Monthly Archives: January 2021

Saturday 23rd January 2021

A female Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).
A Buzzard and a Blackcap were at Crecora (Derek Casey).
A buzzard was also seen at Caherass (per Irishbirding)


Saturday 23rd January 2021

There were 24 Whooper Swan at Drumcliffe.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Buzzard was at the Killaloe Road, O’Brien’s Bridge.(Tom Tarpey)


Friday 22nd January 2021

Friday 22nd January 2021

1st winter Iceland Gulls Tom Tarpey

Two 1st winter Iceland Gulls were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Friday 22nd January 2021

A drake Lesser Scaup was at Ardclooney along with 7 Greater Scaup, 360 Tufted Duck, 18 Pochard,16 Goldeneye and a Green Sandpiper.(John N Murphy) This was the 3rd County record of this rare North American duck.
Two immature Goosanders were also at Ardclooney. (Dave Lyons, Aine Lynch & JNM)
A female Marsh Harrier was at Lough Inchiquin.(Jeff Copner)
One male Brambling was near Kilbane, Broadford this afternoon. (JNM)
One drake Tufted Tuck was at Ardclooney wearing a nasal saddle, pale blue colour with black letter/number FJ3. (JNM) We received details of this bird, it was caught and ringed (EC109985) as 2 year old plus adult male, on 15th January 2020 at Saint Philbert-de-Grand Lieu, south west of Nantes, France.
Four Buzzards were at Doon Lake, Broadford. (JNM)

 


Thursday 21st January 2021

Two Buzzards were feeding in a field near Bunratty. (John N Murphy)


Wednesday 20th January 2021

One Buzzard was at Cratloekeel. (John N Murphy)


Wednesday 20th January 2021

Wednesday 20th January 2021

Two of the three Mealy Redpolls at Fort East John N Murphy

At least three Mealy Redpolls were seen in a flock of Lesser Redpolls on the Limerick side of the county boundary at Fort East, north of Charleville.(John N Murphy).
Two Buzzards and a male Merlin were also seen in the area.(JNM)
Buzzards were also seen at Rosbrien and Bunliickey.(JMN)


Tuesday 19th January 2021

A Green Sandpiper was on the Deel near Rathkeale (Davey Farrar).


Monday 18th January 2021

One Barn Owl was at Applewood, Ballycar this evening. (John N Murphy)


Sunday 17th January 2021

A Great Northern Diver and a Kingfisher were on the Shannon at Corbally (Pat Lysaght).


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