Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Saturday 28th February 2015

Saturday 28th February 2015

Guillemots back nesting at Loop Head John N Murphy

There were four Little Egret, 500 Teal, 150 Wigeon and 28 Pintail at Moyasta. (John N Murphy)
One 3rd-winter male Hen Harrier was near Cross, Loop Head, (John N Murphy)
There were 20 Chough, 16 Rock Doves, 100 Herring Gulls at Gull Island, 80 plus Herring Gulls on the Fodry Road along with two Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1,000’s of Guillemots and Razorbills on the nest sites at Loop Head. (John N Murphy)
One Peregrine, one Little Egret, 60 Curlew and 20 Brent Geese were at Kilcredaun, (John N Murphy)
There was a flock of 90 Oystercatchers and two Chough on the Bunlickey Clifftop Road at Kilkee. (John N Murphy)
Four Little Egrets were at the eastern end of Poulasherry Bay. (John N Murphy)
One drake Greater Scaup, 70 Tufted Ducks and 30 Gadwall were at Lough Gash. (John N Murphy)

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Friday 27th March 2015

The Forster’s Tern and eight Sandwich Terns were at Doorus Pier, Galway Bay. (Paul Troake)
Two Jays, ten Black-tailed Godwit and 20 Curlew were at Ballyallia Lake. (Cliff Baxter)

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Wednesday 25th February 2015

There were nine Black-throated Divers in a tight group and six Common Scoter off Gleninagh, Black Head. (Hugh Delaney & Dave Breannagh)
There two Black-throated Divers and five Long-tailed Ducks off Aughinish. (Hugh Delaney & Dave Breannagh)

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Tuesday 24th February 2015

Tuesday 24th February 2015

Ring-billed Gull at Clarecastle John N Murphy

An adult Ring-billed Gull was still at Clarecastle Quay. (John N Murphy)
A male Hen Harrier was near Tullaher Bog.(John McGeorge)

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Monday 23rd February 2015

One Merlin and two Little Egrets were at Ballyallia Lake, Ennis. (Cliff Baxter)

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Saturday 21st February 2015

Saturday 21st February 2015

Adult Ring-billed Gull at Clarecastle John N Murphy

One drake SURF SCOTER was off Gleninagh, Black Head this morning along with 25 Black-throated Divers and 14 Common Scoter. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
Two Spotted Redshank and three adult Mediterranean Gulls were at Corronroo Bay. (Finbarr MacGabhann)
There was a dark-bellied Brent Goose, 60 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, four Little Egrets and 200 Common Gulls in Ballyvaughan Bay. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
There were three Iceland Gulls at Lahinch. (Jeff Copner)
Seven Long-tailed Ducks were at Kinvarra Point. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
One Sandwich Tern was at Doorus Pier along with two Black-throated Divers.(John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
There were 160 Brent Geese, 22 Grey Plover and 160 Ringed Plover at Aughinish. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhann)
One adult Ring-billed Gull was at Clarecastle Quay this evening. (John N Murphy)
Twenty Purple Sandpiper were among a flock of around 400 Dunlin, Sanderling, Turnstone and Ringed Plover at Seafield, Quilty. Three hundred Barnacle Geese were on Mutton Island.(Brian Finnegan, Austin Cooney, Tom Lynch et al at the Clare Branch outing)

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Friday 20th February 2015

One adult Ring-billed Gull and one adult Iceland Gull were at Liscannor. (Dave McNamara)
There were 50 Golden Plover, 50 Lapwing, 20 Curlew, two Little Egrets, three Stock Doves and a Sparrowhawk at Ballyallia Lake. (Cliff Baxter)

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Thursday 19th February 2015

One adult and one first-winter Iceland Gull were at Liscannor. (Dave McNamara)
One adult Ring-billed Gull was at Seafield, Quilty. (Dave McNamara)
Over 900 Black-headed Gull, 670 Wigeon, 120 Coot, 48 Tufted Duck, 33 Little Grebe, 26 Teal, 10 Shoveler, seven Little Egret, six Gadwall, three Raven and two Great-crested Grebe were at Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were 75 Barnacle Geese at Mutton Island. (Dave McNamara)
There were 45 Brent Geese at Quilty.(Dave McNamara)
One female Hen Harrier and a Woodcock were at Liscannor. (Dave McNamara)

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Tuesday 17th February 2015

The drake RING-NECKED DUCK was at Roo Lough. (Dave McNamara)
Two Buzzard, 50 Redwing, four Fieldfare and three Jay were at Ardkearney Wood, Ruan.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Twenty seven Whooper Swan, 24 Gadwall and 56 Tufted Duck were at Dromore Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Brambling was with a flock of Chaffinch at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One male Hen Harrier was at a bog near Doolin along with two Woodcock. (Dave McNamara)
Two adult and two first winter Mediterranean Gulls were at Corronroo Bay. (Dave McNamara)
There were 72 Brent Geese at Lough Murree. (Dave McNamara)

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Monday 16th February 2015

One White-fronted Goose, 116 Whooper Swans and a Little Egret were at Fahy’s Farm, Ing (John N Murphy & Austin Cooney).

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