Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 12th February 2020

An adult Iceland Gull was at the Bridges of Ross.(Páidí Cullinan)
Two Buzzard were at Crusheen.(PC)
Thirty one Little Egret were at Moyasta.(PC)

Sunday 9th February 2020

Twelve Yellowhammers were at the usual farm in Tubber.(Gerry Slattery)
Two male Blackcap were at Oak Park, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Tuesday 4th February 2020

A Snowy Owl was seen at Abbey Hill in the Burren.(Ciaran Morrin)

Friday 31st January 2020

Two male Blackcap were at Oak Park, Ennis. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Thursday 30th January 2020

A Spotted Redshank and a Greater Scaup were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)

Sunday 26th January 2020

A Black Redstart and nine Snow Buntings were at Aughinish Martello Tower.(Niall T Keogh)
Three Buzzards,two Peregrine and two Blackcaps were at Applewood,Ballycar.(John N Murphy)
An albino Curlew was at Lough Atedaun. (Tim O Donoghue)

Saturday 25th January 2020

Twelve Purple Sandpiper were seen during the course of the Branch outing to Seafield, Quilty this morning. Also an Oystercatcher wearing white ring PY on right leg and pink/black bands on left leg.This bird was ringed in Iceland in June 2017. It was then an adult bird caught at a nest site.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Geoff Pearson, Austin Cooney et al)
A Greater Scaup and 72 Pintail Duck were at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)

Friday 24th January 2020

A Hen Harrier and a Carrion Crow was at Lough Muckanagh.(Cliff Baxter)
Three Snow Buntings were at the Rine, Ballyvaughan. (Sean Pierce)
A Snow Bunting was at Ballyvaughan.(Paul Troake)

Monday 20th January 2020

The 2CY White-tailed Eagle was flying between Ballyallia Lake and Lough Erinagh.(Páidí Cullinan, John N Murphy, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Twenty six Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe including eight juvenile birds.(PC, N & TL)
A male Blackcap was at Oak Park, Ennis this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Sunday 19th January 2020

There were three Buzzards and three Blackcaps (two male & one female) at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)

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