Monthly Archives: April 2018

Sunday 15th April 2018

Two Buzzards were at Ballysimon (TT).


Sunday 15th April 2018

The dark-bellied type Brent/Black Brant Goose was on the Rine, Ballyvaughan today along with one White Wagtail. (Padie Cullinan & Niall T Keogh)


Saturday 14th April 2018

Four Great Crested Grebes, 12 Gadwall, eight Mallard, a Teal, nine Tufted Duck, five Pochard, two Greylag Geese a Snipe and 80 Sand Martins were at Coonagh (TT).


Saturday 14th April 2017

One adult Iceland Gull, one male Blackcap, one Chiffchaff, three Wheatears and 14 Golden Plover were at Loop Head. (John N Murphy)
Over 1,000 Manx Shearwaters were feeding off the tip of Loop Head and up the mouth of the Shannon Estuary. (JNM)


Friday 13th April 2018

The drake Surf Scoter, six Red-throated Diver and 22 Black-throated Diver were at Coolshiva Pier.(NTK, DH, RH & TK) One 2CY Iceland Gull was at Kilkee. (Niall T. Keogh, Des Higgins, Rachel Hynes and Tom Kavanagh)
Two Long-tailed Duck and a dark-bellied Brent Goose were at Bishops Quarter.(NTK, DH, RH & TK)
There were 100 Manx Shearwaters off Black Head.(NTK, DH, RH & Tk)
A count of 268 Great Northern Diver were between Black Head and Fanore.(NTK, DH, RH & TK)
One 2CY Iceland Gull was off the Flaggy Shore.(NTK, DH, RH & TK)


Sunday 8th April 2018

The American Herring Gull and Long-tailed Duck were still at Kilkee today. (Eanna O Flynn)
Four Black-throated Diver between Black Head and Coolshiva with one Merlin still at Black Head.(Jeff Copner)


Saturday 7th April 2018

Saturday 7th April 2018

The was a large arrival of summer migrants into the county today, especially Swallows. This male was at Kilbaha Harbour at around 9.00am John N Murphy

The American Herring Gull and Long-tailed Duck were at Kilkee this morning. (John N Murphy)
One Swallow was at Kilbaha early this morning with another three at Loop Head Lighthouse, one in Kilkee, one near Darragh and one near Edenvale, Ennis.(JNM)
There were four Willow Warblers, four Chiffchaff and six Wheatears at Loop Head. (JNM)
Swallows were also reported from Seafield, Quilty this afternoon.(Anne O Connell)
One Swallow was at Drehednagower Bridge.(Richard Collins)
Two Willow Warbler were singing at Ballyallia and a male Blackcap was present also.(Páidí Cullinan, Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Friday 6th April 2018

Friday 6th April 2018

One of the two Buzzards at Cratloekeel this evening John N Murphy

Two Buzzards were at Cratloekeel. (John N Murphy)


Friday 6th April 2018

A Chiffchaff and a Willow Warbler were in song at the eastern edge of Gooig Bog (TT).


Thursday 5th April 2018

A Barn Owl was found dead on the N20 at Attyflin (Andrew Holmes).


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