Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Thursday 31st October 2024

Thursday 31st October 2024

Black Redstart ©Tom Tarpey

A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Blackcap were at Connolly’s Garden.(Anthony Mee)
There were three Chiffchaff at Tevlin’s Garden.(AM)
A Black Redstart was in the Lighthouse Garden, Loop Head.(Tom Tarpey)
A male Hen Harrier, 16 Golden Plover and a Little Egret were at Cloughaun Lough.(TT)
A ringed-tailed Hen Harrier and probably the same male Hen Harrier at the east end of the Bog Road.(TT)
A Kestrel and a Little Egret were at Kilbaha.(TT)


Wednesday 30th October 2024

A Marsh Harrier and a White-tailed Eagle with a red tag were at Lake Atedaun.(Jeff Copner)


Tuesday 29th October 2024

There were three Bullfinch and a Chiffchaff at Tevlin’s Garden, Kilbaha.(Anthony Mee)
A Yellow-browed Warbler and two Chiffchaff were at Connolly’s Garden, Kilbaha.(AM)
Two Chiffchaff were the Bog Road.(AM)
Two Goldcrest and a Sparrowhawk were at Tevlin’s Garden.(AM)
At the tip of Loop Head between 09.00-11.00 there were four Great Shearwater, 34 Sooty Shearwater, ten Manx Shearwater, 350 Kittiwake, 12 Brent Goose, two Pomarine Skua and 12 Fulmar.(Geoff Pearson)
A Kestrel and six Goldfinch were at the Lighthouse area of Loop Head.(GP)
A Buzzard and 60 Golden Plover were at the Fodry.(GP)
There were over 200 Golden Plover in the fields beside the Kilkee Cliff walk.(Donogh Sweeney)


Monday 28th October 2024

One White-tailed Eagle, one Marsh Harrier and one Buzzard was at Lake Atedaun.(Maura Crowe)
There were 70 Golden Plover at Ross, Loop Head.(Anthony Mee)
Four Sooty Shearwater were at the tip of Loop Head(AM)
Four Chiffchaff were at Kilbaha gardens and another was at the Fodry.(AM)
A juvenile Hen Harrier and fifty Golden Plover were at Kilcredaun(AM)
There were 11 Mediterranean Gull at Corraunroo.(Paul Troake)


Saturday 26th October 2024

Saturday 26th October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler in Connolly’s garden, Kilbaha © John N Murphy

Two Yellow-browed Warbler, five Chiffchaff, four Goldcrest and three Redpoll, 40 Chaffinch were in the gardens at Kilbaha this morning. (John N Murphy & Chris Cullen)
There were 32 Great Northern Diver, five Common Scoter and six Black Guillemot at Coolshiva/Gleninagh Pier.(Jeff Copner)
A male Hen Harrier flew east over the motorway at Ballinacragger near Dromoland.(James Organ)
A Merlin and a Black-throated Diver were at Seafield this afternoon.(Jan Biemens)
A Peregrine, a Merlin, a Kestrel, four Chough, 90 Golden Plover were at Loop Head and one Sooty Shearwater was off the tip of the Headland.(CC)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Tuamgreany.(Pearse Ryan)


Friday 25th October 2024

There were 135 Golden Plover at Clahane. (Geoff Pearson)
One hundred and fifty Golden Plover, 50 Common Scoter and nine Red-throated Diver were at Lahinch.(GP)


Thursday 24th October 2024

A male Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Parteen.(John N Murphy)


Wednesday 23rd of October 2024

A White-tailed Eagle flew past Whelan’s Quarry outside Ennis.(Jeff Copner)


Tuesday 22nd October 2024

A Snow Bunting and a Merlin were at Loop Head this morning.(Ray Glynn)
A White-tailed Sea Eagle with a green tag 25 on its left wing was at Inismurray.(Simon Berrow)
Four Whooper Swan flew over Milltown Malbay.(Sally O’Meara)
A Yellow-legged Gull and 50 Golden Plover were at Inagh River Estuary.(Geoff Pearson)
A Barnacle Goose was at Lahinch Marsh and two adult and two juvenile Whooper Swan flew east over the area.(GP)
One Wheatear was at the Caher Valley.(Jan Biemens)


Monday 21st October 2024

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 09.00-14.00 produced 4000 Gannets per hour initially, 100 Cory’s Shearwater, 20 Great Shearwater, 50 Sooty Shearwater, four juvenile Sabine’s Gull, two Grey Phalarope, two Arctic Tern, 20 Great Northern Diver three Red-throated Diver and one Common Scoter.(Geoff Pearson)
At Ross Ringing Station around lunchtime there were 120 Great Shearwater, 35 Cory’s Shearwater, 28 Sooty Shearwater, 32 Manx Shearwater, one Pomarine Skua and five Great Northern Diver.(John N Murphy)
Three Goldcrest are still at the gardens in Kilbaha(JNM)
Two Whooper Swan are in the fields on the Cliff road, Kilkee.(JNM)
A Kingfisher and a Common Sandpiper were at Clarecastle Quay.(JNM)
A Wheatear was at the Rine, Ballyvaughan this afternoon.(Jan Biemens)