Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Friday 29th March 2013

A male Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis

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Thursday 28th March 2013

Fourteen Little Egret were close to Clare Abbey this evening.

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Wednesday 27th March 2013

A Willow Warbler was at Ballyallia Lake close to the outflow of the Fergus River.
A small flock of 10 Sand Martin were at Dromore Lake. A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

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Tuesday 26th March 2013

The drake Ring-necked Duck was still at Roo Lough this afternoon (Gerry Slattery).  The first Puffins of the year have returned to the Cliffs of Moher today.

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Monday 25th March 2013

One male Swallow was on a wire at Quay Road, Clarecastle this evening. A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis. A Kingfisher was back at Woodquay, Ennis.

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Friday 22nd March 2013

A male Blackcap was at Oak Park Ennis

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Saturday 16th March 2013

An immature White-tailed Eagle flew high over Clonmoney/Bunratty this morning heading south towards Limerick (John Rattigan). The drake Lesser Scaup and drake greater Scaup were at Lough Gash (John N Murphy). The drake Ring-necked Duck was at Roo Lake (John N  Murphy).  There were 80 Black-throated Divers  (Jeff Copner & John N Murphy), along with one first-winter Glaucous Gull between Black Head and Gleninagh Castle.  Between Black Head and Aughinish Island there were 130 Great Northern Divers, 120 Common Scoter, 14 Long-tailed Ducks, 90 Red-breasted Mergansers four Little Egrets and 200 Brent Geese. There were three Yellowhammers at Mullaghmore. Three Little Egrets were at Ballyallia Lake.

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Friday 15th March 2013

Two White-tailed Eagles were at Mount Shannon this afternoon. A Sand Martin was seen earlier today at Rosroe Lake. There were 16 Little Egrets at Ballyallia Lake. The Whooper swan flock at Ballygireen was up to 116 birds.

 

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Tuesday 12th March 2013

A male and female Blackcap were at Oak Park Ennis.

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Saturday 9th March 2013

The first Wheatear of the year was at Lough Murree on the Flaggy Shore . Nine Great Northern Diver were seen in the Ballyvaughan area at the Branch outing.
A Kingfisher was on the River Fergus at Woodquay car-park Ennis.

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