Clare Bird Sightings

Five Pink-footed Geese were at Quilty. (Jeff Copner)
At Kilbaha and Loop Head today were four Chiffchaffs, two Goldcrest, one male and one female Hen Harriers, one Peregrine and two Little Egrets. (Nuala & Tom Lynch, John N Murphy et al)
At the Bridges of Ross there were 22 Sooty Shearwaters, 120 Manx Shearwaters, three Leach’s Petrels, 12 Arctic Terns, one Bonxie, one Red-breasted Merganser, two Grey Phalaropes and two Storm Petrels. (John N Murphy & Aidan Kelly)
Six Barnacle Geese were at Corkus, Lahinch.(Geoff Pearson)

Two Crossbills and an immature female Hen Harrier were near Lisseycasey. (John N Murphy)
One Kingfisher was at Doonbeg Bay and one Jay was near Edenvale, Ennis. (JNM)

One Leach’s Petrel was off Castle Point, Kilkee. (John N Murphy)
Seven Brent Geese and two Sandwich Terns were at Doonbeg Bay earlier this morning. (JNM)
One Common Sandpiper and three Grey Wagtails were at Clarecastle Quay.(Myla Van Engelen)
Four Mediterranean Gulls were at Killimer.(JNM)

At the Bridges of Ross today from 14.00 to 17.00 there was one Sooty Shearwater, 50 Manx Shearwaters, four Arctic Skuas, two Bonxies, one Storm Petrels, two Arctic Terns, two Common Scoter and one adult Mediterranean Gull.(John N Murphy & Geoff Pearson)
In the gardens at Kilbaha there were two Chiffchaffs, one Goldcrest, one Buzzard, eight Redpoll, one Collared Dove and 60 Rock Doves. (JNM)