Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 24th March 2020

Tuesday 24th March 2020

Male Crossbill John N Murphy

There were eight Crossbills and one Jay at Slieve Bearnagh. (John N Murphy)


Friday 27th March 2020

Three Blackcaps were in song at Glenstal (TT).


Wednesday 25th March 2020

The flock of 18 Whooper Swans and one Greylag Goose were at Moynoe, Scarriff. (Brendan Cooney)


Tuesday 24th March 2020

A Blackcap was in song at Monaleen (TT).
12 Buzzards were circling together near Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).
Three Sand Martins were at Croom (Tony Mee).


Monday 23rd March 2020

Three Buzzards were at Ballygriffy Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)
Two Buzzards were at Crusheen. (John N Murphy)


Sunday 22nd March 2020

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers including a drumming female, were at Murroe. A Chiffchaff and a Buzzard were also present (Tom Tarpey, Gearoid Jackson, Claire Young & Gordon Young).
Four Crossbills (two pairs) were at Blackrock (Tony Mee).
A Chiffchaff was at Glenosheen (TM).
Two Chiffchaffs were at Monaleen (TT).
Six Brent Geese were at Tarbert Bay (Andrew Holmes).


Saturday 21st March 2020

Saturday 21st March 2020

A wet male Wheatear at Loop Head John N Murphy

One 2CY Ring-billed Gull was at Seafield, Quilty. (John N Murphy)
There were two male Wheatears at Loop Head Lighthouse with another at Castle Point Kilkee, one male at Seafield Quilty and one male at Clahane Liscannor. (JNM)
Two 2CY Iceland Gulls were at Moveen. (JNM)
At least 12 Tree Sparrows were in fields, south of Seafield, Quilty. (JNM)
A flock of 120 Golden Plover were at Loop Head, another 110 were near Moveen with 200 on the rocks at Clahane. (JNM)
There were 90 Common Scoter at Liscannor Bay and 23 Red-throated Divers. (JNM)


Saturday 21st March 2020

Saturday 21st March 2020

Female Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Tom Tarpey

Two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were at Murroe (Tom Tarpey, Gordon Young et al.). Both birds were heard drumming simultaneously.
A Chiffchaff and a pair of Buzzards were also present.(TT, GY et al.)
Three Hawfinches and three Bramblings were at Curraghchase (Eric Dempsey)


Friday 20th March 2020

Friday 20th March 2020

Male Great Spotted Woodpecker ©Gordon Young

At least three Great Spotted Woodpeckers were seen at Murroe today. At least one bird was heard drumming (Gordon Young).
Three Buzzards were also present (GY)
Four Buzzards were at Curraghchase (Fergus Flood).


Friday 20th March 2020

The drake Ring-necked Duck was still in the south east corner of Ballyallia Lake. (John N Murphy)
One Chiffchaff was at Ballycar. (JNM)
There were 114 Whooper Swans at Ballygireen, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (JNM)