Monthly Archives: May 2018

Sunday 13th May 2018

At the Dawn Chorus outing this morning four Common Sandpiper were at Lough Gealán, three Little Egret were at Knockaunroe Turlough and six Cuckoo were heard.(Austin Cooney, Nuala and Tom Lynch et al)

Saturday 12th May 2018

A Barn Owl flew across the road close to Ballyallia Lake.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)

Friday 11th May 2018

Two Pomerine Skuas were seen flying eastwards at Tarbert Bay today (Geoff Hunt). Skuas are rarely seen in Limerick and the last record for this species dates back to the early 1980’s.
Eight Swifts were at Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).

Thursday 10th May 2018

Two Dipper were at the Caher River.(Bernard Crowley)

Tuesday 8th May 2018

Tuesday 8th May 2018

This Whitethroat was on the outskirts of Kilrush this evening John N Murphy

At Loop Head this evening there were 40 Whimbrel, two Peregrine and two summer plumaged Great Northern Divers at Ross Bay. (John N Murphy)

Tuesday 8th May 2018

Buzzards were seen at Derreen and Derryknockane (TT).

Monday 7th May 2018

A Cuckoo, 52 Whimbrel and three pairs of Gadwall were at Coonagh (TT).
Two Swifts were at Abbeyfeale (TT).

Monday 7th May 2018

Eighteen Purple Sandpiper and 15 Whimbrel were at Clounahinchy.(Jeff Copner)
Thirty Whimbrel were in a field near the West End, Kilkee with 20 more at the Pollock Holes.(Mary Fallon)

Sunday 6th May 2018

There were 16 Purple Sandpipers and six Turnstone at the Bridges of Ross. (John N Murphy)
Fifteen Chough, two Peregrine and 100 Whimbrel were at the cliffs west of Kilkee.(Dixie Collins)

Saturday 5th May 2018

Two summer plumaged Red-throated Diver were at Lahinch Bay.(Jeff Copner)

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