Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 22nd September 2021

One juvenile Little Stint was at Aughinish with two White Wagtails and five Mediterranean Gulls were off the causeway.(Paul Troake)
Seven Mediterranean Gulls were at Corranroo.(PT)
A Red Grouse was at Moylussa.(Cliff Baxter)


Thursday 16th September 2021

A Wheatear was at Kilmeedy (Andrew Holmes).
A Peregrine was at Aughinish Island (Fergus Flood).


Wednesday 15th September 2021

There was one Little Stint and one Curlew Sandpiper at Seafield, with another Curlew Sandpiper at Quilty Beach. (Paul Troake)


Tuesday 14th September 2021

A Blackcap and a Chiffchaff(in song) were at Monaleen (TT).


Saturday 11th September 2021

Off the Bridges of Ross today there was one Balearic Shearwater, five Sooty Shearwaters, three Storm Petrels, one juvenile Little Gull and two Black-throated Divers. (David Dack)
In Kilbaha village there was one Yellow Wagtail, two Chiffchaffs and two Willow Warblers. (DD)
A Kingfisher was at Doonbeg. (Myna van Engelen)


Friday 10th September 2021

At the Bridges of Ross today there was 20 Sooty Shearwaters, 1,000’s of Manxies, 15 Bonxies, 15 Arctic Skuas, one Leach’s Petrel, four Storm Petrels, one Sabine’s Gull, two Great Northern Divers and one Green Sandpiper. (David Dack)


Thurday 9th September 2021

At the Bridges today there was one Great Shearwater, 60 Sooty Shearwaters, 13 Bonxies, 15 Arctic Skuas, one juvenile Sabine’s Gull, three Black Terns and three Black-tailed Godwits. (David Dack)


Wednesday 8th September 2021

At the Bridges of Ross this evening there were three Sooty Shearwaters and ten Storm Petrels. (David Dack)


Tuesday 7th September 2021

Tuesday 7th September 2021

Adult Yellow-legged Gull Geoff Hunt

Two Ruff were at Robertstown (Geoff Hunt).
The adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Loughill (GH).
16 Greenshank were at Robertstown (Gerry Murphy).


Monday 6th September 2021

A Whimbrel and 20 Mediterranean Gulls were at Tarbert Bay (TT).
Two Common Sandpipers were at the Askeaton Boat Club Quay (TT).
112 Ringed Plover, 71 Dunlin & 35 Turnstone were at Glin Pier (TT).
39 Redshank, six Greenshank, 18 Knot, 30 Curlew & 21 Oystercatchers were at the Long Rock (TT).