Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 24th December 2020

A male Marsh Harrier was at Shandangan Lough Corofin.(Tom Tarpey)
A Peregrine was in the Liscannor area.(Sally O Meara)


Wednesday 23rd December 2020

A Black Redstart was at Hawthorns Estate,Ennis.(Cillian Boyd)


Tuesday 15th December 2020

A drake Ring-necked Duck was at the south-east corner of Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Six Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe.(N&TL)


Saturday 12th December 2020

Saturday 12th December 2020

Female Marsh Harrier harassing ducks at Lough Inchiquin John N Murphy

One Marsh Harrier was at Lough Inchiquin. (John N Murphy)
One Great Northern Diver was at Lough Atedaun. (JNM)
There were four Black-throated Divers off Coolsiva Pier and the white albino Curlew was at Bishop’s Quarter. (Jeff Copner)


Thursday 10th December 2020

An untagged White-tailed Eagle was at Ballyallia.(Cliff Baxter)


Tuesday 8th December 2020

There was 1,150 Dunlin and 60 Gadwall at Shannon Airport Lagoon. (Phil Brennan)
A Barn Owl flew across the road at Kilmaley Post Office.(Finbar MacGabhann)


Monday 7th December 2020

Monday 7th December 2020

Kingfisher at Kildysert John N Murphy

One first-winter Iceland Gull was at Quilty beach. (Geoff Pearson)
One Kingfisher was at Kildysert Quay late this afternoon. (John N Murphy)


Sunday 6th December 2020

Sunday 6th December 2020

Eclipsed drake Ring-necked Duck John N Murphy

An eclipsed drake Ring-necked Duck was at Fenloe Lake. (John N Murphy)
One hybrid drake Tufted x Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Inchiquin along with 83 Tufted Duck, 44 Gadwall, ten Little Grebe, one Little Egret and a Jay. (Jeff Copner)
One Black Redstart is at Liscannor. (JC)
There was a Barn Owl near Barefield this evening and three Buzzards between Ennis and Crusheen. (Paidi Cullinan)


Saturday 5th December 2020

A female Hen Harrier, a Peregrine and twenty Gadwall were seen during the Branch outing to Ballyallia this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch et al)


Friday 4th December 2020

An adult Ring-billed Gull was at Killimer this evening. (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was near Latoon. (Julian Cremmins)
A male Blackcap was at Oak Park, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)