Clare Bird Sightings

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross from 06.50-18.50 produced 10 Leach’s Petrel, one Pomarine Skua, three Arctic Skua, three Common Tern, seven Sandwich Tern, 624 Gannet, 9820 Manx Shearwater, 7968 Kittiwake, 1284 Fulmar, 4956 Auks, and two Purple Sandpiper.(Peter Phillips)

A Cuckoo was heard at Lissycasey this morning.(Mairéad Doohan)

Two Sandwich Tern and a Knot were at Seafield.(Charlie Lyons)

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)

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)

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)