Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 6th August 2021

A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).


Friday 6th August 2021

Off the Bridges of Ross today (8.05-18.05), there were two Wilson’s Petrels, one juvenile Long-tailed Skua, one adult Sabines Gull, three Cory’s Shearwaters, 37 Great Shearwaters, 170 Sooty Shearwaters, 31,500 Manxies, four Bonxies, 30 European Storm Petrels, 14 Arctic Terns, 11 Puffin and one juvenile Mediterranean Gull. (Aidan Kelly, Niall T Keogh, Geoff Pearson & Brian Porter)
This morning off Kilkee (8.00-9.00), there was one Cory’s Shearwater, ten Sooty Shearwaters and 2,500 Manxies. (John N Murphy)
One adult Little Tern was at Doughmore Bay with 39 Sandwich Terns. (JNM)
One Common Sandpiper was at Kilmurray Pier. (JNM)


Thursday 5th August 2021

Thursday 5th August 2021

Juvenile Mediterranean Gull ©Tom Tarpey

A juvenile Mediterranean Gull was at Clancy’s Strand (TT)


Thursday 5th August 2021

Thursday 5th August 2021

Common Sandpiper stretching its wings © John N Murphy

One Common Sandpiper was at Lough Gash this morning with another at Doonbeg Lough. (John N Murphy)
Two Jays were near Cratloe today.(Brian Kennedy)


Monday 2nd August 2021

A Peregrine was at Seafield, Quilty.(Jeff Copner)
A Common Sandpiper was at Clonahinchy.(JC)
There were 18 Little Egret were at Moyasta.(JC)


Monday 2nd August 2021

A 2cy Little Gull was at Seafield this afternoon. (Tom Tarpey).


Monday 2nd August 2021

A Peregrine Falcon was at Kilmeedy (per Andrew Holmes)


Saturday 31st July 2021

Saturday 31st July 2021

Great Skuas © Barry Howell

Two Great Skua were off Loop Head.(Barry Howell)


Friday 30th July 2021

An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Caherdavin (Ger & Joan O’Doherty)


Thursday 29th July 2021

Two Crossbill were at Rath, Corofin.(Jeff Copner)