Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 8th July 2021

Two Crossbill were at High Street Lissycasey.(John N. Murphy)
Five Mediterranean Gulls were on the south side of Aughinish Causeway. Three adult/subadults and two first-summers.(Paul Troake)


Tuesday 6th July 2021

There were 4,500 Manx Shearwaters during a one hour sea watch off Kilkee this morning.(John N. Murphy)
Six Whimbrel and a Greenshank were at Poulnasherry.(JNM)


Monday 5th July 2021

Monday 5th July 2021

Mediterranean Gull Tom Tarpey

The adult summer Mediterranean Gull was at Honan’s Quay again today (TT).


Monday 5th July 2021

Thirty six Chough were at Moveen this morning.(JNM)
An albino Curlew was with a flock of 19 Curlew in a field near Lough Muckanagh.(Michael Keane)


Sunday 4th July 2021

A Long-eared Owl was at Applewood, Ballycar.(JNM)


Thursday 1st July 2021

An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Honan’s Quay (Andrew Holmes)


Wednesday 30th June 2021

Two Common Sandpiper were at Lough Gealán and a male Yellowhammer was nearby.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
A Common Sandpiper and two Yellowhammers were at Lough Bunny (Tom Tarpey).


Tuesday 29th June 2021

The Carrion Crow is still at Cloonkett.(JNM)


Wednesday 29th June 2021

The male Pallid Harrier was seen again today at an undisclosed location in west Limerick, about 8km away from the territory that it appeared to be occupying earlier in the summer (Brian Porter).


Monday 28th June 2021

A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at Arthur’s Quay (TT).
An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Honan’s Quay (Andrew Holmes).
A Buzzard was at Mounttrenchard west of Foynes.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)