Seven Sand Martin were at Drehednagower Bridge, Ennis this afternoon.(Nuala and Tom Lynch) These are the first record of summer migrants returning from Africa to Clare.
The drake SURF SCOTER 30 Common Scoter, five Red-throated Divers and a second-winter Iceland Gull were at Lahinch. (Dave McNamara)
One Merlin was at Clahane and 24 Brent Geese were at Barrtra. (Dave McNamara)
Thursday 12th March 2015
Wednesday 11th March 2015
Two Jay were seen at Lees Road Wood with one giving very close up views.(Tom Lynch)
One Little Egret and three Jays were at Dromore Woods Nature Reserve. (Cliff Baxter)
There were 30 Shoveler, six Gadwall and ten Teal at Riasc Turlough, Ruan. (Cliff Baxter)
Tuesday 10th March 2015
The drake SURF SCOTER was off Gleninagh again today, along with 25 Black-throated Divers, and 50 Gannets. (Dave McNamara)
One first-winter Iceland Gull and 34 Brent Geese were at Clahane. (Dave McNamara)
Three singing male Crossbills were at Slieve Elva. (Dave McNamara)
There were two Little Egrets near the Ennis bypass. (Cliff Baxter)
One Common Scoter was at Clarecastle Quay. (John N Murphy)
Monday 9th March 2015
The drake SURF SCOTER was at Lahinch this afternoon along with one adult Iceland Gull. (John N Murphy & Austin Cooney)
One Brambling was at Darragh. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay this evening. (John N Murphy)
Sunday 8th March 2015
One adult Ring-billed Gull was at Clarecastle Quay this morning.(John N Murphy)
There were eight Little Egrets, two Woodcock, one Raven, six calling Water Rails and an Otter at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
Saturday 7th March 2015
One adult Iceland Gull was within a flock of 200 Herring Gulls on the outskirts Kilbaha Village, Loop Head. (John N Murphy & Finbarr McGabhann)
Two second winter Iceland Gulls were at Tullig, Cross within a flock of 150 Herring Gulls and 20 Lesser Black-backed Gulls. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
There were 45 Lesser Black-backed Gulls between Kilkee Beach and Illaunonearaun near Moveen. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Over 100 Dunlin, 70 Wigeon, 60 Bar-tailed Godwit, 20 Great Northern Diver, 17 Curlew, 15 Redshank, 12 Red-breasted Merganser, seven Red-throated Diver, four Teal, three Common Scoter, three Razorbill, three Brent Goose, two Black-throated Diver, two Black-tailed Godwit, two Greenshank and two Gannet were seen at the Branch outing to Ballyvaughan/Gleninagh Pier area this morning.(Austin Cooney, Brian Finnegan, Nuala and Tom Lynch et al)
Friday 6th March 2015
The drake SURF SCOTER was at Lahinch along with one third-winter Iceland Gull and one first-winter Glaucous Gull and a second winter Iceland Gull were at Cregg Beach. (Dave McNamara)
There were 44 Brent Geese at Barrtra. (Dave McNamara)
Two Dippers were at Ballycorrick Bridge, along with two Ravens and two Kestrels. (Cliff Baxter)
Thursday 5th March 2015
One first-winter Glaucous Gull was at Cregg Beach Liscannor Bay and one second-winter Iceland Gull was at Lahinch. (Dave McNamara)
There were 650 Wigeon, 64 Coot, 46 Teal, 27 Tufted Duck, 17 Little Grebe, eight Cormorant, four Shoveler, two Raven, two Common Gull, two Grey Wagtail, two Curlew, a Great-crested Grebe and a male Sparrowhawk were at Ballyallia. (Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One Dipper was at Ballycorrick Bridge. (Cliff Baxter)
Tuesday 3rd March 2015
White-fronted Goose with Whooper Swans at Ing John N Murphy
There were four Crossbills, two male Hen Harriers, one Raven and 20 Reed Buntings at Slieve Elva today. Dave McNamara)
Eight Little Egrets were at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)
There were 20 Golden Plover, three Grey Plover, 20 Ringed Plover, 20 Dunlin, 20 Sanderling, 40 Brent Geese and two Redpolls at Liscannor. (Cliff Baxter)
The one White-fronted Goose was with 105 Whooper Swans at Fahy’s Farm Ing and a flock 111 Whooper Swans were at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus just up the road from Ing.(John N Murphy)
There were 60 Shellduck and 800 Dunlin at Island MacGrath, Clarecastle. (John N Murphy)
One Little Egret was near Latoon Bridge with another Little Egret in a flooded field on the Kilrush Road out of Ennis. (John N Murphy)
There were two Jays at the Lees Road Wood. (John N Murphy)
Monday 2nd March 2015
There were two Brambling, one Jay, one Treecreeper and 180 Chaffinches at the Lees Road Wood this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
There were 24 Gadwall and six Shoveler at Reagh/Reisc Turlough, Ruan. (Cliff Baxter)
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