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Monday 2nd July 2023

One Buzzard was near Drumgloon, Barefield.(Iomhar Daly)

In a 3 hour sea watch at Ross, Loop Head today there was one Wilson’s Storm Petrel, one Sooty Shearwater, one Arctic Skua, seven European Storm Petrels, 14,000 Manx Shearwaters, two Puffin and two Curlew all flying west.(John N Murphy)

Monday 26th June 2023

One Cory’s Shearwater along with 1500 Manx Shearwater and a Storm Petrel were flying west at the Kilkee Cliffs this morning.(Geoff Pearson)

Monday 11th June 2023

Great Spotted Woodpecker at Woodcock Hill John N Murphy

One female Great Spotted Woodpecker was near Woodcock Hill. (John N Murphy)

Saturday 10th June 2023

Two family parties of Chough, a pair of Ringed Plover with two chicks along with a host of nesting Common Guillemot, Razorbill, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Shag, Herring Gull and Great Black-backed Gull were seen during a well attended Clare/Limerick BWI outing to Loop Head.(Sean Whelan, Nuala and Tom Lynch, Clodagh Glasgow, Gearóid Jackson et al)