There were five Great Northern Diver, four Red throated Diver, 40 Common Scoter and three Black Guillemot at Lahinch Bay.(Geoff Pearson)
A White Wagtail, one Great Northern Diver and eight Whimbrel were at Clahane.(GP)
Tuesday 28th April 2026
Drake Garganey at Lough Gash John N Murphy
The pair of Garganey were at Lough Gash this morning and this evening.(John N Murphy, Luke Costello, Chris Cullen)
A Peregrine was hunting Whimbrel in flight at Clouna.(JC)
A White-tailed Eagle was near Milltown Malbay.(Sally O Meara)
There were 280 Whimbrel and two Purple Sandpiper at Carrowmore Point/Lough Donnell this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Monday 27th April 2026
Little Gull at the Shannon Airport Lagoon John N Murphy
The pair of Blue-winged Teal were still at Ballycar Lough.(John N Murphy, James Organ et al)
There was a pair of Garganey at Lough Gash. (Per Irish birding.com)
Five singing male Reed Warbler, the Little Gull and a 2CY Mediterranean Gull were at Shannon Airport Lagoon. (JNM)
A recently fledged Dipper was being fed by a parent bird at the Glen, Ennistymon.(Geoff Pearson)
There were 50 Whimbrel at Lough Donnell, 70 at Seafield/Quilty and 20 at Clahane.(GP)
Two White Wagtail were at Seafield and another was at Clahane and one Greenland Wheatear.(GP)
Forty Whimbrel were at Carrowmore North.(Catherine D’Arcy)
Saturday 25th April 2026
The Blue-winged Teals were still at Ballycar Lough. ( John N Murphy, Barry Howell et al)
The Little Gull and two Reed Warblers were at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. ( Sean & Peter Whelan & Charlie Lyons)
At the Clare Branch Outing to Fanore there was a nesting pair of Dipper in the Caher Valley. Cuckoo, Whitethroats and nesting Sand Martins were also present. ( Nuala & Tom Lynch et al)
There were 45 Great Northern Divers between Fanore, Black Head and Coolsiva Pier. (JNM)
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