Clare Bird Sightings

Friday 2nd August 2019

Three Peregrines were at Corbally (Brian McClure).
24 Ravens and two Wheatears were on Galtymore (Joe Doolan).


Wednesday 31st July 2019

Two Green Sandpiper and a Common Sandpiper were at Clenagh Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)
A Whimbrel, a Peregrine, a Common Sandpiper and 415 Knot were at Shannon Airport Lagoon.(PC)
A Jay was at Lough Gash.(PC)
A Buzzard was at Tubber.(PC)
A Little Stint, two Whimbrel, a Grey Plover, 12 Little Egret, 35 Common Tern, 4 Arctic Tern and 400 Manx Shearwater were at the Rine.(Paul Troake)


Monday 29th July 2019

A Spotted Flycatcher was on the River Fergus close to Ennis Supply.(Páidí Cullinan)


Sunday 28th July 2019

Six Jay were at Lees Road Wood.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 28th July 2019

Five Reed Warblers and 60 Gadwall were at Coonagh (TT).


Saturday 27th July 2019

A Hen Harrier was at Ballyallia Lake.(Páidí Cullinan)


Friday 26th July 2019

Seven Sooty Shearwater, 2500 Manx Shearwater, two Storm Petrel, 11 Puffin, two Black Guillemot and 15 Common Scoter were at the Bridges of Ross.(Niall Keogh and Ian O Connor)
Eighteen Tree Sparrow were at Seafield.(Jeff Copner)
Two Tree Sparrow were at the western side of Doonbeg Bay(NK & IOC)


Saturday 20th July 2019

At the Bridges of Ross today there was one Balearic Shearwater, one Bonxie, four Puffin and 3,000 Manx Shearwater. (John N Murphy & Finbarr MacGabhainn)
One adult Mediterranean Gull, one Bar-tailed Godwit and 60 Curlew were at Poulnasherry Bay. (FMacG & JNM)
There were 12 Little Egrets at Kilcredaun Marsh.(JNM & FMacG)


Thursday 18th July 2019

The female Snowy Owl was back at Black Head today.


Friday 19th July 2019

Two Buzzards were at Friarstown, Grange (Maria Owens).