Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 2nd December 2021

Thursday 2nd December 2021

Bonaparte’s Gull at Seafield John N Murphy

The adult Bonaparte’s Gull is still at Seafield again today. (John N Murphy)
One Snow Bunting was south of Seafield Beach this afternoon. (Paul Troake)
Five Crossbills were near Doo Lough. (JNM)


Wednesday 1st December 2021

Wednesday 1st December 2021

Adult Bonaparte’s Gull at Seafield John N Murphy

One adult winter Bonaparte’s Gull (7th County record), along with one first-winter Ring-billed Gull and a first-winter Iceland Gull, were at Seafield, Quilty. (John N Murphy)
Three Little Auk was at the Bridges of Ross.(Dennis O’ Sullivan, Paul Moore et al)
There were 32 Gadwall were at Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 30th November 2021

One Brambling and two Crossbills were near Kilmaley this afternoon.(John N Murphy)


Monday 29th November 2021

Seven Crossbills were at Booltiagh. (John N Murphy)


Sunday 28th November 2021

The female Marsh Harrier was back hunting at the west side of Lough Atedaun. (James Organ)


Thursday 25th November 2021

An adult White-tailed Eagle was at Mountshannon today. (John N Murphy)
There were 41 Whooper Swans and 80 Greylags Geese at the Bowe River north of Scarriff. (JNM)


Wednesday 24th November 2021

One Lesser Yellowlegs was at Lough Atedaun this evening, (John N Murphy), along with one female Marsh Harrier, one female Hen Harrier, two Peregrine, 600 Wigeon, 400 Teal, 60 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall, 12 Pintail, 90 Black-tailed Godwits, 58 Curlew and the albino Curlew, 89 Golden Plover, three Dunlin and 60 Lapwing.
There were 52 Whooper Swans at Ballygirreen and 14 at Ing. (JNM)
At Lough Inchiquin there were 130 Tufted Duck, 62 Gadwall, 50 Teal, 50 Mallard, 70 Coot and 45 Curlew, 90 Little Grebe and eight Great-crested Grebe. (JNM)
Twenty three Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe.(Tom Lynch, Donal Twomey)
One Buzzard was at Dromoland Castle. (JNM)


Tuesday 23rd November 2021

Tuesday 23rd November 2021

Siberian Chiffchaff at Killimer John N Murphy

One Siberian Chiffchaff and two Mediterranean Gulls were at Killimer. (John N Murphy)
There were eight White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog this evening.(JNM)
One Short-eared Owl was near Rossroe Lake, Newmarket-on-Fergus this evening. (Frank McGeehan)


Monday 22nd November 2021

Twenty three Whooper Swan were at Farrihy.(John Glynn)


Sunday 21st November 2021

Sunday 21st November 2021

Female Marsh Harrier at Lough Atedaun James Organ

One Marsh Harrier and a Peregrine were at Lough Atedaun. (James Organ)