Monthly Archives: April 2026

Thursday 9th April 2026

A Barn Owl was at Crusheen exit off the motorway this morning.(Páidí Cullinan)

Two Bonxies, two adult Arctic Terns and 7-8,000 Manx Shearwaters were off Ross Ringing Station this morning between 10.30 & 12.30. (John N Murphy)

A 3CY Yellow-legged Herring Gull was at Kilkee.(JNM)

A Black Redstart was at Ogonnelloe.(per Irishbirding.com)


Wednesday 8th April 2026

Five Willow Warblers, two Blackcaps, a Swallow, six Gadwall, nine Teal, two Great Crested Grebes and a Buzzard were at Coonagh (Tom Tarpey).


Wednesday 8th April 2026

A Cuckoo was at Doolough(Elaine Keegan),another was at Lough Graney(Sally O Meara) and a third was at Kilfenora.(Páidí Cullinan)

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Cammoge Point.(PC)

A Whitethroat was singing at Moanmore North.(PC)

One 2CY Little Gull was at Shannon Airport Lagoon along with one Reed Warbler, three singing male Sedge Warbler. One Curlew Sandpiper 200 Redshank, one Sandwich Tern and a Whimbrel were on the mudflats nearby.(John N Murphy)

Two White-tailed Eagles were on a rocky Island near Inishcullen Hill, Shannon. (JNM & FMacG)

An immature White-tailed Eagle was soaring over the mouth of Ballyvaughan Bay.(Tom Tarpey)

There were 30 Black-throated Diver, over 50 Manx Shearwater and seven Sandwich Tern at Gleninagh.(James Organ & Wycherly)

There were two male Yellowhammer, over 20 Willow Warbler and one Redwing close to the Burren Perfumery, Carron.(Catherine D’Arcy)


Tuesday 7th April 2026

Two Swallows and a Willow Warbler were at Grange and another Swallow was at Lough Gur (Gerry Murphy).

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker continues to visit a peanut feeder at Glenroe (Adrian Insley)


Tuesday 7th April 2026

At Seafield and Quilty there was one Red-throated Diver, 25 Great Northern Diver, 50 Purple Sandpiper, 350 Sanderling, 120 Turnstone, 80 Ringed Plover, 12 Brent Geese and two Willow Warbler. (John N Murphy)

Two Green Sandpipers were in a flooded field near Moyasta. (Stan Nugent)


Monday6th April 2026

The Pacific Diver and 19 Black-throated Diver were off Gleninagh Pier.(Sean Holland)

Two White-tailed Eagle were in the Barefield area.(Joe Coughlan)

A Dipper was at the Glen, Ennistymon.(Geoff Pearson)

A Long-eared Owl was showing interest in an old Rook’s nest at Barefield.(Iomar Daly)


Monday 6th April 2026

A Swallow as at Ballygrennan, Moyross (Tom Tarpey).


Sunday 5th April 2026

Sunday 5th April 2026

Male Wheatear at Kilkee (Donagh Sweeney)

One Barn Owl was heard calling outside Kilkee. (DS)


Sunday 5th April 2026

A Swallow was at Murroe ( Mike Quirke).


Saturday 4th April 2026

A Swallow was at Pallasgreen (Patrick Bailey).


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