Category Archives: Scarce & Rare Bird Sightings

Sunday 3rd March 2024

A Snow Bunting was at Lighthouse, Loop Head.(Andrew Power)
A Brambling was still at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N. Murphy)


Saturday 2nd March 2024

A Waxwing was at Quin village beside the Bridge and Parochial Hall.(John N Murphy)
One pair of Ring-necked Ducks was at Kilkee Reservoir. (Bruce Carrig)
A Black Redstart was at the West End, Kilkee.(Enda Flynn)
A Merlin was at Ballygriffey.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Three Barnacle Geese and 70 Golden Plover were at Goleen.(Dixie Collins)


Friday 1st March 2023

One Brambling was at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
There were six Purple Sandpiper at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)


Thursday 29th February 2024

Three hundred Barnacle Geese were on Mutton Island.(Geoff Pearson)
Eighty Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(GP)


Tuesday 27th February 2024

A Brambling was at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N Murphy)
Fifty Purple Sandpiper and two Whimbrel were at Seafield, Quilty.(Peter O’Flanagan)
Two Buzzards were at killula, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (JNM)


Monday 26th February 2024

A Waxwing was at Smithstown, Shannon.(John N. Murphy)
One White-tailed Eagle, one buzzard and one male hen harrier were at Muckanagh Lough.(Maura Crowe)


Sunday 25th February 2024

An un-ringed White-tailed Eagle was at Applewood, Ballycar this afternoon. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 24th February 2024

Saturday 24th February 2024

Yellowhammer Sean Whelan

At the end of a very well attended Clare Branch outing to the Mid Clare Lakes a male and female Yellowhammer were at Tubber.(Gerry Slattery, Sean and Peter Whelan)
A Merlin, two Barnacle Geese and six Chough were at Moveen.(Chris Cullen)
Two hundred Golden Plover were at the Fodry.(CC)
Two Purple Sandpiper were at the Bridges of Ross,(CC) and over 50 were at Seafield.(Nick Larter)


Friday 23rd February 2024

A male Marsh Harrier was at Lake Inchiquin.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A White-tailed Eagle with a red tag on right wing flew south over the Estuary at Islandavanna at 17.23. (Austin Cooney)


Thursday 22nd February 2024

Two Manx Shearwaters were off Ross, Loop Head.(John N Murphy)
A Carrion Crow was within a flock of 26 Hooded Crows in fields opposite Illaunonearaun and two Barnacle Geese were at Moveen.(JNM)
The four Ring-necked Duck are still at Kilkee Reservoir.(JNM)
One Merlin was at Cross village. (JNM)
A female Marsh Harrier was at Doora this evening.(Cliff Baxter)