Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 31st July 2020

There were four Common Sandpipers and 47 Whimbrel at Ross Bay, Loop Head. (Paidi Cullinan)
Two Common Sandpipers were at Clarecastle Quay. (John N Murphy)
One Kingfisher was at Islandavanna. (JNM)


Thursday 30th July 2020

A Wheatear was at Knockfierna (Andrew Holmes).


Saturday 25th July 2020

A Belgian ringed 2cy Black-headed Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Saturday 25th July 2020

There was one Great Shearwater, nine Sooty Shearwaters and three Puffins at the Bridges of Ross. (Geoff Pearson)


Thursday 23rd March 2020

Thursday 23rd March 2020

Sub-adult Marsh Harrier Tom Tarpey

A sub-adult Marsh Harrier and three Garganey, a pair and a single male, were at Coonagh (TT).


Tuesday 21st July 2020

A first summer female Marsh Harrier was at Coonagh. Six Reed Warblers, inc. four juveniles, three Gadwall, two Pochard and seven Tufted Duck were also present (TT).
A 3cy Yellow-legged Gull was at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).


Friday 17th July 2020

A Kingfisher and two Common Sandpiper were at Islandavanna this evening.(Tom Lynch)


Wednesday 15th July 2020

The Pacific Golden Plover was at Doonbeg again today. (Daniel Weldon)
There were 32 Little Egrets and six Teal at Lough Gash. (John N Murphy)


Tuesday 15th July 2020

The Pacific Golden Plover is still in Doonbeg Bay this morning. (Lorainne Benson & John N Murphy)
Off Lurga Point Seafield, Quilty, there was one Cory’s Shearwater, two Great Shearwaters and one dark Arctic Skua. (JNM)
One Cory’s Shearwater was at Doolin. (Jeff Copner)
At Doonbeg Lough there were two Common Sandpipers. (LB & JNM)


Saturday 11th July 2020

The Pacific Golden Plover is roosting within the rocks on high tide at Doonbeg this morning and one 2CY Mediterranean Gull was also present. (John Lynch, Brian Carruthers et al)