Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 10th October 2019

The Red-eyed Vireo was in Marty Lillis’s garden early this morning and the Yellow-browed Warbler was still in the big willow tree in Kilbaha Cottage.(John N Murphy)


Wednesday 9th October 2019

Wednesday 9th October 2019

Red-eyed Vireo in Seni Costelloes Garden, Kilbaha John N Murphy

The Red-eyed Vireo, Yellow-browed Warbler, one Chiffchaff, two Goldcrests and a Merlin were in the Gardens at Kilbaha this morning.(John N Murphy)
At the Bridges of Ross there were two Pomarine Skuas, one Arctic Skua, six Bonxies, three Grey Phalarope, one Storm Petrel, one Arctic Tern and four Great Northern Divers. (Geoff Pearson)
The 200 Golden Plover and two Peregrine with at Loop Head.(JNM)


Wednesday 9th October 2019

Six Swallows and three Buzzards were at Newcastle West (Cliff Baxter).
Seven Curlew were at the Coonagh roundabout(CB).


Tuesday 8th August 2019

The Yellow-browed Warbler is still in the big willow in Kilbaha Cottage, also in the gardens are two Goldcrest and over 200 Golden Plover at the Fodry. (John N Murphy)
At the Bridges of Ross this afternoon (15.00 – 18.00) there were two Sooty Shearwaters, 29 Manx Shearwaters, three Leach’s Petrels, eight Storm Petrels, two juvenile Long-tailed Skuas, 14 Pomarine Skuas, one Arctic Skua, nine Bonxies, one juvenile Sabine’s Gull, 2,000 Kittiwakes, 16 Arctic Terns, four Great Northern Divers, 1,800 Razorbills (ph), 600 Guillemots (ph), 400 Gannets (ph) and three Grey Phalaropes. (JNM)
Off Black Head this morning a two hour seawatch produced one Pomarine Skua, one Storm Petrel, 45 Gannets, 900 Razorbills, 200 Guillemots and three Black-throated Divers off Ballyvaughan. (Paul Troake)


Monday 7th October 2019

Highlights from Kilbaha village, gardens and Bay today there were, the Yellow-browed Warbler was still in Kilbaha along with one Goldcrest, six Redpoll, 48 Rock Doves, eight Chough one Merlin, one male Peregrine and two Arctic Skuas. (John N Murphy)


Sunday 6th October 2019

A Buzzard was at Crecora (Fergus Flood).


Sunday 6th October 2019

Sunday 6th October 2019

Red-eyed Vireo at Kilbaha John N Murphy

There was one Red-eyed Vireo at Kilbaha this morning. (Chris Cullen)
This is the 6th county record of this rare North American Warbler.
The Yellow-browed Warbler was also still in Kilbaha Cottage Garden. (JNM)
One Osprey was seen near Ballyryan, Doolin. (Adrian Glasgow)
One Buzzard was near Granatooha, Kilrush. (JNM)
One first winter Hen Harrier was at the Ross Bay side of Loop Head. (Howard & Shane Williams)


Saturday 5th October 2019

Saturday 5th October 2019

Common Sandpiper at Cloghaun lough John N Murphy

At Loop Head today there was one Yellow-browsed Warbler, one Willow Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one female Wheatear, two Merlin, one Peregrine, three Redwing, 80 Golden Plover, 30 Snipe, off the lighthouse there was one juvenile Long-tailed Skua, one Pomarine Skua and two Arctic Skuas. (John N Murphy, Maura Turner et al)
One Common Sandpiper was at Cloghaun Lough. (JNM)


Friday 4th October 2019

A Yellow-browed Warbler was at Kilbaha village.(Jeff Copner)
One Buzzard was near Tubber. (John N Murphy)


Wednesday 2nd October 2019

One Yellow-browed Warbler, one Chiffchaff, one Willow Warbler and a Goldcrest were at Kilbaha village. At Loop Head in the plover fields there were 190 Golden Plover, two Merlin and a female Peregrine.(Nuala Lynch, Tom Lynch & Paul Troake)