Seven Whooper Swans and two Buzzards were at Fedamore (TT).
Wednesday 7th December 2022
Immature male Snow Bunting at Loop Head John N Murphy
There were 16 Snow Buntings at the Eire sign at Loop Head Lighthouse along with 40 Song Thrushes around the headland and a male Bullfinch at Kilbaha. (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Killimer. (JNM)
Four Jay were in Kilrush Wood. (JNM)
There were 200 Barnacle Geese on Mattle Island and one Kingfisher at Doonbeg.(John Collins)
One Buzzard was at Carnelly Woods this evening. (JNM)
Saturday 3rd December 2022
Grey Phalarope at Clahane James Organ
Two Black Redstart were along Kilkee Cliffs, west of the Pollock Holes.(Féaron Cassidy)
There was one Grey Phalarope, 13 Purple Sandpiper and a Kingfisher at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson, James Organ)
An Iceland Gull was at the outer Shannon Estuary.(John & Dixie Collins)
Friday 2nd December 2022
Great Spotted Woodpecker at Tulla John N Murphy
There was an adult male Great Spotted Woodpecker at Maryfort, Tulla this morning. (John N Murphy)
There were 29 Whooper Swans, 30 Greylag Geese and a Little Egret in the fields at Moynoe, Scarriff this afternoon. (JNM)
There were 12 Whooper Swan close to Skehanagh Roundabout south of Ennis.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Thursday 1st December 2022
A female Goshawk was seen near Rockfield, Rathkeale today (John N Murphy). This is the first published record of the species in modern times. They were known to breed in the County in the 16th century, however the only report of the species in modern times is an unpublished claim of a bird in the Ballyhoura Mts in 2012.
A male Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen and photographed at Curraghchase (JNM).
Buzzards were at Ardagh and Kildimo (JNM).
Two Buzzards were at Dromin (TT).
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