Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming near Killea.(Chris Cullen)

Another Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming at Ballygriffey Wood.(John Collins)

There were three Sand Martin at Adroon Bridge.(Cliff Baxter)

There was one Common Sandpiper at Clarecastle Quay.(John N Murphy)

The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still at Seafield beach with two Tree Sparrows at the nearby Horse fields. (John A Power et al)

There were four Black-throated Divers at the Flaggy Shore, north Clare. (JAP et al)

One Long-eared. owl and one Woodcock were near Fermoyle, Oughterra West.(Finbar MacGabhann)

Two White-tailed Eagle with red wing tags and a Great Northern Diver were at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

A female Hen Harrier was at Tubber.(MC)

Three male and one female Pochard were at Termon Lough.(MC)

Two Blackcaps were singing at Dromore, (Jan Biemens) and another at Applewood Ballycar.(John N Murphy)

One Merlin was at Goleen. (JNM)

Two Manx Shearwaters were off Ross Ringing Station. (JNM)

Eleven Goldeneye, ten Tufted Duck and six Great Crested Grebes were at Cloonoolia Bay, Mountshannon. (Tom Tarpey)