Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Monday 4th November 2024

Monday 4th November 2024

One of the Yellow-browed Warblers at Kilbaha Jeff Copner

There were three Yellow-browed Warbler, a Chiffchaff and a Bullfinch at Tevlin’s Garden, Kilbaha.(Geoff Pearson, Jeff Copner)
A Jack Snipe was flushed on the Fodry Path.(GP, JC)
One male Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Ardnacrusha. (John N Murphy)
A Merlin was at the Lighthouse and the Fodry.(GP,JC)
There were 105 Common Scoter and seven Red-throated Diver at Lahinch.(GP)


Sunday 3rd November 2024

Sunday 3rd November 2024

Siberian Lesser Whitethroat at Kilbaha Jeff Copner

The Siberian Lesser Whitethroat, one Yellow-browed Warbler and eight Redpoll were at Connolly’s Garden, Kilbaha.(Jeff Copner)
Two Yellow-browed Warbler, five Chiffchaff, three Goldcrest and a Fieldfare were at Tevlin’s Garden, Kilbaha.(Anthony Mee)
Two more Yellow-browed Warbler were at Seni’s Garden, Kilbaha.(AM)
A Blackcap was at the West Bank, Loop Head.(AM)
A Black Redstart, a Merlin and a flock of Redwing were at the Lighthouse, Loop Head this morning.(JC)
An immature White-tailed Eagle with no wing tags flew west over Shannon Airport Lagoon and up along the River Fergus.(John N Murphy)
An adult female Marsh Harrier was at Shannon Airport Lagoon. The same bird was at Coonagh a few weeks ago.(JNM)
Two Black Redstart were at the Lighthouse this afternoon.(Chris Cullen, James Organ)
Also on the Headland were one male Hen Harrier and a Merlin.(JO)
A Chiffchaff was at the Yanks garden at the Foda. Loop Head.(CC)
A Brambling was on the Bog Road.(Tristan Cullen & CC)
At Black Head/Gleninagh there were 45 Great Northern Diver, one Red-throated Diver, two Black Guillemot, four Common Scoter and 25 Razorbill.(Geoff Pearson)
A White-tailed Eagle and two Buzzard were at Applewood, Ballycar this evening.(JNM)


Saturday 2nd November 2024

Saturday 2nd November 2024

Black Redstart at Loop Head Lighthouse © John N Murphy

The Siberian Lesser Whitethroat was showing well at Connolly’s Garden along with a Yellow-browed Warbler and three Goldcrest. (Anthony Mee, Nuala & Tom Lynch, Dixie Collins)
Two more Yellow-browed Warbler,two Chiffchaff and two Goldcrest were at Tevlin’s Garden.(AM, NL & TL)
Another Chiffchaff was at Senie’s Garden.(AM)
One Black Redstart was at the Lighthouse as well as a Merlin and Sparrowhawk. (AM, NL & TL)
Over 30 Redwing were on the Headland and the gardens Kilbaha.(NL & TL)
A Buzzard was east of Kilbaha village.(Dixie Collins)


Friday 1st November 2024

Friday 1st November 2024

Siberian Lesser Whitethroat at Connolly’s garden in Kilbaha village © John N Murphy

A Siberian Lesser Whitethroat was at Connolly’s Garden Kilbaha this afternoon.(Anthony Mee & John N Murphy)
Also at Loop Head there were three Yellow-browed Warblers, two Black Redstarts on the northern wall of the lighthouse, four Chiffchaff, one Merlin, five Goldcrest, 40 Song Thrush, one Buzzard, one Merlin, 30 Chaffinch, 22 Golden Plover and 15 Snipe.(JNM & AM)
A feeding frenzy of seabirds were plunge diving around a small whale just south of Kilbaha harbour with over 60 Sooty Shearwaters and ten Manx Shearwaters around lunchtime. (JNM)
Twenty Sooty Shearwater were off the tip of Loop Head early in the afternoon probably birds moving out of the mouth of the estuary.(AM)


Thursday 31st October 2024

Thursday 31st October 2024

Black Redstart ©Tom Tarpey

A Yellow-browed Warbler and a Blackcap were at Connolly’s Garden.(Anthony Mee)
There were three Chiffchaff at Tevlin’s Garden.(AM)
A Black Redstart was in the Lighthouse Garden, Loop Head.(Tom Tarpey)
A male Hen Harrier, 16 Golden Plover and a Little Egret were at Cloughaun Lough.(TT)
A ringed-tailed Hen Harrier and probably the same male Hen Harrier at the east end of the Bog Road.(TT)
A Kestrel and a Little Egret were at Kilbaha.(TT)


Wednesday 30th October 2024

A Marsh Harrier and a White-tailed Eagle with a red tag were at Lake Atedaun.(Jeff Copner)


Tuesday 29th October 2024

There were three Bullfinch and a Chiffchaff at Tevlin’s Garden, Kilbaha.(Anthony Mee)
A Yellow-browed Warbler and two Chiffchaff were at Connolly’s Garden, Kilbaha.(AM)
Two Chiffchaff were the Bog Road.(AM)
Two Goldcrest and a Sparrowhawk were at Tevlin’s Garden.(AM)
At the tip of Loop Head between 09.00-11.00 there were four Great Shearwater, 34 Sooty Shearwater, ten Manx Shearwater, 350 Kittiwake, 12 Brent Goose, two Pomarine Skua and 12 Fulmar.(Geoff Pearson)
A Kestrel and six Goldfinch were at the Lighthouse area of Loop Head.(GP)
A Buzzard and 60 Golden Plover were at the Fodry.(GP)
There were over 200 Golden Plover in the fields beside the Kilkee Cliff walk.(Donogh Sweeney)


Monday 28th October 2024

One White-tailed Eagle, one Marsh Harrier and one Buzzard was at Lake Atedaun.(Maura Crowe)
There were 70 Golden Plover at Ross, Loop Head.(Anthony Mee)
Four Sooty Shearwater were at the tip of Loop Head(AM)
Four Chiffchaff were at Kilbaha gardens and another was at the Fodry.(AM)
A juvenile Hen Harrier and fifty Golden Plover were at Kilcredaun(AM)
There were 11 Mediterranean Gull at Corraunroo.(Paul Troake)


Saturday 26th October 2024

Saturday 26th October 2024

Yellow-browed Warbler in Connolly’s garden, Kilbaha © John N Murphy

Two Yellow-browed Warbler, five Chiffchaff, four Goldcrest and three Redpoll, 40 Chaffinch were in the gardens at Kilbaha this morning. (John N Murphy & Chris Cullen)
There were 32 Great Northern Diver, five Common Scoter and six Black Guillemot at Coolshiva/Gleninagh Pier.(Jeff Copner)
A male Hen Harrier flew east over the motorway at Ballinacragger near Dromoland.(James Organ)
A Merlin and a Black-throated Diver were at Seafield this afternoon.(Jan Biemens)
A Peregrine, a Merlin, a Kestrel, four Chough, 90 Golden Plover were at Loop Head and one Sooty Shearwater was off the tip of the Headland.(CC)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Tuamgreany.(Pearse Ryan)


Friday 25th October 2024

There were 135 Golden Plover at Clahane. (Geoff Pearson)
One hundred and fifty Golden Plover, 50 Common Scoter and nine Red-throated Diver were at Lahinch.(GP)