Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 26th April 2021

Great Crested Grebe at Clancy’s Strand (Tom Tarpey)

Three Reed Warblers, three Grasshopper Warblers, ten Whimbrel, 12 Gadwall and two Pochard were at Coonagh (TT).
A Great Crested Grebe was an unusual visitor on the Shannon at Clancy’s Strand (TT).
An adult Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black 047:C ringed in Scotland, was at Arthur’s Quay (TT).

Sunday 25th April 2021

A Reed Warbler was at Shannon Airport Lagoon this morning.(JNM)

Saturday 24th April 2021

A Cuckoo was at Rosmadda, Parteen (Tom Tarpey).
Seven Whimbrel were on the head race at Newtown, Clonlara (TT).
Five Manx Shearwater were off Castle Point, Kilkee.(JNM)

Saturday 24th April 2021

Two Buzzards were at Crecora and another was at Greenmount (Derek Casey).
Two Buzzards were at Grange (Maura Turner & Tom Tarpey).

Friday 23rd April 2021

A Common Sandpiper and a 2cy Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
Cuckoos was at Doon (Fergus Flood) and Cratloe East, Abbeyfeale (Paul O’Connell).
Single Buzzards were seen at Ballysimon and Greenmount, Patrickswell (Derek Casey).

Thursday 22nd April 2021

The Whimbrel migration is almost at its peak with many birds along the west Clare coast today John N Murphy

There were 12 Manx Shearwaters off Castle Point Kilkee. (John N Murphy)
A flock of 375 Whimbrel were at Doonbeg Bay. (JNM)
There were 90 summer plumage Golden Plover and seven Wheatear at Moveen. (JNM)