Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

The American Wigeon was at the river mouth near Monk’s Pub, Ballyvaughan.(Stan Nugent)

The Semi-palmated Sandpiper, 450 Dunlin, 45 Purple Sandpiper and a Snow Bunting were at Seafield. Around 300 Barnacle Goose were at nearby Mutton Island.(Geoff Pearson, Nuala and Tom Lynch)

There were 430 Golden Plover at Clahane.(GP, N & TL)

Two hundred Common Scoter were at Lahinch.(GP, N & TL)

Two White-tailed Eagle and a Peregrine were at Ballyallia.(Finbarr MacGabhann)

Another two White-tailed Eagle were at Lough Atedaun.(Maura Crowe)

An adult male Goosander was the Clare side of the river at the Corbally Weir.(Tom Tarpey)

A female Hen Harrier was at Lough Donnell.(Nick Larter)

A first winter drake American Wigeon was 300m south of the car-park at Bishop’s Quater along with 300 Golden Plover and over 30 Greenfinch.(Niall Keogh)

A Glossy Ibis and 19 Whooper Swan were at Ballyvelaghan Lough.(NK)

One Black-throated Diver, four male Long-tailed Duck and two female Common Scoter were at the Flaggy Shore.(NK)

At Ballyvaughan Bay there were one Red-throated Diver, two Long-tailed Duck, four Common Scoter and one adult Lesser Black-backed Gull.(NK)

There were four Black-throated Diver at the Rine.(NK)

Thirty three Common Scoter were off Coolshiva Pier.(NK)

There were 212 Great Northern Diver, 65 Red-breasted Merganser, 230 Shag, 100 Brent Goose and 35 Black Guillemot between New Quay and Black Head.(NK)

A drake Ring-necked Duck was at Termon Lough.(Maura Crowe)