Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 1st March 2022

Tuesday 1st March 2022

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker at Parteen John N Murphy

One Great White Egret was at Scarriff Bay, Lough Derg. (John N Murphy & Noreen Lynch)
Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers and two Buzzards were at Parteen. (JNM & NoL)
One Marsh Harrier was at Lough Atedaun. (James Organ)
There were 26 Whooper Swans and one Buzzard at Moynoe, Scarriff. (JNM & NoL)


Monday 28th February 2022

One Buzzard was at the Killow Roundabout near Clarecastle with another at Tubber along with 40 Whopper Swans. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 26th February 2022

Saturday 26th February 2022

Drake American Wigeon with Eurasian Wigeon at Ballyallia Chris Cullen

The drake American Wigeon was at Ballyallia Lake this morning. (Chris & Tristan Cullen)
One Red-legged Partridge was at Connolly. (John N Murphy & Luise Ni Donnabhain)
Four Crossbills and a male Hen Harrier were near Doo Lough.(JNM)
The Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay this afternoon along with one Atlantic Grey Seal (extremely far inland) and one dog Otter. (JNM)
One Jay was at Drumcliffe. (JNM)


Thursday 24th February 2022

A Barn Owl was at Ballymacahill, Barefield.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 22nd February 2022

One 3CY Iceland Gull was at Farrihy. (John N Murphy)
There were 110 Purple Sandpipers, 600 Dunlin, 18 Great Northern Divers, three Red-throated Divers at Seafield with 70 Barnacle Geese on nearby Mutton Island. (JNM)
There were 22 Whooper Swans at Moynoe, Scarriff this morning. (Brendan Cooney)
One Chiffchaff was at Islandavanna this evening. (JNM)


Monday 21st February 2022

Two 2CY Iceland Gulls were at Farrihy with a third 2CY at White Strand, Doonbeg. (John Collins)
A female Marsh Harrier was on the east side of Lough Atedaun this evening. (James Organ)
Two Crossbills were at Cragg, Lisseycasey. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 19th February 2022

The drake American Wigeon was still at Ballyallia Lake today.(John N Murphy)
The Water Pipit was back at Clahane this morning along with one littoralis Rock Pipit. (JNM)
A Buzzard, six Whooper Swan, 15 Gadwall and 47 Dunlin were at Lake Inchiquin during the Clare Branch outing.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Louis Peacock et al)


Friday 18th February 2022

Friday 18th February 2022

Iceland Gull blown around in the strong winds at Farrihy John N Murphy

One 2CY Iceland Gull was at Farrihy Bay along with 119 Golden Plover. (John N Murphy)


Thursday 17th February 2022

The drake and hen Ring-necked Ducks were still at Fin Lough this morning.(John N Murphy)
The Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay again today. (JNM)
One Jay was on the Fergus River at Willow Park in Ennis. (JNM)


Wednesday 16th February 2022

The drake and hen Ring-necked Ducks were still at Fin Lough this evening.(John N Murphy)
One Common Sandpiper was at the Quay, Clarecastle. (JNM)