Monthly Archives: January 2022

Monday 10th January 2022

Monday 10th January 2022

Velvet Scoter at Poulnasherry John N Murphy

One first-winter male Velvet Scoter was at Poulnasherry Bay (John N Murphy), along with 130 Brent Geese, 23 Little Egrets, four Great Northern Divers, one female Goldeneye, 183, Shelduck, eight Red-breasted Mergansers, one Black Guillemot, 370 Dunlin, ten Knot,70 Grey Plover, 260 Lapwing, 140 Curlew, 82 Bar-tailed Godwits and one Merlin.
There were two Black-throated Divers at Ballyvaughan. (Killian Kelly)
There were 68 Little Egrets at Killimer this morning. (JNM)
There were 31 Whooper Swans at Moynoe, Scarriff. (Brendan Cooney)
One Barn Owl was at Darragh this evening. (Finbar MacGabhann)

Monday 10th January 2022

Buzzards were at Crecora and Ballyneety (Derek Casey).
Blackcaps were at Monaleen (TT) and Crecora (DC).

Sunday 9th January 2022

Sunday 9th January 2022

Buzzard John N Murphy

The two Canada Geese were still at Doonbeg today. (James Organ)
There were 50 Purple Sandpipers at Seafield, Quilty. (JO)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar. (John N Murphy)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard drumming near Parteen (Tom Tarpey)

Sunday 9th January 2022

Two Glossy Ibis were seen near Mungret (Gerry Murphy).

Saturday 8th January 2022

There were two Little Auks and two Manx Shearwaters off Black Head this morning. (Paul Troake)
Off the Bridges of Ross this afternoon there were five Little Auks, one 2CY Arctic Skua, four Manx Shearwaters and 30 Razorbills. (John N Murphy & Finbar MacGabhann)
The Siberian Lesser Whitethroat and two Chiffchaff were at Kilbaha. (Killian Kelly, John N Murphy & FMacG)
One Black Redstart was at Kilkee.(JNM & FMacG)
One adult Glaucous Gull was with over 500 Herring Gulls and 60 Lesser Black-backed Gulls at Moveen. (JNM & FMacG)
The two Canada Geese and over 300 Barnacle Geese were at Doonbeg. (FMacG & JNM)

Saturday 8th January 2022

A Blackcap was at Crecora (Derek Casey).

Friday 7th January 2022

Friday 7th January 2022

Adult Iceland Gull in Ennis Barry Howell

One adult Iceland Gull was on the Fergus near Willow Park, Ennis. (Barry Howell)
One Little Auk was found dead on Fanore Beach. (Nora Considine)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar with another near Manusmore. (John N Murphy)
One Jay was at Moughaun. (JNM)

Friday 7th January 2022

A Glossy Ibis flew over the tunnel access road at Bunlicky (Geoff Hunt).

Thursday 6th January 2022

One Glosy Ibis was near Askeaton, (Finbar MacGabhann), along with 12 Little Egrets and a Buzzard. (FMcG & John N Murphy)
At O Callaghan’s Strand there was on adult Yellow-legged Gull. (JNM & FMacG)

Thursday 6th January 2022

One adult male Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Parteen. (John N Murphy & Finbar MacGabhann)
The adult male White-tailed Eagle was between Mountshannon and Inis Cealtra along with six Goldeneye and 80 Tufted Duck. (JNM & FMacG)
One Drake Ring-necked Duck, three Goldeneye and 100 Tufted Duck were at Ardclooney. (JNM & FMacG)
There were 39 White-fronted Geese, two Hen Harriers and a male Merlin near Tubber this afternoon. (FMcG & JNM)
One Long-eared Owl was at Applewood, Ballycar this evening. (JNM)

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