Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 4th July 2017

Around fifty Swift were hawking insects over Ennis this evening.(Mary and Dixie Collins, Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Monday 3rd July 2017

There was one Little Egret, two Common Sandpipers, 36 Curlew, three Whimbrel, one Black-tailed Godwit, two Sandwich Terns and three Water Rails at the Shannon Airport Lagoon (John N Murphy).
One Little Egret and a Common Sandpiper were at Clarecastle Quay (JNM).
One drake Wigeon was at Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus (JNM).

Sunday 2nd July 2017

One hundred Manx Shearwater and a Puffin were off Black Head this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)
A Great Skua was off Rine Point.(PC)
One Crossbill was at Slieve Elva. (PC)

Sunday 25th June 2017

A Long-eared Owl was at Rathclooney, Crusheen.(Jason Horner)

Saturday 24th June 2017

One Bonxie, one Arctic Skua and one Great Northern Diver were off Black Head (Paul Troake).
There was one first-summer Mediterranean Gull and 13 Little Egrets wee at Ballyvaughan (PT).

Sunday 18th June 2017

Thirty seven Manx Shearwater and four Arctic Tern were off Black Head this morning.(Paidi Cullinan)

Saturday 17th June 2017

A Kingfisher was at the Aille River in Doolin opposite O’ Connor’s Pub.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Wednesday 14th June 2017

Two male Yellowhammer were singing on Sliabh Rua in the Burren.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Monday 12th June 2017

Six Storm Petrel were seen off Deer Island.(Paul Troake)
Two Arctic Skua, a Great Skua, five Arctic Tern, two Red-throated Diver, four Great Northern Diver and 500 Manx Shearwater were off Black Head.(PT)
Three Great Northern Diver were off Coolshiva Pier.(PT)

Thursday 8th June 2017

One Crossbill was at Applewood, Ballycar along with one Spotted Flycatcher (John N Murphy).

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