Monthly Archives: March 2019

Saturday 23rd March 2019

Three Sand Martins were at Westfields (Pat Murphy).


Saturday 23rd March 2019

Twelve Black-throated Diver, 45 Great Northern Diver, 75 Brent Geese, two Sandwich Tern and 40 Red-breasted Merganser were seen at Ballyvaughan Bay during the monthly Branch outing.Fourteen Common Scoter and a Red-throated Diver were off Gleninagh Pier.(Brian Finnegan, Austin Cooney, Nuala and Tom Lynch, Maura Turner et al)
Over a hundred Great Northern Diver were off Black Head this morning.(Jeff Pearson)
A Surf Scoter was off Gleninagh Pier later this afternoon.(Niall Keogh)
Eighteen Red-throated Diver and 60 Common Scoter were at Liscannor.(Finbar MacGabhann)
Two hundred and eighty Barnacle Geese were at Mutton Island.(FMG)
Two Manx Shearwater were at Loop Head.(FMG)
A male Hen Harrier was at Kilcreadaun.(FMG)
A Peregrine was at Carrigaholt.((FMG)


Friday 22nd March 2019

Two Short-eared Owl and six Greater Scaup were at Islandavanna this evening.(Páidí Cullinan)


Friday 22nd March 2019

Am immature White-tailed Sea Eagle was seen close to the Kilmallock-Bruff Road at Ballyania (Cian Cardiff).


Thursday 21st March 2019

A Wheatear was at George’s Head, Kilkee.(Elaine Keegan)
A Tree Sparrow was Doonbeg Golf Club.(EK)
Three Sand Martin were at Our Lady’s, Gort Road, Ennis.(Chris Cullen)
A Chiffchaff was singing at Killene Lough this afternoon.(Páidí Cullinan)


Thursday 21st March 2019

A Chiffchaff was in song at Castletroy Golf Club (TT).
Two Sand Martins were at Charlotte’s Quay, Limerick City (TT).
Three Gadwall were at Westfields (Geoff Hunt).
Th3 3cy Kumlien’s Gull was at Harvey’s Quay (Tony Mee).


Wednesday 20th March 2019

Two drake Surf Scoter, 14 Common Scoter and 36 Black-throated Diver were off Coolshiva Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)


Wednesday 20th March 2019

The Ring-necked Duck was back at Westfields (Geoff Hunt).


Tuesday 19th March 2019

A Marsh Harrier and 69 Whooper Swan were at Islandmcgrath this evening.(Páidí Cullinan)
The Ring-necked Duck was back at Ballyallia.(PC)
Two Great Skua, three Puffins and around 40 Manx Shearwater were seen 5-10km off the west Clare coast between Hags Head and Loop Head from the RV Celtic Voyager.(Niall Keogh)


Tuesday 19th March 2019

Six Sand Martins were at Sarsfield Lock in Limerick City (TT).
The 3cy Kumlien’s Iceland Gull was at Harvey’s Quay (TT).


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