Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A male Brambling was at Lough Bunny.(Olivia Nolan)
A Wheatear was at Kilkee. (Jane and Ger Griffin)
One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay. (John N Murphy & Austin Cooney)

A Buzzard was soaring over the River Fergus just north of Drehednagower Bridge, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One female Hen Harrier, eight Little Egrets and three Water Rails were at Lahinch Marsh. (Dave McNamara)

One Snow Bunting was at the tip of Loop Head. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
There were three first-winter Iceland Gulls and a first-winter Glaucous Gull at Ross Bay, Loop Head. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Over 800 Wigeon, 260 Teal, 130 Tufted Duck, 55 Black-tailed Godwit, 45 Shoveler, 42 Pintail Duck, 33 Mallard, 12 Gadwall, 10 Little Egret, four pair of Great-crested Grebe, two Raven and two Sparrowhawk were at Ballyallia.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two Great Northern Diver and four Little Egret were at Lough Muckanagh.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Thirty Shoveler and six Little Grebe were at An Riasc in Ruan.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two Water Rail and a pair of Great-crested Grebe were at Lough Erinagh.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)