Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 3rd January 2020

Five Brambling were at Curraghchase (Sean Pierce).
21 Little Egrets were at Grange Bridge (TT).
A Buzzard was at Banemore (TT).


Friday 3rd January 2020

The drake American Wigeon was at Lough Atedaun this afternoon. (John N Murphy)
One Spotted Redshank and two Ruff were on flood planes between Drumcliff and Lough Erinagh. (JNM)
There were ten Greenland White-fronted Geese and a Merlin near Tubber. (JNM)
Two Buzzards and two Jay were at Dromore Lake. (JNM)
A flock of 70 Gadwall and 72 Tufted Duck were at Lough Inchiquin. (JNM)
Two Goldeneye, 45 Tufted Duck and a male Blackcap was at Lough Gash. (JNM)
One male Blackcap was at Ballycar, Newmarket-on-Fergus. (JNM)
A flock of 195 Barnacle Geese were at Mutton Island. (Donncha Ó Catháin)
One immature Merlin was at Fin Lough, Newmarket-on-Fergus.(DOC)


Thursday 2nd January 2020

There were three Tree Sparrows at Seafield, Quilty today. (John N Murphy, Paidi Cullinan and Finbar MacGabhann)
A flock of 12 Pink-footed Geese were at Tullagher Bog. (FMacG, JNM & PC)
Five Snow Bunting, one 2CY Iceland Gull and five Snow Bunting were at Loop Head.(PC, FMacG & JNM)
There were four Hen Harriers west of Kilkee. (Dixie Collins, FMacG, JNM & PC)
A flock of 70 Barnacle Geese were on Mutton Island with five Red-throated Divers at Quilty. (JNM, PC & FMacG)
There were 70 Common Scoter at Liscannor Bay. (JNM, FMacG & PC)
A drake Surf Scoter and one Black-thirsted Diver were at Ballyvaughan Bay. (Dick Coombes)


Thursday 2nd January 2020

A Buzzard was at Ballingarry (Andrew Holmes).


Wednesday 1st January 2020

One adult winter Little Gull was at Islandavanna this afternoon with a flock of 7,000 Golden Plover on the mudflats. (John N Murphy)
One Green Sandpiper and one Common Sandpiper were at the Quay in Clarecastle. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Fenloe Lake with another black morph bird near Clooney, Quin. (JNM)


Sunday 29th December 2019

Six Snow Bunting were close to Loop Head Lighthouse.(Sean Doherty)


Monday 30th December 2019

Two Hawfinches, two Brambling, a Chiffchaff, 250 Chaffinches and three Buzzards were at Curraghchase Forest Park (TT).
A Green Sandpiper, three Greenshank, five Redshank and five Little Egrets were on the Maigue Estuary at Adare (TT).


Sunday 29th December 2019

42 Whooper Swans, 227 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 40 Shoveler, 26 Gadwall, 42 Tufted Duck, two Buzzards and a Peregrine Falcon were at Lough Gur (Tony Mee).
51 Tufted Duck. a Pochard and a Blackcap were at Westfields (Niall Keogh).
20 Little Egrets were at Grange Bridge (Andrew Holmes).


Saturday 28th December 2019

The Spotted Redshank was still at Ballyallia Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)


Friday 27th December 2019

Two Green Sandpiper were north-east of O’Brien’s Bridge along the canal.(Paul Troake)