Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Friday 30th April 2021

A Dipper was at the Ballymacravan River along Old Glen Walk Ennistymon.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Thursday 29th April 2021

Three Cuckoos were at Oatfield (Tom Tarpey).
Eleven Ravens were at Belvoir (TT).


Wednesday 28th April 2021

A Little Tern, five White Wagtail, 100 Whimbrel and 300 Herring Gull were at Seafield, Quilty.(Paul Troake)


Tuesday 27th April 2021

Tuesday 27th April 2021

Male Whitethroat singing at Moanmore John N Murphy

A Whitethroat was at Moanmore this morning.(John N. Murphy)


Monday 26th April 2021

A male Yellowhammer was at Templecronan, Carron.(Matthew Kelly)
Sixty five Whimbrel were at Lough Donnell.(John Glynn)


Sunday 25th April 2021

A Reed Warbler was at Shannon Airport Lagoon this morning.(JNM)


Saturday 24th April 2021

A Cuckoo was at Rosmadda, Parteen (Tom Tarpey).
Seven Whimbrel were on the head race at Newtown, Clonlara (TT).
Five Manx Shearwater were off Castle Point, Kilkee.(JNM)


Thursday 22nd April 2021

Thursday 22nd April 2021

The Whimbrel migration is almost at its peak with many birds along the west Clare coast today John N Murphy

There were 12 Manx Shearwaters off Castle Point Kilkee. (John N Murphy)
A flock of 375 Whimbrel were at Doonbeg Bay. (JNM)
There were 90 summer plumage Golden Plover and seven Wheatear at Moveen. (JNM)


Wednesday 21st April 2021

Seventy seven Whimbrel were at Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 20th April 2021

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Sliabh Elva.(Páidí Cullinan)