Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 30th April 2025

There were three Grasshopper Warbler at Ennistymon Bog.(Geoff Pearson)

Tuesday 29th April 2025

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was close to the Visitor Centre at Dromore Nature Reserve this morning.(Eddie Hellewell)

Two Jay were at Dromore Nature Reserve and two more were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Barefield.(Iomhar Daly)

Sunday 27th April 2025

There were over 500 Kittiwake feeding off Clahane this morning.(Geoff Pearson)

There were 120 Whimbrel along the Kilkee Cliff Walk.(Ellie Byrne)

Saturday 26th April 2025

A Dipper, three Whitethroat, a Buzzard and 37 other species were seen during the course of the Clare Branch BWI outing to Fanore and the Caher Valley.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Sean Whelan, Charlie Lyons, Ray Glynn and Geoff Pearson)

A Pacific Diver ( moulting into summer plumage) 21 Great Northern Diver and three Black-throated Diver were off Coolshiva.(Paul Troake)

There were 16 Black-throated Diver off Bishop’s Quarter(PT)

A Merlin and a Sedge Warbler were at the Plover Fields, Loop Head.(Chris Cullen)

Another Sedge Warbler was at Kilbaha.(CC)

A Whooper Swan was at Cloughaun Lough.(CC)

Thursday 24th April 2025

A Whitethroat was singing at Ballagh near Lickeen Lake.(Geoff Pearson)

Tuesday 22nd April 2025

There were 70 Whimbrel between Carrowmore Point and Lough Donnell this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Monday 21st April 2025

A drumming Great Spotted Woodpecker, five Crossbills and a Cuckoo were at Oatfield. A second Cuckoo was nearby at Cloghoolia. (Tom Tarpey)

Sunday 20th April 2025

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Ennistymon Bog.(Geoff Pearson)

Saturday 19th April 2025

There were two Common Sandpiper, 30 Whimbrel, two White Wagtail and 25 Golden Plover at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)
There were 18 Sandwich Tern at Liscannor.(JC)

Thursday 17th April 2025

Great Spotted Woodpeckers were heard drumming simultaneously at two locations near Oatfield. At least two other birds were also seen in the area at the time.  A Cuckoo was also in the area (Tom Tarpey, Maura Turner & Mary Cavanagh)

There were 30 Purple Sandpiper at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)

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