Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 14th April 2026

An immature White-tailed Eagle was at Melon Point (John N Murphy & Tom Tarpey).

Three Whimbrel and 39 Black-tailed Godwits were at Ringmoylan Quay (TT).

Two Reed Warblers and four Sedge Warblers were in song at Coonagh. Seven Gadwall and two Shelduck were also in the area (TT).


Tuesday 14th April 2026

One sub-adult Glaucous Gull was at Aughinish. (Nick Hoffman)

The 2CY Little Gull was still at the Shannon Airport Lagoon along with one Reed Warbler and a male Cuckoo was seen at Dernish Island. (John N Murphy)

Two White-tailed Eagle were near Quay Island area of the Shannon River (JNM), and another flew south of Coney Island, the Fergus Estuary.(Chris Cullen)

One Whitethroat and four Gadwall were near Saints Island near Bunratty. (JNM)

A Whimbrel and 48 Golden Plover were at Labasheeda.(CC)

A near adult Glaucous Gull was at Aughinish.(Nick Hoffman)


Monday 13th April 2026

Monday 13th April 2026

Avocets on the muflats at Ringmoylan ©John Rutherford

Three Avocets were at Ringmoylan Pier (John Rutherford). These are the first County records for the species.

The Glossy Ibis pair were still in the field at the Limerick WWTP (Donogh Sweeney).


Monday 13th April 2026

There were 230 Barnacle Geese, 200 Sanderling, five Purple Sandpiper and two White Wagtail at Seafield.(Geoff Pearson)

Three Buzzard were at Drumgloon, Barefield.(Iomhar Daly)

A pair of Jay were at Ballygriffey Wood and Treecreepers were plentiful.(Catherine D’Arcy)


Sunday 12th April 2026

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)


Friday 10th April 2026

There were over 200 Golden Plover on the Cliff Road south of Kilkee, many in summer plumage.(John N Murphy)

A hundred and fifty Golden Plover were at Goleen.(JNM)


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)


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