Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 24th February 2022

A Barn Owl was at Ballymacahill, Barefield.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Wednesday 23rd February 2022

Wednesday 23rd February 2022

3cy Iceland Gull ©Tom Tarpey

The 3cy Iceland Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand this afternoon (TT).
A Chiffchaff was in song at King’s Island (TT).


Tuesday 22nd February 2022

Tuesday 22nd February 2022

Hawfinch ©Geoff Hunt

A Hawfinch was seen at the carpark in Curraghchase today (Geoff Hunt).


Tuesday 22nd February 2022

One 3CY Iceland Gull was at Farrihy. (John N Murphy)
There were 110 Purple Sandpipers, 600 Dunlin, 18 Great Northern Divers, three Red-throated Divers at Seafield with 70 Barnacle Geese on nearby Mutton Island. (JNM)
There were 22 Whooper Swans at Moynoe, Scarriff this morning. (Brendan Cooney)
One Chiffchaff was at Islandavanna this evening. (JNM)


Monday 21st February 2022

A 3cy Iceland Gull was seen briefly at King’s Island Marsh. (TT).


Monday 21st February 2022

Two 2CY Iceland Gulls were at Farrihy with a third 2CY at White Strand, Doonbeg. (John Collins)
A female Marsh Harrier was on the east side of Lough Atedaun this evening. (James Organ)
Two Crossbills were at Cragg, Lisseycasey. (John N Murphy)


Saturday 19th February 2022

A 3cy Iceland Gull was at King’s Island (TT).
A Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).
A pair of Buzzards was at Ballinruane (Andrew Holmes).


Saturday 19th February 2022

The drake American Wigeon was still at Ballyallia Lake today.(John N Murphy)
The Water Pipit was back at Clahane this morning along with one littoralis Rock Pipit. (JNM)
A Buzzard, six Whooper Swan, 15 Gadwall and 47 Dunlin were at Lake Inchiquin during the Clare Branch outing.(Nuala and Tom Lynch, Louis Peacock et al)


Friday 18th February 2022

Friday 18th February 2022

Brambling at Monaleen ©Tom Tarpey

A female Brambling was in a garden at Monaleen (TT).


Friday 18th February 2022

Friday 18th February 2022

Iceland Gull blown around in the strong winds at Farrihy John N Murphy

One 2CY Iceland Gull was at Farrihy Bay along with 119 Golden Plover. (John N Murphy)