A female Blackcap was at Oak Park, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Leave a commentSunday 22nd January 2017
One first-winter male Marsh Harrier was at Lahinch Marsh (Nick Larter).
There were 17 White-fronted Geese at Tullagher Bog (Jeff L Copner).
One female Hen Harrier and three Little Egrets were at Poulnasherry Bay (JLC).
A small flock of 18 Barnacle Geese were at Moy Beach (JLC).
One Peregrine was at Doonbeg (JLC).
There was one Whimbrel at the Flaggy Shore (Paul Troake).
A flock of 51 Whooper Swans were near Kilkee (John Collins).
There were 28 Greylag Geese at Ballycar Lough (John N Murphy).
Saturday 21st January 2017
Third year Yellow-legged Gull on the Shannon River near Shannon Banks John N Murphy
One GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Lough O’Grady this afternoon, This is a different bird to that of Lough Atedaun yesterday (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
One adult WHITE-TAILED EAGLE was at Mount Shannon (JNM & FMacG).
One third year Yellow-legged Gull was at Shannon Banks on the Clare/Limerick boarder (JNM & FMacG).
There were eight Waxwings at Carrig Dubh, Ennis today between 15.45 to 16.30 (Barry Howell).
There were six Twite at the beach on Aughinish (BH).One Buzzard was near Broadford (FMacG & JNM).
One Green Sandpiper, one Kingfisher, 36 Greylag Geese, 60 Tufted Duck . two Pochard and six Goldeney were at Ardclooney (JNM & FMacG).
One male Hen Harrier was near Oatfield, Sixmilebridge (JNM & FMacG).
At the Branch outing to Seafield, Quilty there were 15 Purple Sandpiper among a flock 1300 Dunlin, Sanderling, Turnstone, Oystercatcher, Ringed Plover etc. An adult Glaucous Gull was flying around near the pier. Around 130 Barnacle Geese were on nearby Mutton Island. (Nuala and Tom Lynch, Myles Carey et al)
One Kingfisher and a Peregrine were at Doon Lake, Broadford (JNM & FMacG).
Three Woodcock were at Kilnacreagh, Oatfield (FMacG & JNM).
There were 150 Tufted Duck, ten Goldeneye and two Little Egrets at Lough Derg (FMacG & JNM).
Friday 20th January 2017
Great White Egret at Lough Atedaun John N Murphy
One GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Lough Atedaun late this afternoon (John N Murphy).
There were eight Waxwings at Carrig Dubh, Ennis this afternoon (16.20)(JNM).
There were five Black-throated Divers, five Long-tailed Duck and 90 Red-breasted Mergansers at Finvarra Point (JNM).
One adult Ring-billed Gull and 200 Brent Geese were at Lough Murree (JNM). Two of the Brent Geese were wearing colour leg bans. (1) Red band on Right and Left Legs, with white number 9’s. (2) White band on Right leg with the letter C in black, Red Band on left leg with a whinte number 4.
Thursday 19th January 2017
Yellowhammer male near Tubber John N Murphy
Five Waxwing and a male Blackcap were at Carraig Dubh, Ennis. More or less the same area as they were seen yesterday.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were five Yellowhammers near Tubber (John N Murphy).
At Aughinish Island there were 11 Long-tailed Duck and one female Peregrine (JNM).
There were 14 Whooper Swans and three Little Egrets at Drumcliff, Ballyallia (JNM).
Wednesday 18th January 2017
Waxwing in Ennis John N Murphy
There were five Waxwings feeding on berry trees in a housing estate behind Shanahan Paints near St.Micheals Villas, Ennis (John N Murphy et al).
Leave a commentTuesday 17th January 2017
There were three first-winter Iceland Gulls and Aughinish along with six Long-tailed Ducks, ten Twite and one Whimbrel (Paul Troake).
A flock of 14 Whooper Swans were just outside Kilkee with 18 Greenland White-fronted Geese at Tullagher and 46 Barnacle Geese on Mutton Island (Elaine Keegan).
The first-winter Glaucous Gull was seen flying south past Cregg Beach, Liscannor today (Jeff L Copner).
There were 12 Brent Geese at Clahane along with 40 Dunlin and 50 Curlew (JLC).
Saturday 14th January 2017
Snow Bunting at Loop Head John N Murphy
Two Snow Bunting and a first-winter Iceland Gull were at Loop Head (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann).
One adult male Hen Harrier was south of Kilkee (JNM & FMacG).
One first-winter Iceland Gull was at Kilkee Bay along with one Purple Sandpiper (FMacG & JNM).
There were 14 White-fronted Geese at Tullagher (FMacG & JNM).
Over 300 Barnacle Geese were at Doonbeg (JNM & FMacG).
There were 17 Little Egrets at the Falls, Ennistymon (Dave McNamara).
At Lahinch Marsh there was one Merlin, 150 Golden Plover, 100 Lapwing, 70 Curlew and one Water Rail (DMcN).
Thursday 12th January 2017
One Glaucous Gull was at Seafield, Quilty (Geoff Pearson).
One Iceland Gull was at Clahane, Liscannor (GP).
One male Blackcap was in a Housing Estate near Rosslevan on the Tulla Road, Ennis (John N Murphy).
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