Five Little Gulls and a ring-tailed Hen Harrier were at Mount Shannon, Lough Derg.
One male Hen Harrier was seen hunting near Clogga, Sixmilebridge.
Tuesday 17th April 2012
Monday 16th April 2012
Four Blackcap were singing in Lees Road Wood this evening.
Two Jay were also present there.
Sunday 15th April 2012
One Buzzard was at was at Ballybeg, Ennis.
Three Grasshopper Warblers were singing at Doo Lough, Mount Callan.
Two male Yellowhammer along with a Raven were at Mulloughmore.
A female Yellowhammer was at nearby South Commons
Four Blackcap were singing at Dromore Nature Reserve
Saturday 14th April 2012
At the Clare Birdwatch outing to the Fanore/Caher Valley today the following were seen- 2 Dipper, 2 Blackcap, 1 Whitethroat,1 Merlin, 1 Black-throated Diver, 4 Great Northern Diver (in summer plumage), 4 Sandwich Tern, 1 Raven, and 10 Wheatear. Many of those present saw their first Swallow of the year also.
One Buzzard was at Mount Shannon today.
The first Cuckoo in the county was heard at Ballyogan, Barefield
Seventeen Brent Geese were at Ballyvaughan.
Sunday 8th April 2012
There were 11 Iceland Gulls, 80 Golden Plover and three Basking Sharks at Loop Head.
Leave a commentWednesday 28th March 2012
One Grasshopper Warbler was singing at Gortcoirce, Dysert. This is one of the earliest records ever in the county.
Leave a commentMonday 26th March 2012
One Swallow was at the White Strand, Killard, Doonbeg.
Three Sand Martins were on the River Fergus in the middle of Ennis Town.
Willow Warblers were heard singing at the Shannon Airport Lagoon, The New Line in the Burren and Rosroe Lake, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
Sunday 25th March 2012
One Swallow was at Carrigaholt, this was the first recorded in Clare this year.
At Loop Head there was one Glaucous Gull, five Iceland Gulls and 250 Manx Shearwaters.
One second-year Glaucous Gull was at Seafield, Quilty along with two Sand Martins and a Wheatear.
A Chiffchaff was at Lees Road, Ennis.
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