Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Sunday 17th December 2017

One immature/female Black Redstart was at the West End, Kilkee.(Dixie Collins)
One Chiffchaff was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. (Philip Brennan)
There were 14 Whooper Swan were at Kilfenora.(Páidí Cullinan)
One Common Sandpiper, 65 Lapwing and 50 Snipe were at Clarecastle Pier.(PC)


Saturday 16th December 2017

A female type Marsh Harrier was at Ballyallia. This was possibly a different bird to the one seen yesterday. Also at the lake were 690 Wigeon, 191 Coot, 184 Tufted Duck, 170 Teal, 140 Wood Pigeon, 132 Lapwing, 112 Black-tailed Godwit, 66 Shoveler, 45 Little Grebe, 42 Mallard, 23 Whooper Swan, 20 Mute Swan, 18 Curlew, 17 Gadwall, ten Pintail Duck and a Water Rail.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Friday 15th December 2017

A Marsh Harrier was at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan)
A Spotted Redshank was among a flock of Black-tailed Godwit at Ballyallia earlier today.(Alex Ash)


Thursday 14th December 2017

A male Brambling was at Lees Road, at end of the walk/cycle way.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Jay were at Lees Road also.(N & TL)


Tuesday 12th December 2017

A male Blackcap was at Oak Park, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Monday 11th December 2017

One Ring-billed Gull was at Poulasherry Bay. (Paddy Manley)
There were 26 Goldeneye, 70 Tufted Duck, seven Whooper Swans and seven Greylag Geese were at Rossroe Lake. (David Lyons)


Sunday 10th December 2017

A Buzzard, three Pochard, 150 Golden Plover and 100 Lapwing were at Termon Lough.(Páidí Cullinan)
There were 16 little Egrets, three Woodcock and two Water Rail at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
Three Yellowhammer were at Tubber and four more were at Rinnamona. (PC)
Two Brent Geese and 80 Wigeon were at Lough Gealán.(PC)
Eighteen Whooper Swan, 40 Shoveler, 250 Wigeon and 30 Teal were at Carron Turlough.(PC)
A Woodcock was at Gregan’s Wood(PC)
Ninety five Wigeon were at Lough Aleenaun(PC)


Saturday 9th December 2017

There weee three Brambling,two male and one female Blackcaps, one Jay and 150 Woodpigeon at the Bishops House and Ground’s in Ennis. (Dave McNamara)
One kingfisher was on the river Fergus Ennis. (DMcN)
There were ten Whooper Swans at Loughville, Ennis. (DMcN)
Ten Whooper Swans were on the Inagh river near Ennistymon. (DMcN)
Three Long-tailed Duck were at Aughinish.(Jason Horner)
Seventy Lapwing and 50 Curlew were at Ross Bay.(Dixie Collins)


Thursday 7th December 2017

A Buzzard was hunting at Bishops Quarter and another was at Finvarra.(Paul Troake)
One Snow Bunting was at Black Head Lighthouse and another was at the car-park of Linnvalla Ice Cream Farmhouse.(PT)
There were 300 Dunlin, 100 Redshank and one second-winter Mediterranean Gull at Ballyvaughan. (PT)
Seventeen Whooper Swan were at Ballyvelaghan Lough.(PT)
The Black Redstart and a Chiffchaff were at Our Lady’s Hospital(Chris Cullen)
A Buzzard was hunting at Drehednagower Bridge, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Sixteen Whooper Swan, including four juveniles, 28 Shoveler and 75 Lapwing were at Drumcliffe.(N & TL)
One adult Greenland White-fronted Goose was within a flock of 17 Greylag Geese in fields on north east corner of Cullaunysheeda Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)
There were 100 Lapwing and two Jay were at Lough Gar.(PC)
One ringtail Hen Harrier was at Doon Lough.(PC)
One Buzzard, 56 Pochard, 800 Tufted Duck, 17 Goldeneye, seven Greater Scaup, 40 Lapwing, 25 Little Grebe, 18 Teal, two Jay and a Kingfisher were at Ardclooney.(PC)
Ten Goldeneye were at Killaloe.(PC)
A second year male Hen Harrier, 158 Lapwing, 70 Wigeon and 60 Teal were at Lough O’ Grady.(PC)
An adult White-tailed Sea Eagle and 45 Whooper Swan were at Mountshannon.(PC)


Wednesday 6th December 2017

The Black Redstart was at Our Lady’s Hospital this afternoon.(Chris Cullen)
A Brambling was on the beech trees at Drumcliffe.(Cliff Baxter)
A Crossbill was at Kilmaley and another at Lickeen Lake near Kilfenora.(CB)
Four Jay were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)