Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A flock of 42 White-fronted Geese were near Lough Muchanagh.  There were 300 Golden Plover at Lough George.  On flood-planes near Tarmon on the Clare/Galway border there were two separate flocks of Tufted Ducks totaling 312 birds along with 15 Pochard, 50 Wigeon and 42 Shoveler.

One BramblIng  and one male plus two female Blackcaps were in a garden at Ashfield Park in Ennis.  One male Blackcap was at Oakpark, Sixmilebridge. Five Little Egrets, two Woodcock and two Water Rails were at the Falls, Ennistymon.  One Peregrine and two Purple Sandpipers were at Clahane.  One Merlin was at Ben Dash.  One Jay was near Lough Inchiquin.  A flock of 22 Greylag Geese and two Water Rails were at Ballycar Lough, Newmarket-Fergus.  Sixty Whooper Swans were at Ballygireen.

The young drake Lesser Scaup was still at Lough Gash (Dermot Breen).

A Buzzard was seen near Ballycorick, Ballynacally today (Tom Slattery).There were 320 Black-tailed Godwits, 17 Greylag Geese and ten Whooper Swans at Lough Atedaun. At lough Inchiquin there were 46 Gadwall. A flock of 160 Common Scoter were at Liscannor. One Dipper, one Woodcock and three Ravens were at the Glebe, Ennistymon. One Jay and one Raven were at Darragh.