Clare Bird Sightings

Monday 26th October 2020

Monday 26th October 2020

Arctic/Mealy type Redpoll at Kilkee John N Murphy

An Arctic/Mealy type Redpoll and one Snow Bunting were at Kilkee. (John Collins)
The drake Ring-necked Duck was at the south-east corner of Ballyallia Lake with 90 Collared Doves nearby.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 25th October 2020

The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gash along with a hybrid Tufted by Ring-necked type bird, 80 Tufted Ducks, 60 Little Grebes and a female Pintail. (John N Murphy)
Two hundred and forty Golden Plover were at Clahane.(Jeff Copner)


Saturday 24th October 2020

The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gash with 76 Tufted Duck. (John N Murphy)
There were 28 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen. (JNM)
A Water Rail was at Querrin Wood.(Robert Brown)


Friday 23rd October 2020

A Turtle Dove was at Kilshanny today (Gerry Wheeler).


Friday 23rd October 2020

An adult Mediterranean Gull was at Honan’s Quay (TT).


Thursday 22nd October 2020

A Yellow-browed Warbler was in the trees near tennis courts at UL today (TT). This is the second record for Limerick.
A Jay was at Glenastar (Andrew Holmes).


Thursday 22nd October 2020

Twelve Whooper Swan flew over Frure, north of Knockmore Hill, Kilmihil, in the direction of Doonbeg/Seafield.(Bernard Crowley)


Wednesday 21st October 2020

There was a Great White Egret at the mouth of the Skivileen River Doonbeg. (Fergal Grimes)
Eight Whooper Swan flew east over the motorway at Newmarket-on-Fergus.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Tuesday 20th October 2020

Tuesday 20th October 2020

Female Ring-necked Duck with female Tufted at Lough Gash John N Murphy

The female Ring-necked Duck was at Lough Gash this evening (John N Murphy).
There were two Buzzards at Barefield (Iomhar Daly).


Monday 19th October 2020

The female Ring-necked Duck was still at Lough Gash (John N Murphy).