Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

The two Great White Egret flew South East from Lake Atedaun this afternoon.(John N Murphy) Later they roosted on the trees in the island there with two Little Egret and a Grey Heron.(James Organ)

There were two Common Sandpiper and a Curlew at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

There were six Reed Warbler at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Sean Holland)

A female Merlin was along the causeway at Aughinish.(Eamon Lynch)

A Barn Owl flew across the dual carriageway at Setrights and another was at Lissycasey.(Cathal Mullane)

At the joint Clare and Limerick Branch outing to Loop Head great views of breeding Common Guillemot, Kittiwake, Razorbill, Fulmar, Shag, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Rock Dove, Chough, Ringed Plover, Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit and Wheatear were enjoyed along with passing Gannet and Manx Shearwater. (Nuala and Tom Lynch, Clodagh Glasgow, Sean and Peter Whelan et al)

A flock of over 200 Manx Shearwater were feeding off Cloughaun Lough at 1.30p.m.(Sean and Peter Whelan)

A Buzzard and a Common Sandpiper were at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)