Clare Bird Sightings

Tuesday 2nd April 2019

Two Willow Warblers and two Chiffchaffs were in song at Ashfort (TT)
A Buzzard was at Killoughty (Andrew Holmes)


Tuesday 2nd April 2019

A Jay was at Ballyallia Wood.(Páidí Cullinan)


Monday 1st April 2019

Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap were all in song at Westfields (Cliff Baxter).
A White-tailed Eagle was seen at Templeglantine.


Monday 1st April 2019

Two Yellowhammer were at Rinnamona.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 31st March 2019

A Willow Warbler was singing at Addroon Bridge.(Cliff Baxter)
Three adult Mediterranean Gull and a Black-headed Gull with a green band with white writing on its left leg and a metal ring on its right leg were at Corraunroo.(Páidí Cullinan)
A Dipper was at the Caher Valley.(PC)
A Stock Dove was at Ballyvellaghan Lake(PC)
Seventy Manx Shearwater were 2-3 miles north of Loop Head.(John Collins)
Two Buzzard were circling over the M18 at Bunratty.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Sunday 31st March 2019

Two Swallows, the first of the year, were at Grange (Ger and Jane Griffin).
Blackcap and Chiffchaff were in song at Curraghchase (Maura Turner).
Eight Sand Martins were at Newcastle West (Geoff Hunt).


Saturday 30th March 2019

Saturday 30th March 2019

Black Redstart on the roof of Loop Head Lighthouse John N Murphy

A Black Redstart was at Loop Head.(John N. Murphy)
A Buzzard was on the side of the M18 near Tubber, on the Clare-Galway border (Tom Tarpey).


Saturday 30th March 2019

A Willow Warbler was in song at Toor, Ardpatrick (Tony Mee and Maura Turner).
Chiffchaffs were singing at Ballyorgan and Ardpatrick (TM).
A pair of Buzzards was at Ballycummin (Andrew Holmes).


Thursday 28th March 2019

A Short-eared Owl was hunting the marsh at Islandavanna this evening.(Nuala and Tom Lynch)


Wednesday 27th March 2019

Three Tree Sparrows and a Swallow were at Doonbeg.(Páidí Cullinan)
A Short-eared Owl and a Hen Harrier were at Islandavanna this evening.(Dixie Collins)