Clare Bird Sightings

Wednesday 4th March 2026

The Semi-palmated Sandpiper and 12 Chough were at Seafield. (John N Murphy)

The Great White Egret was still at Doonbeg Bay. (JNM)

One male Peregrine was just south of Kilkee. (JNM)


Wednesday 4th March 2026

Four House Martins were near the UL Arena (Pearse Ryan).


Tuesday 3rd March 2026

A male Hawfinch was at Curraghchase ((Rare & Scarce Birds – Denis O’Sullivan er al.)


Tuesday 3rd March 2026

The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still at Seafield beach with two Tree Sparrows at the nearby Horse fields. (John A Power et al)

There were four Black-throated Divers at the Flaggy Shore, north Clare. (JAP et al)

One Long-eared. owl and one Woodcock were near Fermoyle, Oughterra West.(Finbar MacGabhann)

Two White-tailed Eagle with red wing tags and a Great Northern Diver were at Lough Muckanagh.(Maura Crowe)

A female Hen Harrier was at Tubber.(MC)

Three male and one female Pochard were at Termon Lough.(MC)

Two Blackcaps were singing at Dromore, (Jan Biemens) and another at Applewood Ballycar.(John N Murphy)

One Merlin was at Goleen. (JNM)

Two Manx Shearwaters were off Ross Ringing Station. (JNM)

Eleven Goldeneye, ten Tufted Duck and six Great Crested Grebes were at Cloonoolia Bay, Mountshannon. (Tom Tarpey)


Monday 2nd March 2026

Two Blackcaps (m & f) were in a garden at Dooradoyle (Donogh Sweeney).


Monday 2nd March 2026

A Chiffchaff was at Applewood, Ballycar.(John N Murphy)

The Great White Egret was at Doonbeg.(JNM)

A Sandwich Tern was at Ballyvaughan.(JNM)

There were 22 Mediterranean Gull at Corraunroo Bay and two Black-throated Diver at Bishop’s Quarter.(JNM)


Sunday 1st March 2026

A male Brambling was present again today in a garden in Monaleen (Tom Tarpey).

A Dipper was at Annacotty (Gearoid Ryan).


Saturday 28th February 2026

Saturday 28th February 2026

The Semi-palmated Sandpiper was still at Seafield, along with 120 Purple Sandpiper, 350 Sanderling, 400 Dunlin, 200 Turnstone, 200 Ringed Plover and a Red-throated Diver. (John N Murphy)

The Clare BWI outing was held today with over 50 people attending. A ringtail Hen Harrier was at Lake Atedaun. A Great Northern Diver and a male Goldeneye were at Lough Muckanagh. A White-tailed Eagle, 18 Whooper Swan, 10 Gadwall and around 50 Greylag Geese were at Tubber.(Nuala & Tom Lynch, James Organ, Geoff Pearson, Ray Glynn, Sean Whelan, Charlie Lyons, Gearóid Jackson et al)

Another White-tailed Eagle and two Pochard were at Termon Lough.(JO)

An adult Iceland Gull was at St. Flannan’s.(Chris Cullen)


Friday 27th February 2026

There were two Buzzard, a Barnacle Goose and two Kingfisher at Ballyallia.(Maura Crowe)

Two male and two female Pochard were at Termon Lough.(James Organ)

Twenty four White-fronted Geese flew over Tubber.(JO)


Friday 27th February 2026

Friday 27th February 2026

Male Brambling ©Tom Tarpey

Two male Bramblings were in a garden at Monaleen (TT).

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was drumming at Lisnagry. Four Buzzards and a Pergrine were also in the area (Gearoid Ryan).