Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Sunday 4th April 2021

Five Buzzard were circling over Doora this afternoon.(Adrian Glasgow)


Friday 2nd April 2021

There were 20 Black-throated Divers and 23 Common Scoter at Coolshiva Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)
Two Long-tailed Duck were at Finvarra Point.(PC)
Two Pink-footed Goose were still at Lough Maree.(PC)


Thursday 1st April

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers have been visiting a peanut feeder in a private garden near Parteen regularly in the past few weeks.


Wednesday 31st March 2021

Twenty three Golden Plover were just north of Doolin.(Nuala Kennedy)


Tuesday 30th March 2021

A Swallow was at Ruan.(Cliff Baxter)
A Willow Warbler and Peregrine were at Fanore.(CB)
A Kingfisher was on the River Fergus at Drehednagower in Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Ten Sand Martin were at Seafield, Quilty.(Anne O’Connell)


Saturday 27th March 2021

One 2CY Iceland Gull, two adult summer Mediterranean Gulls and 57 Brent Geese were at Seafield.(John N Murphy)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker has been drumming at the same site near Spancilhill for the last two weeks as it was this time last year.(Jason Horner)


Sunday 21st March 2021

A White-tailed Eagle was at Dromore this morning.(Jason Horner)


Saturday 20th March 2021

Four Chiffchaff were at Shannon Golf Club this morning.(Phil Brennan)


Wednesday 17th March 2021

Single Buzzards were Cloontra and Snaty, Sixmilebridge (Tom Tarpey).


Thursday 11th March 2021

Two immature Little Gulls were at Liscannor Bay this evening along with one Peregrine and 70 Common Scoter. (John N Murphy)
There were ten Tree Sparrows near Seafield, Quilty. (JNM)