Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Friday 6th May 2016

Sixty Whimbrel were still at Ardcloney.(Jason Horner)

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Wednesday 4th May 2016

Sixty Whimbrel were at Ardcloney.(Jason Horner)
Eight Blackcap were singing in Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Tuesday 3rd May 2016

Four Blackcap, two Jay and a Raven were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Saturday 30th April 2016

Ten Great Northern Diver, some in summer plumage, a Dipper, a Whitethroat two Raven and a pair of Grey Wagtail were seen on the Branch outing to Fanore and the Caher Valley.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Olivia Nolan, Rachel Hynes et al)
Forty Whimbrel were at Quilty.(Anne O Connell)

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Thursday 28th April 2016

A flock of 30 Whimbrel were at Clahane(Rachel Hynes)

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Monday 25th April 2016

A Jay was at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

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Thursday 21st April 2016

There were 18 Whimbrel near Cratloe this evening with another two at Ballycar Newmarket-on-Fergus. (John N Murphy)

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Wednesday 20th April 2016

An OSPREY was seen flying north at Lahinch Marsh this afternoon.(Dave McNamara)
Two Whitethroat, four Raven, a Cuckoo and a Kestrel were at Commons North in the Burren.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Cuckoo was calling at Doolough, Cluanlaheen this morning.(Paul Gaughran)

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Tuesday 19th April 2016

Twenty nine Black-throated Diver were at Gleninagh this morning.(Susan O Donohue)
One Cuckoo was calling at Darragh. (Finbarr MacGabhann)

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Monday 18th April 2016

A Grasshopper Warbler,a 2nd-winter Iceland Gull and a Kingfisher were at Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Buzzard was displaying near Gurteen, Doora this morning (Iomhar Daly)
Eleven Crossbill were at Moneypoint Wind Farm.(Howard Williams)

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