Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

A Spotted Flycatcher was at Kildysart.(Finbarr MacGabhann)
A Buzzard was at Cappanapeasta north of Crusheen.(Tom Tarpey)
Four Swift were at St. Flannan’s College(Chris Cullen) and four more were at Leamanagh Castle.(Fergus Flood)

A Kingfisher was on the River Fergus at the Post Office Field, Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Two Common Sandpiper were at Lough Gealán. A number of Whitethroat, Blackcap, Cuckoo, Willow Warbler added to usual Dawn Chorus during the Clare Branch outing this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Sean and Peter Whelan et al)
A 150 Sandwich Tern, two Common Tern and two Mediterranean Gull were at Inishroo.(Sean and Peter Whelan)
A 100 Turnstone and 40 Sandwich Tern were at the Flaggy Shore.(S & P W)

A Common Sandpiper was at Lough Donnell.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Grasshopper Warbler was near Lough Donnell.(N & TL)

A Grasshopper Warbler was singing at Goleen on the Loop Head Peninsula.(Éanna Flynn)