There were seven Twite, one Purple Sandpiper, four Long-tailed Duck and 15 Common Scoter at Aughinish Island (Paul Troake).
The male Black Redstart and one male Blackcap were at the back Our Lady’s Hospital in Ennis this morning (Paidi Cullinan).
Thursday 22nd December 2016
Wednesday 21st December 2016
A very large flock of 5,000 Black-headed Gulls and a Ring-billed Gull were Tarbert Bay (Geoff Hunt).
A Kingfisher was seen on the Shannon near Rhebogue (Maura Turner).
Wednesday 21st December 2016
A Cormorant in the Post Office Field Ennis showing characteristics of the European race ‘sinensis’ Nick Larter
The GREAT WHITE EGRET was at Ballyallia again this morning.(Finbar MacGabhann, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A male Blackcap was at the back of Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)
A Little Egret was at Drehednagower Bridge.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Tuesday 20th December 2016
The GREAT WHITE EGRET was back on the north shore of Lough O Grady (Sinead Biggane).
Leave a commentMonday 19th December 2016
One Ring-billed Gull was at the Post Office Field (Nick Larter).
There were three Snow Bunting at the tip of Loop Head Lighthouse this morning (Elaine Keegan).
Sunday 18th December 2016
A Common Sandpiper and three Redshank were on the Shannon at Clancy’s Strand, Limerick today. Three Redshank were also at Corbally (TT).
Leave a commentSunday 18th December 2016
At the Shannon Airport Lagoon this morning there were 4,500 Golden Plover, 2,000 Dunlin, 200 Lapwing, 300 Wigeon, 200 Teal, 80 Shoveler and three Water Rail (John N Murphy).
Leave a commentSaturday 17th December 2016
The albino Curlew at Bishop’s Quarter John N Murphy
The GREAT WHITE EGRET and a 3CY Ring-billed Gull were at Ballyallia Lake this afternoon (Paidi Cullinan).
At Coolsiva Pier, Black Head this morning there was one Velvet Scoter, 28 Black-throated Divers, 50 Common Scoter and a Whimbrel (John N Murphy).
At Bishop’s Quarter there were 14 Black-throated Divers, two Long-tailed Duck, three Little Egret, 40 Red-breasted Mergansers and the Albino Curlew (JNM).
North of Finvarra Point there were four more Black-throated Divers and an additional two Long-tailed Ducks (JNM).
At Lough Murree there were 22 Twite, 80 Brent Geese, 16 Whooper Swans, 43 Mute Swan, 200 Wigeon and 14 Tufted Duck (JNM).
One Spotted Redshank and two adult Med Gulls were at Coronroo Bay (JNM).
One Ring-billed Gull is at the Post Office Field in Ennis (Jeff Copner).
One male Black Redstart was at the back of Our Lady’s Hospital in Ennis (Howard Williams).
There were two female Hen Harriers, two Water Rails, three Little Egrets, 80 Lapwing, 100 Golden Plover, 70 Teal and one Woodcock at Lahinch Marsh and Churchill, Ennistymon (Dave McNamara).
There were two Jays, 18 Gadwall and 46 Tufted Duck at Dromore Nature Reserve (JNM).
One drake Scaup and 80 Tufted Duck were at Lough Gash (JNM).
Friday 16th December 2016
A Barn Owl was at Clohanes Doonbeg.(Sean Keane)
Fifteen Whooper Swan were at the Drumcliffe end of Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One male Blackcap was at Oakwood, Sixmilebridge (John Rattigan).
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