Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 5th December 2017

Two Ruff and eight Whooper Swan were at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia Lake.(Páidí Cullinan and Myles Carey)


Monday 4th December 2017

Two Peregrine were at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan)


Sunday 3rd December 2017

The adult Surf Scoter was still at Coolsiva Pier. (Geoff Hunt)
There were 12 Long-tailed Duck off Aughinish Island. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 2nd December 2017

A female Hen Harrier, six Whooper Swan, ten Pintail Duck, 300 Black-tailed Gidwit and 250 Lapwing were seen at the Branch outing to Ballyallia.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Nuala Kennedy, Fergus Flood and Maurice O’ Sullivan)
One Buzzard was at Cratloekeel this afternoon. (John N Murphy)


Friday 1st December 2017

A colour ringed Oystercatcher was at Liscannor Harbour. Left leg White over orange right leg orange. (John N Murphy & Myles Carey)
Six Whooper Swans and 16 Raven flew over Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis this morning. (John N Murphy & Myles Carey)


Thursday 30th November 2017

Six Crossbill were at School Hill, Dysart.(Cliff Baxter)
A Black Redstart was at Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis.(Páidí Cullinan, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Merlin was at Rathclooney.(Jason Horner)


Wednesday 29th November 2017

A drake Surf Scoter, 19 Common Scoter, 7 Black-throated Diver and 26 Great Northern Diver were off Coolshiva Pier this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)
There were 800 Tufted Duck, 45 Pochard and ten Goldeneye between Killaloe and Ardclooney. (Dave Lyons)
One hundred and sixty five Wigeon, 180 Teal, 43 Curlew including the Albino Curlew and 25 Brent Geese were between Ballyvaughan and Bishops Quarter.(PC)
Sixty Dunlin, 22 Shelduck, 15 Rock Dove, 40 Lapwing, 20 Bar-tailed Godwit, 17 Red-breasted Merganser and 60 Brent Geese were at Muckinish Castle(PC)
Three hundred Teal, 80 Wigeon, 82 Brent Geese, 66 Curlew, 23 Red-breasted Merganser, 18 Rock Dove, three Black-throated Diver and a Red-throated Diver were between Belharbour and Finvarra Point.(PC)
A Whimbrel and 48 Dunlin were at the Flaggy Shore(PC)
A Mediterranean Gull and 25 Brent Geese were at Corraunroo Bay(PC)


Saturday 25th November 2017

A male Black Redstart was at Our Lady’s Hospital. Ennis this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)
The Buzzard is still at Cratloe this afternoon. (John N Murphy)


Friday 24th November 2017

One Buzzard was near Cratloe. (John N Murphy)
A Kingfisher was at the Post Office Field, Ennis.(Páidí Cullinan)


Wednesday 22nd November 2017

There were 30 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Lough Muckenagh this afternoon along with 16 Greylag Geese. (John N Murphy)
Two Jays were at Dromore Woods with one Jay at Dromoland Castle. (JNM)