Clare Bird Sightings

Thursday 21st March 2019

A Chiffchaff was in song at Castletroy Golf Club (TT).
Two Sand Martins were at Charlotte’s Quay, Limerick City (TT).
Three Gadwall were at Westfields (Geoff Hunt).
Th3 3cy Kumlien’s Gull was at Harvey’s Quay (Tony Mee).


Wednesday 20th March 2019

Two drake Surf Scoter, 14 Common Scoter and 36 Black-throated Diver were off Coolshiva Pier.(Páidí Cullinan)


Wednesday 20th March 2019

The Ring-necked Duck was back at Westfields (Geoff Hunt).


Tuesday 19th March 2019

A Marsh Harrier and 69 Whooper Swan were at Islandmcgrath this evening.(Páidí Cullinan)
The Ring-necked Duck was back at Ballyallia.(PC)
Two Great Skua, three Puffins and around 40 Manx Shearwater were seen 5-10km off the west Clare coast between Hags Head and Loop Head from the RV Celtic Voyager.(Niall Keogh)


Tuesday 19th March 2019

Six Sand Martins were at Sarsfield Lock in Limerick City (TT).
The 3cy Kumlien’s Iceland Gull was at Harvey’s Quay (TT).


Monday 18th March 2019

Two Cattle Egret were roosting on a tree on Ennis side of Skehanagh Roundabout.(Páidí Cullinan)
Fifty three Barnacle Geese were at Mutton Island with 16 more at Farrihy(PC)
Twenty two Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty and four more at Doughmore Bay.(PC)
A Barn Owl was dead on the motorway east of Ennis(PC)


Sunday 17th March 2019

Nine Purple Sandpiper were at Kilkee.(Dixie Collins)
A Barn Owl was at Bella, Carrigaholt.(DC)


Saturday 16th March 2019

The Ring-necked Duck was at Lake Girroga, Ennis.(Páidí Cullinan)


Sunday 17th March 2019

A Chiffchaff was at Monaleen (TT).
The 2nd winter Kumlien’s Iceland Gull and an adult Ring-billed Gull were at O’Callaghan’s Strand (TT).
62 Oystercatchers were at King’s Island (TT).


Thursday 14th March 2019

Sixty Purple Sandpiper were at Seafield, Quilty and 45 Barnacle Geese were at nearby Mutton Island.(Jeff Copner)