Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 13th July 2021

Five Common Sandpiper were at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)


Sunday 11th July 2021

Sunday 11th July 2021

Green Sandpiper Barry Howell

A Green Sandpiper was on the River Fergus near Willow Park, Ennis.(Barry Howell)


Thursday 8th July 2021

Two Crossbill were at High Street Lissycasey.(John N. Murphy)
Five Mediterranean Gulls were on the south side of Aughinish Causeway. Three adult/subadults and two first-summers.(Paul Troake)


Tuesday 6th July 2021

There were 4,500 Manx Shearwaters during a one hour sea watch off Kilkee this morning.(John N. Murphy)
Six Whimbrel and a Greenshank were at Poulnasherry.(JNM)


Monday 5th July 2021

Thirty six Chough were at Moveen this morning.(JNM)
An albino Curlew was with a flock of 19 Curlew in a field near Lough Muckanagh.(Michael Keane)


Sunday 4th July 2021

A Long-eared Owl was at Applewood, Ballycar.(JNM)


Wednesday 30th June 2021

Two Common Sandpiper were at Lough Gealán and a male Yellowhammer was nearby.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Common Sandpiper and two Yellowhammers were at Lough Bunny (Tom Tarpey).


Tuesday 29th June 2021

The Carrion Crow is still at Cloonkett.(JNM)


Monday 28th June 2021

A Carrion Crow was at Cloonkett(JNM)
Two Common Sandpiper were still at Inish Murray Quay(JNM)
A Common Sandpiper was at Islandavanna.(JNM)


Friday 24th June 2021

Two Common Sandpiper were at Inish Murray Quay Kildysart.(JNM)
One male Crossbill was at Cloonkeet.(JNM)