Monthly Archives: March 2017

Thursday 23rd March 2017

Two Goosanders, a male and female, were on the north channel of the Shannon at St. Thomas’s Island (Maura Turner).

Wednesday 22nd March 2017

A Chiffchaff was in song at Adare Town Park today (Geoff Hunt).

Wednesday 22nd March 2017

Two littoralis Rock Pipit and 200 Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Páidí Cullinan)

Tuesday 21st March 2017

Tuesday 21st March 2017

Ring-billed Gull ©Geoff Hunt

The adult Ring-billed Gull and two 2nd calendar year Iceland Gulls were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (Geoff Hunt).

Tuesday 21st March 2017

One Buzzard was seen flying over the motorway near Newmarket-on-Fergus. (Pearse Ryan)

Monday 20th March 2017

There were two Scandinavian Rock Pipits at Clahane, Liscannor (John N Murphy, Myles Carey & Geoff Pearson).
Four Sandmartins, 150 Black-tailed Godwits and one Little Egret were at Ballyallia Lake (JNM & MC).
One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay (JNM).
There were 10 Sandmartins at Fenloe Lake with another six at Lough Gash 9JNM).

Sunday 19th March 2017

Sunday 19th March 2017

Swallow at Grove Island ©Pat Murphy

The first Swallow of the Spring was seen at Grove Island, Corbally today (Pat Murphy).
A female Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).
A Kingfisher was at UL (Maura Turner).

Saturday 18th March 2017

One GREAT WHITE EGRET was seen flying from Latoon Bridge towards Ballygireen where the Whooper Swans feed out this morning (John N Murphy).
One Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay (JNM).

Friday 17th March 2017

One Swallow was at O’Curry Sreet, Kilkee (Eanna O Flynn).

Friday 17th March 2017

Blackcaps were in song at the Mill Road car park, Corbally and the eastern side of the Longpavement landfill and 50 Sand Martins were at Corbally Weir (TT)

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