First-winter Med Gull with Black-headed Gull, Kilkee beach John N Murphy
A first-winter Mediterranean Gull was on Kilkee beach today along with the colour ringed Dunlin and the colour ringed Oystercatcher (JE). John N Murphy)
Wednesday 2nd December 2020
This colour ringed Dunlin was on Kilkee beach John N Murphy
The above Dunlin with a Yellow band and black letters/number JN5 on right tibia and a red ring on left tibia has been on Kilkee Beach for at least one week now. (John N Murphy)
The young male Long-tailed Duck was at Lough Gash this evening but there was no sign of the female Ring-necked Duck. (JNM)
There were 32 Whooper Swans and 150 Wigeon at Lough Atedaun. (Mark Rutledge)
Tuesday 1st December 2020
Great White Egret at Liscannor John N Murphy
The Great White Egret was at Liscannor this morning. (Geoff Pearson, John N Murphy et al)
One Snow Bunting was also at Liscannor. (Jeff Copner)
There were 90 Common Scoter, three Greater Scaup and 36 Red-throated Diver in Liscannor Bay.(JNM et al)
A small flock of 17 Whooper Swans and two Greylag Geese were still at Farrihy Lake. (JNM)
One female Goldeneye, 12 Tufted Duck and one Whooper Swan were at Kilkee Reservoir. (JNM)
Ten Whooper Swans were at Moynoe, Scarriff. (Brendan Cooney)
Sunday 29th November 2020
Bufflehead Geoff Pearson
A first-winter female Bufflehead was at an undisclosed area of Clare this afternoon. (Geoff Pearson & John N Murphy)
This was a fourth Irish record and a second county record of this rare North American vagrant duck.
The last and first bird for the county was a female on 6th January 2007 at Lough Atedaun.
There was one immature drake Surf Scoter within a flock of 90 Common Scoter and two Greater Scaup at Lahinch. (JNM et al)
One Siberian Chiffchaff was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. (JNM)
Saturday 21st November 2020
One Great White Egret was at Lahinch. (Jeff Copner)
One untagged 2CY White-tailed Eagle was at Lough O Grady with a small flock of 30 Greylag Geese. (John N Murphy)
One adult female Ring-necked Duck, 800 Tufted Duck, 20 Pochard and a Green Sandpiper were at Ardclooney Lake. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Clonlara, another was near Bodyke and another one was near Tulla. (JNM)
Five Jay were near Broadford.(JNM)
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