Monthly Archives: November 2018

Thursday 15th November 2018

A Barn Owl was a road casualty at Kilcoorha, Broadford (Joe Meehan).


Monday 12th November 2018

The four Cattle Egrets were seen at Bunlicky again this morning (TT).


Sunday 11th November 2018

A Short-eared Owl was near Tullagher Bog(Dixie Collins)
Two Buzzard were at Bunratty(Dixie Collins)


Saturday 10th November 2018

The four Cattle Egrets were back at the cement factory entrance today. A Buzzard was also present (John N Murphy).
Three Little Egrets were seen in the fields near the county boundary at Coonagh (JNM).
A Hawfinch was at the upper playground in Curraghchase (JNM).


Saturday 10th November 2018

Saturday 10th November 2018

This 2nd Calendar year WTE was harassed by Ravens and Hooded Crows at Ballyallia this morning (John N Murphy)

A White-tailed Eagle was at Ballyallia this morning. (Dixie Collins, John Collins, John N. Murphy & Mary Fallon)
One drake Green-winged Teal was at the Shannon Airport Lagoon. (John N Murphy)
A Jay was in a garden at the Cahercalla Road, Ennis. (Paul McKenna)
A Short-eared Owl was near Lisheen Bog.(Dixie Collins)


Friday 9th November 2018

Friday 9th November 2018

Cattle Egrets at Bunlicky ©Tom Tarpey

Four Cattle Egrets were seen with cattle beside the Irish Cement entrance road at Bunlicky, Mungret (TT). The birds were first discovered at the same location yesterday by a pair of American birders(Bonnie Clarfield-Bylin & Stephan Bylin). This is the 6th record for the County.


Thursday 8th November 2018

A White-tailed Eagle without any wing tags and a drake Pochard was at Ballyallia early this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan)


Wednesday 7th November 2018

Eight Greenland White-fronted Geese, a Spotted Redshank and 11 Little Egret were at Moyasta.(Páidí Cullinan)
A juvenile Long-tailed Duck and an adult Mediterranean Gull were at Killard Doonbeg.(PC)
A juvenile Hen Harrier and 230 Golden Plover were at Doonbeg.(PC)
A 1CY Mediterranean Gull with silver metal ring on right leg and three Purple Sandpiper were at Clohaninchy.(PC)
A Mediterranean Gull and 42 Purple Sandpiper were at Quilty(Jeff Copner)


Tuesday 6th November 2018

A Short-eared Owl was at Doonbeg Beach(Christy Carroll)


Monday 5th November 2018

Three Mediterranean Gull, two Spotted Redshank,123 Great Northern Diver, two Red-throated Diver and 78 Black Guillemot were at Coraunroo.(Paul Troake)
Black-headed Gull with white darvic ring on left leg with black inscription 29HB back at Ballyallia today. This bird was ringed as a nestling on the 3rd of June 2014 at Cokes Pot, Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire, UK. Found at Ballyallia on the 3rd of February 2017 and 7th of November 2017. Found 976 days after it was ringed 496km from ringing site-BTO.(Paidi Cullinan)
A Short-eared Owl was at Doonbeg(Elaine Keegan)


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