Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 27th January 2023

An Iceland Gull was St. Flannans College, Ennis. (James Organ)
One Barn Owl was at Doora. (Adrian Glasgow)


Thursday 26th January 2023

Great Spotted Woodpeckers have been heard drumming near Murroe for the past ten days (Mike Quirke & Gordon Young).


Wednesday 25th January 2023

One drake Goosanders was still at Killimer.(Finbar MacGabhann)
A Great Spotted Woodpecker, a Dipper and two Buzzards were at Ballynabrone, Broadford. (Paidi Cullinan)
The Black Redstart was still in the West End of Kilkee. (FMacG)
The adult Iceland Gull was still in the middle of Ennis Tow. (James Organ)
There were 25 Whooper Swan and 633 Lapwing at Costelloe’s, Ballyallia. A 104 Lapwing and 15 Gadwall were at front of the Lake. A further 97 Lapwing and three Greenshank were at Drumcliffe.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two male and a female Blackcap were at Oak Park, Ennis.(N & T.L.)
Four Jay were at Lee’s Road Wood.(N & T. L.)


Wednesday 25th January 2023

A Peregrine was at Ballysimon (TT).
A Buzzard was at Rosbrien (TT).


Tuesday 24th January 2023

One Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta B.Bernicla), was at Quilty with 18 Light-bellied Brent Geese and six Purple Sandpipers. (Paul Troake)
One Ruff, 15 Whoopers Swans and 22 Tufted Ducks were near Gortanure, Boston. (PT)
One adult Iceland Gull was between St.Flannan’s College and the Turnpike, Ennis.(James Organ)


Tuesday 24th January 2023

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen in the arboretum at Curraghchase (Matt Kelleher).
A Buzzard was at Foynes (John N Murphy).


Monday 23rd January 2023

Buzzards were at Bunlickey, Rosbrien and O’Rourke’s Cross (John N Murphy).
A Peregrine was also at Bunlickey (JNM).


Saturday 21st January 2023

A female Marsh Harrier was at Longville Turlough.(John Collins)
The Black Redstart was still in Kilkee.(Dixie Collins)
There were 65 Whooper Swans in fields near Kells.(James Organ)


Friday 20th January 2023

A Buzzard was on the Limerick/Cork border just north of Charleville.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Friday 20th January 2023

One Great Spotted Woodpecker was briefly heard calling near Ardnacrusha.(John N Murphy)
The Brambling was still at Darragh. (Finbar MacGabhann)
One Barn Owl was at Dromore Woods.(Adrian Glasgow)
At Ardclooney there was one female Greater Scaup, four Goldeneye, 90 Tufted Duck, 57 Lapwing, one Greenshank and 18 Greylag Geese.(JNM)
At Cullaunysheeda Lake there was one Buzzard, 22 Tufted Duck, eight Great Crested Grebe, 50 Coot and 61 Greylags Geese in the fields with the Mute Swans to the north east of the lake.(John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was just east of Broadford.(JNM)
Two Blackcaps were at Oak Park Ennis, (N & T Lynch), with two more at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)