Monthly Archives: December 2016

Sunday 4th December 2016

There was one female Hen Harrier, five Little Egret and three Water Rails at Lahinch Marsh (Dave McNamara).

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Sunday 4th December 2016

Sunday 4th December 2016

Goosander ©Tom Tarpey

A Goosander was seen again at Corbally Weir today (TT).
80 Wigeon, three Shoveler. two mallard, a Teal, 12 Mute Swans, ten Little Grebes, 20 Coot, three Moorhens and a Little Egret were at Coonagh (TT). An Otter was also present.
30 Tufted Duck, 14 Teal, ten Wigeon and seven Shoveler were at Lough Gur (Tony Mee). Two Otters were also present.
Two Buzzards were at Ballinruane (Andrew Holmes).

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Saturday 3rd December 2016

Saturday 3rd December 2016

Great White Egret at Ballyallia Lake late this afternoon John N Murphy

The GREAT WHITE EGRET was back at Ballyallia Lake (Paidi Cullinan & John N Murphy).
There was one Pink-footed Goose with 130 Greylag Geese at Lough Muckanagh (John N Murphy).
A flock of 35 Twite were on Aughinish Island near the pools at the Martelloe Tower (Paul Troake).
There were 36 Whooper Swans were at Kells (JNM).
At Lough Inchiquin there were 130 Tufted Duck, two immature/female Greater Scaup, 360 Wigeon, 72 Gadwall, 150 Teal, 30 Shoveler, two Pintail, 108 Little Grebe, ten Whooper Swan, 12 Mute Swan, three Water Rail and two Jay (JNM).
At Lough Atedaun there were 70 Whooper Swan, 60 Mute Swan,420 Wigeon, 100 Shoveler, 200 Teal, four Pintail, one Greenshank and five Redshank (JNM).

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Friday 2nd December 2016

Two Goldeneye and three Snipe were on the Shannon at Corbally (Andrew Holmes).
Buzzards were seen at Rosbrien (TT), Adare and Ballinruane (AH).

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Thursday 1st December 2016

Four Twite were at Clahane this morning.(Geoff Pearson)
Seventeen Whooper Swan, 108 Tufted Duck, 36 Shoveler, 14 Gadwall and 3 Little Egret were at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Tom Lynch)

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