Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

There were five Reed Warbler, five Gadwall, three Water Rail, six Curlew and 135 Dunlin at Shannon Airport Lagoon and nearby mudflats this morning.(Eric Masterson)

A Grasshopper Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher were at Moanreel.(Jeff Copner)

A Curlew and a Great Northern Diver were at Poulnasherry along with 30 Bar-tailed Godwit and over 60 Dunlin.(John N Murphy)

The lone Whooper Swan is still at Kilkee Reservoir.(JNM)

A male Northern Harrier was at Brew’s Bridge, Kilrush. This is a first county record.(Sean and Peter Whelan)

A White-tailed Eagle was at Bunratty this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan)

A Buzzard was soaring over the motorway at Schenker.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

During an extremely foggy and cold Dawn Chorus outing to the Burren six male and a female Cuckoo were heard along with four Whitethroat, two Blackcap and a Wheatear.

Over 2000 Manx Shearwater were streaming west at Ross Ringing Station this morning.(John N Murphy)

A Shoveler and two Reed Warbler were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(JNM)

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at a garden in Connolly.(Finbar MacGabhann)

A Great Northern Diver in summer plumage was at Bishop’s Quarter.(Nick Larter)

There were four Red-throated Diver, two Great Northern Diver and 20 Black Guillemot at Black Head.(Sean and Peter Whelan and Charlie Lyons)

There were four Great Northern Diver and 40 Turnstone at the Flaggy Shore.(S &PW, CL)

Four Common Tern were at Inisbroo.(S & PW, CL)