Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

During the course of the Clare Branch of BWI outing a Great White Egret was seen at Ballyvaughan. Seven Black-throated Diver(including one in summer plumaged), one Red-throated Diver, 54 Red-breasted Merganser and 80 Brent Goose were at the Rine. Five Common Scoter were off Coolshiva Pier.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Sean Whelan, Charlie Lyons et al)
A Glaucous Gull was seen between Cross and Kilbaha.(Chris Cullen)
Six Manx Shearwater were off the tip of Loop Head.(CC)
Three Purple Sandpiper were at Horse Island.(CC)

There were 15 Red-throated Diver at Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson)
The Green-winged Teal was still at Sandfield Marsh.(GP. John N Murphy)
There were five Stock Dove and two Sandwich Tern at Sandfield Marsh.(JNM)
There were 32 Purple Sandpiper at Clahane.(GP)
Two Swallow, over 200 Sanderling and 30 Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(JNM)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Dromore this morning.(Cliff Baxter)
There were 16 Yellowhammer at Tubber.(Jeff Copner)
Two Black-throated Diver, 26 Great Northern Diver and one Sandwich Tern were at Bishops Quarter.(JC)
A Hen Harrier was at Moanreel.(JC)

A female Hen Harrier was at Bealaha.(Cathal Mullane)
There were 200 Golden Plover and 17 Purple Sandpiper at Clahane. (Geoff Pearson)
A Buzzard was at Knockerra this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were 20 Whooper Swan at Lough Cullaun(Catherine D’Arcy)

There were four Manx Shearwater off the tip of Loop Head.(Chris Cullen)
A Merlin was at the Plover Fields and another at Illaunonearan.(CC)
A female Hen Harrier was at Dunlicky.(Ger Griffin)
A Barn Owl was at Bealaha.(Cathal Mullane)