Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 25th September 2020

Friday 25th September 2020

Common Sandpiper Tom Tarpey

A 1st winter Common Sandpiper and an adult winter Mediterranean Gull were at Clancy’s Strand (TT).


Thursday 24th September 2020

Two adult Yellow-legged Gulls were at Loghill (Davey Farrer).


Wednesday 23rd September 2020

A Peregrine, a Buzzard, nine Wheatear and 11 Chough were on the headland, Loop Head.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Sixty one Golden Plover were at the Fodry.(N & TL)
A Spotted Flycatcher, a male Blackcap and a Goldcrest were at Seni Costello’s garden, Kilbaha.(N & TL)


Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Five Ruff and three Curlew Sandpipers were at Mantle Hill, Askeaton (Davey Farrer).


Monday 21st September 2020

Monday 21st September 2020

Great White Egret at Doonbeg Ray Glynn

One Great White Egret was at Doonbeg. (Ray Glynn)
Also at Loop Head were a flock of 13 Twite, one Buzzard, two Blackcaps and one Willow Warbler. (TT)
One Little Stint was at Seafield, Quilty. (Ray Glynn)


Sunday 20th September 2020

Sunday 20th September 2020

Mediterranean Gull Tom Tarpey

An adult winter Mediterranean Gull was at Clancy’s Strand (TT).


Sunday 20th September 2020

A Little Stint, three Curlew Sandpipers, four Knot, 25 Black-tailed Godwits and two Peregrines were between Seafield and Quilty (Jeff Copner).


Saturday 19th September 2020

Saturday 19th September 2020

Yellow Wagtail at Loop Head Jeff Copner

One juvenile Yellow Wagtail was at Loop Head lighthouse this morning.(Jeff Copner)
One Hen Harrier, a Peregrine, two Buzzards, one Spotted Flycatcher, one Siskin, one Blackcap, onr Chiffchaff, one White Wagtail, nine Wheatears, one Common Sandpiper and 15 Brent Geese were also at Loop Head (Chris Cullen & Paudie Cullinane).
Two Little Stints and a Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafields (PC).


Friday 18th September 2020

Three juvenile Little Stints and a Curlew Sandpiper were at Seafield.,Quilty. (Tom Tarpey & John N Murphy).
Two Lapland Bunting, one Hen Harrier, 21 Brent Geese, 47 Golden Plover and a Goldcrest were at Loop Head. (JNM)


Thursday 17th September 2020

The Osprey was at Bleach Lough again this morning (John N Murphy). This is the seventh County record.
Two Common Sandpipers were at Foynes (JNM).
An adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Loughill (JNM).
Ten Mediterranean Gulls were at Tarbert (JNM).