Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 8th September 2022

One Little Stint, a Common Sandpiper four Whimbrel and a White Wagtail were at Ross Bay, Loop Head. (Jeff Copner)


Monday 5th September 2022

At the Bridges of Ross this morning there were two Arctic Skua, six Arctic Tern and one Grey Phalarope. (Mark Gibson, Bob Kenworthy & Kev Crowley)


Sunday 4th September 2022

At the Bridges of Ross there was one Arctic Skua, 61 Sandwich Terns and a Green Sandpiper.(Mark Gibson, Bob Kenworthy & Kev Crowley)
A female Merlin was chasing Meadow Pipits in Ross Bay. (MG, BK & KC)
A male Hen Harrier was seen quartering fields near Anvil farm.(MG, BK & KC)
At Seafield there were two Little Stint and nine Curlew Sandpipers.(MB, BK & KC)
At Lough Donnell there was one Little Stint on the beach by the slipway. (MG, BK & KC)
At Clonderalaw this morning there were 12 Great-crested Grebes, 12 Little Egrets, 50 Mallard, 27 Oystercatchers, 134 Black-headed Gulls and a Chiffchaff in song.(Chris & Tristan Cullen)
At Killimer this there was one adult Mediterranean Gull, seven Sandwich Tern and 59 Black-headed Gulls. (Tristan & Chris Cullen)


Tuesday 6th September 2022

A Hawfinch was seen and a few others were heard calling at Curraghchase (John Murphy).
A Great Spotted Woodpecker was also seen at the site (JM).


Sunday 4th September 2022

Four Knot, 58 Dunlin, 21 Ringed Plover, 35 Redshank, a Sandwich Tern and two Little Egrets were at Loughill (TT).


Saturday 3rd September 2022

A Chiffchaff was in song at Clashganniff (Clodagh Glasgow).
A Common Sandpiper was at Poulaweela Creek (TT).
A Kingfisher was at Loughill (TT).


Saturday 3rd September 2022

Saturday 3rd September 2022

Curlew Sandpipers at Seafield John N Murphy

The juvenile Black Tern was still at Ballyallia this morning.(Austin Cooney)
There were two Little Stints, 30 Curlew Sandpipers and one White Wagtail at Seafield, Quilty. (John N Murphy & Finbar MacGabhainn)
One Sabine’s Gull and two Little Gulls were at the Bridges of Ross this morning.
One Balearic Shearwater was at the Bridges also. (Mark Gibson)


Friday 2nd September 2022

Friday 2nd September 2022

4cy Yellow-legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey

A drake Garganey was at Coonagh (TT).
Two Yellow-legged Gulls (adult and 4cy) were at Clancy’s Strand (TT).
A Swift was at Thomondgate (TT).


Friday 2nd September 2022

Friday 2nd September 2022

Little Stint at Seafield John N Murphy

The Pectoral Sandpiper, one Little Stint and 15 Curlew Sandpipers were at Seafield, Quilty.(Neal Warnock)
At the Bridges of Ross today there were four Balearic Shearwaters, 14 Sooty Shearwaters one Long-tailed Skua, 12 Arctic Skuas, three Bonxies, two Black Terns and two Puffins. (Des Higgins)


Thursday 1st September 2022

Thursday 1st September 2022

Black Tern at Ballyallia John N Murphy

A juvenile Black Tern was at Ballyallia Lake.(Finbar MacGabhann, John N. Murphy, James Organ, Nuala and Tom Lynch and Stan Nugent)
A Pectoral Sandpiper, two Little Stint and seven Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty.(Jeff Copner)