Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 19th March 2020

A Barn Owl was at Drombanna (Conor Murphy).
A Buzzard was at Croom (CM).


Thursday 19th March 2020

A Jack Snipe was at the back of Ballymaley Business Park.(Páidí Cullinan)
A drake Pochard was at Lake Girroga.(PC)
Fourteen Whooper Swan were at Drumcliffe.(Tom Lynch)
Two Sand Martin and two Little Egret were at St. Thomas’s Island, Parteen.(Tom Tarpey)


Thursday 19th March 2020

Four Sand Martins and a Kingfisher were on the Shannon at Corbally (TT).


Wednesday 18th March 2020

A drake Ring-necked Duck was at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)
Three Sandmartin were at Lough Gash. (John N Murphy)
One Long-eared Owl was at Barefield. (Iomhar Daly)
Twenty two Purple Sandpiper and 320 Sanderling were at Seafield, Quilty.(Jeff Copner)
Two hundred and fifty Barnacle Geese were at Mutton Island and Quilty.(Nuala Shanahan)


Monday 16th March 2020

A Buzzard was Mungret Park (TT).
A Blackcap was at Monaleen (TT).


Saturday 14th March 2020

A Buzzard was at Gillogue (Tom Tarpey).


Saturday 14th March 2020

A female Great Spotted Woodpecker has been seen visiting a fat ball feeder in a garden at Moher, Murroe over the winter(Sarah Cox). Drumming has also been heard in the area recently.


Friday 13th March 2020

There were three Buzzards at Ballyallia Lake. (David Lyons)


Thursday 12th March 2020

The Red-throated Diver was at Harvey’s Quay again today (TT)


Thursday 12th March 2020

The Long-eared Owl was at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)