Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 5th November 2019

The Ring-necked Duck and a Jay were also at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)
The Black-headed Gull with a white darvic ring on left leg with black inscription 29HB was back at Ballyallia for a third year in a row. This bird was ringed as a nestling on the 3rd of June 2014 at Cokes Pit, Somerford Keynes, Gloucestershire UK. It also returned to this site on November 5th 2018.(PC)


Monday 4th November 2019

A drake Ringed-necked Duck was at Ballyallia.(Páidí Cullinan)
A first winter Glaucous Gull was at Lahinch.(Jeff Copner)


Sunday 3rd November 2019

A first winter Iceland Gull was Seafield, Quilty.(Jeff Copner)
A female Common Scoter and 17 Whooper Swan were at Farrihy, Cooshean.(Dixie Collins)


Saturday 2nd November 2019

One immature drake Greater Scaup was with 30 Tufted Duck at Lough Gash along with one Chiffchaff. (John N Murphy)
One Wheatear was at Loop Head. (Tony Mee)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)


Friday 1st November 2019

One Brambling and two Snow Buntings were at Loop Head. (Tony Mee)


Thursday 31st October 2019

One Snow Bunting was at Loop Head today.(Tony Mee)
There were two Ruff at Ballyallia. (Paidi Cullinan)
Two Buzzards were near Tubber. (PC)


Wednesday 30th October 2019

Two Snow Buntings were at the tip of Loop Head along with three Merlin and the female Wheatear was still at Ross Bay. (Tony Mee)
One Wheatear was at Clahane. (James Hayes)


Tuesday 29th October 2019

At Loop Head today there was one Tree Sparrow, one Jack Snipe, one Carrion Crow, one Merlin, one Buzzard, one Little Egret and 100 Golden Plover. (Tony Mee & Jeff Copner)
At Kilkee Bay the Eider Duck was still present along with on Long-tailed Duck. (Dixie Collins & JC)


Monday 28th October 2019

The immature Eider Duck was still at Kilkee.(John N Murphy)
At Kilbaha and Loop Head today there were two Carrion Crows, one Tree Sparrow, one female Wheatear, one Willow Wabler, one Chiffchaff,one Merlin, one Peregrine, one Little Egret and four Fieldfare. (JNM)
One Buzzard was at Applewood, Ballycar. (JNM)


Monday 28th October 2019

Two Whooper Swans, 57 Gadwall, ten Shoveler, two Mallard, 39 Tufted Duck, four Pochard, 104 Coot, 26 Little Grebes and four Snipe were at Coonagh (TT).