Clare Bird Sightings

Six Glossy Ibis’s at Tooles Lough James Organ

There were 11 Glossy Ibis at Ballyallia Lake.(John N Murphy), and six more at Tooles Lough along with three Ruff. (James Organ)

There were four Black Tern at Lough Atedaun.(John Rutherford & JO)

Two Mediterranean Gull were at Killimer and another at Ballymacrinan Bay. (Chris Cullen) The three Black Tern were still at Knockalough, Killmihill. (CC)

At Ross Ringing Station this evening a juvenile American Golden Plover was seen flying east within a flock of 20 Golden Plover. At sea a juvenile Black Tern, three Leach’s Petrel, two Storm Petrel and a Greenshank were observed. (JNM)

Common Terns at Inishmurray Quay John N Murphy

At the Bridges of Ross between 07.30-11.00 there were five Sabine’s Gull, 13 Storm Petrel, 200 Manx Shearwater, two Great Skua,200 Razorbill, six Sandwich Tern, three Arctic Tern and 12 Common Scoter.(Geoff Pearson)

The three Black Tern were still at Knockalough .(Chris Cullen & John N Murphy)

There were two Black Tern at Inismurray Quay, Kildysert along with 25 Common Tern, eight Sandwich Tern, one Arctic Skua and two Common Sandpiper.(JNM) A Kingfisher was at Islandavanna.(JNM)

There were 18 Glossy Ibis on the flood plains beside Corofin GAA pitch this evening.(James Organ)

Juvenile Black Tern ©Tom Tarpey

There were 40 Storm Petrel at Finvarra Point between 07.40-08.05.(Paul Troake)

The Glossy Ibis were at Ballyallia early this morning.(Maura Crowe)

There were 52 Sandwich Tern roosting at Liscannor along with one Curlew Sandpiper.(Geoff Pearson)

Three Black Terns, an adult and two juveniles, and a juvenile Common Sandpiper were at Knockalough Lake.(Gerry Murphy & Tom Tarpey)

An American Golden Plover, three Curlew Sandpipers and 15 Sandwich Terns were at Doonbeg.(GM & TT )

There were three Curlew Sandpipers at the White Strand, Doonbeg and 20 more at Seafield.(GM & TT)

Grey Phalarope at Quilty John N Murphy

There were nine Glossy Ibis at Ballyallia this morning.(Maura Crowe)

There was one Grey Phalarope along with an adult and one juvenile Little Stint, and 70 Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield. Three Leach’s Petrel and a Red-breasted Merganser flew west past Seafield Pier.(John N Murphy)

A Grey Phalarope at Clahane.(Geoff Pearson, Jeff Copner)

Chiffchaff have been heard singing in Applewood, Ballycar and Mountshannon.(JNM, Louis Peacock)

A seawatch at the Bridges of Ross between 07.10-16.35 produced 116 Sooty Shearwater, seven Great Shearwater, 11 Cory’s Shearwater, 11 Great Skua, 38 Arctic Skua, three Pomarine Skua, one adult Long-tailed Skua, 135 Sandwich Tern, 85 Arctic Tern, 124 Sabine’s Gull, one first winter Little Gull, 160 Storm Petrel, three Wilson’s Petrel, 95 Leach’s Petrel, four Common Scoter, 38 Grey Phalarope, seven Red-throated Diver and one Puffin.(Paul Troake)

A Grey Phalarope was on the Inagh River Ennistymon.(per Restore Ballymacraven River website)

Great White Egret near Doonbeg John N Murphy

The Great White Egret was west of the Skivileen River at Doonbeg this afternoon. There were seven Grey Phalarope and over 100 Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield earlier. The adult American Golden Plover, three Ruff and 25 Sandwich Tern were at Doonbeg. Nine Grey Phalaropes and three Curlew Sandpipers were in the surf along the timeline at the White Strand, Doonbeg. (John N Murphy & James Quirke)

One Grey Phalarope and the juvenile Sabine’s Gull were at Clahane. A male Peregrine was at Lahinch Marsh.(Jeff Copner)

A juvenile Sabine’s Gull was roosting at Aughinish Martello Lagoon.(Paul Troake)

There were two juvenile Black Tern at Clounahinchy (Geoff Pearson), with another two juveniles at Doonbeg this evening. (James Organ)

There were ten Glossy Ibis at the eastern side of Ballyallia Lake, visible from viewing point off the road along the Lake shore.(Nick Larter)