Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 18th January 2024

The adult Iceland Gull was at the Shannon Rowing Club, Sarsfield Bridge (TT).
Single Buzzards were at Annacotty and Lisnagry (TT).
Two Blackcaps were in a garden at Crecora (Derek Casey).


Wednesday 17th January 2024

Eight Black-throated Diver, 74 Common Scoter, 12 Great Northern Diver, eight Razorbill, two Black Guillemot were at Coolshiva Harbour.(Jeff Copner)
Two Long-tailed Duck were at Ballyvaughan.(JC)


Wednesday 17th January 2024

Three Pink-footed Geese were at Lough Gur (Sean Doyle).
A female Goldeneye was on the Shannon at Corbally (TT)


Tuesday 16th January 2024

Sixty two Brent Geese were at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)


Monday 15th January 2024

A White-tailed Eagle was at Clarecastle Quay.(John N. Murphy)
A Common Sandpiper was at Inismurray Quay.(Chris Cullen)
Forty Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Twenty eight Pintail were at Ballyallia.(N & TL)
A female Blackcap was at Oak Park.(N & TL)
Two Dipper, two Blackcap and a Woodcock were at the Falls-Glen, Ennistymon.(Geoff Pearson)


Monday 15th January 2024

A female Blackcap was at UL (Geoff Hunt).
Two Blackcaps were at Crecora (Derek Casey).


Sunday 14th January 2024

An adult Iceland Gull was at Harvey’s Quay (Finbarr McGabhainn).
The female Goldeneye was at Westfields (FMcG).


Sunday 14th January 2024

Two Waxwing were on the Drumcliffe road close to Ballyallia Lake.(Chris Cullen)
One Ring-necked Duck, a Pochard and Goldeneyes were at Ardclooney.(Finbar MacGabhainn)
One immature male Hen Harrier flew north over Ennis Town. (John N Murphy)
An adult male Hen Harrier was at Tubber.(Nick Larter)
One Buzzard was at Dromoland Castle.(JNM)
One Merlin and 72 Whoopers at Kells, Corofin. (James Organ)
The drake Scaup was at Ballyallia Lake. (JO)
There were 41 Greylag Geese at Moynoe near Scarriff. (FMacG)


Saturday 13th January 2024

Saturday 13th January 2024

White-tailed Eagle at Ballyallia John N Murphy

One female Marsh Harrier, a ringed 2CY White-tailed Eagle, a Greater Scaup, 42 Pintail and a Buzzard were at Ballyallia.(James Organ, John N Murphy)
A Black Redstart was at Kilkee.(Chris Cullen)
Two White-tailed Eagles were at Lough Muckanagh this afternoon. (Maura Crowe)
One male Blackcap was at Lough Gash.(JNM)
One Buzzard was on the Quin Road, Ennis. (JNM)


Friday 12th January 2024

A Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper and two Chiffchaffs were at the Charleville Lagoons (John N Murphy)