whooper Swans were near Tubber. (AS)
A male Hen Harrier was at Dunlickey.(John N. Murphy)
The first-winter Glaucous Gull was still at Kilkee.(JNM)
Three Barnacle Geese were at Goleen.(JNM)
There were 94 Whooper Swan at Ballygirreen.(JNM)

Wednesday 1st March 2023

Wednesday 1st March 2023

Red-legged Partridge at Connolly John N Murphy

A Red-legged Partridge was at the Hand, Connolly.(John N.Murphy)
Eight Tree Sparrow were at Seafield.(JNM)
A Green Sandpiper was at Moyasta.(JNM)
Two Common Sandpipers were on the head race canal at O’Briensbridge (Tom Tarpey).

Tuesday 28th February 2023

Tuesday 28th February 2023

One of the two Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Knockalisheen John N Murphy

Two White-tailed Eagles were still at Lough Muckanagh.(John and Rosie Rutherford)
Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at Knockalisheen (John N Murphy)
A Snow Bunting was at Seafield, Quilty. (Jan Biemens)
One Long-eared Owl was at Barefield. (Iomhar Daly)

Monday 27th February 2023

The three White-tailed Eagles were still at Lough Muckanagh this morning (Dixie Collins), along with a female Marsh Harrier and six Goldeneye (Tom Tarpey). The two tagged White-tailed Eagles (‘Y ‘& ‘White Triangle’) were still present this evening.(TT)
There were 52 White-fronted Geese and seven Whooper Swans grazing on the fields near Tubber.(TT)
Four Greenshank were at Lough Atedaun.(TT)

Sunday 26th February 2023

Sunday 26th February 2023

Glaucous Gull at Kilkee Sean Whelan

The first-winter Glaucous Gull was back at Kilkee Beach. (Sean Whelan)
There were 7 Black-throated Divers off the north Clare coast. (Andy Smith)
Three White-tailed Eagle were at Lough Muckanagh.(Jeff Copner, Ray Glynn)
A female Marsh Harrier was at O’Toole’s Lough.(Chris Cullen)
Two Yellowhammers were near Tubber.(John Collins)

Saturday 25th February 2023

During the course of the Clare Branch outing a male Hen Harrier was close to the Goose Fields near Tubber.There were nine Whooper Swan at the Goose Fields. A Buzzard and a pair of Goldeneye were at Lough Muckanagh. A Buzzard and 30 Whooper Swan were at Lough Atedaun
A Buzzard was at Lough Cullaun.(James Organ)
There were ten Twite at Goleen.(Finbar MacGabhann)
The Tree Sparrows were still at Quilty.(FMG)
A Kingfisher and 58 Gadwall were at Lake Inchiquin.(Geoff Pearson)
Three Buzzard were at Clifden Hill.(GP)

Friday 24th February 2023

There were 14 Tree Sparrow at Seafield.(Jeff Copner)
A hundred Barnacle Geese were at Mutton Island.(JC)

Thursday 23rd February 2023

One First-winter male Black Redstart was at the old Kinturk Primary School building near Doo Lough. (John Deasy)
One Common Sandpiper was still at Clarecastle Quay. (John N Murphy)
There were 12 Crossbills and one Jay at Booltiagh. (JNM, Tom Tarpey & Austin Cooney)

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