Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 19th January 2024

One Black-throated Diver was at Finvarra Martelloe Tower. (Irish Bird Sightings)


Thursday 18th January 2024

A Great Northern Diver and a Water Rail were at Lough Muckanagh.(Jeff Copner)
A Buzzard was at O’Toole’s Lough and another at Lake Inchiquin.(JC)
A Green Sandpiper was at Clarecastle Quay.(Chris Cullen)
A Buzzard was at Tullycrine this evening.(John N. Murphy)


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)