Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 11th May 2022

Two Reed Warbler were singing at Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
At the Bridges of Ross this afternoon three Puffin flew west along with 4,500 Manx Shearwaters (ph). (John N Murphy)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)
One female Bar-tailed Godwit was at Seafield, Quilty. (Jan Biemans)


Monday 9th May 2022

Monday 9th May 2022

2cy Lesser Black-backed Gull Blue F:A40 ©Tom Tarpey

A 2cy Lesser Black-backed Gull, Blue F:A40, was at O’Calllaghan’s Strand. The bird was ringed as chick on Flat Holm Island in the Welsh side of the Bristol Channel June 21st, 2021.


Monday 9th May 2022

One Buzzard was at Ballykett, Kilrush. (John N Murphy)
There was a flock of 20 Dunlin migrating through Doonbeg Bay along with one female Bar-tailed Godwit. (JNM)


Sunday 8th May 2022

Five Common Sandpiper were at Lough Gealán and Knockaunroe Turlough at the Clare Branch Dawn Chorus outing along with lots of singing Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler etc.(Nuala and Tom Lynch et al)


Saturday 7th May 2022

Two Swifts were in Limerick City centre (TT).


Thursday 5th May 2022

Two Reed Warblers were in song at Coonagh this evening (Hubert Servignat).


Thursday 5th April 2022

A Grasshopper Warbler was at Ardkyle south of Clareabbey.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
One hundred and eight five Whimbrel were near Seafield, Quilty.(John Collins)


Wednesday 4th May 2022

The 3cy Iceland was at Bishop’s Quay (TT).


Wednesday 4th May 2022

There were two singing Reed Warblers at the Shannon Airport Lagoon this evening. (John N Murphy)
Two Swifts were at the headrace canal at O’Briensbridge (Tom Tarpey).


Tuesday 3rd May 2022

Four Swifts were at Clareabbey (James Organ).