Monthly Archives: April 2017

One Cuckoo was singing at Manusmore, Clarecastle, a nice early record. (Brian Finnegan, Síle Ní Dheargáin)
Nine Blackcap were singing in Lees Road Wood this morning.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
There were eight House Martin at Drumgeely, Shannon this afternoon.(John N. Murphy)

Thirteen Black-throated Diver, 38 Great Northern Diver, 11 Manx Shearwater, 15 Common Scoter and a Raven were between Black Head and Coolshiva Pier this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)
Eighty five Brent Geese and ten Great Northern Diver were at Ballyvaughan.(PC)
A Little Egret was at Bishops Quarter.(PC)
A Grasshopper Warbler was singing at Sliabh Elva.(PC)
Four Blackcap were singing at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A drake Surf Scoter was off Coolshiva Pier this afternoon.(PC)

The WHITE-TAILED EAGLE was again at Ballyallia this morning. She flew south over Drehednagower Bridge towards Ennis town centre at 12.45pm.(Myles Carey, Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Twelve Little Egret, two pair of Pintail Duck, 20 Shoveler, 4 pair of Great-crested Grebe, 11 Black-tailed Godwit, around 50 Sand Martin, two Willow Warbler and a male Blackcap were also at Ballyallia.(MC, N & TL)
Fifty two Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(Frank O’Duffy)

A WHITE-TAILED EAGLE was at the south side of Ballyallia Lake at 1.30pm. The bird was still present up to 3pm and was observed wearing an Orange tag with No. 2 on left wing, and a Blue tag with No. 2 on its right wing. This bird is Aoibheall, one of the chicks that fledged the nest in Mountshannon during 2014. (Paidi Cullinan, Nuala and Tom Lynch, Myles Carey)
There were 11 Little Egret at Drumcliffe. (Tom Lynch)
One male Surf Scoter was at Coolshiva Pier. (Eamon Larrissey)
A count of 51 Black-throated Diver were between Ballyvaughan and Black Head. (EL)
One Buzzard was seen soaring over Lough Gash, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (John N Murphy)
There were six Water Rail, 100 Knot, 250 Black-tailed Godwit, 20 Grey Plover and a Little Egret at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this afternoon. (JNM)