Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 2nd December 2014

Two hundred and forty Golden Plover were in a field just north of Lahinch Beach. Four Little Egret, two Chough, 100 Golden Plover and a flock of 34 Skylark were along the Inagh River Estuary.

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Monday 1st December 2014

There were 200 Wigeon, 150 Teal, six Little Egrets, 90 Dunlin, 22 Snipe and 80 Lapwing at Moyasta Creek this afternoon.

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Saturday 29th December 2014

A Pacific Diver coming out of summer plumage was off Finvarra Point this morning John N Murphy & Brian Finnegan)(09.50 to 10.20).  Also off Finvarra Point were six Black-throated Divers, 42 Great Northern Divers, two Long-tailed Ducks, 14 Black Guillemots and three Common Scoter.  There were 58 Little Egrets between Finvarra Point and Auginish Island/Corronroo Bay.  One adult and one first-winter Mediterranean Gulls were near Corronroo. One Carrion Crow and 30 Rock Doves were at the Marteloe Tower at Aughinish.  Another 40 Rock Doves and 24 Brent Geese were near Lough Murree. There were two Sandwich Terns and four Red-throated Divers off Doorus Pier. One White-tailed Eagle was at Mount Shannon. One Merlin was at Tubber.  One Woodcock was near Roo Lough.

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Wednesday 26th November 2014

A Marsh Harrier was seen at Tool’s Lough, the Burren (Dave McNamara). Twenty four Whooper Swan and 29 Shoveler were at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia Lake. Three Jay were at Lees Road Wood and another was seen at Ballyallia Lake.

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Tuesday 25th November 2014

A Merlin, two Kestrel, two Little Egret, twenty three Black-tailed Godwit, four Gadwall and over 300 Lapwing were at Ballyallia this afternoon.

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Saturday 22nd November 2014

One Great White Egret was seen along the shores of the causeway to Aughinish Island in North Clare (Chris Peppiat).

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Thursday 20th November 2014

The Lesser Yellowlegs was at Moyasta Creek.(Brian Finnegan)

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Monday 17th November 2014

Thirty eight Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield Quilty. Three Red-throated Diver and nine Great Northern were at Lahinch Bay.

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Friday 14th November 2014

Eight Golden Plover were at Ballyallia along with 230 Lapwing. Four Jay were seen in Lees Road Wood.

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Tuesday 11th November 2014

A Brambling and a Jay were at Lees Road Wood.

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