Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Friday 13th April 2012

Seven Blackcap were singing in Lees Road Wood this afternoon.

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Tuesday 10th April 2012

One drake Scaup was with a flock of 30 Tufted Ducks at Fenloe Lake.

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Sunday 8th April 2012

There were 11 Iceland Gulls, 80 Golden Plover and three Basking Sharks at Loop Head.

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Wednesday 28th March 2012

One Grasshopper Warbler was singing at Gortcoirce, Dysert. This is one of the earliest records ever in the county.

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Monday 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.

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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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Saturday 24th March 2012

An Alpine Swift spent much of the day flying around Fanore (Owen Foley).

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Friday 23rd March 2012

One Glaucous Gull was off Black Head.

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Wednesday 21st March 2012

One first-winter Glaucous Gull was at Seafield, Quilty.

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Tuesday 20th March 2012

One Chiffchaff and one Blackcap were singing at Applewood, Ballycar.
Three Wheatears were at Chimney Bay, Kilkee.

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