One Brambling was at Clahane. (Jan Biemens)
Two Red-throated Diver were at Kilmacreedy, Liscannor.(Jeff Copner)
Saturday 21st October 2023
Snow Bunting at Cloghaun Lough John N Murphy
A juvenile American Golden Plover was at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)
At Cloghaun Lough there was one Snow Bunting and the Long-tailed Duck. (John N Murphy & Chris Cullen)
At Kilbaha, Loop Head this morning there was one Chiffchaff, one Buzzard, one Goldcrest, one 2CY Mediterranean Gull, one Arctic Tern, one Great Northern Diver flying south over the village, 120, Fieldfare, 100 Redwing and three Siskins. (JNM & CC)
One Wheatear was at Kilkee. (John Collins)
One Sooty Shearwater was north of Kilkee. (JC)
At the Lighthouse and surrounds there was another Snow Bunting, one Merlin, 60 Blackbirds, 80 Redwing, 60 Fieldfare in the grounds of the lighthouse, one Great Northern Diver flying north and two Manx Shearwaters heading south. (CC & JNM)
A colour ringed Black-headed Gull was also in Kilbaha (yellow leg band black letters TLW5).(JNM) This bird was ringed in Poland as an adult in 2019, was seen again in Poland last June, seen in Holland in two separate autumns and has spent three of the last four winters in Limerick City. (per Tom Tarpey)
Two Jays were at Kilrush Woods. (JC)
Friday 20th October 2023
Great White Egret Clonlea John N Murphy
A Great White Egret was at Clonlea Lake, Kilkishen.(John N. Murphy)
Two Brambling was at Doonbeg today. (Nuala Shanahan)
A Jack Snipe was at the Fodry, Loop Head.(Geoff Pearson)
One drake Pochard, two Greater Scaup were within a flock of 60 Tufted Ducks. (JNM & Davey Farrar)
A Merlin, one Buzzard, 30 Redwing, 20 Fieldfare and 10 Song Thrush were at Loop Head.(GP)
Thursday 19th October 2023
Long-tailed Duck © Tom Tarpey
A pair of Ring-necked Ducks and a Whooper Swan were at Kilkee reservoir. (Tom Tarpey)
A first-winter Long-tailed Duck was on the sea at Claughaun Lough, Kilbaha.(TT)
One White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Muckanagh. (Maura Crowe)
One Chiffchaff, a Swallow, one Goldcrest, three Goldfinches and Mistle Thrush were at Kilbaha.(TT)
There were 81 Golden Plovers, 39 Curlew, two Redshank, a Greenshank and 21 Shags at Ross Bay. (TT)
There were four Red-throated Diver and 55 Common Scoter at Lahinch Bay.(Geoff Pearson)
Around 450 Golden Plover were at Clahane.(GP)
Wednesday 18th October 2023
Common Sandpiper at Clare castle John N Murphy
A female Taiga Merlin hunted and caught a House Sparrow at Ross, Loop Head this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
Four Ring-necked Ducks (two pairs) were at Kilkee Reservoir this afternoon with four Whooper Swans. (JNM & Austin Cooney)
A Common Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay.(JNM)
Tuesday 17th October 2023
One pair of Ring-necked Ducks at Kilkee John N Murphy
Three Ring-necked Duck (two drakes and one Hen) were at Kilkee Reservoir.(John N. Murphy)
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Ballymacrinan Bay.(JNM)
There were 25 Fieldfare and one 2CY Mediterranean Gull at Killimer.(JNM)
Three Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(JNM)
One Sand Martin and three Swallows were at Ballyallia.(JNM)
Monday 16th October 2023
A Yellow-browed Warbler, a Carrion Crow and a Buzzard were at Kilbaha.(John N. Murphy, Jeff Copner)
A ringed White-tailed Eagle was being mobbed by four Chough at Kilkee Cliffs and flew south-west towards Loop Head.(JC)
A Green Sandpiper was at O’Brien’s Bridge.(Lorraine Benson)
Two Tree Sparrow and a Hen Harrier were at Doonbeg Castle.(JC)
A Kingfisher and 35 Golden Plover were at Doonbeg.(JC)
There were 22 Golden Plover and 58 Curlew were at Lough Donnell.(JC)
Sunday 15th October 2023
One Yellow-browed Warbler went to roost late this evening in Tevlons Garden, Kilbaha. (John N Murphy)
Two Snow Bunting were at Doonagore Bog.(Patrick O’Dwyer)
At Kilbaha there was one Woodpigeon, two Goldcrest and a Buzzard. (JNM)
One Common Sandpiper and a Merlin were at Cloghraun Lough. (JNM)
Ten Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe this evening.(James Organ)
Saturday 14th October 2023
White -tailed Eagles at Muckanagh James Organ
Two White-tailed Eagles and a Whooper Sean were at Lough Muckanagh.(James Organ)
A Pomarine Skua was off the Lighthouse, Loop Head.(Chris Cullen)
Between 09.00-10.00 an Arctic Skua and a Common Scoter was at the Bridges of Ross.(CC)
One Common Sandpiper, a Merlin and 20 Redwing were at Kilbaha.(CC)
Four Buzzard were at Dromore Wood.(James Organ)
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