Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Sunday 11th March 2018

A 2CY Glaucous Gull was at Fisher’s Street, Doolin.(Páidí Cullinan)
A littoralis Rock Pipit was at Clahane.(PC)
An adult Iceland Gull, a 2CY Glaucous Gull, 30 Common Scoter and six Red-throated Diver were at Liscannor Harbour.(PC)
A pair of Crossbill were at Sliabh Elva.(PC)
Three Whooper Swan were at Rinvilla.(John & Dixie Collins)
Four Whooper Swan and two Jay were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Friday 9th March 2018

Thirty one Whooper Swan, ten Little Egret and 140 Shoveler were at Ballyallia.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Brian Finnegan)
A Great Northern Diver, a Golden Eye and Greenshank were at Lough Bunny.(Páidí Cullinan)
Forty nine Whooper Swan and a Greenshank were at Roo Lough.(PC)


Wednesday 7th March 2018

A 2CY Glaucous Gull and a pair of Long-tailed Duck were at Finvarra Point.(Páidí Cullinan)
Two drake Long-tailed Duck were at the Flaggy Shore.(PC)
Thirteen Common Scoter were at Coolshiva Pier.(PC)
A banded Brent Goose was at Ballyvaughan, right Blue C and left Yellow X. This bird was also seen in Strangford Lough and various places in Galway Bay previously.(PC)
Two Buzzard were at Broadford.(Cliff Baxter)


Tuesday 6th March 2018

The 3CY White-tailed Sea Eagle was at Ballyallia again today(Páidí Cullinan, Jeff Copner et al)
Four Brambling were also at the entrance gates to Costello’s Farm, Ballyallia.(PC)


Monday 5th March 2018

Monday 5th March 2018

White-tailed Eagle at Ballyallia Paidi Cullinan

A 3CY White-tailed Sea Eagle was at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Myles Carey,Paidi Cullinan,Chris Cullen,Howard Williams et al.)
Still present late this evening.(Dixie Collins)


Sunday 4th March 2018

Sunday 4th March 2018

A 3CY Iceland Gull at Liscannor Harbour John N Murphy

An adult Mediterranean Gull and 45 Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)
Two Glaucous Gull were at Liscannor.(JC)
There were two littoralis Rock Pipits at Clahane and 40 Brent Geese. (John N Murphy)
One 3CY Iceland Gull was at Liscannor along with 25 Common scoter. (JNM)
Two Brambling were at Woodlawn, Ennis.(Dixie Collins)
A Woodcock was at Dromore Wood.(Cliff Baxter)
One Dipper was upstream of the Falls at Ennistymon. (JNM)
There were three male Blackcaps at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)


Friday 2nd March 2018

Friday 2nd March 2018

It is important to feed the birds during this weather and this male Blackcap has been taking advantage of the apples that I have left out for the thrushes John N Murphy

One male Blackcap was at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N. Murphy)
Two male Blackcap were feeding on apples at Oak Park, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A ring-tailed Hen Harrier was at Addroon Bridge.(Cliff Baxter)
A Buzzard was at Dromore Woods.(CB)
Lots of reports of Redwing feeding on apples and fruit in gardens over the past few days.


Thursday 1st March 2018

Thursday 1st March 2018

Drake Greater Scaup at Ballycar Lough John N Murphy

One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay. (John N Murphy)
There were 162 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen. (JNM)
One drake Greater Scaup was within a flock of 30 Tufted Ducks at Ballycar Lough with one male Blackcap at Applewood beside the lake. (JNM)


Tuesday 27th February 2018

Tuesday 27th February 2018

Iceland Gull in Ennis Páidí Cullinan

The 2CY Iceland Gull was at the Post Office Field, Ennis again today.(Páidí Cullinan)


Monday 26th February 2018

There were two Buzzards near Dangan. (Trish Healy)