Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 2nd February 2023

The Brambling is still in a private garden at Darragh. (Finbar MacGabhann)
The Iceland Gull is still at St.Flannans in Ennis.(James Organ)
There were 53 Brent Geese at Clahane. (Jeff Copner)
One Kingfisher was at Islandavanna. (Chris Cullen)
One Chiffchaff, a Kingfisher and one Red-throated Diver was at Killimer. (JNM)
Fourteen Great Northern Divers and 11 Brent Geese were at Seafield, Quilty.(JNM)
A flock of 60 Brent Geese, 12 Great Northern Divers, one female Goldeneye and a male Peregrine were at Poulnasherry Bay.(JNM)


Wednesday 1st February 2023

Wednesday 1st February 2023

A Greenshank & Little Egret together at Kilcredaun Marsh John N Murphy

There were 11 Twite on Illaunonearaun and 25 Barnacle Geese. (John N Murphy)
The Iceland Gull was still at the Turnpike and St.Flannans College, Ennis.(James Organ)


Monday 30th January 2023

One female Blackcap was in a garden at Ennistymon. (Geoff Pearson)


Sunday 29th January 2023

A pair of Buzzards and two Blackcaps were at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)
One Peregrine, one Merlin, one Sandwich Tern and 27 Greenfinch were at Aughinish.(Chris & Tristan Cullen)


Saturday 28th January 2023

Saturday 28th January 2023

Colour ringed Dunlin at Seafield today Sean Whelan

There were 36 Purple Sandpiper among the Sanderling, Dunlin, Turnstone, Ringed Plover, Lapwing etc.,at the beach at Seafield during the Clare Branch outing. Over 170 Barnacle Geese, 22 Brent Geese and 69 Teal were at nearby Mutton Island.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Geoff Pearson, Sean Whelan, Ray Glynn et al)


Friday 27th January 2023

An Iceland Gull was St. Flannans College, Ennis. (James Organ)
One Barn Owl was at Doora. (Adrian Glasgow)


Wednesday 25th January 2023

One drake Goosanders was still at Killimer.(Finbar MacGabhann)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Dipper and two Buzzards were at Ballynabrone, Broadford. (Paidi Cullinan)
The Black Redstart was still in the West End of Kilkee. (FMacG)
The adult Iceland Gull was still in the middle of Ennis Tow. (James Organ)
There were 25 Whooper Swan and 633 Lapwing at Costelloe’s, Ballyallia. A 104 Lapwing and 15 Gadwall were at front of the Lake. A further 97 Lapwing and three Greenshank were at Drumcliffe.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two male and a female Blackcap were at Oak Park, Ennis.(N & T.L.)
Four Jay were at Lee’s Road Wood.(N & T. L.)


Tuesday 24th January 2023

One Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta B.Bernicla), was at Quilty with 18 Light-bellied Brent Geese and six Purple Sandpipers. (Paul Troake)
One Ruff, 15 Whoopers Swans and 22 Tufted Ducks were near Gortanure, Boston. (PT)
One adult Iceland Gull was between St.Flannan’s College and the Turnpike, Ennis.(James Organ)


Saturday 21st January 2023

A female Marsh Harrier was at Longville Turlough.(John Collins)
The Black Redstart was still in Kilkee.(Dixie Collins)
There were 65 Whooper Swans in fields near Kells.(James Organ)


Friday 20th January 2023

One Great Spotted Woodpecker was briefly heard calling near Ardnacrusha.(John N Murphy)
The Brambling was still at Darragh. (Finbar MacGabhann)
One Barn Owl was at Dromore Woods.(Adrian Glasgow)
At Ardclooney there was one female Greater Scaup, four Goldeneye, 90 Tufted Duck, 57 Lapwing, one Greenshank and 18 Greylag Geese.(JNM)
At Cullaunysheeda Lake there was one Buzzard, 22 Tufted Duck, eight Great Crested Grebe, 50 Coot and 61 Greylags Geese in the fields with the Mute Swans to the north east of the lake.(John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was just east of Broadford.(JNM)
Two Blackcaps were at Oak Park Ennis, (N & T Lynch), with two more at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)