Monthly Archives: November 2017

Sunday 5th November 2017

Sunday 5th November 2017

First-winter Med Gull at the Flaggy Shore Paul Troake

Two Spotted Redshank and nine Mediterranean Gulls were at Corronroo Bay. (Paul Troake)
One first-winter Mediterranean Gull was at the Flaggy Shore. (PT)
One Ruff was at Lough Atedaun. (Geoff Pearson)
There were nine Black-throated Divers between Black Head and The Rine Ballyvaughan. (Paidi Cullinan)


Saturday 4th November 2017

Saturday 4th November 2017

Immature Black Redstart on Keatings Pub roof in Kilbaha John N Murphy

There was one Black Redstart in Kilbaha village along with one Blackcap, four Chiffchaff a late staying Willow Warbler, one Merlin, one male Peregrine and over 400 Herring Gulls. (John N Murphy)
One Long-tailed Duck and two Common Scoter close to shore at the White Strand, Doonbeg. (JNM)


Friday 3rd November 2017

Friday 3rd November 2017

One of two colour ringed Sanderling at Kilkee found by (DC) John N Murphy

There were three Purple Sandpiper, 120 Turnstone, 33 Sanderling and 40 Ringed Plover at the west end of Kilkee beach. (Dixie Collins)
There were 27 Whooper Swans at Farrihy. (DC)


Friday 3rd November 2017

A Barn Owl was seen at Attyflin, Patrickswell this evening (Andrew Holmes)


Thursday 2nd November 2017

At least five Bramblings were present with Chaffinch flocks around the arboretum and car park at Curraghchase this evening (TT).


Thursday 2nd November 2017

At Loop Head and Kilbaha there were three Yellow-browed Warblers, one Snow Bunting, three Blackcaps, four Chiffchaff, 12 Goldcrest, one Little Egret, one Merlin, one Peregrine and a female Hen Harrier. (Tony Mee, Paidi Cullinan & Jeff Copner)
One male Hen Harrier was at Lahinch marsh along with one Peregrine, eight Little Egrets, 50 Lapwing and 15 Whooper Swan. (Dave McNamara)


Wednesday 1st November 2017

One Reed Warbler, a Brambling, two Blackcaps, four Chiffchaff, one Kingfisher, an adult Mediterranean Gull and a Merlin were the highlights from Loop Head and Kilbaha today. (Tony Mee & Phil Brennan)
A Brambling was at Saint Flannan’s College among a little flock of Chaffinch.(Páidí Cullinan)
There were 30 Whooper Swans at Farrihy and 90 Barnacle Geese on Mutton Island. (Elaine Keegan)
At Black Head there were 17 Black-throated Divers. (Geoff Pearson)
A female Hen Harrier, over 600 Wigeon, 320 Coot, 260 Lapwing, 210 Black-tailed Godwit, 160 Teal, 72 Shoveler, 59 Greylag Geese, 45 Mallard, 38 Tufted Duck, 27 Little Grebe, 24 Curlew, 21 Gadwall, 12 Pintail Duck, four Whooper Swan and two Little Egret were at Ballyallia.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


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