Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 24th May 2022

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker was seen on a peanut feeder near Murroe (Mike Quirke).
A pair of Buzzards was at Dromin (TT).


Monday 23rd May 2022

There were 18 Purple Sandpipers at Seafield today along with 24 Turnstone and 28 Sanderling.(Paul Troake)
At Finavara there were 1900 Manx Shearwaters in a couple hours this morning, one Arctic Tern and two Common Scoter. (PT)


Sunday 22nd May 2022

Sunday 22nd May 2022

Manx Shearwater John N Murphy

There were 13,000 Manx Shearwaters flying west past Ross during a two hour seawatch this morning. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 21st May 2022

A Reed Warbler was in song at Westfields(TT).


Thursday 19th May 2022

Four Kingfishers were on the Scarrif River entering Lough Derg today. (John N Murphy)


Monday 16th May 2022

One Red-legged Partridge was at Cloonkett.(John N Murphy)


Sunday 15th May 2022

A Spotted Flycatcher was at Addroon Bridge.(Cliff Baxter)


Saturday 14th May 2022

A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers were seen carrying food for young near Cappamore for the second successive year (Mike Quirke).
Four Reed Warblers, seven Sedge Warblers and four Blackcaps were at the Coonagh Nature reserve along with two Gadwall, three Tufted Duck and a Great Crested Grebe (TT).


Saturday 14th May 2022

One Bonxie flew west past the Bridges of Ross this morning. (John N Murphy)


Wednesday 11th May 2022

A Whitethroat, a Peregrine and a Buzzard were at Dromin (TT).