First-winter Lesser Scaup at Lough Gash © John N Murphy
The first-winter drake Lesser Scaup was still at Lough Gash (John N Murphy).
There were 12 Little Auks and nine Black-throated Divers at Ballyvaughan (Eric Dempsey).
Tuesday 27th November 2012
Monday 26th November 2012
One of the 35 Waxwings on the Tulla Road © John N Murphy
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The young drake Lesser Scaup was still at Lough Gash (John N Murphy), along with one drake Greater Scaup, ten Gadwall and 160 Tufted Ducks.
A flock of 35 Waxwings were on the Tulla Road in Ennis this afternoon.
Another four Waxwings were near O’Keeffe’s Oil Depot near the Watery Road in the late afternoon.
One individual Waxwing was at the New Road Roundabout earlier in the morning.
Ten Whooper Swans were at Ballycar Lough this morning.
There were 30 Whooper Swans at Scarriff Bay just outside Mount Shannon this morning.
Sunday 25th November 2012
A Surf Scoter was at Lahinch, Liscannor Bay (Jeff Copner).
One first-winter Iceland Gull was also at Liscannor.
One little Egret was at Lahinch Marsh.
One kingfisher was at Lickeen Lough.
Four Greylag Geese and two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lough.
Three Woodcock were at Lough Cullaun, the Burren.
Saturday 24th November 2012
Two Waxwings at Cree © Mary Cahill
Two Waxwings were in Cree today. These are only the second records of Waxwing in Clare this year.
Two Common Eiders were at Kilcredaun Bay (one first-winter male & one adult male). Also in this area were six Common Scoter, a female Hen Harrier and a Merlin.
One female Long-tailed Duck was at the White Strand, Doonbeg.
There were 100 Barnacle Geese on Illaunonearaun, Kilkee.
A small flock of 20 White-fronted Geese were at Tullagher Bog along with one female Hen Harrier.
One Jack Snipe was in Shragh Bog.
Thursday 22nd November 2012
The second-winter Arctic Tern was at Clahane.
Ten White-fronted Geese were at Lough Muchanagh.
One Dipper was at Kilcornan, Ennistymon.
Two Woodcock were at Applewood, Ballycar.
Monday 19th November 2012
There were 30 Whooper Swans at Kilkee with another 20 Whoopers at Drumcliff, Ballyallia Lake.
Two Song Thrush were singing in Lees Road Wood late this afternoon just before dusk
Saturday 17th November 2012
Two Brambling were within a mixed flock of finches on the approach road to Finvarra Pointand Martelloe Tower.
Two Long-tailed Ducks, two Sandwich Tens, ten Great Northern Divers, one Black-throated Diver, 60 Brent Geese and 15 Black Guillemots were off the causeway at Aughinish Island.
One Little Egret was a the pier at New Quay.
At the Clare Branch BWI outing to Seafield, Quilty today there were 108 Purple Sandpiper, 170 Sanderling, 263 Turnstone and 80 Dunlin were seen close to the pier. One observer saw a Curlew Sandpiper briefly before it flew off. On nearby Mutton Island between 80-100 Barnacle Geese were present.
Two Barn Owls have been seen regularly on recent nights at Lees Road Wood, Ennis.
Wednesday 14th November 2012
The first-winter Lesser Scaup was still at Lough Gash this afternoon (John N Murphy), along with the drake Greater Scaup and 98 Tufted Ducks.
One drake and one hen Greater Scaup were at Ardclooney late this evening within a flock of 200 Tufted Ducks and 25 Pochard.
Ten Greylag Geese and three Water Rails were at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus.
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