Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A first-winter Yellow Wagtail at Ross Bay John N MUrphy

At Loop Head today there were three Yellow-browed Warbler, a Yellow Wagtail, a male Black Redstart, three Swallows, three Wheatear and a Chiffchaff. A Great Northern Diver, a Red-throated Diver and two first winter Med Gull passed the Lighthouse plus three Sooty Shearwater and three Manx Shearwater were at the Bridges of Ross. A Common Sandpiper was at Ross Bay.(John N. Murphy, Mark Gibson, Páidí Cullinan and Tom Tarpey)
A juvenile male Merlin and a Peregrine were south of Kilkee.(Páidí Cullinan)

The juvenile American Golden Plover at the Plover Fields, Loop Head John N Murphy (Phone/scoped)

A juvenile American Golden Plover, 190 Golden Plover, seven Chiffcaff, a Willow Warbler, four Goldcrest, a Blackcap, three Wheatear, two Hen Harrier, a Sparrowhawk and a first winter Med Gull were at Loop Head.(John N. Murphy and Tony Mee)
Two Raven and a Crossbill were at Sliabh Elva(Páidí Cullinan)
Six Black-throated Diver were at Gleninagh Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)

A wet bedraggled Whinchat at Loop Head John N Murphy

A juvenile American Golden Plover was in the Plover fields at Loop Head this afternoon along with 200 Golden Plover, 49 Snipe and one Dunlin. (John N Murphy)
At Loop Head and Kilbaha there was one Whinchat near the Lighthouse along with one Snow Bunting, four Wheatear, while in the village there was one Willow Warbler, 12 Redpoll and one Goldcrest and one male Peregrine. (John N. Murphy)
A juvenile Turtle Dove was at Cloonbeg off the Lahinch Road, Ennis this morning.(Howard Williams)
A male Hen Harrier was in the Clouna area early this morning.(Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard, five Sparrowhawk, 31 Snipe, three Little Egret and two Water Rails were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)
Four House Martins were south of the Lahinch Road, Ennis. (Paidi Cullinan and Tom Lynch)