Monthly Archives: March 2018

Thursday 22nd March 2018

Three Yellow-legged Gulls, two 2nd winter and 1st winter, three Iceland Gulls, a third winter/adult and two 1st winter, and a 2nd winter Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (Paidi Cullinane and Cliff Baxter).


Thursday 22nd March 2018

A drake Surf Scoter, 23 Common Scoter, two Red-throated Diver, 3 Long-tailed Duck, 12 Manx Shearwater and 30 Bar-tailed Godwit were off the Flaggy Shore.(Páidí Cullinan)
Five Long-tailed, five Red-throated Diver and nine Common Scoter were off Finvarra Point.(PC)
Seventeen Common Scoter were at Coolshiva Pier.(PC)


Wednesday 21st March 2018

Wednesday 21st March 2018

American Herring Gull (Larus Argentatus smithsonianus) in Kikee

The immature drake King Eider, a drake Surf Scoter, 30 Common Scoter, eight Long-tailed Duck, two Red-throated Diver, a Black-throated Diver, a Sandwich Tern and 35 Great Northern Diver were off the Flaggy Shore.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
The 2CY American Herring Gull is showing well in Kilkee Bay this morning (John N Murphy), along with the Black Redstart.
One Buzzard was at Dromoland. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Cratloekeel. (JNM)
Fourteen Yellowhammer were at Kilkeedy and two more at Carrownagoul, Boston.(NL & TL)


Tuesday 20th March 2018

Tuesday 20th March 2018

Immature drake King Eider (2nd from right) off the Flaggy Shore this afternoon Paul Troake

A white phased GYR FALCON (5th county record), was flying along the seashore at the Flaggy Shore heading out over the sea towards Finvarra Point.(Jeff Copner)
The 2CY American Herring Gull is still at Kilkee along with the 2CY Iceland Gull and the Long-tailed Duck.(JC)
The immature drake King Eider is showing well in calm conditions off the Flaggy Shore.(Paul Troake)


Monday 19th March 2018

An adult Iceland Gull was on the Shannon at Corbally (Pat Lysaght). A Chiffchaff, three Sand Martins, a male Peregrine, two Dippers, a Redshank and 11 Tufted Duck were also in the area (TT).
A 1st winter Iceland Gull was at Thomond Weir (TT).
Four Hawfinches were at Curraghchase (per Irishbirding).


Monday 19th March 2018

Monday 19th March 2018

American Herring Gull at Kilkee (2nd county record) Niall Keogh

A 2CY American Herring Gull was at Kilkee Beach this afternoon (Niall T Keogh, Brian Power, Simon Berrow & Paidi Cullinan),along with one 2CY Iceland Gull, one Long-tailed Duck and a Black Redstart at the West End on the beach.
The drake King Eider, drake Surf Scoter and six Black-throated Diver was still at the Flaggy Shore. (Paidi Cullinan)
There were 24 Black-throated Divers and one Long-tailed Duck off Finvarra Point. (PC)
One buzzard, two woodcock, three Little Egrets , one Water Rail and one Dipper were at the Falls, Ennistymon. (Dave McNamara)


Sunday 18th March 2018

The drake Surf Scoter, 20 Common Scoter and ten Black-throated Divers were off the Flaggy Shore area. (Paidi Cullinan)


Sunday 18th March 2018

A Swallow and seven Sand Martins were on the Shannon at the Mill Road, Corbally (TT).
A Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).


Saturday 17th March 2018

A Swallow and two Sand Martins were on the Shannon at Corbally (Pat Lysaght & Maura Turner).
Two Buzzards were at Glenwilliam (Andrew Holmes) and another was at the Rosbrien intersection (TT).


Saturday 17th March 2018

Saturday 17th March 2018

A male Wheatear at Loop Head John N Murphy

There was one male Wheatear at Loop Head Lighthouse today with 525 Golden Plover in the Plover fields and 130 Manx Shearwaters off the Bridges of Ross. (JNM)
Five Ruff and 80 Black-tailed Godwits were at Clenagh Lake this morning.(Paidi Cullinan & John N Murphy)
There were 18 Little Egrets, one Stock Dove and six Sand Martins at Ballyallia Lake. (JNM & PC)


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