Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 11th January 2021

A Blackcap was in a garden in Newcastle West (Geoff Hunt).


Monday 11th January 2020

A Common Sandpiper and 36 Dunlin were at Clarecastle at first light this morning.(JNM)
A male Merlin was at Killow Roundabout, north-west of Clarecastle.(JNM)


Sunday 10th December 2021

There was a 3CY Glaucous Gull, ten Black-throated Divers, seven Long-tailed Duck, one Whimbrel and six Common Scoter between Finvarra Point and the Flaggy Shore this morning, along with two Mediterranean Gulls at Corranroo. (Páidí Cullinan)


Sunday 10th January 2021

A Peregrine, 250 Wigeon and a Lapwing were at Lough Gur (TT).
Two adult Ring-billed Gulls were in Limerick City (TT).
A Buzzard was at Crecora (Derek Casey).


Saturday 9th January 2021

Saturday 9th January 2021

Immature Goosander at Lough Graney John N Murphy

There were two Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Parteen. (John N Murphy, Jane & Ger Griffin)
One immature Goosander and two Jay were at Lough Graney. (JNM)
Single Buzzards were at Broadford, Scarriff, Lough Graney, Feakle, Tulla, Kilkishen and Fenloe Lake. (JNM)
Two Blackcaps were in Willow Park, Ennis. (Barry Howell)


Friday 8th January 2021

Two Buzzards hunting along the N18 at Coonagh (TT).


Friday 8th January 2021

Friday 8th January 2021

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker Tom Tarpey

A pair of Great Spotted Woodpeckers was joined briefly by a third bird near Parteen this morning (Tiernan Downes, Tom Tarpey & Maura Turner).
A drake Ring-necked Duck, a Kingfisher, six Greater Scaup, nine Goldeneye and 25 Pochard were at Ardclooney.(Páidí Cullinan)
One Jack Snipe was at Moneypoint. (John N Murphy)
Two Kingfisher and 12 Goldeneye were at the Rugby Club Killaloe.(PC)
A female Blackcap was at Our Lady’s Hospital, Ennis.(PC)
A male Blackcap was at Roslevan, Ennis.(Stan Nugent)
Single Buzzards were at Manusmore, Clarecastle and at Dromoland Castle. (JNM)
Three Jays were at Kilrush Wood. (JNM)


Thursday 7th January 2021

An adult Ring-billed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand and a second adult was at Westfields (TT).
A Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).


Thursday 7th January 2021

Thursday 7th January 2021

This dark immature Peregrine was hunting Poulnasherry John N Murphy

An extremely dark immature Peregrine was at Poulnasherry Bay.(John N Murphy)
A flock of 86 Great-crested Grebe were at Clonderlaw Bay.(JNM)


Wednesday 6th January 2021

A 1st winter Ring-billed Gull was at Healy’s Field (TT).
An adult Ring-billed Gull and a 1st winter Iceland Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
Two Blackcaps were in a garden at Crecora. A Buzzard was also in the area (Derek Casey).