Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Mountshannon John N Murphy

There were five Swift using the nest boxes at the back of Ennis Courthouse.(Maura Crowe)

A pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker were at Wood Park Forest, Mountshannon with another pair at Tulla.(John N Murphy)

A White-tailed Eagle was at Mountshannon.(JNM)

There were three Lapwing at Ballyeighter Lough.(Geoff Pearson)

Another White-tailed Eagle was at Lake Atedaun.(Declan O’Flanagan)

A pair of Gadwall, seven Reed Warbler and a hundred Black-tailed Godwit were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(John N Murphy)

A male Great Spotted Woodpecker was in a garden at Parteen. (Rosie Rutherford).

A Buzzard and five Whimbrel were at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

A Kingfisher and a Common Tern were at Lake Atedaun this morning.(Jeff Copner)

There were 180 Whimbrel at the Cliff Walk, Kilkee.(Donagh Sweeney)

A Dipper was at the Falls, Ennistymon.(Louis Peacock)

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Querrin.(Colm Blunnie)

A Great Northern Diver was still at Cappagh and another was at Ballymacrinan Bay.(John N Murphy)

Four Great Northern Diver were at Lahinch.(Jeff Copner)

There were 46 Whimbrel at Aylevarroo.(JNM)