Clare Bird Sightings

Sunday 2nd May 2021

A Swift was at Glenstal Abbey (Mike Quirke).


Saturday 1st May 2021

Seventy Purple Sandpiper were at Clahane.(Jeff Pearson)


Saturday 1st May 2021

Saturday 1st May 2021

Whitethroat Tom Tarpey

Two Whitethroats, three Gadwall, 25 Whimbrel and a Buzzard were at Coonagh (TT).
A 2cy Iceland Gull was at O’Callaghan Strand (TT).


Saturday 1st May 2021

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard drumming at Cloongaheen West in the Slieve Barnagh Mountains. Three Cuckoos were also heard in the mountains (Tom Turner).


Wednesday 28th April 2021

Wednesday 28th April 2021

Iceland Gull Tom Tarpey

A 2cy Iceland Gull was at Honan’s Quay (Andrew Holmes and Tom Tarpey).


Friday 30th April 2021

A Short-eared Owl was seen in the Ballyhoura Mts. (James Mcgrath).


Friday 30th April 2021

A Dipper was at the Ballymacravan River along Old Glen Walk Ennistymon.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Thursday 29th April 2021

A Cuckoo was at Caherconlish (Paul O’Connell).


Thursday 29th April 2021

Three Cuckoos were at Oatfield (Tom Tarpey).
Eleven Ravens were at Belvoir (TT).


Wednesday 28th April 2021

A Little Tern, five White Wagtail, 100 Whimbrel and 300 Herring Gull were at Seafield, Quilty.(Paul Troake)