Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 13th August 2021

Friday 13th August 2021

Adult Yellow-Legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey

An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).


Friday 13th August 2021

At the Bridges of Ross today there was one Great Shearwater, 49 Sooty Shearwaters, eight adult Sabine’s Gulls, three Bonxies, six Arctic Terns and 14 Whimbrel. (David Bywater, Paul Kedney & John N Murphy)


Thursday 12th August 2021

There were 61 Gadwall, 18 Mallard, three Teal, 17 Tufted Duck, eight Pochard, a Buzzard and eight Swift were at Coonagh (TT).


Thursday 12th August 2021

At the Bridges of Ross today there was one Great Shearwater, one Balearic Shearwater, 60 Sooty Shearwaters, 8-10,000 Manx Shearwaters, nine Bonxies, six Common Scoter, seven Arctic Terns, eight Sandwich Terns, 32 Whimbrel, a Peregrine and one Sunfish. (John N Murphy, Geoff Pearson, David Bywater & Paul Kedney)


Wednesday 11th August 2021

Wednesday 11th August 2021

Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey

An adult winter Mediterranean Gull was at Clahane (Tom Tarpey).


Tuesday 10th August 2021

Tuesday 10th August 2021

Yellow-Legged Gull ©Tom Tarpey

3cy Yellow-legged Gulls were at Clancy’s Strand and Browne’s Quay (TT).
Five Ravens were at Castletroy (TT)


Tuesday 10th August 2021

Tuesday 10th  August 2021

Great Spotted Woodpecker Shane O Neill

One Great Spotted Woodpecker was at Doonass. (Shane O Neill)
One adult-winter Mediterranean Gull was at Killimer this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
There were 42 Reed Warbler and over 600 Sedge Warbler caught and ringed to date over the summer season at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(Phil Brennan)
Two Crossbills were at Knockalough. (JNM)


Monday 9th August 2021

Monday 9th August 2021

Ruff at Doonbeg Bay © John N Murphy

A juvenile Ruff was at Doonbeg early this morning. (John N Murphy)
One Crossbill, one 2CY Hen Harrier and a juvenile Cuckoo were at Knockalough.(JNM)


Sunday 8th August 2021

There were two immature Long-tailed Skuas at the Bridges of Ross this morning along eight Sooty Shearwaters, 4,500 Manxies, one Bonxie, four Arctic Terns, four Storm Petrels and one Puffin. (Aidan G Kelly)


Saturday 7th August 2021

One Great Shearwater, two Balearic Shearwater, 42 Sooty Shearwater, over 62,000 Manx Shearwater, 45 European Storm Petrel, two Long-tailed Skua, four Great Skua, three Arctic Skua, nine Arctic Tern, one Puffin and two Common Scoter were at the Bridges of Ross today between 06.00-20.00.(Aidan G. Kelly, Niall T. Keogh, Brian Porter and Geoff Pearson)