Clare Bird Sightings

Two Borolo’s Shearwater flew past the Bridges of Ross at 12.25.(John N. Murphy and Geoff Pearson)
Also at the Bridges between 09.30-13.30 were one Sooty Shearwater, 21 Manx Shearwater, one Great Skua, one Blue Fulmar, one Storm Petrel, one first-winter Little Gull, two Grey Phalarope and four Common Scoter.(JNM and GP)
Seven Manx Shearwater were off Black Head.(Paul Troake)
Another Manx Shearwater, two Whimbrel and 80 Common Scoter were at Coolshiva.(PT)
Among the birds seen during the Clare Branch Outing to Ballyallia were 12 Gadwall, 90 Dunlin, 20 Whooper Swan, a Peregrine, a Jay and seven Pintail Duck.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Sean Whelan, James Organ et al)
Two Green-winged Teal were at Lough George.(James Organ)
Eight White-fronted Geese and two Whooper Swan were at the Goose Fields in Tubber.(JO)
One juvenile White-tailed Eagle was spotted flying at Ballyboy (Tubber to Gort Road) towards Gort. (Maura Crowe)
A Barn Owl was at the Rocky Road roundabout, Ennis.(John Glynn)

A drake, female and first winter male Ring-necked Duck and a Green Sandpiper were at Ardclooney.(Michael O’Clery)

A Siberian Chiffchaff was at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(John N. Murphy)
A Buzzard was at Smithstown, Shannon with another bird near Ballycasey and a third at Bunratty.(JNM)