Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 20th January 2026

Tuesday 20th January 2026

The adult male Marsh Harrier was still at the Shannon Airport Lagoon today. (John N Murphy)

Two Blackcaps were at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)

One Buzzard was at Fenloe Lake. (JNM )

A Buzzard was at Drumcliffe and another at Templemaley.(Maura Crowe)

There were two Buzzard and two White-tailed Eagle at Lough Muckanagh.(MC)


Monday 19th January 2026

There were two Buzzard at Drumcliffe and a White-tailed Eagle with a red wing tag flew north over Templemaley.(Maura Crowe)

The Semi-palmated Sandpiper is still at Seafield.(Tom Tarpey, Tony Mee)

Two Snow Bunting were at Seafield and four Tree Sparrow were at the nearby Horse Fields.(TT)

An adult White-tailed Eagle was at Lough Atedaun and a Great Northern Diver was at Lough Muckanagh. (TT)

There were 13 Long-tailed Duck at Corraunroo. (Paul Troake)

The American Wigeon is still at Ballyvaughan.(TT)

There were 120 Wood Pigeon at Clifden Hill.(Jeff Copner)


Sunday 18th January 2026

There were two Buzzard at Farmers Hill Barefield.(Iomhar Daly)

There were two male Pochard at Termon Lough.(Maura Crowe)


Saturday 17th January 2026

The Great White Egret was still at Doonbeg.(Chris Cullen)


Friday 16th January 2026

The Great White Egret was still at Doonbeg. (John N Murphy)

Two White-tailed Eagles were at Lough Atedaun. (Finbarr MacGabhann)

One first-winter Northern Herring Gull was ion the beach at Kilkee. (JNM)

A flock of 340 Golden Plover were in fields on the seaward side of the Holy Well on the Kilkee Drive along the coast Road. (JNM)

One Blackcap was at Lough Gash. (JNM)


Thursday 15th January 2026

A Long-eared Owl was hunting along the M18 at Clonmoney, Shannon earlier tonight. (John N Murphy)

Single Buzzards were at Ballycar, Bunratty, Cratloe and close to Coonagh earlier today. (JNM)


Wednesday 14th January 2026

Wednesday 14th January 2026

Bramblings ©Tom Tarpey

Three Bramblings, two males and a female, were in a private garden in Monaleen (TT).

Three White-tailed Eagles were at Courtbrown, Askeaton (John Hewson).


Wednesday 14th January 2026

A male Hen Harrier was at Islandavanna.(Chris Cullen)

A White-tailed Eagle was at O’Toole’s Lough.(Maura Crowe)


Tuesday 13th January 2025

Tuesday 13th January 2025

Dutch Ringed Plover White AZU ©Tom Tarpey

455 Wigeon, 45 Lapwing, 32 Ringed Plover, 28 Curlew, 25 Oystercatchers,16 Redshank, five Snipe, four Turnstone, a Greenshank, 23 Teal, 15 Wigeon, 12 Mallard and two Shags were at Glin (TT).

One of the Ringed Plovers, White AZU, ringed in southern Holland on May 2025, has been present in the area since 20/9/25.


Tuesday 13th January 2026

The Semi-palmated Sandpiper is still at Seafield.(Barry Howell & Geoff Pearson)

There were two White-tailed Eagle at Lough Atedaun.(Maura Crowe)

Another White-tailed Eagle was seen flying north of Ballyallia Lake.(Cliff Baxter)

There were two Buzzard at Drumcliffe. Another Buzzard near Ruan National School and another was seen at Tubber.(MC)


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