Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 23rd May 2023

A Forster’s Tern was at Corranroo on the Clare/Galway border.(John N. Murphy and Finbar MacGabhann)
A Common Sandpiper and six Purple Sandpiper were at Clahane. (Jeff Copner)


Sunday 21st May 2023

There were 17 Purple Sandpiper at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson)


Saturday 20th May 2023

Two Reed Warbler, a female Greater Scaup and a colour ringed Black-tailed Godwit were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Chris Cullen)


Wednesday 24th May 2023

Four Buzzards were at Robertstown and an another was at Clashganniff (Clodagh Glasgow).


Friday 19th May 2023

Nine male Yellowhammer and four female were in the Fahee North, Termon, Coskeam, Coolnatullagh area of Carron. Another male Yellowhammer was close to Slievecarron. One other male was a few hundred metres in from the parking area at Eagle’s Rock.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 16th May 2023

Tuesday 16th May 2023

Cuckoo ©Tom Tarpey

Four Cuckoos and two Grasshopper Warblers were at Carrigkerry (TT).


Tuesday 16th May 2023

Two Great Northern Diver In summer plumage we’re off Carrowmore Point.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 14th May 2023

13 Gadwall and eight Swifts were at Coonagh (TT).
A Hen Harrier and a Merlin were at Carrigkerry (Geoff Hunt).


Sunday 14th May 2023

Three Common Sandpiper were at Loch Gealán during the Clare Branch Dawn Chorus outing to the Burren.


Saturday 13th May 2023

Two Grasshopper Warbler and two Barn Owl were at Dysart.(James Organ)