Monthly Archives: December 2018

Thursday 6th December 2018

A Buzzard was at Clahanes, Cree.(Sean Keane)


Thursday 6th December 2018

Two Jays were at Caherclogh, Castletown (Andrew Holmes).
A Dipper was at Castlemahon (AH).
Two colour-ringed Black-headed Gulls from Britain were at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City (Geoff Hunt).
Blue 2J67, an adult bird, was ringed at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria on 27/10/2018.
Red 29F0, a first calendar year bird, was ringed as a chick at Belvide Reservoir, Staffordshire on 16/6/2018.

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Wednesday 5th December 2018

Wednesday 5th December 2018

Two Cattle Egrets outside Ennis the 3rd & 4th records for the county John N Murphy

There were two Cattle Egrets east of the motorway on the Quin Road in Ennis this afternoon.(John N Murphy)


Wednesday 5th December 2018

Wednesday 5th December 2018

3cy Yellow-legged Gull ©Geoff Hunt

A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Harvey’s Quay, Limerick City (Geoff Hunt).


Tuesday 4th December 2018

A immature White-tailed Eagle was seen in the Corbally-St. Thomas’s Island area this morning (Tony Ryan).


Tuesday 4th December 2018

One Cattle Egret was in fields with cattle where the Quin Road meets the motorway just beyond the Bog Road in Ennis. (John N Murphy) This is only the third county record.


Monday 3rd December 2018

Six Little Egrets were at Ballykeeffe (TT).
37 Whooper Swans, 80 Wigeon, 16 Teal, two Gadwall, 12 Tufted Ducks and 20 Curlew were at Lough Gur (Geoff Hunt).


Monday 3rd December 2018

The White-tailed Eagle was at Ballyallia this morning(Dixie Collins) and this afternoon(Nick Larter)
The Turtle Dove was at Ballyallia among a flock of 89 Collared Dove.(Páidí Cullinan)


Saturday 1st December 2018

The White-tailed Eagle was at Ballyallia this afternoon.(Chris Cullen)


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